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The Open University of Japan
Short name
OUJ
Country, city
Japan, Chiba
Publications
871
Citations
13 827
h-index
57

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 2001

Total publications
871
Total citations
13827
Citations per publication
15.87
Average publications per year
34.84
Average authors per publication
14.12
h-index
57
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Space and Planetary Science, 62, 7.12%
Space and Planetary Science
62 publications, 7.12%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 57, 6.54%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
57 publications, 6.54%
General Medicine, 53, 6.08%
General Medicine
53 publications, 6.08%
General Physics and Astronomy, 53, 6.08%
General Physics and Astronomy
53 publications, 6.08%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 31, 3.56%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
31 publications, 3.56%
Multidisciplinary, 28, 3.21%
Multidisciplinary
28 publications, 3.21%
Molecular Biology, 21, 2.41%
Molecular Biology
21 publications, 2.41%
Biotechnology, 21, 2.41%
Biotechnology
21 publications, 2.41%
Biochemistry, 18, 2.07%
Biochemistry
18 publications, 2.07%
Genetics, 18, 2.07%
Genetics
18 publications, 2.07%
Condensed Matter Physics, 18, 2.07%
Condensed Matter Physics
18 publications, 2.07%
General Chemistry, 17, 1.95%
General Chemistry
17 publications, 1.95%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 17, 1.95%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
17 publications, 1.95%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 16, 1.84%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
16 publications, 1.84%
Applied Mathematics, 16, 1.84%
Applied Mathematics
16 publications, 1.84%
Ecology, 16, 1.84%
Ecology
16 publications, 1.84%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 15, 1.72%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
15 publications, 1.72%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 15, 1.72%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
15 publications, 1.72%
Animal Science and Zoology, 13, 1.49%
Animal Science and Zoology
13 publications, 1.49%
Materials Chemistry, 12, 1.38%
Materials Chemistry
12 publications, 1.38%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 12, 1.38%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
12 publications, 1.38%
Organic Chemistry, 12, 1.38%
Organic Chemistry
12 publications, 1.38%
Mechanical Engineering, 12, 1.38%
Mechanical Engineering
12 publications, 1.38%
Environmental Engineering, 12, 1.38%
Environmental Engineering
12 publications, 1.38%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 11, 1.26%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
11 publications, 1.26%
General Engineering, 11, 1.26%
General Engineering
11 publications, 1.26%
Food Science, 11, 1.26%
Food Science
11 publications, 1.26%
Cell Biology, 10, 1.15%
Cell Biology
10 publications, 1.15%
Plant Science, 10, 1.15%
Plant Science
10 publications, 1.15%
Microbiology, 10, 1.15%
Microbiology
10 publications, 1.15%
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Journals

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The Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association
44 publications, 5.05%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
32 publications, 3.67%
Physical Review B
29 publications, 3.33%
Astrophysical Journal
24 publications, 2.76%
Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan
19 publications, 2.18%
Physical Review Letters
12 publications, 1.38%
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
11 publications, 1.26%
New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives
11 publications, 1.26%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
10 publications, 1.15%
Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics
10 publications, 1.15%
PLoS ONE
9 publications, 1.03%
TRENDS IN THE SCIENCES
9 publications, 1.03%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
8 publications, 0.92%
Scientific Reports
8 publications, 0.92%
Procedia Computer Science
8 publications, 0.92%
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
8 publications, 0.92%
Journal of Environmental Engineering (Japan)
7 publications, 0.8%
Springer Series on Cultural Computing
7 publications, 0.8%
Zoological Science
7 publications, 0.8%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
6 publications, 0.69%
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
6 publications, 0.69%
International Journal of the Society of Materials Engineering for Resources
6 publications, 0.69%
Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment
6 publications, 0.69%
Applied Physics Letters
5 publications, 0.57%
Grassland Science
5 publications, 0.57%
Applied Entomology and Zoology
5 publications, 0.57%
Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres
5 publications, 0.57%
Japanese Journal of Health and Human Ecology
5 publications, 0.57%
The Proceedings of Conference of Kansai Branch
5 publications, 0.57%
Chemistry Letters
4 publications, 0.46%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
178 publications, 20.44%
Elsevier
88 publications, 10.1%
Oxford University Press
50 publications, 5.74%
American Physical Society (APS)
45 publications, 5.17%
The Japanese Psychological Association
45 publications, 5.17%
Wiley
43 publications, 4.94%
American Astronomical Society
28 publications, 3.21%
SAGE
21 publications, 2.41%
MDPI
21 publications, 2.41%
Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
18 publications, 2.07%
Taylor & Francis
17 publications, 1.95%
American Society for Microbiology
16 publications, 1.84%
AIP Publishing
14 publications, 1.61%
Cambridge University Press
12 publications, 1.38%
Physical Society of Japan
12 publications, 1.38%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
10 publications, 1.15%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
10 publications, 1.15%
Japan Science Support Foundation
9 publications, 1.03%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
8 publications, 0.92%
Architectural Institute of Japan
7 publications, 0.8%
Zoological Society of Japan
7 publications, 0.8%
Japan Society on Water Environment
7 publications, 0.8%
Emerald
6 publications, 0.69%
Frontiers Media S.A.
6 publications, 0.69%
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE)
6 publications, 0.69%
Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEE Japan)
6 publications, 0.69%
World Scientific
5 publications, 0.57%
IOS Press
5 publications, 0.57%
IOP Publishing
5 publications, 0.57%
Japan Society of Kansei Engineering
5 publications, 0.57%
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With other organizations

