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Ōtani University

In research, Ōtani University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,707 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#5,217 of 5,901 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,688 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#7,827
of 22,385 · #9,693 all time
Rank in Japan
#183
of 924
Research works
4.6k
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.70×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%

What is Ōtani University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,707 of 10,670 3.6%200 #8522
EngineeringField #5,217 of 5,901 3.0%99 #8998
Social SciencesDomain #8,688 of 9,585 6.7%74 #14319

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Physical Sciences#8,522 #5,707
  2. Engineering#8,998 #5,217
  3. Social Sciences#14,319 #8,688
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Ōtani University work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Ōtani University is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (24%), Medicine (13%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 219 fractional works · 50.9% of its workEngineering: 103 fractional works · 23.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 18 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 3.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 11 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 32 fractional works · 7.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 26 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 24 fractional works · 5.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 14 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 101 fractional works · 23.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 11.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 26 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 3.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 64 fractional works · 14.9% of its workMedicine: 54 fractional works · 12.5% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 46 fractional works · 10.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKŌtani University431fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences24%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering10323.9%
    2. Computer Science327.3%
    3. Materials Science265.9%
    4. Environmental Science245.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy143.2%
    6. Mathematics51.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences51.2%
    8. Energy51.1%
    9. Chemistry41.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    1. Social Sciences5011.7%
    2. Psychology265.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities143.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting41.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.0%
    6. Decision Sciences30.6%
    1. Medicine5412.5%
    2. Health Professions81.9%
    3. Dentistry10.2%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences163.8%
    2. Neuroscience153.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology133.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.79× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.10× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.23× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.59× its world share, 103 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.69× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.44× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience2.10×15 works
  2. Psychology1.95×26 works
  3. Materials Science1.69×26 works
  4. Engineering1.59×103 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.44×14 works
  6. Energy1.23×5 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.16×14 works
  8. Environmental Science1.14×24 works
  9. Mathematics1.05×5 works
  10. Computer Science0.94×32 works
  11. Social Sciences0.92×50 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.79×16 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.77×5 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.76×1 works
  15. Health Professions0.74×8 works
  16. Medicine0.65×54 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.65×3 works
  18. Chemistry0.64×4 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.57×13 works
  20. Dentistry0.49×1 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×4 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.43×2 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.30×4 works
  25. Veterinary0.28×0 works
  26. Nursing0.27×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Ōtani University?

Ranked on the quality score, Joji Tokui, Atsushi Tsukahara and Michio Katano lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ōtani University.

  1. 1 Joji Tokui Japan · #3,858,738 worldwide 110 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Atsushi Tsukahara Japan · #4,032,483 worldwide 810 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Michio Katano Japan · #4,159,101 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Tatsuo Takase Japan · #4,261,242 worldwide 51 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Issai Funahashi Japan · #4,456,544 worldwide 1 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Shojun Bando Japan · #4,501,356 worldwide 0 citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Shuken Inaba Japan · #4,735,361 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Kosai Fukushima Japan · #4,833,717 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Artur Guzik Japan · #4,851,431 worldwide 643 citations · 67 works
  10. 10 Jikai Mitsugiri Japan · #4,880,865 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Ōtani University

What are the most cited papers from Ōtani University?

The most cited paper from Ōtani University is "Photocatalytic water splitting with a quantum efficiency of almost unity" (Tsuyoshi Takata, Junzhe Jiang, Yoshihisa Sakata et al., 2020), with 2,315 citations. Next come "Recent developments in heterogeneous photocatalysts for solar-driven overall water splitting" (2,304) and "Efficient storage mechanisms for building better supercapacitors" (2,203).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Photocatalytic water splitting with a quantum efficiency of almost unity Tsuyoshi Takata, Junzhe Jiang, Yoshihisa Sakata et al. · Nature 27 May 2020 2,315
2 Recent developments in heterogeneous photocatalysts for solar-driven overall water splitting Zheng Wang, Can Li, Kazunari Domen · Chemical Society Reviews Review 17 Oct 2018 2,304
3 Efficient storage mechanisms for building better supercapacitors Mathieu Salanne, Benjamin Rotenberg, Katsuhiko Naoi et al. · Nature Energy 27 May 2016 2,203
4 DMY is a Y-specific DM-domain gene required for male development in the medaka fish Masaru Matsuda, Yoshitaka Nagahama, Ai Shinomiya et al. · Nature May 2002 1,510
5 Human autologous culture expanded bone marrow mesenchymal cell transplantation for repair of cartilage defects in osteoarthritic knees Shigeyuki Wakitani, Kazuhiko Imoto, Tetsuya Yamamoto et al. · Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open access Mar 2002 970
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ōtani University?

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

▲ 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-now 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▲ 2.9×22 topics
  2. Climate Change14▲ 1.19×36 topics
  3. History13▲ 4.2×9 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 1.63×21 topics
  5. Culture10▲ 4.5×7 topics
  6. Globalization10▲ 1.18×21 topics
  7. Soft Robotics10▲ 30×2 topics
  8. Modernization9▲ 11×3 topics
  9. Philosophy9▲ 4.5×6 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency8▲ 1.91×21 topics
  11. Actuators7▲ 9.9×4 topics
  12. Nanocomposites7▲ 2.0×16 topics
  13. Religion7▲ 3.4×6 topics
  14. Literature6▲ 2.8×6 topics
  15. Tissue Engineering6▲ 2.3×11 topics
  16. Hydrogels6▲ 6.9×5 topics
  17. Numerical Simulation6▲ 4.5×7 topics
  18. Bioinspired Materials6▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Fluid Dynamics5▲ 8.8×4 topics
  20. Bioinspired Robotics5▲ 33×1 topic
  21. Continuum Robots5▲ 33×1 topic
  22. Biomimetic5▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Polymer Films5▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Hearing Loss5▲ 9.5×4 topics
  25. Shape Memory Polymers5▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Liquid Crystal Elastomers5▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Thermal Properties5▲ 8.7×3 topics
  28. Wrinkling Patterns5▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Cerebellum4▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Motor Control4▲ 7.7×2 topics
  31. Structural Analysis4▲ 9.9×2 topics
  32. Cognition4▲ 6.2×4 topics
  33. Fabric Comfort4▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Finite Element Method4▲ 8.5×3 topics
  35. Moisture Management4▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Japan3▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Material Properties3▲ 8.0×2 topics
  38. Buddhism3▲ 42×1 topic
  39. South Asia3▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Vestibular3▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Ōtani University publish most on?

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

  1. 1 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Advanced Materials and Mechanics Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 4 works
  4. 4 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 3 works
  5. 5 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 3 works
  6. 6 Vestibular and auditory disorders Neurology 3 works
  7. 7 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  9. 9 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ōtani University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ōtani University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Ōtani University0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ōtani University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ōtani University7.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.3% in 2025.

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