Question 1

What is Ōtani University known for?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

How does Ōtani University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Ōtani University ranks #7,827 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#9,693 all time), and #183 of 924 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Ōtani University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Ōtani University?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Ōtani University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Ōtani University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Ōtani University work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Ōtani University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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