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Nippon Bunri University

In research, Nippon Bunri University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,043 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,360
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#636
of 1,923
Research works
290
▲ 60% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Nippon Bunri University

What is Nippon Bunri 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 #11,043 of 17,446 4.2%195

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nippon Bunri 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Nippon Bunri University work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Nippon Bunri University is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (25%), Medicine (17%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 53.3% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 25.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 9.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 20.1% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 17.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 16.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKNippon BunriUniversity44fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences53%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences16%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1125.4%
    2. Environmental Science49.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy36.3%
    4. Computer Science35.7%
    5. Materials Science24.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    7. Mathematics00.7%
    8. Energy00.4%
    1. Medicine817.0%
    2. Health Professions12.5%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences36.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting12.4%
    3. Psychology12.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.1%
    5. Decision Sciences11.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities01.1%
    1. Neuroscience24.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.78× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.69× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.93× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.84× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.20×0 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy2.84×3 works
  3. Neuroscience2.78×2 works
  4. Environmental Science1.93×4 works
  5. Engineering1.69×11 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.55×1 works
  7. Veterinary1.38×0 works
  8. Materials Science1.26×2 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.99×1 works
  10. Health Professions0.96×1 works
  11. Medicine0.89×8 works
  12. Dentistry0.77×0 works
  13. Psychology0.75×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.74×2 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.74×1 works
  16. Mathematics0.64×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.54×3 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.48×0 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.44×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.43×1 works
  21. Energy0.41×0 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×1 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.39×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nippon Bunri University?

Ranked on the quality score, Noriyoshi Okamura, Masatomo Kusaka and Koji Isogai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nippon Bunri University.

  1. 1 Noriyoshi Okamura Japan · #2,226,093 worldwide 808 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Masatomo Kusaka Japan · #2,422,506 worldwide 1.3k citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Koji Isogai Japan · #3,017,856 worldwide 1.1k citations · 80 works
  4. 4 Yukichi Asakawa Japan · #3,890,849 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 正秀 山崎 Japan · #4,810,881 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Tadashi Kono Japan · #4,988,464 worldwide 45 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Toshiaki Ooka Japan · #5,097,806 worldwide 40 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 袈裟義 羽田野 Japan · #5,147,866 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Yoshio Koya Japan · #5,207,852 worldwide 69 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Misao Hashida Japan · #5,294,835 worldwide 48 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Nippon Bunri University

What are the most cited papers from Nippon Bunri University?

The most cited paper from Nippon Bunri University is "Impact of a Competitive Marathon Race on Systemic Cytokine and Neutrophil Responses" (Katsuhiko Suzuki, Shigeyuki Nakaji, Mutsuo Yamada et al., 2003), with 370 citations. Next come "Circulating cytokines and hormones with immunosuppressive but neutrophil-priming potentials rise after endurance exercise in humans" (319) and "Prediction equations for body composition of Japanese adults by B‐mode ultrasound" (268).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Impact of a Competitive Marathon Race on Systemic Cytokine and Neutrophil Responses Katsuhiko Suzuki, Shigeyuki Nakaji, Mutsuo Yamada et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise Feb 2003 370
2 Circulating cytokines and hormones with immunosuppressive but neutrophil-priming potentials rise after endurance exercise in humans Katsuhiko Suzuki, Mutsuo Yamada, Shigeyoshi Kurakake et al. · European Journal of Applied Physiology 18 Jan 2000 319
3 Prediction equations for body composition of Japanese adults by B‐mode ultrasound Takashi Abe, Masakatsu Kondo, Yasuo Kawakami et al. · American Journal of Human Biology 1994 268
4 Automatic detection of abnormalities in chest radiographs using local texture analysis Bram van Ginneken, Shigehiko Katsuragawa, Bart M. ter Haar Romeny et al. · IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 2002 238
5 Religiosity and nationality James H. Sood, Yukio Nasu · Journal of Business Research Sep 1995 217
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nippon Bunri University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Radionuclides, Ionizing Radiation, Finite Element Analysis, Environmental Impacts, Fukushima Daiichi, nuclear accident and Computed Tomography.

▲ 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-now 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Health Effects2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  2. Radionuclides2▲ 140×2 topics
  3. Machine Learning2▲ 1.55×10 topics
  4. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 22×4 topics
  5. Ionizing Radiation2▲ 73×2 topics
  6. Environmental Impacts2▲ 18×3 topics
  7. Fukushima Daiichi2▲ 231×1 topic
  8. nuclear accident2▲ 231×1 topic
  9. Computed Tomography2▲ 75×1 topic
  10. Radiation Exposure2▲ 34×1 topic
  11. Remote Sensing1▲ 2.6×6 topics
  12. Image Processing1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  13. Adhesive Joints1▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.53×3 topics
  15. Radiotherapy1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  16. Thermal Analysis1▲ 21×3 topics
  17. Visual Fatigue1▲ 66×2 topics
  18. Deep Learning1▼ 0.71×7 topics
  19. Cross-modal Plasticity1▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Education1▲ 1.31×5 topics
  21. Inflammation1◆ 1.06×3 topics
  22. Magnetic Materials1▲ 84×1 topic
  23. Magnetostriction1▲ 84×1 topic
  24. Tactile Perception1▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Nippon Bunri University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Radioactive contamination and transfer, Radiation Dose and Imaging, Nuclear and radioactivity studies and Tactile and Sensory Interactions.

Radioactive contamination and transfer: 2 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging: 2 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 1 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Interactions: 1 fractional worksMagnetic Properties and Applications: 1 fractional worksMechanical Behavior of Composites: 1 fractional worksEffects of Radiation Exp…1Effects of Radiation Exposure: 1 fractional worksSurface Roughness and Optical Measurements: 1 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 1 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon …1Radioactivity and Radon Measurements: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityCognitive Neuroscience5 others

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

  1. 1 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  2. 2 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  3. 3 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  4. 4 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  5. 5 Magnetic Properties and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  6. 6 Mechanical Behavior of Composites Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  7. 7 Effects of Radiation Exposure Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  8. 8 Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements Computational Mechanics 1 works
  9. 9 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 1 works
  10. 10 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 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 available53.7%not open46.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nippon Bunri University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 60% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nippon Bunri University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Nippon Bunri University0.00022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nippon Bunri University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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