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Setsunan University

In research, Setsunan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,197 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#5,947 of 7,800 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,674 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,975
of 28,054 · #11,451 all time
Rank in Japan
#298
of 1,070
Research works
2.9k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Setsunan 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,197 of 12,888 4.7%128 #9034
Life SciencesDomain #5,947 of 7,800 5.3%131 #6153
Health SciencesDomain #9,674 of 11,982 5.6%77 #14645
MedicineField #9,383 of 10,443 5.5%63 #12728

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#9,034 #9,197
  2. Life Sciences#6,153 #5,947
  3. Health Sciences#14,645 #9,674
  4. Medicine#12,728 #9,383
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 1.95× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.57× its world share, 51 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.65× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.45× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10.63× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.22× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.60× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.97× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 63 worksMedicineNursing: 3.27× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Setsunan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hiroyuki Matsunaga, TANEKAZU NADAI and Daisuke Morita lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Setsunan University.

  1. 1 Hiroyuki Matsunaga · #99,180 worldwide 295 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 TANEKAZU NADAI · #221,106 worldwide 53 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Daisuke Morita · #280,814 worldwide 125 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Itsumaro Kumadaki · #368,013 worldwide 197 citations · 84 works
  5. 5 Kazuyuki Kitatani · #378,034 worldwide 120 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Ryo Inoüe · #456,264 worldwide 99 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Kazumoto Miyahara · #515,726 worldwide 65 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Tsutomu Nakanishi · #556,771 worldwide 51 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Tomohiro Arakawa · #559,972 worldwide 62 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Michico Iwata · #612,345 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Setsunan University

Which keywords describe research at Setsunan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Inflammatory Diseases, Oxidative Stress, Gut Microbiota, Metabolic Health, Medicinal Chemistry, Schizophrenia and Genetics.

▲ 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. Inflammation20▲ 2.5×43 topics
  2. Epidemiology15◆ 0.99×39 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress14▲ 2.3×33 topics
  4. Climate Change11◆ 1.07×36 topics
  5. Inflammatory Diseases9▲ 13×4 topics
  6. Cancer9▲ 1.79×24 topics
  7. Genetics8▲ 3.2×13 topics
  8. Treatment8▲ 1.83×8 topics
  9. Gut Microbiota8▲ 5.8×7 topics
  10. Metabolism7▲ 3.5×18 topics
  11. Medicinal Chemistry6▲ 6.2×6 topics
  12. Aging6▲ 3.0×10 topics
  13. Metabolic Health6▲ 8.0×3 topics
  14. Microbial Communities6▲ 3.6×6 topics
  15. Cytokines6▲ 5.3×6 topics
  16. Neuroinflammation6▲ 5.3×4 topics
  17. Schizophrenia6▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Cell Signaling5▲ 8.8×8 topics
  19. Immune Responses5▲ 9.8×2 topics
  20. Metagenomic Analysis5▲ 11×1 topic
  21. Protein5▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Short-Chain Fatty Acids5▲ 11×1 topic
  23. Immunology5▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Regulatory T Cells5▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Asthma5▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Metabolic Regulation5▲ 7.3×5 topics
  27. Microglia4▲ 11×2 topics
  28. PET Imaging4▲ 6.9×3 topics
  29. Neuronal Function4▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Allergic Diseases4▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Eosinophils4▲ 19×1 topic
  32. IL-334▲ 57×1 topic
  33. Innate Lymphoid Cells4▲ 57×1 topic
  34. Signal Transduction4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  35. Pharmaceuticals4▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Adverse Drug Reactions4▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Bioisosteres4▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Fluorine4▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Metabolic Disorders4▲ 8.5×3 topics
  40. Tool Wear4▲ 7.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Setsunan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gut microbiota and health, IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Fluorine in Organic Chemistry.

Gut microbiota and health5Gut microbiota and health: 5 fractional worksIL-33, ST2, and ILC Path…4IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways: 4 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…4Asthma and respiratory diseases: 4 fractional worksFluorine in Organic Chem…4Fluorine in Organic Chemistry: 4 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 3 fractional worksDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksAmino Acid Enzymes and M…3Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism: 3 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 2 fractional worksEosinophilic Esophagitis2Eosinophilic Esophagitis: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyImmunologyPhysiologyPharmaceutical Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 5 works
  2. 2 IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways Immunology 4 works
  3. 3 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 4 works
  4. 4 Fluorine in Organic Chemistry Pharmaceutical Science 4 works
  5. 5 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 3 works
  6. 6 Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms Oncology 3 works
  7. 7 Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism Biochemistry 3 works
  8. 8 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Eosinophilic Esophagitis Surgery 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 available48.2%not open51.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Setsunan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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