Japanese History and Culture
Japanese History and Culture is a research topic within Cultural Studies. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 13.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to Japanese culture, society, and history, including modernization, gender dynamics, colonialism, literature, and politics. It explores the complexities of Japanese identity and its interactions with East Asian cultures.
- Japan
- culture
- identity
- society
- modernization
- gender
- history
- colonialism
- literature
- politics
- Research works
- 30k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +13% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Japanese History and Culture research?
By volume, the United States and Japan publish the most (971 and 799 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 971 works
- 2 Japan 799 works
- 3 China 501 works
- 4 United Kingdom 287 works
- 5 France 173 works
- 6 Russia 155 works
- 7 South Korea 139 works
- 8 Indonesia 137 works
- 9 Germany 133 works
- 10 Australia 114 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Japanese History and Culture research?
By volume in 2022–2025, The University of Tokyo publishes the most Japanese History and Culture research, followed by Kyoto University and Waseda University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 The University of TokyoJapan 57 works
- 2 Kyoto UniversityJapan 37 works
- 3 Waseda UniversityJapan 34 works
- 4 Temple University, JapanJapan 33 works
- 5 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 26 works
- 6 University of Hong KongHong Kong 25 works
- 7 Film IndependentUnited States 25 works
- 8 Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong 23 works
- 9 Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly 22 works
- 10 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Japanese History and Culture?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Japanese History and Culture include William Diebold and Jeffrey A. Frankel.
- 1 William Diebold United States 3.8k citations
- 2 Jeffrey A. Frankel United States 3.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Japanese History and Culture research done?
The largest centres of Japanese History and Culture research in 2022–2025 are Tokyo (Japan), Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea) and Kyoto (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Venice and Kyoto.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- VeniceIT · 22.5 works15×
- KyotoJP · 97.6 works15×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Japanese History and Culture than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Japanese History and Culture?
Among universities, judged by research, International Research Center for Japanese Studies, University of Hong Kong and University of Naples - L'Orientale score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Research Center for Japanese StudiesJapan | 70.2 | 29.2% | 944.3× | 11 | +87.1% |
| 2 | University of Hong KongHong Kong | 65.3 | 16.2% | 6.7× | 25 | +151.7% |
| 3 | University of Naples - L'OrientaleItaly | 65.3 | 20.5% | 76.4× | 10 | +495.0% |
| 4 | The University of TokyoJapan | 61.0 | 8.5% | 10.7× | 57 | +20.5% |
| 5 | University of California, Santa BarbaraUnited States | 59.8 | 14.0% | 9.2× | 13 | +188.9% |
| 6 | Leiden UniversityNetherlands | 59.7 | 28.2% | 6.4× | 10 | +93.9% |
| 7 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong | 59.6 | 18.0% | 7.4× | 23 | +20.3% |
| 8 | Waseda UniversityJapan | 59.1 | 14.2% | 22.5× | 34 | -14.0% |
| 9 | SOAS University of LondonUnited Kingdom | 58.4 | 20.8% | 47.2× | 8 | +30.1% |
| 10 | University of MacauMacau | 56.8 | 25.1% | 7.5× | 11 | -47.5% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Japanese History and Culture research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Japanese History and Culture.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.