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Shikoku University

In research, Shikoku University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,915 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,160
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,184
of 2,112
Research works
370
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Shikoku 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
Physical SciencesDomain #16,915 of 21,541 6.2%146

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shikoku 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: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 2.89× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.27× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.59× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shikoku University?

Ranked on the composite score, Katsushi Sakai, Akiko Masuda and Akiko Kondo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shikoku University.

  1. 1 Katsushi Sakai Japan · #796,101 worldwide 32 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Akiko Masuda Japan · #1,092,007 worldwide 54 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Akiko Kondo Japan · #1,251,351 worldwide 10 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Shikoku University

Which keywords describe research at Shikoku University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Culture, Literature, Modernization, Philosophy, Science, Design and Air Force.

▲ 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. History4▲ 12×3 topics
  2. Culture4▲ 14×3 topics
  3. Literature4▲ 14×2 topics
  4. Modernization4▲ 41×2 topics
  5. Philosophy3▲ 13×2 topics
  6. Science3▲ 22×2 topics
  7. Air Force3▲ 43×1 topic
  8. Design3▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Islam3▲ 25×1 topic
  10. Legal Regulation3▲ 24×1 topic
  11. Social Influence3▲ 24×1 topic
  12. Transport Policy3▲ 41×1 topic
  13. Warfare3▲ 43×1 topic
  14. Epidemiology2◆ 1.11×17 topics
  15. Inflammation2▲ 1.69×11 topics
  16. Education2▲ 1.87×6 topics
  17. Cancer2▲ 2.3×7 topics
  18. Qualitative Research2▲ 3.6×3 topics
  19. Economic Growth2▲ 3.2×5 topics
  20. Identity1▲ 3.5×3 topics
  21. Antioxidant Activity1▲ 3.6×6 topics
  22. Colonialism1▲ 5.1×2 topics
  23. Corpus Linguistics1▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Gender1▲ 4.4×2 topics
  25. Learning1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  26. Adolescents1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  27. Aging1▲ 4.1×5 topics
  28. Children1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  29. Japan1▲ 105×1 topic
  30. Professional Development1▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Society1▲ 12×1 topic
  32. Cultural Diversity1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  33. Distance Education1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  34. Metabolism1▲ 4.1×7 topics
  35. Self-Efficacy1▲ 7.6×4 topics
  36. Social Studies1▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Child Development1▲ 4.3×5 topics
  38. Language Teaching1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  39. Semantic Network Analysis1▲ 78×2 topics
  40. Teaching1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Shikoku University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies and Japanese History and Culture.

Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 3 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 3 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 3 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksEducation Practices and Challenges: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 1 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 1 fractional works
TransportationSociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringCultural Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 3 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 1 works
  5. 5 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  6. 6 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 1 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 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 available57.5%not open42.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shikoku University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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