Tokyo Woman's Christian University
In research, Tokyo Woman's Christian University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,310 of 21,541 worldwide), Social Sciences (#11,396 of 16,945 worldwide) and Computer Science (#6,130 of 7,020 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #21,226 of 28,054 · #22,055 all time
- Rank in Japan
- #632 of 1,070
- Research works
- 750 ◆ 2% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 5.1k 6.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 8.7% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 50% world 28%
What is Tokyo Woman's Christian University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #12,310 of 21,541 | 9.1% | 376 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #11,396 of 16,945 | 16.8% | 233 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #6,130 of 7,020 | 4.0% | 135 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tokyo Woman's Christian 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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Mathematics 7.5×
- Physics and Astronomy 6.2×
- Psychology 5.1×
- Neuroscience 2.8×
- Nursing 2.8×
- Computer Science 2.0×
- Arts and Humanities 1.2×
- Engineering 1.0×
- Social Sciences 1.0×
- Chemistry 0.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.5×
- Health Professions 0.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.2×
- Environmental Science 0.2×
- Decision Sciences 0.2×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.1×
- Energy 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Tokyo Woman's Christian University?
Ranked on the composite score, Yuka Kato, Hideo Toriyama and Akihiko Miyachi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tokyo Woman's Christian University.
- 1 Yuka Kato Japan · #569,936 worldwide 64 citations · 29 works
- 2 Hideo Toriyama Japan · #576,901 worldwide 36 citations · 17 works
- 3 Akihiko Miyachi Japan · #1,015,423 worldwide 56 citations · 29 works
- 4 Akihiro Tanaka Japan · #1,337,822 worldwide 17 citations · 40 works
- 5 Junko Shirogane Japan · #1,369,276 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
- 6 Satoshi Yoshiara Japan · #1,463,446 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
- 7 Jun Nagano Japan · #1,559,896 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
Which keywords describe research at Tokyo Woman's Christian University?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Behavior, Agent-Based Modeling, Evacuation, Pedestrian Dynamics, Dark Matter, Deep Learning, Particle Physics and Collision Avoidance.
- Visual Cortex
- Neuronal Oscillations
- Face Perception
- Cosmology
- Complex Networks
- Quantum Gravity
- Trajectory Prediction
- Driver Assistance Systems
- Black Holes
- Discontinuous Galerkin Methods
- Cosmological Parameters
- High-Energy Collider
- Fluid-Structure Interaction
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Emotion Recognition
- Collision Avoidance
- Neural Networks
- Pedestrian Dynamics
- Agent-Based Modeling
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Human Behavior
- Evacuation
- Dark Matter
- Particle Physics
- Emotion
- Social Cognition
- Ethics
- Higgs Boson
- Supernovae
- Dark Energy
- Finite Element Methods
- Neuroscience
- Neural Mechanisms
- Cognitive Science
- Color Psychology
- Kansei Engineering
- Cosmic Rays
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Neutrinos
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
- Deep Learning7▲ 2.0×13 topics
- Machine Learning6▲ 1.89×11 topics
- Human Behavior5▲ 101×2 topics
- Agent-Based Modeling4▲ 33×2 topics
- Evacuation4▲ 158×1 topic
- Pedestrian Dynamics4▲ 158×1 topic
- Dark Matter4▲ 36×4 topics
- Neural Networks3▲ 2.1×9 topics
- Particle Physics3▲ 42×2 topics
- Collision Avoidance3▲ 17×3 topics
- Emotion3▲ 14×6 topics
- Emotion Recognition3▲ 15×3 topics
- Social Cognition3▲ 16×5 topics
- Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 12×2 topics
- Ethics3▲ 5.3×4 topics
- Fluid-Structure Interaction3▲ 17×2 topics
- Higgs Boson2▲ 43×1 topic
- High-Energy Collider2▲ 43×1 topic
- Supernovae2▲ 26×2 topics
- Cosmological Parameters2▲ 37×1 topic
- Dark Energy2▲ 32×1 topic
- Discontinuous Galerkin Methods2▲ 89×1 topic
- Finite Element Methods2▲ 89×1 topic
- Black Holes2▲ 21×2 topics
- Neuroscience2▲ 6.6×5 topics
- Driver Assistance Systems2▲ 33×1 topic
- Neural Mechanisms2▲ 20×3 topics
- Trajectory Prediction2▲ 33×1 topic
- Cognitive Science2▲ 30×2 topics
- Quantum Gravity2▲ 22×3 topics
- Color Psychology2▲ 51×1 topic
- Complex Networks2▲ 28×2 topics
- Kansei Engineering2▲ 51×1 topic
- Cosmology2▲ 24×2 topics
- Cosmic Rays2▲ 29×2 topics
- Face Perception2▲ 104×1 topic
- Human-Computer Interaction2▲ 8.5×2 topics
- Neuronal Oscillations2▲ 20×2 topics
- Neutrinos2▲ 29×2 topics
- Visual Cortex2▲ 104×1 topic
Which research topics does Tokyo Woman's Christian University publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories and Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics Ocean Engineering 4 works
- 2 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
- 3 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
- 4 Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics Computational Mechanics 2 works
- 5 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 2 works
- 6 Color perception and design Social Psychology 2 works
- 7 Face Recognition and Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
- 8 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
- 9 Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
- 10 Topological and Geometric Data Analysis Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 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 Tokyo Woman's Christian University's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower 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.