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University of Tokyo
165 publications, 18.94%
Hiroshima University
64 publications, 7.35%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
56 publications, 6.43%
Kyoto University
50 publications, 5.74%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
49 publications, 5.63%
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
48 publications, 5.51%
Osaka Metropolitan University
47 publications, 5.4%
University of Tsukuba
42 publications, 4.82%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
41 publications, 4.71%
Nagoya University
35 publications, 4.02%
Tohoku University
35 publications, 4.02%
Ural Federal University
33 publications, 3.79%
Tokyo Metropolitan University
32 publications, 3.67%
Ehime University
29 publications, 3.33%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
25 publications, 2.87%
Institute for Molecular Science
24 publications, 2.76%
Okayama University
22 publications, 2.53%
Kyushu Institute of Technology
20 publications, 2.3%
University of the Ryukyus
20 publications, 2.3%
Hokkaido University
19 publications, 2.18%
Kyushu University
19 publications, 2.18%
Aoyama Gakuin University
19 publications, 2.18%
Osaka University
18 publications, 2.07%
Toho University
18 publications, 2.07%
M.N. Mikheev Institute of Metal Physics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
17 publications, 1.95%
Waseda University
17 publications, 1.95%
Juntendo University
16 publications, 1.84%
Gunma University
16 publications, 1.84%
Yokohama National University
15 publications, 1.72%
Kobe University
15 publications, 1.72%
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With foreign organizations

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Ural Federal University
33 publications, 3.79%
M.N. Mikheev Institute of Metal Physics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
17 publications, 1.95%
University of Glasgow
13 publications, 1.49%
European Southern Observatory
12 publications, 1.38%
University of Copenhagen
11 publications, 1.26%
National Tsing Hua University
11 publications, 1.26%
California Institute of Technology
11 publications, 1.26%
Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica
11 publications, 1.26%
University of Groningen
10 publications, 1.15%
University of Manitoba
10 publications, 1.15%
Australian National University
9 publications, 1.03%
University of Western Australia
9 publications, 1.03%
Seoul National University
9 publications, 1.03%
University of Florida
9 publications, 1.03%
Tsinghua University
8 publications, 0.92%
University of Edinburgh
8 publications, 0.92%
Bournemouth University
8 publications, 0.92%
Beijing Normal University
7 publications, 0.8%
Peking University
7 publications, 0.8%
Aix-Marseille University
7 publications, 0.8%
University of Cambridge
7 publications, 0.8%
Sorbonne University
7 publications, 0.8%
National Institute for Astrophysics
7 publications, 0.8%
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
7 publications, 0.8%
University of Massachusetts Amherst
7 publications, 0.8%
Lomonosov Moscow State University
6 publications, 0.69%
Uppsala University
6 publications, 0.69%
University of Eastern Finland
6 publications, 0.69%
Durham University
6 publications, 0.69%
University of Padua
6 publications, 0.69%
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With other countries

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USA, 83, 9.53%
USA
83 publications, 9.53%
China, 57, 6.54%
China
57 publications, 6.54%
United Kingdom, 47, 5.4%
United Kingdom
47 publications, 5.4%
Russia, 41, 4.71%
Russia
41 publications, 4.71%
Germany, 26, 2.99%
Germany
26 publications, 2.99%
Canada, 22, 2.53%
Canada
22 publications, 2.53%
Australia, 17, 1.95%
Australia
17 publications, 1.95%
France, 16, 1.84%
France
16 publications, 1.84%
Republic of Korea, 15, 1.72%
Republic of Korea
15 publications, 1.72%
Denmark, 13, 1.49%
Denmark
13 publications, 1.49%
Netherlands, 13, 1.49%
Netherlands
13 publications, 1.49%
Thailand, 11, 1.26%
Thailand
11 publications, 1.26%
Sweden, 11, 1.26%
Sweden
11 publications, 1.26%
Italy, 9, 1.03%
Italy
9 publications, 1.03%
Switzerland, 8, 0.92%
Switzerland
8 publications, 0.92%
Spain, 7, 0.8%
Spain
7 publications, 0.8%
Brazil, 6, 0.69%
Brazil
6 publications, 0.69%
Egypt, 6, 0.69%
Egypt
6 publications, 0.69%
Finland, 6, 0.69%
Finland
6 publications, 0.69%
Mexico, 5, 0.57%
Mexico
5 publications, 0.57%
Poland, 5, 0.57%
Poland
5 publications, 0.57%
Czech Republic, 5, 0.57%
Czech Republic
5 publications, 0.57%
Chile, 4, 0.46%
Chile
4 publications, 0.46%
Belgium, 3, 0.34%
Belgium
3 publications, 0.34%
Hungary, 3, 0.34%
Hungary
3 publications, 0.34%
Indonesia, 3, 0.34%
Indonesia
3 publications, 0.34%
Philippines, 3, 0.34%
Philippines
3 publications, 0.34%
Vietnam, 2, 0.23%
Vietnam
2 publications, 0.23%
Greece, 2, 0.23%
Greece
2 publications, 0.23%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 2001 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.