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Osaka Prefecture University

In research, Osaka Prefecture University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,735 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,752 of 6,636 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,760 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Computational Mechanics — Organic Chemistry is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,810
of 28,054 · #1,302 all time
Rank in Japan
#143
of 1,070
Research works
26k
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
408k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Osaka Prefecture 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 #3,735 of 12,888 7.3%513 #909
EngineeringField #3,752 of 6,636 7.6%212 #932
Life SciencesDomain #5,760 of 7,800 9.4%144 #2655
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,094 of 2,318 8.3%75 #807
Health SciencesDomain #10,882 of 11,982 7.8%79 #7813
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,346 of 3,579 5.9%66 #2118
Materials ScienceField #2,311 of 2,468 5.7%84 #463
MedicineField #9,949 of 10,443 6.1%67 #9062

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Osaka Prefecture 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#909 #3,735
  2. Engineering#932 #3,752
  3. Life Sciences#2,655 #5,760
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#807 #2,094
  5. Health Sciences#7,813 #10,882
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,118 #3,346
  7. Materials Science#463 #2,311
  8. Medicine#9,062 #9,949
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 Prefecture University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 34.4 works5.9×
  2. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 22.7 works5.1×
← 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: 1.49× its world share, 54 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.61× its world share, 66 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.78× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.42× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.50× its world share, 54 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 60 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.63× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.84× its world share, 212 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.15× its world share, 84 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.18× its world share, 37 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 67 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Osaka Prefecture University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yutaka Katsuyama, Masaya Matsuoka and Masato Takeuchi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Osaka Prefecture University.

  1. 1 Yutaka Katsuyama Japan · #12,430 worldwide 683 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Masaya Matsuoka Japan · #16,068 worldwide 1.2k citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Masato Takeuchi Japan · #50,028 worldwide 1.2k citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Masakazu Anpo Japan · #53,050 worldwide 2.2k citations · 144 works
  5. 5 Hisao Ishibuchi Japan · #78,712 worldwide 2k citations · 233 works
  6. 6 Yu Horiuchi Japan · #100,411 worldwide 943 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Shigeo Morimoto Japan · #106,491 worldwide 453 citations · 90 works
  8. 8 Noboru Tohge Japan · #107,130 worldwide 287 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Takayuki Takasugi Japan · #111,214 worldwide 448 citations · 83 works
  10. 10 Yusuke Nojima Japan · #113,204 worldwide 848 citations · 119 works
All ranked researchers at Osaka Prefecture University

Which keywords describe research at Osaka Prefecture University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Catalysis, Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Self-Assembly, Biosensors, Lithium-Sulfur Batteries and Ionic Conductivity.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications28▲ 3.1×31 topics
  2. Nanoparticles25▲ 2.6×33 topics
  3. Catalysis24▲ 4.7×24 topics
  4. Cathode Materials23▲ 7.6×3 topics
  5. Biosensors17▲ 4.4×11 topics
  6. Energy Storage17▲ 3.3×9 topics
  7. Nanomaterials16▲ 1.99×16 topics
  8. Self-Assembly15▲ 6.0×11 topics
  9. Drug Delivery14▲ 3.4×15 topics
  10. Lithium-ion Batteries13▲ 4.1×3 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties13▲ 1.72×27 topics
  12. Graphene13▲ 2.4×10 topics
  13. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries12▲ 11×2 topics
  14. Synthesis12▲ 4.3×21 topics
  15. Rechargeable Batteries12▲ 5.9×2 topics
  16. Gene Expression12▲ 2.5×14 topics
  17. Heat Transfer12▲ 3.0×12 topics
  18. Battery Technology11▲ 5.1×3 topics
  19. Ionic Conductivity11▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Nanostructured Cathodes11▲ 11×1 topic
  21. Solid-State Electrolytes11▲ 11×1 topic
  22. Medicinal Chemistry10▲ 4.9×11 topics
  23. Nanostructures10▲ 3.2×14 topics
  24. Chemical Sensors10▲ 5.4×3 topics
  25. Battery Materials10▲ 7.6×1 topic
  26. Nanostructured Anodes10▲ 7.6×1 topic
  27. Metal-Organic Frameworks10▲ 3.0×6 topics
  28. Superconductivity9▲ 7.0×9 topics
  29. Organic Synthesis9▲ 10.0×9 topics
  30. Signal Transduction9▲ 7.7×6 topics
  31. Bioimaging8▲ 4.4×5 topics
  32. Evolutionary Algorithms8▲ 9.4×5 topics
  33. Oxidation7▲ 5.8×3 topics
  34. Fluid-Structure Interaction7▲ 5.9×5 topics
  35. Transition Metal Complexes7▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Polymerization6▲ 8.9×6 topics
  37. Vesicles6▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Block Copolymers6▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Click Chemistry6▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Microfluidics6▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Osaka Prefecture University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization and Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity.

Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 11 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 5 fractional worksThermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity: 4 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 4 fractional worksInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation: 4 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…4Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 4 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 4 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 4 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…4Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 4 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringOrganic ChemistryMaterials ChemistryMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 5 works
  4. 4 Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity Materials Chemistry 4 works
  5. 5 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 4 works
  6. 6 Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 4 works
  8. 8 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 4 works
  9. 9 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 4 works
  10. 10 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 4 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 available36.8%not open63.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Osaka Prefecture University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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.

Other research institutions in Sakai

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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.