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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.81× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.01× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.50× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.15× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 2.78× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.10× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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. 1 Yuka Kato Japan · #569,936 worldwide 64 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Hideo Toriyama Japan · #576,901 worldwide 36 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Akihiko Miyachi Japan · #1,015,423 worldwide 56 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Akihiro Tanaka Japan · #1,337,822 worldwide 17 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Junko Shirogane Japan · #1,369,276 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Satoshi Yoshiara Japan · #1,463,446 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Jun Nagano Japan · #1,559,896 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Tokyo Woman's Christian University

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.

▲ 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 Learning7▲ 2.0×13 topics
  2. Machine Learning6▲ 1.89×11 topics
  3. Human Behavior5▲ 101×2 topics
  4. Agent-Based Modeling4▲ 33×2 topics
  5. Evacuation4▲ 158×1 topic
  6. Pedestrian Dynamics4▲ 158×1 topic
  7. Dark Matter4▲ 36×4 topics
  8. Neural Networks3▲ 2.1×9 topics
  9. Particle Physics3▲ 42×2 topics
  10. Collision Avoidance3▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Emotion3▲ 14×6 topics
  12. Emotion Recognition3▲ 15×3 topics
  13. Social Cognition3▲ 16×5 topics
  14. Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Ethics3▲ 5.3×4 topics
  16. Fluid-Structure Interaction3▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Higgs Boson2▲ 43×1 topic
  18. High-Energy Collider2▲ 43×1 topic
  19. Supernovae2▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Cosmological Parameters2▲ 37×1 topic
  21. Dark Energy2▲ 32×1 topic
  22. Discontinuous Galerkin Methods2▲ 89×1 topic
  23. Finite Element Methods2▲ 89×1 topic
  24. Black Holes2▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Neuroscience2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  26. Driver Assistance Systems2▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Neural Mechanisms2▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Trajectory Prediction2▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Cognitive Science2▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Quantum Gravity2▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Color Psychology2▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Complex Networks2▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Kansei Engineering2▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Cosmology2▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Cosmic Rays2▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Face Perception2▲ 104×1 topic
  37. Human-Computer Interaction2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. Neuronal Oscillations2▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Neutrinos2▲ 29×2 topics
  40. 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.

  1. 1 Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics Ocean Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  3. 3 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics Computational Mechanics 2 works
  5. 5 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Color perception and design Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Face Recognition and Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  8. 8 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  9. 9 Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  10. 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.

openly available49.7%not open50.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

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.

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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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