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Nara University

In research, Nara University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,113 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#14,756 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,791
of 28,054 · #27,767 all time
Rank in Japan
#920
of 1,070
Research works
445
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Nara University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #18,113 of 21,541 8.5%146
Social SciencesDomain #14,756 of 16,945 9.3%139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nara 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: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.32× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.82× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.94× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.57× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nara University?

Ranked on the composite score, T Usui, Hiroshi Yokota and Tsuyoshi Fujiwara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nara University.

  1. 1 T Usui Japan · #881,375 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Hiroshi Yokota Japan · #1,203,406 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Tsuyoshi Fujiwara Japan · #1,214,283 worldwide 30 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Nara University

Which keywords describe research at Nara University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Philosophy, Deep Learning, Feminism, Literature, Epidemiology, Healthcare, Culture and Ethics.

▲ 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. Deep Learning6▲ 2.1×13 topics
  2. Epidemiology5▲ 1.63×33 topics
  3. Philosophy3▲ 9.0×7 topics
  4. Globalization3▲ 1.96×12 topics
  5. Healthcare3▲ 3.1×9 topics
  6. Literature3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  7. Feminism2▲ 11×5 topics
  8. History2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  9. Culture2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  10. Mental Health2▲ 1.87×11 topics
  11. Ethics2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  12. Identity2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  14. Religion2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  15. Colonialism2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  16. Risk Management2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  17. Social Movements2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  18. Africa1▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Black Studies1▲ 81×1 topic
  20. Civil Rights Movement1▲ 81×1 topic
  21. Ethnicity1▲ 5.0×4 topics
  22. Neuroscience1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  23. Backpropagation Learning1▲ 21×1 topic
  24. Derrida1▲ 173×1 topic
  25. Levinas1▲ 173×1 topic
  26. Low-Power1▲ 42×2 topics
  27. Lusophone1▲ 70×1 topic
  28. Postcolonial1▲ 70×1 topic
  29. Self-Organizing Maps1▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy1▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Sociolinguistics1▲ 9.1×3 topics
  32. Survival Analysis1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  33. Bilingual Education1▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Diaspora1▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Language Policy1▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Tumor Staging1▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Aristotle1▲ 50×1 topic
  38. BIM1▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Construction1▲ 9.4×1 topic
  40. Dermoscopy1▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Nara University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Race, History, and American Society, Neural Networks and Applications, Literature, Culture, and Criticism and Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism.

Race, History, and Ameri…1Race, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksNeural Networks and Appl…1Neural Networks and Applications: 1 fractional worksLiterature, Culture, and Criticism: 1 fractional worksPhilosophy, Ethics, and …1Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism: 1 fractional worksEducation, Psychology, a…1Education, Psychology, and Social Research: 1 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 1 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 1 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and…1Classical Philosophy and Thought: 1 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Education: 1 fractional worksSpeech Recognition and Synthesis: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceArtificial IntelligenceLiterature and Literary TheoryPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  3. 3 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  4. 4 Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism Philosophy 1 works
  5. 5 Education, Psychology, and Social Research Education 1 works
  6. 6 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 1 works
  9. 9 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  10. 10 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 1 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 available53.5%not open46.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.5%domestic only77.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nara University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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