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Showa Women's University

In research, Showa Women's University stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,020 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#18,601 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,983 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,114
of 28,054 · #28,788 all time
Rank in Japan
#866
of 1,070
Research works
685
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Showa Women's 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 #14,020 of 16,945 6.8%205
Physical SciencesDomain #18,601 of 21,541 4.2%169
Life SciencesDomain #13,983 of 14,347 3.3%145
Health SciencesDomain #19,956 of 20,462 5.8%166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Showa Women's 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: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.64× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 9.35× its world share, 5 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.44× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.67× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.00× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Showa Women's University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kimiko Takeda, Setsu Ito and Hisakazu Iino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Showa Women's University.

  1. 1 Kimiko Takeda Japan · #299,059 worldwide 1 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Setsu Ito Japan · #887,677 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Hisakazu Iino Japan · #1,012,060 worldwide 29 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Kumiko Shimomura Japan · #1,161,039 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Hatsue Moritaka Japan · #1,325,721 worldwide 29 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Nakamichi Watanabe Japan · #1,436,883 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Eiko Nakayama Japan · #1,487,950 worldwide 15 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Masayuki Totani Japan · #1,491,563 worldwide 13 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Showa Women's University

Which keywords describe research at Showa Women's University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Inflammation, Phenolic Compounds, Health Benefits, Metabolic Syndrome, Emotion and Student Engagement.

▲ 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. Globalization8▲ 3.7×12 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 3.0×18 topics
  3. Identity6▲ 7.2×10 topics
  4. Sustainability4▲ 1.51×11 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 4.3×8 topics
  6. Public Health4▲ 2.3×10 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.8×11 topics
  8. Meta-Analysis3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  9. Phenolic Compounds3▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Health Benefits3▲ 8.3×5 topics
  11. Neurological Disorders3▲ 4.6×7 topics
  12. Student Engagement3▲ 6.6×7 topics
  13. Emotion3▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Health3▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Aging3▲ 4.3×7 topics
  16. Alzheimer's Disease3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  17. Antioxidants3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  18. Obesity3▲ 3.1×6 topics
  19. Fashion2▲ 54×3 topics
  20. Embodiment2▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Fatty Acids2▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Nationalism2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  23. Politics2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  24. Cultural Studies2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  25. Second Language Acquisition2▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Cancer Prevention2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  27. Fungal Symbiosis2▲ 151×1 topic
  28. Mycoviruses2▲ 151×1 topic
  29. Corporate Social Responsibility2▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Diabetes Risk2▲ 122×1 topic
  31. Digital Media2▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Nut Consumption2▲ 122×1 topic
  33. Sociology2▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Exercise2▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Weight Loss2▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Ketogenic Diet2▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Low-Carbohydrate Diet2▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Clothing2▲ 74×1 topic
  39. Material Culture2▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Society2▲ 7.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Showa Women's University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant and Fungal Interactions Research, Nuts composition and effects, Diet and metabolism studies and Fashion and Cultural Textiles.

Plant and Fungal Interac…2Plant and Fungal Interactions Research: 2 fractional worksNuts composition and eff…2Nuts composition and effects: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 2 fractional worksTextile materials and evaluations: 2 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 1 fractional worksConsumer Retail Behavior…1Consumer Retail Behavior Studies: 1 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 1 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 1 fractional works
EndocrinologyNutrition and DieteticsPhysiologyMuseology6 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and Fungal Interactions Research Endocrinology 2 works
  2. 2 Nuts composition and effects Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  3. 3 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 2 works
  5. 5 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  6. 6 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 2 works
  7. 7 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Consumer Retail Behavior Studies Marketing 1 works
  9. 9 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Migration and Labor Dynamics 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 available53.5%not open46.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Showa Women's University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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