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Seinan Gakuin University

In research, Seinan Gakuin University stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,561 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,072 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,408
of 28,054 · #36,740 all time
Rank in Japan
#889
of 1,070
Research works
370
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Seinan Gakuin 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 #12,561 of 16,945 20.0%274
Social SciencesField #8,072 of 10,206 22.3%156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Seinan Gakuin 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.73× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.56× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.75× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.20× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.64× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.74× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.14× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Seinan Gakuin University?

Ranked on the composite score, Naotaka Shinfuku, Eiji Yamamura and Takahito Kuroki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Seinan Gakuin University.

  1. 1 Naotaka Shinfuku Japan · #297,175 worldwide 49 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Eiji Yamamura Japan · #954,855 worldwide 98 citations · 101 works
  3. 3 Takahito Kuroki Japan · #1,408,328 worldwide 0 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Kensuke Goto Japan · #1,500,960 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Nozomi Iso Japan · #1,523,069 worldwide 4 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Seinan Gakuin University

Which keywords describe research at Seinan Gakuin University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Labor Market, Economic Development, Globalization, Human Rights, Gender Inequality, Global Governance, Academic Achievement and Income Tax.

▲ 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. Globalization5▲ 3.3×12 topics
  2. Economic Development5▲ 7.5×6 topics
  3. Labor Market5▲ 21×6 topics
  4. Human Rights4▲ 4.7×9 topics
  5. COVID-193▲ 3.0×3 topics
  6. Innovation3▲ 3.7×5 topics
  7. Gender Inequality3▲ 27×3 topics
  8. Academic Achievement2▲ 20×5 topics
  9. Educational Technology2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  10. Global Governance2▲ 15×4 topics
  11. Income Tax2▲ 38×2 topics
  12. Gender2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  13. Labor Force Participation2▲ 62×1 topic
  14. Welfare Reform2▲ 128×1 topic
  15. Decision Making2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  16. History2▲ 4.0×7 topics
  17. Resilience2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  18. Social Support2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  19. Corruption2▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Higher Education2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  21. Literature2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  22. Vulnerability2▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Democracy2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  24. Fiscal Policy2▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Educational Inequality2▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Art2▲ 23×4 topics
  27. Competitive Balance2▲ 82×1 topic
  28. Emotion2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  29. Financial Markets2▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Infectious Diseases2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  31. Informal Economy2▲ 39×1 topic
  32. Prediction Markets2▲ 82×1 topic
  33. Tax Evasion2▲ 41×1 topic
  34. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  35. Language Teaching1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  36. Multilingualism1▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Quarantine1▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Socioeconomic Status1▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Student Achievement1▲ 23×1 topic
  40. NGOs1▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Seinan Gakuin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics, Sports Analytics and Performance, Taxation and Compliance Studies and School Choice and Performance.

Gender, Labor, and Famil…2Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics: 2 fractional worksSports Analytics and Per…2Sports Analytics and Performance: 2 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 2 fractional worksSchool Choice and Perfor…1School Choice and Performance: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional worksOrganizational Managemen…1Organizational Management and Leadership: 1 fractional worksIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 1 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 1 fractional works
Gender StudiesEconomics and EconometricsEducationClinical Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Gender Studies 2 works
  2. 2 Sports Analytics and Performance Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 School Choice and Performance Education 1 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  8. 8 Organizational Management and Leadership Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  9. 9 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 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 available45.0%not open55.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Seinan Gakuin University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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