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Nanzan University

In research, Nanzan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,394 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,043 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,322
of 28,054 · #20,512 all time
Rank in Japan
#707
of 1,070
Research works
1.4k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Nanzan University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,394 of 10,521 16.9%128 #5538
Physical SciencesDomain #12,043 of 12,888 7.7%98 #14222

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nanzan University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.80× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.20× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.40× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.53× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.49× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.64× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nanzan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Gan Chen, Atsuo Suzuki and James W. Heisig lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nanzan University.

  1. 1 Gan Chen Japan · #244,803 worldwide 107 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Atsuo Suzuki Japan · #451,123 worldwide 73 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 James W. Heisig Japan · #463,999 worldwide 9 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Katsuyuki Fujii Japan · #611,269 worldwide 55 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Kiyoshi Fujimoto Japan · #647,746 worldwide 70 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Mikio Aoyama Japan · #896,554 worldwide 60 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Katsushige Sawaki Japan · #942,621 worldwide 53 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Yasuaki Oishi Japan · #1,174,761 worldwide 36 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Akira Yakita Japan · #1,213,279 worldwide 47 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Gan Chen Japan · #1,239,724 worldwide 25 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Nanzan University

Which keywords describe research at Nanzan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, History, Economic Growth, Identity, Literature, Signal Processing, Monetary Policy and Colonialism.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization12▲ 2.6×27 topics
  2. History8▲ 4.9×7 topics
  3. Economic Growth8▲ 4.0×14 topics
  4. Identity7▲ 4.1×10 topics
  5. Literature6▲ 4.8×5 topics
  6. Economic Development6▲ 3.0×8 topics
  7. Colonialism5▲ 4.7×6 topics
  8. Culture5▲ 4.1×5 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency5▲ 2.2×8 topics
  10. Gender5▲ 3.8×7 topics
  11. Optimization5▲ 4.3×8 topics
  12. Signal Processing5▲ 14×2 topics
  13. Monetary Policy4▲ 7.7×5 topics
  14. Regulation4▲ 3.5×5 topics
  15. Modernization4▲ 9.6×3 topics
  16. Religion4▲ 3.8×5 topics
  17. Social Capital4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  18. Social Networks4▲ 6.3×6 topics
  19. Waveform Design4▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Fiscal Policy4▲ 7.2×5 topics
  21. Multilingualism4▲ 9.2×3 topics
  22. Language Teaching4▲ 5.9×3 topics
  23. Nonlinear Systems4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  24. Bilingual Education3▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Language Policy3▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Feedback Control3▲ 8.4×6 topics
  27. Altruism3▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Cooperation3▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Pragmatics3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  30. Sociolinguistics3▲ 7.0×5 topics
  31. Adaptive Control3▲ 9.5×4 topics
  32. Cognitive Radar3▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Distributed Control3▲ 11×3 topics
  34. MIMO Radar3▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Bayesian Methods3▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Japan3▲ 56×1 topic
  37. Channel Modeling3▲ 9.3×5 topics
  38. Second Language Acquisition3▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Adaptive Designs3▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Civil Society3▲ 9.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Nanzan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radar Systems and Signal Processing, Japanese History and Culture, Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Radar Systems and Signal…3Radar Systems and Signal Processing: 3 fractional worksJapanese History and Cul…3Japanese History and Culture: 3 fractional worksStatistical Methods in Clinical Trials: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…3EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksEvolutionary Game Theory…2Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation: 2 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 2 fractional worksRobotic Locomotion and Control: 2 fractional worksOptimal Experimental Des…2Optimal Experimental Design Methods: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Productivity: 2 fractional worksInternational Student and Expatriate Challenges: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringCultural StudiesStatistics and ProbabilityLanguage and Linguistics6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 3 works
  3. 3 Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials Statistics and Probability 3 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  5. 5 Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 2 works
  7. 7 Robotic Locomotion and Control Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Optimal Experimental Design Methods Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  9. 9 Economic Growth and Productivity Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 International Student and Expatriate Challenges Communication 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available40.4%not open59.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nanzan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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