Temple University, Japan
In research, Temple University, Japan stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,569 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,158 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cultural Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Social Sciences — Cultural Studies is 59.3× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #24,759 of 28,054 · #25,499 all time
- Rank in Japan
- #834 of 1,070
- Research works
- 436 ▲ 53% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 7.6k 17.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 6.7% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 27% world 28%
What is Temple University, Japan known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #9,569 of 10,521 | 5.7% | 115 | #5622 | |
| Social SciencesField | #6,158 of 6,365 | 2.5% | 89 | #5148 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Temple University, Japan 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).
What does Temple University, Japan specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cultural Studies takes 59.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Cultural StudiesSubfield · 33.7 works59×
- Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 35.3 works7.1×
- Social SciencesField · 89.0 works5.0×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Social Sciences 5.0×
- Arts and Humanities 3.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 2.0×
- Psychology 1.5×
- Computer Science 0.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.7×
- Environmental Science 0.3×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Health Professions 0.2×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Decision Sciences 0.1×
- Neuroscience 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Temple University, Japan?
Ranked on the composite score, Dwight Atkinson, Jeff Kingston and Christine Pearson Casanave lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Temple University, Japan.
- 1 Dwight Atkinson Japan · #265,951 worldwide 100 citations · 21 works
- 2 Jeff Kingston Japan · #346,923 worldwide 17 citations · 28 works
- 3 Christine Pearson Casanave Japan · #474,586 worldwide 71 citations · 17 works
- 4 Daisuke Akimoto Japan · #1,121,096 worldwide 4 citations · 45 works
Which keywords describe research at Temple University, Japan?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, History, Identity, Colonialism, Culture, Literature, Politics and Society.
- Corpus Linguistics
- Nazi Propaganda
- State Intervention
- Cultural Studies
- Confucianism
- Governance
- Humanitarian Intervention
- China
- Religion
- Refugees
- Healthcare
- International Relations
- 1960s
- Globalization
- Political Economy
- Japan
- Society
- Literature
- Colonialism
- History
- Gender
- Identity
- Culture
- Politics
- Modernization
- Decolonization
- Human Rights
- Social Movements
- Global
- Migration
- North Korea
- Nationalism
- Philosophy
- Economic Development
- Cultural Identity
- Christianity
- International Law
- Occupation
- NGOs
- Sexuality
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
- Gender47▲ 62×7 topics
- History41▲ 42×9 topics
- Identity38▲ 38×10 topics
- Colonialism37▲ 56×6 topics
- Culture36▲ 50×6 topics
- Literature36▲ 47×4 topics
- Politics36▲ 94×5 topics
- Society35▲ 129×3 topics
- Modernization33▲ 130×2 topics
- Japan33▲ 1091×1 topic
- Decolonization12▲ 107×3 topics
- Political Economy12▲ 32×8 topics
- Human Rights11▲ 7.6×8 topics
- Globalization11▲ 4.0×20 topics
- Social Movements10▲ 24×2 topics
- 1960s10▲ 635×1 topic
- Global10▲ 198×1 topic
- International Relations10▲ 28×6 topics
- Migration9▲ 19×2 topics
- Healthcare8▲ 5.4×5 topics
- North Korea8▲ 775×1 topic
- Refugees8▲ 43×1 topic
- Nationalism7▲ 11×7 topics
- Religion7▲ 11×6 topics
- Philosophy5▲ 8.7×6 topics
- China5▲ 37×3 topics
- Economic Development4▲ 3.9×7 topics
- Humanitarian Intervention4▲ 83×2 topics
- Cultural Identity4▲ 5.1×4 topics
- Governance4▲ 7.8×6 topics
- Christianity4▲ 42×1 topic
- Confucianism4▲ 60×1 topic
- International Law4▲ 8.2×2 topics
- Cultural Studies3▲ 6.3×2 topics
- Occupation3▲ 36×2 topics
- State Intervention3▲ 70×2 topics
- NGOs3▲ 22×4 topics
- Nazi Propaganda3▲ 110×1 topic
- Sexuality3▲ 29×1 topic
- Corpus Linguistics3▲ 9.6×3 topics
Which research topics does Temple University, Japan publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Japanese History and Culture, Communism, Protests, Social Movements, Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies and Chinese history and philosophy.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 33 works
- 2 Communism, Protests, Social Movements Sociology and Political Science 10 works
- 3 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
- 4 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
- 5 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
- 6 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
- 7 War, Ethics, and Justification Philosophy 2 works
- 8 Socioeconomic Development in Asia Sociology and Political Science 2 works
- 9 Educational Robotics and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 2 works
- 10 Vietnamese History and Culture 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Temple University, Japan's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 53% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Tokyo
- The University of Tokyo
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Keio University
- Waseda University
- Tokyo University of Science
- Nihon University
- Hitachi (Japan)
- NTT (Japan)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.