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Tokyo Metropolitan University

In research, Tokyo Metropolitan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,580 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,324 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,090 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Human-Computer Interaction and Nuclear and High Energy Physics — Condensed Matter Physics is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,161
of 28,054 · #1,019 all time
Rank in Japan
#30
of 1,070
Research works
26k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
430k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Tokyo Metropolitan 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 #1,580 of 12,888 7.8%2,108 #759
Health SciencesDomain #3,324 of 11,982 10.3%584 #6382
Social SciencesDomain #3,090 of 10,521 15.2%449 #2461
MedicineField #3,072 of 10,443 9.7%498 #5975
EngineeringField #2,132 of 6,636 6.3%792 #1185
Social SciencesField #2,095 of 6,365 21.0%200 #2120
Life SciencesDomain #2,783 of 7,800 9.2%427 #2337
Computer ScienceField #2,243 of 4,667 5.8%408 #2244
Physics and AstronomyField #806 of 1,646 18.5%214 #571
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,842 of 3,579 9.9%195 #1472

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tokyo Metropolitan 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#759 #1,580
  2. Health Sciences#6,382 #3,324
  3. Social Sciences#2,461 #3,090
  4. Medicine#5,975 #3,072
  5. Engineering#1,185 #2,132
  6. Social Sciences#2,120 #2,095
  7. Life Sciences#2,337 #2,783
  8. Computer Science#2,244 #2,243
  9. Physics and Astronomy#571 #806
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,472 #1,842
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Tokyo Metropolitan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Condensed Matter Physics takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 35.1 works6.1×
  2. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 35.1 works4.8×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 48.5 works4.3×
  4. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 42.1 works3.9×
  5. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 32.8 works3.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 106 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 195 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.74× its world share, 100 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.95× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.93× its world share, 108 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.47× its world share, 408 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 78 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.48× its world share, 792 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 171 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.65× its world share, 206 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.81× its world share, 76 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.69× its world share, 214 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 69 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 498 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 41 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 116 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 200 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Masatake Haruta, Hideki Masuda and M. Endo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tokyo Metropolitan University.

  1. 1 Masatake Haruta Japan · #15,318 worldwide 1.7k citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Hideki Masuda Japan · #17,684 worldwide 1.2k citations · 91 works
  3. 3 M. Endo Japan · #31,273 worldwide 945 citations · 107 works
  4. 4 Yohji Achiba Japan · #37,096 worldwide 966 citations · 99 works
  5. 5 Masaaki Kijima Japan · #54,985 worldwide 322 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Toshihisa Shimizu Japan · #64,233 worldwide 506 citations · 82 works
  7. 7 Tsuneo Okuyama Japan · #64,961 worldwide 303 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 T. Sumiyoshi Japan · #67,419 worldwide 1.6k citations · 213 works
  9. 9 T. Hirose Japan · #75,068 worldwide 348 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Toshiaki Isobe Japan · #76,744 worldwide 293 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University

Which keywords describe research at Tokyo Metropolitan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Catalysis, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Machine Learning, Social Influence and Superconductivity.

▲ 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. Deep Learning191▲ 1.56×77 topics
  2. Climate Change102◆ 1.06×74 topics
  3. Neural Networks99▲ 1.80×36 topics
  4. Epidemiology98▼ 0.70×121 topics
  5. Machine Learning98▼ 0.84×76 topics
  6. Sustainability64▼ 0.73×58 topics
  7. Catalysis59▲ 2.5×27 topics
  8. Biodiversity59▲ 2.2×25 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications58▲ 1.37×34 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties51▲ 1.48×35 topics
  11. Nanoparticles50◆ 1.12×39 topics
  12. Virtual Reality39▲ 2.2×16 topics
  13. Nanocomposites39▲ 1.35×19 topics
  14. Biosensors38▲ 2.1×12 topics
  15. Convolutional Neural Networks38▲ 1.44×14 topics
  16. Nanostructures36▲ 2.5×16 topics
  17. Self-Assembly34▲ 2.9×12 topics
  18. Social Influence33▲ 4.3×3 topics
  19. Invasive Species33▲ 2.1×19 topics
  20. Superconductivity31▲ 5.0×9 topics
  21. Hydrogenation25▲ 4.1×5 topics
  22. Ecosystem Management25▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Functional Recovery25▲ 4.7×4 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation24▲ 3.0×4 topics
  25. Evolutionary Algorithms23▲ 6.1×5 topics
  26. Cultural Landscape23▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Satoyama23▲ 64×1 topic
  28. landscape conservation23▲ 64×1 topic
  29. Polymerization22▲ 6.4×6 topics
  30. Network Dynamics21▲ 5.7×3 topics
  31. Beamforming20▲ 5.3×4 topics
  32. Physical Performance20▲ 6.0×2 topics
  33. Muscle Strength19▲ 5.1×4 topics
  34. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition18▲ 9.1×1 topic
  35. Haptic Interfaces18▲ 8.6×2 topics
  36. Speech Enhancement18▲ 9.1×1 topic
  37. Gesture Recognition17▲ 6.5×3 topics
  38. Fall Risk17▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Gait Speed17▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Organometallic Chemistry17▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Tokyo Metropolitan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban and spatial planning, Speech and Audio Processing, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies.

Urban and spatial planning23Urban and spatial planning: 23 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Process…18Speech and Audio Processing: 18 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 17 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 16 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 16 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 16 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 16 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Inte…14Tactile and Sensory Interactions: 14 fractional worksColor perception and design: 13 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 13 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationSignal ProcessingPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 23 works
  2. 2 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 18 works
  3. 3 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 17 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  5. 5 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 16 works
  6. 6 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 16 works
  7. 7 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 16 works
  8. 8 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 14 works
  9. 9 Color perception and design Social Psychology 13 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 13 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 available45.3%not open54.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tokyo Metropolitan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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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.