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Senshu University

In research, Senshu University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,768 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,928 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience — Neuroscience is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,827
of 28,054 · #15,238 all time
Rank in Japan
#674
of 1,070
Research works
1.7k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
6.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Senshu University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,768 of 10,521 8.5%136 #9097
Social SciencesField #5,928 of 6,365 10.7%62 #6946

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

What does Senshu University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 22.4 works5.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.65× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.12× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.24× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.14× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.89× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Senshu University?

Ranked on the composite score, T. Mizusaki, Stephen Ryan and Patrick W. Galbraith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Senshu University.

  1. 1 T. Mizusaki Japan · #107,052 worldwide 434 citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Stephen Ryan Japan · #170,422 worldwide 173 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Patrick W. Galbraith Japan · #626,431 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Masayuki Akahori Japan · #753,145 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Keiko Ito Japan · #862,066 worldwide 59 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Ken Araya Japan · #1,070,741 worldwide 36 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Takashi Kataoka Japan · #1,136,103 worldwide 40 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Yoshihiko Kunisato Japan · #1,160,243 worldwide 42 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Yohta Kumaki Japan · #1,193,594 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Zhang Dao Japan · #1,205,316 worldwide 0 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Senshu University

Which keywords describe research at Senshu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Economic Growth, Social Cognition, International Law, Social Responsibility, Neural Mechanisms, Cosmopolitanism and Global Justice.

▲ 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. Human Rights12▲ 4.9×14 topics
  2. Globalization11▲ 2.2×17 topics
  3. Economic Growth10▲ 5.0×14 topics
  4. Climate Change9▲ 1.42×26 topics
  5. Social Cognition8▲ 19×7 topics
  6. International Law8▲ 10.0×6 topics
  7. Social Responsibility7▲ 13×3 topics
  8. Mental Health7▲ 1.99×19 topics
  9. Corporate Governance7▲ 3.8×14 topics
  10. Neural Mechanisms7▲ 30×4 topics
  11. History6▲ 3.8×7 topics
  12. Economic Development6▲ 3.2×8 topics
  13. Cosmopolitanism6▲ 23×1 topic
  14. Global Justice6▲ 122×1 topic
  15. Ethics6▲ 5.1×10 topics
  16. Neoliberalism6▲ 6.6×9 topics
  17. Literature5▲ 3.7×5 topics
  18. Emotion Regulation5▲ 6.2×6 topics
  19. Governance5▲ 5.8×4 topics
  20. Emotion5▲ 9.0×9 topics
  21. Executive Functions5▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Culture4▲ 3.4×4 topics
  23. Colonialism4▲ 3.7×4 topics
  24. Philosophy4▲ 3.9×7 topics
  25. Metacognition4▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Neural Correlates4▲ 18×5 topics
  27. Decision Making4▲ 5.1×5 topics
  28. Prefrontal Cortex4▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Neuroimaging Studies4▲ 28×3 topics
  30. Development Policies4▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Foreign Aid4▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Liquidity4▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Emotion Recognition3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  34. Modernization3▲ 7.2×2 topics
  35. Cortical Connectivity3▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Face Perception3▲ 87×1 topic
  37. Visual Cortex3▲ 87×1 topic
  38. Imperialism3▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Japan3▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Psychology3▲ 9.2×6 topics

Which research topics does Senshu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political Philosophy and Ethics, International Development and Aid, Face Recognition and Perception and Japanese History and Culture.

Political Philosophy and…6Political Philosophy and Ethics: 6 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 4 fractional worksFace Recognition and Per…3Face Recognition and Perception: 3 fractional worksJapanese History and Cul…3Japanese History and Culture: 3 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 3 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 2 fractional worksVisual perception and pr…2Visual perception and processing mechanisms: 2 fractional worksCognitive Functions and Memory: 2 fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 2 fractional worksAsian Culture and Media Studies: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsDevelopmentCognitive NeuroscienceCultural Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 4 works
  3. 3 Face Recognition and Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  4. 4 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 3 works
  5. 5 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  6. 6 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  7. 7 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  8. 8 Cognitive Functions and Memory Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Asian Culture and Media Studies Cultural Studies 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Senshu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower 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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