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Osaka Metropolitan University

In research, Osaka Metropolitan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,278 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,655 of 7,800 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,234 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geometry and Topology, Organic Chemistry and Nature and Landscape Conservation — Geometry and Topology is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,584
of 28,054 · #8,441 all time
Rank in Japan
#40
of 1,070
Research works
3.1k
▲ 19611% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Osaka Metropolitan 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,278 of 12,888 7.5%1,420 #6689
Life SciencesDomain #1,655 of 7,800 11.3%397 #5695
MedicineField #2,234 of 10,443 11.5%670 #7387
Health SciencesDomain #3,026 of 11,982 11.3%730 #9487
EngineeringField #2,146 of 6,636 7.1%561 #6551
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,474 of 3,579 8.4%212 #5185
SurgerySubfield #968 of 1,816 9.9%125 #3179
Social SciencesDomain #5,936 of 10,521 14.1%235 #13294
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,347 of 2,318 9.5%166 #3662
Physics and AstronomyField #996 of 1,646 14.1%141 #3171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Osaka Metropolitan 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. Physical Sciences#6,689 #2,278
  2. Life Sciences#5,695 #1,655
  3. Medicine#7,387 #2,234
  4. Health Sciences#9,487 #3,026
  5. Engineering#6,551 #2,146
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,185 #1,474
  7. Surgery#3,179 #968
  8. Social Sciences#13,294 #5,936
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#3,662 #1,347
  10. Physics and Astronomy#3,171 #996
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.

What does Osaka Metropolitan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geometry and Topology takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 23.2 works5.1×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 75.8 works3.6×
  3. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 23.5 works3.5×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 83 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 212 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 63 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.35× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.68× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.81× its world share, 123 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 156 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.35× its world share, 561 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 105 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.98× its world share, 192 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.21× its world share, 72 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.28× its world share, 141 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 36 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 670 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 133 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 Metropolitan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hisako Yoshida, Kyoko Masui and Ryosuke Yamada lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Osaka Metropolitan University.

  1. 1 Hisako Yoshida Japan · #779,814 worldwide 56 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Kyoko Masui Japan · #1,024,092 worldwide 62 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Ryosuke Yamada Japan · #1,145,378 worldwide 59 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Andrew Vargo Japan · #1,187,978 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Kensaku KANEKO Japan · #1,430,141 worldwide 2 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Takumi Imai Japan · #1,445,023 worldwide 13 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Kojiro Tanoue Japan · #1,477,229 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Tetsuya Watanabe Japan · #1,496,949 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Haruka Kato Japan · #1,543,776 worldwide 9 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Shuji Ohsaki Japan · #1,556,421 worldwide 38 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University

Which keywords describe research at Osaka Metropolitan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Inflammation, Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Epidemiology, Ionic Conductivity, Lithium-ion Batteries, Nanostructured Cathodes and Solid-State Electrolytes.

▲ 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. Epidemiology114◆ 1.03×118 topics
  2. Inflammation97▲ 1.67×78 topics
  3. Nanoparticles64▲ 1.82×38 topics
  4. Cathode Materials62▲ 5.6×3 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications61▲ 1.86×33 topics
  6. Machine Learning57▼ 0.63×58 topics
  7. Deep Learning56▼ 0.59×70 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress56▲ 1.24×54 topics
  9. Catalysis47▲ 2.5×26 topics
  10. Cancer46▲ 1.24×49 topics
  11. Lithium-ion Batteries44▲ 3.8×4 topics
  12. Diagnosis41▲ 1.59×37 topics
  13. Treatment41▲ 1.21×41 topics
  14. Energy Storage38▲ 2.1×9 topics
  15. Chemotherapy37▲ 1.90×24 topics
  16. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries37▲ 9.3×2 topics
  17. Nanomaterials34▲ 1.17×20 topics
  18. Mechanical Properties34▲ 1.27×35 topics
  19. Self-Assembly33▲ 3.7×12 topics
  20. Ionic Conductivity32▲ 8.5×2 topics
  21. Rechargeable Batteries31▲ 4.1×2 topics
  22. Nanostructured Cathodes30▲ 8.9×1 topic
  23. Solid-State Electrolytes30▲ 8.9×1 topic
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines30▲ 1.95×14 topics
  25. Battery Technology29▲ 3.6×2 topics
  26. Biosensors28▲ 1.96×11 topics
  27. Battery Materials28▲ 5.9×1 topic
  28. Nanostructured Anodes28▲ 5.9×1 topic
  29. Drug Delivery27▲ 1.79×15 topics
  30. Tumor Microenvironment26▲ 2.1×8 topics
  31. Prognostic Factors24▲ 2.0×14 topics
  32. Superconductivity21▲ 4.5×9 topics
  33. Ecosystem Management20▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Satoyama20▲ 70×1 topic
  35. landscape conservation20▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Hydrogenation18▲ 3.7×5 topics
  37. Polymerization17▲ 6.4×6 topics
  38. Transition Metal Complexes17▲ 6.8×4 topics
  39. Transition Metal Catalysis16▲ 6.8×4 topics
  40. Finite Element Method15▲ 5.6×6 topics

Which research topics does Osaka Metropolitan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advancements in Battery Materials, Urban and spatial planning and Advanced Battery Technologies Research.

Advanced Battery Materia…30Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 30 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 28 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 20 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 13 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 9 fractional worksAlgebraic structures and combinatorial models: 9 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 9 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 8 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 8 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 8 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringNature and Landscape ConservationAutomotive EngineeringPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 30 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 28 works
  3. 3 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 20 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 13 works
  5. 5 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 9 works
  6. 6 Algebraic structures and combinatorial models Geometry and Topology 9 works
  7. 7 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 9 works
  8. 8 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 8 works
  9. 9 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 8 works
  10. 10 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 8 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 available63.7%not open36.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Osaka Metropolitan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19611% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
grewheldshrank

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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.