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Osaka University of Human Sciences

In research, Osaka University of Human Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,387 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience and Psychology — Cognitive Neuroscience is 14.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,572
of 28,054 · #16,271 all time
Rank in Japan
#383
of 1,070
Research works
1.4k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Osaka University of Human Sciences 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,387 of 10,521 20.7%127 #7456

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Osaka University of Human Sciences 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).

What does Osaka University of Human Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 14.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 26.7 works15×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 30.9 works7.6×
  3. PsychologyField · 55.8 works7.3×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 7.58× its world share, 31 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 7.28× its world share, 56 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 58 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Osaka University of Human Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Ikuo Daibo, Zhe Li and Toshiaki Miura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Osaka University of Human Sciences.

  1. 1 Ikuo Daibo Japan · #612,586 worldwide 20 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Zhe Li Japan · #662,114 worldwide 112 citations · 81 works
  3. 3 Toshiaki Miura Japan · #772,077 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Shinnosuke Usui Japan · #1,026,187 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Kohei Adachi Japan · #1,273,681 worldwide 34 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Yasuo Nakayama Japan · #1,367,490 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Kazunori Yamada Japan · #1,377,911 worldwide 43 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Junko Otani Japan · #1,432,739 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Kazumitsu Shinohara Japan · #1,447,932 worldwide 13 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Takanori Maesako Japan · #1,448,165 worldwide 4 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Osaka University of Human Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Osaka University of Human Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Neural Mechanisms, Emotion Regulation, Social Cognition, Decision Making, Neuronal Oscillations, Emotion and Neural Correlates.

▲ 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. Mental Health17▲ 4.5×24 topics
  2. Neural Mechanisms12▲ 52×4 topics
  3. Epidemiology12▲ 1.19×36 topics
  4. Globalization10▲ 2.1×17 topics
  5. Emotion Regulation10▲ 12×8 topics
  6. Social Cognition8▲ 18×7 topics
  7. Decision Making7▲ 9.4×4 topics
  8. Quality of Life7▲ 1.95×21 topics
  9. Aging7▲ 5.2×12 topics
  10. Neuronal Oscillations7▲ 36×2 topics
  11. Depression7▲ 3.0×12 topics
  12. Emotion6▲ 12×8 topics
  13. Neural Correlates6▲ 27×6 topics
  14. Brain Plasticity6▲ 64×2 topics
  15. Prefrontal Cortex6▲ 30×3 topics
  16. Cognitive Control6▲ 40×2 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis6▲ 4.0×13 topics
  18. Neuroimaging Studies6▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Anxiety6▲ 4.6×9 topics
  20. Resilience6▲ 4.6×8 topics
  21. Auditory Cortex5▲ 67×2 topics
  22. Executive Functions5▲ 38×2 topics
  23. Adolescent Brain Development5▲ 57×1 topic
  24. Attentional Networks5▲ 57×1 topic
  25. Cosmopolitanism5▲ 19×5 topics
  26. Emotional Responses5▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Well-being5▲ 5.2×10 topics
  28. Music Perception5▲ 81×1 topic
  29. Temporal Processing5▲ 81×1 topic
  30. Working Memory5▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Cognition5▲ 13×6 topics
  32. Self-Regulation4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  33. Social Behavior4▲ 29×3 topics
  34. Evolution4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  35. Cortical Connectivity4▲ 37×2 topics
  36. Intelligence4▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Psychological Factors4▲ 7.2×6 topics
  38. Altruism4▲ 18×4 topics
  39. Cooperation4▲ 23×3 topics
  40. Cortical Networks4▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Osaka University of Human Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Neuroscience and Music Perception, Neural dynamics and brain function and Multisensory perception and integration.

Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 5 fractional worksNeuroscience and Music Perception: 5 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…4Neural dynamics and brain function: 4 fractional worksMultisensory perception …3Multisensory perception and integration: 3 fractional worksGlobal Education and Multiculturalism: 3 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 3 fractional worksEvolutionary Psychology …2Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…2Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma2Child Abuse and Trauma: 2 fractional worksImpact of Technology on …2Impact of Technology on Adolescents: 2 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyEducationSocial Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  2. 2 Neuroscience and Music Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  3. 3 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  4. 4 Multisensory perception and integration Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 3 works
  6. 6 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available54.5%not open45.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Osaka University of Human Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher 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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