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Science Council of Japan

In research, Science Council of Japan stands highest in Social Sciences (#16,748 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#21,367 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,186 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,966
of 28,054 · #41,633 all time
Rank in Japan
#1,070
of 1,070
Research works
540
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
205
0.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
96%
world 28%

What is Science Council of Japan 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 #16,748 of 16,945 0.6%301
Physical SciencesDomain #21,367 of 21,541 0.8%170
Social SciencesField #10,186 of 10,206 0.4%193

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Science Council of Japan 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.68× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.77× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.52× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Science Council of Japan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hypersonic Effect, Ultrasonic Perception, Financial Analysis, Monetary Policy, Human Rights, Gender, International Relations and Global Governance.

▲ 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. Climate Change6▲ 2.7×22 topics
  2. Human Rights5▲ 6.0×10 topics
  3. Hypersonic Effect5▲ 445×1 topic
  4. Ultrasonic Perception5▲ 445×1 topic
  5. Financial Analysis5▲ 52×1 topic
  6. Monetary Policy5▲ 25×1 topic
  7. Gender5▲ 10×6 topics
  8. Global Governance4▲ 21×7 topics
  9. International Relations4▲ 20×6 topics
  10. Public Health4▲ 3.4×10 topics
  11. Intersectionality4▲ 25×4 topics
  12. Cultural Diversity4▲ 19×2 topics
  13. Organizational Culture4▲ 11×2 topics
  14. Educational Leadership4▲ 33×1 topic
  15. Learning Environment4▲ 190×1 topic
  16. Sustainability3▲ 1.65×12 topics
  17. COVID-193▲ 2.5×6 topics
  18. Disaster Recovery3▲ 467×1 topic
  19. Urban Reconstruction3▲ 467×1 topic
  20. Healthcare3▲ 2.9×3 topics
  21. Political Economy3▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Migration2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  23. Refugees2▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Famine2▲ 390×1 topic
  25. North Korea2▲ 390×1 topic
  26. Feminist Theory2▲ 65×2 topics
  27. Colonialism2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  28. Health Effects2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  29. Policy Makers2▲ 109×1 topic
  30. Women2▲ 109×1 topic
  31. Culture2▲ 4.4×3 topics
  32. Gender Equality2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  33. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Environmental Impacts2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  35. Community2▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Health Outcomes2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  37. Politics2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  38. Society2▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Gender Inequality2▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Institutionalization2▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Science Council of Japan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Human auditory perception and evaluation, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Educational Leadership and Practices and Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies.

Human auditory perception and evaluation: 5 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 5 fractional worksEducational Leadership and Practices: 4 fractional worksEarthquake and Disaster Impact Studies: 3 fractional worksKorean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies: 2 fractional worksGender Politics and Repr…2Gender Politics and Representation: 2 fractional worksRadioactive contamination and transfer: 1 fractional worksSustainability in Higher Education: 1 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringEconomics and EconometricsEducationTransportation4 others

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

  1. 1 Human auditory perception and evaluation Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  3. 3 Educational Leadership and Practices Education 4 works
  4. 4 Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies Transportation 3 works
  5. 5 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Sustainability in Higher Education Education 1 works
  9. 9 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 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 available95.7%not open4.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.5%domestic only97.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Science Council of Japan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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