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University of Niigata Prefecture

In research, University of Niigata Prefecture stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,055 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,788
of 28,054 · #34,149 all time
Rank in Japan
#919
of 1,070
Research works
477
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is University of Niigata Prefecture 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
Social SciencesDomain #12,055 of 16,945 27.2%168

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Niigata Prefecture 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: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 6.41× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.24× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.91× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.30× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.04× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Niigata Prefecture?

Ranked on the composite score, Chika Horikawa, Nobuko Murayama and S. Kamiyama lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Niigata Prefecture.

  1. 1 Chika Horikawa Japan · #617,817 worldwide 66 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Nobuko Murayama Japan · #952,802 worldwide 19 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 S. Kamiyama Japan · #1,417,890 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Niigata Prefecture

Which keywords describe research at University of Niigata Prefecture?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Public-Private Partnerships, Risk Allocation, Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, Language Teaching, Language Policy and Multilingualism.

▲ 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. Globalization7▲ 4.5×5 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 3.4×17 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 5.7×16 topics
  4. Public-Private Partnerships5▲ 84×1 topic
  5. Risk Allocation5▲ 478×1 topic
  6. Obesity4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  7. Innovation4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  8. Epidemiology4▲ 1.24×20 topics
  9. Language Policy4▲ 35×2 topics
  10. Language Teaching4▲ 20×2 topics
  11. Multilingualism4▲ 30×2 topics
  12. Higher Education4▲ 8.6×3 topics
  13. Student Perceptions4▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Economic Growth4▲ 5.2×6 topics
  15. CLIL4▲ 63×1 topic
  16. Content and Language Integrated Learning4▲ 63×1 topic
  17. Corpus Linguistics3▲ 18×4 topics
  18. Corrective Feedback3▲ 51×1 topic
  19. Second Language Acquisition3▲ 41×1 topic
  20. Diabetes3▲ 6.9×8 topics
  21. Public Health3▲ 2.4×14 topics
  22. Supply Chain Management3▲ 3.5×4 topics
  23. Nutrition2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  24. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  25. Economic Development2▲ 3.1×3 topics
  26. International Trade2▲ 15×1 topic
  27. Productivity2▲ 39×1 topic
  28. Aging2▲ 3.9×7 topics
  29. Cancer Prevention2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  30. Fibrosis2▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Public Procurement2▲ 147×1 topic
  32. Sustainable Procurement2▲ 147×1 topic
  33. Neural Machine Translation2▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Statistical Machine Translation2▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Dietary Patterns1▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Eating Habits1▲ 135×1 topic
  37. Glycemic Control1▲ 10×4 topics
  38. Language Development1▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Mediterranean Diet1▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Taxation1▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Niigata Prefecture publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public-Private Partnership Projects, Second Language Learning and Teaching, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Global trade and economics.

Public-Private Partnersh…5Public-Private Partnership Projects: 5 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 4 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 2 fractional worksPublic Procurement and Policy: 2 fractional worksNatural Language Process…2Natural Language Processing Techniques: 2 fractional worksNutrition, Health and Food Behavior: 1 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Acquisition and Learning: 1 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 1 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementLiterature and Literary TheoryLanguage and LinguisticsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance4 others

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

  1. 1 Public-Private Partnership Projects Strategy and Management 5 works
  2. 2 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  3. 3 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  4. 4 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  5. 5 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 2 works
  6. 6 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  8. 8 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Second Language Acquisition and Learning Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available51.9%not open48.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.8%domestic only88.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Niigata Prefecture's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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.

Other research institutions in Niigata

All research institutions in Niigata

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.