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Sojo University

In research, Sojo University stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,622 of 6,403 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,270 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,225
of 22,385 · #19,655 all time
Rank in Japan
#406
of 924
Research works
1.7k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
33k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.75×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Sojo University

What is Sojo University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #5,622 of 6,403 2.4%77 #8736
Physical SciencesDomain #10,270 of 10,670 2.7%114 #15703

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Sojo University work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Sojo University is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Medicine (16%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 123 fractional works · 40.6% of its workEngineering: 58 fractional works · 19.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 4.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 5.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 88 fractional works · 28.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 48 fractional works · 15.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 11.1% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 4.0% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 54 fractional works · 18.0% of its workMedicine: 50 fractional works · 16.4% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 12.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSojo University303fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences13%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5819.2%
    2. Materials Science185.8%
    3. Computer Science175.6%
    4. Chemistry165.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy51.8%
    6. Environmental Science41.2%
    7. Energy30.8%
    8. Chemical Engineering20.5%
    9. Mathematics10.3%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4815.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences237.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology82.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics72.4%
    5. Neuroscience20.6%
    1. Medicine5016.4%
    2. Health Professions20.7%
    3. Dentistry20.5%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences216.8%
    2. Psychology72.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities62.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting31.0%
    5. Decision Sciences10.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
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: 1.62× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.94× its world share, 48 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.46× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.79× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.46× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.28× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.65× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics6.79×7 works
  2. Chemistry3.46×16 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.94×48 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.46×8 works
  5. Materials Science1.65×18 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.62×23 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.48×2 works
  8. Engineering1.28×58 works
  9. Dentistry1.04×2 works
  10. Energy0.90×2 works
  11. Medicine0.85×50 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.79×5 works
  13. Psychology0.76×7 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.72×6 works
  15. Computer Science0.71×17 works
  16. Nursing0.57×1 works
  17. Social Sciences0.54×21 works
  18. Neuroscience0.36×2 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.32×3 works
  20. Health Professions0.28×2 works
  21. Environmental Science0.24×4 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.24×1 works
  23. Mathematics0.22×1 works
  24. Veterinary0.16×0 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  26. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sojo University?

Ranked on the quality score, Jun Qun Fang, Akito Kawai and Rayhanul Islam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sojo University.

  1. 1 Jun Qun Fang Japan · #187,292 worldwide 22k citations · 372 works
  2. 2 Akito Kawai Japan · #2,164,580 worldwide 488 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Rayhanul Islam Japan · #2,988,201 worldwide 396 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Gareth Humphreys Japan · #2,995,629 worldwide 419 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 G W HUMPHREYS Japan · #3,819,369 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Hideaki Nakamura Japan · #4,125,135 worldwide 8.8k citations · 139 works
  7. 7 Daisuke Hira Japan · #4,520,428 worldwide 1.3k citations · 67 works
  8. 8 Long Liao Japan · #4,551,726 worldwide 648 citations · 68 works
  9. 9 Motoya Koga Japan · #4,765,137 worldwide 974 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Keita Kuroiwa Japan · #4,772,112 worldwide 1.3k citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at Sojo University

What are the most cited papers from Sojo University?

The most cited paper from Sojo University is "The EPR effect: Unique features of tumor blood vessels for drug delivery, factors involved, and limitations and augmentation of the effect" (Jun Qun Fang, Hideaki Nakamura, Hiroshi Maeda, 2010), with 3,563 citations. Next come "The EPR effect for macromolecular drug delivery to solid tumors: Improvement of tumor uptake, lowering of systemic toxicity, and distinct tumor imaging in vivo" (2,378) and "Exploiting the enhanced permeability and retention effect for tumor targeting" (1,845).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The EPR effect: Unique features of tumor blood vessels for drug delivery, factors involved, and limitations and augmentation of the effect Jun Qun Fang, Hideaki Nakamura, Hiroshi Maeda · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Review 3 May 2010 3,563
2 The EPR effect for macromolecular drug delivery to solid tumors: Improvement of tumor uptake, lowering of systemic toxicity, and distinct tumor imaging in vivo Hiroshi Maeda, Hideaki Nakamura, Jun Qun Fang · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Review 23 Oct 2012 2,378
3 Exploiting the enhanced permeability and retention effect for tumor targeting Arun K. Iyer, Khaled F. Greish, Jun Qun Fang et al. · Drug Discovery Today 26 Aug 2006 1,845
4 Challenges and Key Considerations of the Enhanced Permeability and Retention Effect for Nanomedicine Drug Delivery in Oncology Uma Prabhakar, Hiroshi Maeda, Rakesh K. Jain et al. · Cancer Research Open access 19 Feb 2013 1,488
5 Toward a full understanding of the EPR effect in primary and metastatic tumors as well as issues related to its heterogeneity Hiroshi Maeda · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Review 9 Jan 2015 1,179
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sojo University?

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

▲ 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. Nanoparticles19▲ 5.0×20 topics
  2. Inflammation15▲ 2.4×40 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications12▲ 3.3×17 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress12▲ 2.3×30 topics
  5. Reactive Oxygen Species10▲ 8.4×8 topics
  6. Cancer10▲ 2.4×25 topics
  7. Tumor Targeting9▲ 17×3 topics
  8. Antioxidant9▲ 4.3×21 topics
  9. Drug Delivery8▲ 5.1×10 topics
  10. Cancer Therapy8▲ 4.5×11 topics
  11. Photodynamic Therapy8▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Apoptosis7▲ 7.4×14 topics
  13. Metabolic Regulation6▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Immunotherapy6▲ 2.6×9 topics
  15. Metabolism6▲ 3.7×16 topics
  16. Anti-inflammatory6▲ 6.6×12 topics
  17. Catalysis5▲ 2.6×9 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity5▲ 2.8×13 topics
  19. Fungal Pathogens5▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Antimicrobial5▲ 5.7×8 topics
  21. Magnetic Nanoparticles5▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Nanocarriers5▲ 27×1 topic
  23. Photothermal Therapy5▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Self-Assembly5▲ 4.8×8 topics
  25. Surface Engineering5▲ 17×1 topic
  26. Biological Activities5▲ 9.5×5 topics
  27. Fluorescence Imaging4▲ 9.3×1 topic
  28. Near-Infrared4▲ 15×1 topic
  29. Ionic Liquids4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  30. Stress Response4▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Yeast4▲ 52×2 topics
  32. Machine Vision3▲ 5.4×2 topics
  33. Clinical Applications3▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Nuclear Receptors3▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Second Language Acquisition3▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Fabric Defect Detection3▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Glycosylation3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. Gene Silencing3▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Pest Management3▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Photosensitizers3▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does Sojo University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection and Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies.

Nanoparticle-Based Drug …5Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 5 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer…4Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 4 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 3 fractional worksPhotodynamic Therapy Research Studies: 3 fractional worksFungal and yeast genetic…3Fungal and yeast genetics research: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksInternational Student an…2International Student and Expatriate Challenges: 2 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 2 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional works
BiomaterialsBiomedical EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 5 works
  2. 2 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Fungal and yeast genetics research Molecular Biology 3 works
  6. 6 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  7. 7 Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms Oncology 3 works
  8. 8 International Student and Expatriate Challenges Communication 2 works
  9. 9 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 2 works
  10. 10 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sojo University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% 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 Sojo University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Sojo University0.0012% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Sojo University 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 2025Sojo University5.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.4% in 2020.

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