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Shujitsu University

In research, Shujitsu University stands highest in Life Sciences (#8,596 of 14,347 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#16,141 of 21,541 worldwide) and Medicine (#16,355 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,832
of 28,054 · #18,068 all time
Rank in Japan
#676
of 1,070
Research works
531
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.3k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Shujitsu 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
Life SciencesDomain #8,596 of 14,347 10.2%190
Physical SciencesDomain #16,141 of 21,541 23.4%125
MedicineField #16,355 of 17,978 9.9%134
Health SciencesDomain #18,656 of 20,462 10.4%147

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shujitsu 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: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.46× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.97× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.04× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 23.86× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 5.73× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.66× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 23.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shujitsu University?

Ranked on the composite score, Toshiro Niwa, 弘明 加地 and Masafumi Kamada lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shujitsu University.

  1. 1 Toshiro Niwa Japan · #474,019 worldwide 100 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 弘明 加地 Japan · #514,393 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Masafumi Kamada Japan · #562,674 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 寛明 阿蘓 Japan · #633,380 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Takayoshi Maiguma Japan · #684,718 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 誠二 坪井 Japan · #698,719 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 智恵 守谷 Japan · #776,545 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 季之 工藤 Japan · #779,209 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Masahiro Watanabe Japan · #1,015,467 worldwide 40 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Keita Saito Japan · #1,019,178 worldwide 41 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Shujitsu University

Which keywords describe research at Shujitsu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Diabetes, Toll-like Receptors, Adverse Drug Reactions, Cytochrome P450, Advanced Glycation End Products and HMGB1.

▲ 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. Inflammation13▲ 7.0×32 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress9▲ 6.5×23 topics
  3. Diabetes5▲ 11×5 topics
  4. Toll-like Receptors4▲ 40×3 topics
  5. Cancer4▲ 3.2×12 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.6×10 topics
  7. Adverse Drug Reactions3▲ 71×2 topics
  8. Cytochrome P4503▲ 107×2 topics
  9. Advanced Glycation End Products3▲ 196×1 topic
  10. Antioxidant3▲ 4.8×11 topics
  11. HMGB13▲ 196×1 topic
  12. Clinical Pharmacy3▲ 283×1 topic
  13. Metabolism3▲ 6.0×8 topics
  14. Pharmaceutical Care3▲ 283×1 topic
  15. Fibrosis2▲ 16×5 topics
  16. Genetic Variation2▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  18. Pharmacokinetics2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  19. Biomarkers2▲ 3.7×7 topics
  20. Cytokines2▲ 9.1×6 topics
  21. Drug Metabolism2▲ 93×1 topic
  22. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  23. Pharmacogenetics2▲ 126×1 topic
  24. Antioxidants2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  25. Apoptosis2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  26. Elderly2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  27. Chiral Separation2▲ 47×1 topic
  28. Liquid Chromatography2▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Hypertension2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  30. Lung Cancer2▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Inappropriate Medication Use2▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Polypharmacy2▲ 43×1 topic
  33. TGF-ß2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. DNA Damage1▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Dendritic Spines1▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Diabetic Nephropathy1▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Genomic Instability1▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Hormone Therapy1▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers1▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Solid-Phase Microextraction1▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Shujitsu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Glycation End Products research, Pharmacy and Medical Practices, Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography.

Advanced Glycation End Products research: 3 fractional worksPharmacy and Medical Practices: 3 fractional worksPharmacogenetics and Dru…2Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism: 2 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and…2Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 2 fractional worksAnalytical chemistry methods development: 1 fractional worksLandslides and related h…1Landslides and related hazards: 1 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 1 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 1 fractional worksHormonal and reproductive studies: 1 fractional works
Clinical BiochemistryPharmacologySpectroscopyGeriatrics and Gerontology5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Glycation End Products research Clinical Biochemistry 3 works
  2. 2 Pharmacy and Medical Practices Pharmacology 3 works
  3. 3 Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Pharmacology 2 works
  4. 4 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 2 works
  5. 5 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  6. 6 Analytical chemistry methods development Analytical Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  8. 8 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 1 works
  10. 10 Hormonal and reproductive studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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 available57.9%not open42.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shujitsu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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