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Ōtani University

In research, Ōtani University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,792 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#10,077 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,412 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,520
of 28,054 · #9,129 all time
Rank in Japan
#412
of 1,070
Research works
4.6k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Ōtani 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 #9,792 of 12,888 4.1%200 #7330
Social SciencesDomain #10,077 of 10,521 5.3%74 #6568
EngineeringField #6,412 of 6,636 1.4%99 #6657

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ōtani 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#7,330 #9,792
  2. Social Sciences#6,568 #10,077
  3. Engineering#6,657 #6,412
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: 0.86× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.24× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.14× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.80× its world share, 99 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.71× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.58× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.85× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ōtani University?

Ranked on the composite score, Minoru Hashimoto, Tatsuya Sasaki and Masahiro ARAI lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ōtani University.

  1. 1 Minoru Hashimoto Japan · #591,538 worldwide 77 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Tatsuya Sasaki Japan · #695,372 worldwide 41 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Masahiro ARAI Japan · #990,757 worldwide 85 citations · 98 works
  4. 4 Shinji Kasei Japan · #1,012,471 worldwide 13 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Takeshi Kikuchi Japan · #1,038,217 worldwide 17 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Takashi KAWAMURA Japan · #1,073,702 worldwide 18 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Hiroki Takase Japan · #1,091,802 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Tomone Takahashi Japan · #1,101,301 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Shunichi KOBAYASHI Japan · #1,112,986 worldwide 46 citations · 94 works
  10. 10 Toshihiko Ikeda Japan · #1,138,801 worldwide 45 citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Ōtani University

Which keywords describe research at Ōtani University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Soft Robotics, Biomedical Applications, Modernization, Culture, Philosophy, Actuators and Hydrogels.

▲ 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 Applications15▲ 3.4×21 topics
  2. History12▲ 4.8×9 topics
  3. Soft Robotics10▲ 37×2 topics
  4. Culture10▲ 4.9×6 topics
  5. Modernization9▲ 13×3 topics
  6. Philosophy8▲ 5.2×6 topics
  7. Actuators7▲ 12×4 topics
  8. Religion7▲ 3.9×6 topics
  9. Nanocomposites7▲ 2.2×16 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency6▲ 1.90×18 topics
  11. Biodiversity6▲ 2.3×13 topics
  12. Literature6▲ 3.1×6 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering6▲ 2.7×11 topics
  14. Hydrogels6▲ 8.6×5 topics
  15. Bioinspired Materials6▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Numerical Simulation5▲ 4.9×6 topics
  17. Bioinspired Robotics5▲ 41×1 topic
  18. Continuum Robots5▲ 41×1 topic
  19. Biomimetic5▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Fluid Dynamics5▲ 9.9×4 topics
  21. Polymer Films5▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Shape Memory Polymers5▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Liquid Crystal Elastomers5▲ 33×1 topic
  24. Wrinkling Patterns5▲ 33×1 topic
  25. Thermal Properties4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  26. Structural Analysis4▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Cerebellum4▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Motor Control4▲ 8.5×2 topics
  29. Society4▲ 5.3×2 topics
  30. Finite Element Method4▲ 10.0×3 topics
  31. Fluid-Structure Interaction4▲ 6.5×5 topics
  32. Cognition4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  33. Hearing Loss4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  34. Japan3▲ 43×1 topic
  35. Material Properties3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  36. Buddhism3▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Distributed Control3▲ 8.0×2 topics
  38. Fabric Comfort3▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Moisture Management3▲ 30×1 topic
  40. South Asia3▲ 62×1 topic

Which research topics does Ōtani University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soft Robotics and Applications, Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Japanese History and Culture and Textile materials and evaluations.

Soft Robotics and Applic…5Soft Robotics and Applications: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Materials and M…5Advanced Materials and Mechanics: 5 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 3 fractional worksTextile materials and evaluations: 3 fractional worksIndian and Buddhist Studies: 3 fractional worksVestibular and auditory disorders: 3 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 3 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm…3Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 3 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and Learning: 2 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringCultural StudiesPolymers and Plastics5 others

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

  1. 1 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Advanced Materials and Mechanics Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 3 works
  4. 4 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  5. 5 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 3 works
  6. 6 Vestibular and auditory disorders Neurology 3 works
  7. 7 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 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 available62.9%not open37.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ōtani 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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