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Okayama Shoka University

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World rank, all time
#40,699
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,940
of 2,112
Research works
173
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
802
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

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: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.36× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 1.66× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.57× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.91× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Okayama Shoka University?

Ranked on the composite score, K. Okei and Sōji Ōhara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Okayama Shoka University.

  1. 1 K. Okei Japan · #1,538,716 worldwide 7 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Sōji Ōhara Japan · #1,606,118 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Okayama Shoka University

Which keywords describe research at Okayama Shoka University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Immunotherapy, Gene Therapy, Regulation, Tumor Targeting, Tumor Microenvironment, Monetary Policy and Tumor Regression.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Economic Growth10▲ 7.5×7 topics
  2. Immunotherapy8▲ 7.5×11 topics
  3. Gene Therapy7▲ 16×4 topics
  4. Regulation7▲ 6.4×7 topics
  5. Cancer6▲ 2.7×21 topics
  6. Tumor Targeting6▲ 25×3 topics
  7. Monetary Policy5▲ 11×6 topics
  8. Tumor Microenvironment5▲ 8.8×7 topics
  9. Tumor Regression5▲ 33×2 topics
  10. Higher Education5▲ 7.0×4 topics
  11. Targeted Therapy5▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Arginine Deprivation4▲ 60×1 topic
  13. Bacterial Therapy4▲ 60×1 topic
  14. Clinical Trials4▲ 4.1×4 topics
  15. Fiscal Policy4▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Genomic Integration4▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Student Perceptions4▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Structural Change4▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Gene Expression4▲ 3.5×9 topics
  20. Treatment Guidelines4▲ 9.8×4 topics
  21. Cosmic Rays4▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Neutrinos4▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Financial Performance3▲ 6.3×2 topics
  24. Risk Management3▲ 5.6×2 topics
  25. ALK Inhibitors3▲ 33×1 topic
  26. EGFR Mutations3▲ 33×1 topic
  27. HIF-13▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Warburg Effect3▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Catastrophe Bonds3▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Insurance3▲ 26×1 topic
  31. Cancer Progression3▲ 7.0×2 topics
  32. Gene Expression Regulation3▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Business Cycles3▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Financial Development3▲ 15×1 topic
  35. AAV2▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Fertility Preservation2▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation2▲ 20×1 topic
  38. RNA methylation2▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Viral Vectors2▲ 22×1 topic
  40. m6A-seq2▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Okayama Shoka University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Cancer Research and Treatments, High Altitude and Hypoxia and Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment.

Innovation and Socioecon…1Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 1 fractional worksCancer Research and Treatments: 1 fractional worksHigh Altitude and Hypoxia0High Altitude and Hypoxia: 0 fractional worksCancer Diagnosis and Tre…0Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksCancer-related Molecular Pathways: 0 fractional worksVirus-based gene therapy research: 0 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Le…0Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 0 fractional worksHigher Education Governance and Development: 0 fractional worksWar, Ethics, and Justification: 0 fractional worksEvaluation of Teaching Practices: 0 fractional works
Business and International ManagementBiotechnologyGeneticsOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 1 works
  2. 2 Cancer Research and Treatments Biotechnology 1 works
  3. 3 High Altitude and Hypoxia Genetics 0 works
  4. 4 Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Oncology 0 works
  5. 5 Cancer-related Molecular Pathways Oncology 0 works
  6. 6 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 0 works
  7. 7 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  9. 9 War, Ethics, and Justification Philosophy 0 works
  10. 10 Evaluation of Teaching Practices Education 0 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Okayama Shoka University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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