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Sojo University

In research, Sojo University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,004 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,153 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,607
of 28,054 · #9,454 all time
Rank in Japan
#474
of 1,070
Research works
1.7k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Sojo 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 #11,004 of 12,888 4.9%114 #7345
Life SciencesDomain #7,153 of 7,800 4.8%77 #6924

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sojo 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: 1.73× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.92× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.19× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.45× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.54× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.34× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.61× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sojo University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jun Fang, Hideaki Nakamura and Hiroyuki Miyashita lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sojo University.

  1. 1 Jun Fang Japan · #78,786 worldwide 394 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Hideaki Nakamura Japan · #97,594 worldwide 301 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Hiroyuki Miyashita Japan · #649,257 worldwide 62 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Masateru Ono Japan · #701,803 worldwide 80 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Yōko Matsumoto Japan · #781,801 worldwide 85 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Hitoshi Yoshimitsu Japan · #853,429 worldwide 51 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Koji Azuma Japan · #1,095,930 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Ryuichi Ueoka Japan · #1,112,178 worldwide 80 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Keishi Yamasaki Japan · #1,169,918 worldwide 42 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Tomoko Mineno Japan · #1,199,790 worldwide 48 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Sojo University

Which keywords describe research at Sojo University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Reactive Oxygen Species, Tumor Targeting, Inflammation, Biomedical Applications, Photodynamic Therapy, Antioxidant and Drug Delivery.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles16▲ 4.7×18 topics
  2. Inflammation13▲ 2.4×38 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications10▲ 3.2×17 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress10▲ 2.3×30 topics
  5. Deep Learning9◆ 1.00×21 topics
  6. Reactive Oxygen Species9▲ 8.0×8 topics
  7. Tumor Targeting8▲ 17×3 topics
  8. Antioxidant8▲ 4.3×19 topics
  9. Cancer8▲ 2.1×22 topics
  10. Drug Delivery7▲ 4.9×10 topics
  11. Photodynamic Therapy7▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Cancer Therapy6▲ 4.2×10 topics
  13. Apoptosis6▲ 7.2×13 topics
  14. Metabolic Regulation6▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Immunotherapy5▲ 2.8×9 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity5▲ 3.0×13 topics
  17. Metabolism5▲ 3.7×15 topics
  18. Anti-inflammatory5▲ 6.7×10 topics
  19. Fungal Pathogens5▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Biological Activities4▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Catalysis4▲ 2.5×8 topics
  22. Self-Assembly4▲ 5.0×7 topics
  23. Photothermal Therapy4▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Antimicrobial4▲ 5.3×8 topics
  25. Fluorescence Imaging4▲ 9.4×1 topic
  26. Magnetic Nanoparticles4▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Near-Infrared4▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Nanocarriers4▲ 24×1 topic
  29. Surface Engineering4▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Ionic Liquids4▲ 4.7×6 topics
  31. Stress Response4▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Genomics3▲ 4.3×3 topics
  33. Machine Vision3▲ 5.7×2 topics
  34. Yeast3▲ 62×2 topics
  35. Gene Therapy3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  36. Fabric Defect Detection3▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Clinical Applications3▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Gene Silencing3▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Antiviral3▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Nuclear Receptors3▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Sojo University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection and Fungal and yeast genetics research.

Nanoplatforms for cancer…4Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 4 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug …4Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 4 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 3 fractional worksFungal and yeast genetics research: 2 fractional worksDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksPhotodynamic Therapy Research Studies: 2 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…2Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 2 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 2 fractional worksSurfactants and Colloidal Systems: 2 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringBiomaterialsIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMolecular Biology6 others

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

  1. 1 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 4 works
  3. 3 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Fungal and yeast genetics research Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 2 works
  9. 9 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Surfactants and Colloidal Systems Organic Chemistry 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 available49.8%not open50.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sojo University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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