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Osaka Gakuin University

In research, Osaka Gakuin University stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,710 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#7,417 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,514 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,204
of 28,054 · #11,526 all time
Rank in Japan
#305
of 1,070
Research works
1.2k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Osaka Gakuin 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,710 of 11,982 13.9%78 #10055
MedicineField #7,417 of 10,443 13.3%71 #8652
Physical SciencesDomain #9,514 of 12,888 6.3%89 #7782

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Osaka Gakuin 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#10,055 #7,710
  2. Medicine#8,652 #7,417
  3. Physical Sciences#7,782 #9,514
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.08× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.90× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.95× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.79× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.12× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.95× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.46× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.47× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.64× its world share, 70 worksMedicineNursing: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Osaka Gakuin University?

Ranked on the composite score, Masao Kasahara, Yoshirō Miwa and Yasukichi Yasuba lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Osaka Gakuin University.

  1. 1 Masao Kasahara Japan · #339,878 worldwide 190 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Yoshirō Miwa Japan · #385,605 worldwide 44 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Yasukichi Yasuba Japan · #490,932 worldwide 34 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Akira Ohtani Japan · #1,012,982 worldwide 84 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Seiichi Fukui Japan · #1,311,542 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Kikutarô Baba Japan · #1,338,298 worldwide 27 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Nobuo Yamagiwa Japan · #1,442,248 worldwide 10 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Osaka Gakuin University

Which keywords describe research at Osaka Gakuin University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cancer, Immunotherapy, Aging, Transition Metal Catalysis, Treatment and Neoadjuvant Therapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 1.35×70 topics
  2. Inflammation8▲ 1.72×47 topics
  3. Deep Learning7◆ 0.88×42 topics
  4. Cancer6▲ 2.0×32 topics
  5. Treatment5▲ 1.85×31 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress5▲ 1.29×27 topics
  7. Immunotherapy5▲ 2.9×15 topics
  8. Quality of Life4▲ 1.31×28 topics
  9. Chemotherapy4▲ 2.5×18 topics
  10. Aging4▲ 3.2×12 topics
  11. Heart Failure3▲ 3.1×9 topics
  12. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 2.2×11 topics
  14. Thrombosis3▲ 4.4×6 topics
  15. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 2.6×6 topics
  16. Gene Therapy2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  17. Immunity2▲ 2.7×9 topics
  18. Surgery2▲ 3.0×7 topics
  19. Transition Metal Catalysis2▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Self-Assembly2▲ 3.1×8 topics
  21. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  22. Graft Survival2▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  24. Transplantation2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  25. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions2▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Nanowires2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  27. Feedback Control2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  28. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  29. Power Devices2▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Cognitive Training2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  31. Endoscopic Resection2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  32. Organic Synthesis2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  33. Cardiogenic Shock2▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  35. Left Ventricular Assist Device2▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Lung Transplant2▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Rejection2▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Transition Metal Complexes2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  39. Band Parameters1▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Kidney Transplantation1▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Osaka Gakuin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments and GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials.

Transplantation: Methods…2Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…2Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 2 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 1 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 1 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 1 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functional…1Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional works
SurgeryBiomedical EngineeringTransplantationCondensed Matter Physics5 others

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

  1. 1 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 1 works
  4. 4 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 1 works
  5. 5 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  10. 10 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 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 available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Osaka Gakuin University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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