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Tamagawa University

In research, Tamagawa University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,426 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,057 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,334
of 28,054 · #9,881 all time
Rank in Japan
#255
of 1,070
Research works
2k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Tamagawa 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,426 of 10,521 24.3%90 #3620
Physical SciencesDomain #11,057 of 12,888 6.2%95 #8749

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tamagawa 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: 1.60× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 4.04× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.07× its world share, 41 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.44× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.46× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.96× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tamagawa University?

Ranked on the composite score, Osamu Hirota, Junko Yamada and Ko Wakabayashi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tamagawa University.

  1. 1 Osamu Hirota Japan · #176,483 worldwide 329 citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Junko Yamada Japan · #468,936 worldwide 89 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Ko Wakabayashi Japan · #500,517 worldwide 56 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Yukio Kasuga Japan · #567,587 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Takashi Shinzato Japan · #656,071 worldwide 11 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Fumio Futami Japan · #662,742 worldwide 75 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Takashi Omori Japan · #873,916 worldwide 113 citations · 111 works
  8. 8 Takashi Echigo Japan · #899,633 worldwide 58 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Norifumi Watanabe Japan · #990,313 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Kyoko Watanabe Japan · #1,117,106 worldwide 48 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Tamagawa University

Which keywords describe research at Tamagawa University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Higher Education, Entanglement, Virtual Reality, Communication, Second Language Acquisition, Computation and Quantum Information.

▲ 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. Globalization17▲ 3.3×12 topics
  2. Higher Education11▲ 7.8×7 topics
  3. Entanglement10▲ 25×2 topics
  4. Virtual Reality9▲ 7.3×7 topics
  5. Communication8▲ 10×3 topics
  6. Second Language Acquisition8▲ 35×2 topics
  7. Computation8▲ 41×2 topics
  8. Quantum Information8▲ 25×2 topics
  9. Language Policy7▲ 21×2 topics
  10. Multilingualism7▲ 17×2 topics
  11. Language Teaching7▲ 11×2 topics
  12. Cryptography7▲ 22×1 topic
  13. Quantum7▲ 34×1 topic
  14. Social Interaction7▲ 6.6×7 topics
  15. Corrective Feedback6▲ 35×1 topic
  16. L2 Motivation6▲ 35×1 topic
  17. Learning Outcomes6▲ 5.6×5 topics
  18. Student Perceptions6▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Optical Fiber6▲ 21×3 topics
  20. Diversity6▲ 13×6 topics
  21. Microbiota6▲ 10×2 topics
  22. Genomics5▲ 7.2×3 topics
  23. Social Insects5▲ 49×1 topic
  24. Symbiosis5▲ 22×1 topic
  25. Teacher Education5▲ 16×3 topics
  26. CLIL5▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Coherent Detection5▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Content and Language Integrated Learning5▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Digital Signal Processing5▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 8.8×2 topics
  31. Embodiment5▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Global Change5▲ 7.3×3 topics
  33. Quantum Algorithms5▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Quantum Computation5▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Cultural Competence5▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Global Citizenship Education4▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Plant-Animal Interactions4▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Pollinator Decline4▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Human-Robot Interaction4▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Tamagawa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum Information and Cryptography, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior and Second Language Learning and Teaching.

Quantum Information and …7Quantum Information and Cryptography: 7 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…6EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 6 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 5 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 5 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 5 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 5 fractional worksGlobal Education and Multiculturalism: 4 fractional worksPlant and animal studies4Plant and animal studies: 4 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 3 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceLanguage and LinguisticsGeneticsLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  2. 2 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 6 works
  3. 3 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 5 works
  4. 4 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 5 works
  5. 5 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  7. 7 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 4 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  9. 9 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 4 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 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 available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tamagawa University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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