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University of Tsukuba

In research, University of Tsukuba stands highest in Social Sciences (#266 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#529 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#655 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human-Computer Interaction, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Mathematical Physics — Human-Computer Interaction is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#758
of 28,054 · #435 all time
Rank in Japan
#10
of 1,070
Research works
68k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2M
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is University of Tsukuba 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
Social SciencesField #266 of 6,365 17.5%558 #635
Social SciencesDomain #529 of 10,521 15.4%1,315 #933
Physical SciencesDomain #655 of 12,888 10.1%3,868 #359
MedicineField #1,102 of 10,443 10.3%1,580 #821
Health SciencesDomain #1,316 of 11,982 10.7%1,791 #985
Life SciencesDomain #883 of 7,800 13.8%1,239 #546
Computer ScienceField #718 of 4,667 8.8%889 #563
EngineeringField #1,131 of 6,636 7.7%1,177 #501
Physics and AstronomyField #327 of 1,646 16.1%380 #208
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #755 of 3,579 12.3%583 #444

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Tsukuba 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. Social Sciences#635 #266
  2. Social Sciences#933 #529
  3. Physical Sciences#359 #655
  4. Medicine#821 #1,102
  5. Health Sciences#985 #1,316
  6. Life Sciences#546 #883
  7. Computer Science#563 #718
  8. Engineering#501 #1,131
  9. Physics and Astronomy#208 #327
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#444 #755
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 University of Tsukuba specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Human-Computer Interaction takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 82.5 works4.9×
  2. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 20.4 works3.1×
  3. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 39.5 works3.0×
  4. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 39.6 works3.0×
  5. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 73.9 works2.9×
← 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: 0.72× its world share, 282 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.33× its world share, 583 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 68 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.10× its world share, 280 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 25 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.52× its world share, 196 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.39× its world share, 889 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 154 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 63 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.96× its world share, 1,177 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 384 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.52× its world share, 437 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.67× its world share, 161 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.08× its world share, 380 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 165 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 1,580 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 123 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 83 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 80 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 83 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 387 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 558 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Tsukuba?

Ranked on the composite score, Masashi Yanagisawa, Katsutoshi Goto and Sadao Kimura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Tsukuba.

  1. 1 Masashi Yanagisawa Japan · #1,094 worldwide 2.2k citations · 108 works
  2. 2 Katsutoshi Goto Japan · #1,828 worldwide 1.7k citations · 120 works
  3. 3 Sadao Kimura Japan · #2,070 worldwide 1.6k citations · 96 works
  4. 4 Masao Iwagami Japan · #5,294 worldwide 1k citations · 70 works
  5. 5 Osamu Takeuchi Japan · #9,303 worldwide 1.3k citations · 70 works
  6. 6 S. Miyashita Japan · #10,330 worldwide 1.4k citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Masayuki Noguchi Japan · #13,400 worldwide 829 citations · 91 works
  8. 8 Takeshi Sakurai Japan · #17,313 worldwide 1.3k citations · 151 works
  9. 9 T. Sakurai Japan · #17,358 worldwide 1.5k citations · 136 works
  10. 10 Kazumasa Yamagishi Japan · #23,652 worldwide 645 citations · 74 works
All ranked researchers at University of Tsukuba

Which keywords describe research at University of Tsukuba?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Biomedical Applications, Neural Networks, Climate Change, Inflammation and Virtual Reality.

▲ 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 Learning363▲ 1.29×79 topics
  2. Epidemiology275▼ 0.85×123 topics
  3. Machine Learning260◆ 0.97×86 topics
  4. Climate Change197◆ 0.89×91 topics
  5. Neural Networks175▲ 1.38×38 topics
  6. Inflammation170◆ 0.99×81 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications165▲ 1.70×35 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress128◆ 0.95×60 topics
  9. Sustainability125▼ 0.62×76 topics
  10. Quality of Life122◆ 1.03×50 topics
  11. Nanoparticles117◆ 1.13×43 topics
  12. Remote Sensing111◆ 1.09×34 topics
  13. Cancer101◆ 0.92×54 topics
  14. Mental Health96▼ 0.80×36 topics
  15. Virtual Reality94▲ 2.3×17 topics
  16. Treatment89◆ 0.89×47 topics
  17. Nanocomposites87▲ 1.32×20 topics
  18. Depression81◆ 1.12×23 topics
  19. Aging64▲ 1.46×18 topics
  20. Physical Activity64▲ 1.59×11 topics
  21. Well-being60▲ 1.91×14 topics
  22. Nanostructures60▲ 1.83×17 topics
  23. Biomechanics58▲ 2.3×12 topics
  24. Self-Assembly57▲ 2.1×12 topics
  25. Two-Dimensional Materials45▲ 2.4×4 topics
  26. Human-Computer Interaction45▲ 3.1×6 topics
  27. Haptic Interfaces45▲ 9.6×2 topics
  28. Electronic Structure44▲ 3.0×8 topics
  29. Molecular Dynamics44▲ 3.3×6 topics
  30. Superconductivity43▲ 3.1×9 topics
  31. High-Intensity Interval Training42▲ 4.8×2 topics
  32. Resistance Training38▲ 5.0×2 topics
  33. In Vivo Imaging38▲ 5.3×3 topics
  34. Gesture Recognition37▲ 6.1×3 topics
  35. Cross-modal Plasticity35▲ 10×1 topic
  36. Tactile Perception35▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Physiological Demands30▲ 5.7×1 topic
  38. Training Load30▲ 5.7×1 topic
  39. High-Resolution Imaging29▲ 7.3×3 topics
  40. Virtual Environments28▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Tsukuba publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Tactile and Sensory Interactions, Sports Performance and Training, Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts and Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices.

Tactile and Sensory Inte…35Tactile and Sensory Interactions: 35 fractional worksSports Performance and T…30Sports Performance and Training: 30 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 28 fractional worksAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices: 24 fractional worksOptical Coherence Tomography Applications: 24 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 22 fractional worksTopic Modeling21Topic Modeling: 21 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning20Urban and spatial planning: 20 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 19 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Research: 19 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceOrthopedics and Sports MedicineHuman-Computer InteractionMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 35 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 30 works
  3. 3 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 28 works
  4. 4 Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices Materials Chemistry 24 works
  5. 5 Optical Coherence Tomography Applications Biomedical Engineering 24 works
  6. 6 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 22 works
  7. 7 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 21 works
  8. 8 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 20 works
  9. 9 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 19 works
  10. 10 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 19 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Tsukuba's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.