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Shibuya (Japan)

In research, Shibuya (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,661 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#6,557 of 9,532 worldwide) and Medicine (#11,075 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,476
of 22,385 · #9,805 all time
Rank in Japan
#294
of 924
Research works
884
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Shibuya (Japan)

What is Shibuya (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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,661 of 17,446 6.3%451
EngineeringField #6,557 of 9,532 5.6%165
MedicineField #11,075 of 14,558 7.3%143
Health SciencesDomain #12,965 of 16,688 7.4%163
Social SciencesDomain #13,085 of 14,833 6.7%164

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shibuya (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Shibuya (Japan) work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Shibuya (Japan) is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Computer Science (19%), Engineering (12%).

Physical Sciences: 54 fractional works · 39.8% of its workComputer Science: 25 fractional works · 18.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 8.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 12.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 27.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 30 fractional works · 21.8% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 19.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 10.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKShibuya (Japan)135fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences28%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science2518.7%
    2. Engineering1612.0%
    3. Environmental Science32.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy21.8%
    5. Mathematics21.2%
    6. Energy11.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.0%
    8. Materials Science10.9%
    9. Chemistry10.5%
    1. Social Sciences139.6%
    2. Psychology85.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance75.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities53.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting32.5%
    6. Decision Sciences10.9%
    1. Medicine2619.4%
    2. Health Professions31.9%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology85.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.3%
    3. Neuroscience21.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.40× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.28× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.33× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science2.40×25 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.33×7 works
  3. Psychology1.93×8 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.28×5 works
  5. Energy1.15×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.09×8 works
  7. Mathematics1.05×2 works
  8. Medicine1.01×26 works
  9. Neuroscience0.97×2 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.95×0 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.91×1 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.82×1 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.81×2 works
  14. Engineering0.80×16 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.77×3 works
  16. Social Sciences0.76×13 works
  17. Health Professions0.71×2 works
  18. Dentistry0.68×0 works
  19. Veterinary0.68×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.65×1 works
  21. Environmental Science0.51×3 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×3 works
  23. Chemistry0.34×1 works
  24. Materials Science0.26×1 works
  25. Nursing0.23×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Shibuya (Japan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Motoo Komoda, Terutane Yamada and Ryuji Akimoto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shibuya (Japan).

  1. 1 Motoo Komoda Japan · #3,326,316 worldwide 15 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Terutane Yamada Japan · #5,856,978 worldwide 14 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Ryuji Akimoto Japan · #5,883,328 worldwide 216 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Shibuya (Japan)

What are the most cited papers from Shibuya (Japan)?

The most cited paper from Shibuya (Japan) is "ViPTree: the viral proteomic tree server" (Yosuke Nishimura, Takashi Yoshida, Megumi Kuronishi et al., 2017), with 1,026 citations. Next come "Towards a theory of biological robustness" (827) and "Solar Neutrino Data Covering Solar Cycle 22" (762).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ViPTree: the viral proteomic tree server Yosuke Nishimura, Takashi Yoshida, Megumi Kuronishi et al. · Bioinformatics Open access 21 Mar 2017 1,026
2 Towards a theory of biological robustness Hiroaki Kitano · Molecular Systems Biology Open access 18 Sep 2007 827
3 Solar Neutrino Data Covering Solar Cycle 22 Y. Fukuda et al. · Physical Review Letters 26 Aug 1996 762
4 Observation of a small atmospheric vμ/ve ratio in Kamiokande Keiko Hirata et al. · Physics Letters B Apr 1992 591
5 Linking Virus Genomes with Host Taxonomy Tomoko Mihara, Yosuke Nishimura, Yugo Shimizu et al. · Viruses Open access Mar 2016 523
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Shibuya (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Ultrasound, Thyroid Carcinoma, BRAF Mutation, Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Nodules and Language.

▲ 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-now 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. Deep Learning10▲ 2.1×36 topics
  2. Neural Networks6▲ 2.8×16 topics
  3. Machine Learning5◆ 1.13×26 topics
  4. BRAF Mutation3▲ 34×2 topics
  5. Thyroid Carcinoma3▲ 48×2 topics
  6. Ultrasound3▲ 23×2 topics
  7. Differentiated Thyroid Cancer3▲ 57×1 topic
  8. Thyroid Nodules3▲ 57×1 topic
  9. Economic Growth3▲ 2.6×9 topics
  10. Language3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  11. Human-Robot Interaction2▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Cultural Evolution2▲ 32×2 topics
  13. Social Interaction2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  14. Corpus Linguistics2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  15. Fiscal Policy2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  16. Gender Differences2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  17. Language Teaching2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  19. Emotion2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  20. Evolutionary Dynamics2▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Human Adaptation2▲ 103×1 topic
  22. Phylogenetics2▲ 25×1 topic
  23. Social Learning2▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Approximation Algorithms2▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Monetary Policy2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  26. Social Networks2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  27. Evolutionary Algorithms2▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Pregnancy2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  29. Service Robots2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Particle Swarm Optimization1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  31. Social Relationships1▲ 11×2 topics
  32. User Satisfaction1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  33. Linguistic Historiography1▲ 63×1 topic
  34. Loneliness1▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Saussure1▲ 63×1 topic
  36. Socioeconomic Inequalities1▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Thyroid Dysfunction1▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Thyroid Hormone1▲ 31×1 topic
  39. DNA Damage1▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Travel Behavior1▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Shibuya (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Language and cultural evolution, Health disparities and outcomes and Thyroid Disorders and Treatments.

Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis…3Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksLanguage and cultural evolution: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 1 fractional worksThyroid Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksHistorical Linguistics and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 1 fractional worksCryptography and Data Se…1Cryptography and Data Security: 1 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 1 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 1 fractional worksUtopian, Dystopian, and …1Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction: 1 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismCultural StudiesHealthLanguage and Linguistics3 others

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

  1. 1 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  2. 2 Language and cultural evolution Cultural Studies 2 works
  3. 3 Health disparities and outcomes Health 1 works
  4. 4 Thyroid Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  5. 5 Historical Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 1 works
  6. 6 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 1 works
  9. 9 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction Philosophy 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 available31.1%not open68.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Shibuya (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Shibuya (Japan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00056% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Shibuya (Japan)0.00036% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Shibuya (Japan) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Shibuya (Japan)7.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.8% in 2011.

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