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National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

In research, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,747 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,463
of 28,054 · #14,524 all time
Rank in Japan
#320
of 1,070
Research works
1.1k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
23.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies 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 #5,747 of 10,521 29.2%112 #3686

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies 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).

What does National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 31.7 works8.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.42× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.78× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.32× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.63× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.30× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.82× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.74× its world share, 58 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Kaoru Tone, Fumio Hayashi and Keijiro Otsuka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies.

  1. 1 Kaoru Tone Japan · #6,910 worldwide 1.1k citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Fumio Hayashi Japan · #40,325 worldwide 394 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Keijiro Otsuka Japan · #180,195 worldwide 415 citations · 117 works
  4. 4 Hideo Fukui Japan · #420,285 worldwide 53 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Takashi Yamano Japan · #424,874 worldwide 82 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Alistair Munro Japan · #632,447 worldwide 128 citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Yuqing Xing Japan · #708,509 worldwide 96 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Roberto León‐González Japan · #789,714 worldwide 58 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Kiyohiko G. Nishimura Japan · #833,424 worldwide 59 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Makoto Tanaka Japan · #957,610 worldwide 83 citations · 80 works
All ranked researchers at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

Which keywords describe research at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Governance, Poverty Reduction, Political Economy, Social Networks and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Globalization22▲ 6.6×32 topics
  2. Economic Development17▲ 12×18 topics
  3. Economic Growth17▲ 12×14 topics
  4. Climate Change11▲ 2.5×26 topics
  5. Governance10▲ 18×8 topics
  6. Poverty Reduction10▲ 46×4 topics
  7. Sustainability9▲ 2.3×21 topics
  8. Political Economy8▲ 20×13 topics
  9. Renewable Energy7▲ 2.9×14 topics
  10. Social Networks7▲ 16×5 topics
  11. Innovation6▲ 3.7×10 topics
  12. Gender Inequality6▲ 27×5 topics
  13. Fiscal Policy6▲ 17×4 topics
  14. NGOs6▲ 36×3 topics
  15. Labor Market6▲ 12×7 topics
  16. Neoliberalism6▲ 9.5×7 topics
  17. Development Policies6▲ 93×1 topic
  18. Foreign Aid6▲ 93×1 topic
  19. Rural Development6▲ 9.5×6 topics
  20. State Intervention6▲ 100×2 topics
  21. Vulnerability5▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Corruption5▲ 18×4 topics
  23. International Law5▲ 9.4×6 topics
  24. Smallholder Farmers5▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Food Security5▲ 5.1×6 topics
  26. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 8.7×4 topics
  27. Social Capital5▲ 5.2×9 topics
  28. Transport Infrastructure4▲ 30×3 topics
  29. Income Tax4▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Democracy4▲ 6.5×8 topics
  31. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  32. Risk Perception4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  33. Technology Adoption4▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Global Governance4▲ 9.7×5 topics
  35. Institutional Quality4▲ 21×3 topics
  36. Market Size4▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Decentralization4▲ 10×4 topics
  38. Income Inequality4▲ 15×6 topics
  39. Monetary Policy4▲ 8.9×5 topics
  40. International Trade4▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Development and Aid, Global trade and economics, Agricultural Innovations and Practices and Asian Industrial and Economic Development.

International Developmen…6International Development and Aid: 6 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics3Global trade and economics: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…3Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 3 fractional worksAsian Industrial and Eco…3Asian Industrial and Economic Development: 3 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 3 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 3 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…2Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in Asia: 2 fractional worksAgricultural risk and resilience: 2 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …2Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 2 fractional works
DevelopmentGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesPolitical Science and International Relations6 others

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

  1. 1 International Development and Aid Development 6 works
  2. 2 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  4. 4 Asian Industrial and Economic Development Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 3 works
  6. 6 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  7. 7 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Socioeconomic Development in Asia Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 2 works
  10. 10 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 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 available50.9%not open49.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.5%domestic only76.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower 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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