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Otsuma Women's University

In research, Otsuma Women's University stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,807 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#14,873 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,008 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,239
of 28,054 · #25,347 all time
Rank in Japan
#807
of 1,070
Research works
1.1k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Otsuma Women's University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #11,807 of 16,945 7.3%395
Health SciencesDomain #14,873 of 20,462 7.5%254
Physical SciencesDomain #16,008 of 21,541 6.6%309
Social SciencesField #7,769 of 10,206 8.2%193
MedicineField #15,284 of 17,978 8.2%162
Life SciencesDomain #14,084 of 14,347 4.1%186

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Otsuma Women's 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).

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: 0.89× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.06× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.91× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 9.82× its world share, 6 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.71× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.83× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Otsuma Women's University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kosuke Kiyohara, Kumi Ashizawa and H Kamata lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Otsuma Women's University.

  1. 1 Kosuke Kiyohara Japan · #429,043 worldwide 68 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Kumi Ashizawa Japan · #839,291 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 H Kamata Japan · #917,720 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Emiko Tsutsumi Japan · #933,216 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Michiko Shimomura Japan · #1,029,776 worldwide 16 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Masashi Omori Japan · #1,077,925 worldwide 39 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Ryoyasu Saijō Japan · #1,162,834 worldwide 22 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Seiji Ohsawa Japan · #1,214,584 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Kazuko Sugawara-Tanabe Japan · #1,309,497 worldwide 50 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Seiichiro Aoe Japan · #1,370,946 worldwide 29 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Otsuma Women's University

Which keywords describe research at Otsuma Women's University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Benefits, Colonialism, Dietary Fiber, History, Resuscitation, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiac Arrest and Hypothermia.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5◆ 1.14×23 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 1.78×11 topics
  3. Globalization4▲ 1.80×11 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 4.2×9 topics
  5. Colonialism4▲ 6.9×8 topics
  6. History4▲ 4.7×8 topics
  7. Health Benefits4▲ 9.7×4 topics
  8. Quality of Life4▲ 2.2×10 topics
  9. Innovation3▲ 2.7×8 topics
  10. Consumer Behavior3▲ 4.4×7 topics
  11. Dietary Fiber3▲ 25×2 topics
  12. Culture3▲ 5.1×7 topics
  13. Gender3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  14. Resuscitation3▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Identity3▲ 3.5×7 topics
  16. Cardiac Arrest3▲ 42×1 topic
  17. Hypothermia3▲ 32×1 topic
  18. Politics3▲ 8.5×5 topics
  19. Academic Achievement3▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Gut Microbiota3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  21. Insulin Resistance3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  22. Self-Efficacy2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  23. Nationalism2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  24. Parental Involvement2▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Aging2▲ 3.7×6 topics
  26. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  27. Metabolic Health2▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Religion2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  29. Private Tutoring2▲ 143×1 topic
  30. Rheological Properties2▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Shadow Education2▲ 143×1 topic
  32. Weight Loss2▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Glycemic Index2▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Society2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  35. Starch2▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Circadian Rhythms2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Functional Food2▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Ketogenic Diet2▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Low-Carbohydrate Diet2▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Prebiotics2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Otsuma Women's University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities, Food composition and properties and Diet and metabolism studies.

Cardiac Arrest and Resus…3Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 3 fractional worksGlobal Educational Refor…2Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities: 2 fractional worksFood composition and pro…2Food composition and properties: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism stud…2Diet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksDietetics, Nutrition, and Education: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology: 1 fractional worksPolitical Theory and Inf…1Political Theory and Influence: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksOlfactory and Sensory Fu…1Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies: 1 fractional works
Emergency MedicineDemographyNutrition and DieteticsPhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities Demography 2 works
  3. 3 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  4. 4 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  5. 5 Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education Health Information Management 2 works
  6. 6 Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  7. 7 Political Theory and Influence Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 1 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 available61.7%not open38.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Otsuma Women's University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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