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Research in Akita

Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Akita, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Akita University, Akita Prefectural University and Akita International University.

Research institutions
20
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
20k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
8.1%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Akita?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Akita UniversityUniversity 13,001 #5,805
2Akita Prefectural UniversityUniversity 3,380 #12,603
3Akita University HospitalHospital / health system 741 #24,919
4Akita Industrial Technology CenterResearch facility 619 #27,599
5Research Institute for Brain and Blood Vessels AkitaResearch facility 580 #30,397 all time
6Akita International UniversityUniversity 495 #17,632
7Akita Red Cross HospitalHospital / health system 468 #36,793 all time
8National Institute of Technology Akita CollegeUniversity 367 #35,891 all time
9Nakadōri General HospitalHospital / health system 171 #42,495 all time
10Akita Nutrition Junior CollegeUniversity 155 #32,806 all time
11Akita Research Institute for Food and BrewingResearch facility 142 #37,684 all time
12North Asia UniversityUniversity 52 not ranked
13Seirei Women's Junior CollegeUniversity 45 not ranked
14College of Allied Medical Science Akita UniversityUniversity 43 not ranked
15Akita University of ArtUniversity 35 not ranked
16Akita Prefectural Education CenterGovernment institution 30 not ranked
17Japanese Red Cross Akita College of NursingUniversity 26 not ranked
18Akita Prefectural Akita High SchoolUniversity 14 not ranked
19National Art InstituteNonprofit 1 not ranked
20Akita Museum of ArtArchive 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Akita University: 63.8%Akita Prefectural University: 16.6%Akita University Hospital: 3.6%Akita Industrial Technology Center: 3.0%15 others listed: 12.9%64%largest
Akita University13k · 63.8%Akita Prefectural University3,380 · 16.6%Akita University Hospital741 · 3.6%Akita Industrial Technology Center619 · 3.0%15 others listed2,624 · 12.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Akita strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Akita is most concentrated in Geophysics and Transportation (4.3× the world share in Geophysics).

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 32.3 works4.3×
  2. TransportationSubfield · 20.1 works2.8×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Akita?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Plate Tectonics, Prognostic Factors, Chemotherapy, Metal Recovery, Cancer and Tectonics.

▲ 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 city'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. Epidemiology126▲ 1.49×97 topics
  2. Inflammation77▲ 1.74×72 topics
  3. Machine Learning57▼ 0.82×52 topics
  4. Deep Learning57▼ 0.78×55 topics
  5. Cancer44▲ 1.54×48 topics
  6. Treatment40▲ 1.55×34 topics
  7. Chemotherapy39▲ 2.6×21 topics
  8. Nanoparticles38▲ 1.41×35 topics
  9. Quality of Life37▲ 1.20×40 topics
  10. Diagnosis35▲ 1.78×31 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications35▲ 1.39×30 topics
  12. Prognostic Factors34▲ 3.7×14 topics
  13. Risk Factors33▲ 1.40×26 topics
  14. Management32▲ 1.94×30 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties31▲ 1.49×29 topics
  16. Immunotherapy30▲ 1.97×19 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines29▲ 2.5×13 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis27▲ 2.2×17 topics
  19. Plate Tectonics27▲ 8.3×3 topics
  20. Clinical Trials26▲ 1.81×18 topics
  21. Surgery25▲ 3.3×10 topics
  22. Complications25▲ 2.3×14 topics
  23. Metal Recovery25▲ 5.7×3 topics
  24. Prognosis25▲ 3.5×9 topics
  25. Aging23▲ 2.0×13 topics
  26. Rehabilitation22▲ 2.6×10 topics
  27. Biomechanics22▲ 3.4×11 topics
  28. Surgical Management22▲ 2.5×19 topics
  29. Radiotherapy20▲ 2.5×11 topics
  30. Rare Earth Elements20▲ 6.3×4 topics
  31. Tectonics19▲ 7.4×3 topics
  32. Imaging18▲ 3.3×10 topics
  33. Neoadjuvant Therapy18▲ 3.5×5 topics
  34. Thermodynamic Modeling17▲ 7.0×2 topics
  35. Modernization17▲ 4.3×2 topics
  36. Geochronology16▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Zircon16▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Functional Recovery16▲ 5.1×4 topics
  39. Endoscopic Resection16▲ 7.3×2 topics
  40. Physical Performance13▲ 6.7×2 topics

What research is done in Akita?

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 16 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 11 works
  3. 3 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 10 works
  5. 5 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 10 works
  6. 6 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 9 works
  7. 7 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  8. 8 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 9 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 9 works
  10. 10 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 8 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.