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Research in Beppu

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Beppu, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University.

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.3k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
10.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Beppu

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Beppu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific UniversityUniversity 1,299 #5,774
2Beppu Medical CenterHospital / health system 407 #30,029 all time
3Beppu UniversityUniversity 183 #27,370 all time
4Beppu Mizobe Gakuen CollegeUniversity 7 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University: 68.5%Beppu Medical Center: 21.5%Beppu University: 9.7%Beppu Mizobe Gakuen College: 0.4%69%largest
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University1,299 · 68.5%Beppu Medical Center407 · 21.5%Beppu University183 · 9.7%Beppu Mizobe Gakuen College7 · 0.4%

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

Which fields of science does Beppu work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research in Beppu is in Social Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (21%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (10%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 253 fractional works · 52.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 115 fractional works · 23.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 43 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 25 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopment: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 46 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 29 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 42 fractional works · 8.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 25 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 116 fractional works · 24.2% of its workMedicine: 102 fractional works · 21.3% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 67 fractional works · 14.0% of its workComputer Science: 21 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 4.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 45 fractional works · 9.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBeppu481fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences53%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences11523.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance469.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting428.7%
    4. Psychology255.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities173.6%
    6. Decision Sciences81.6%
    1. Medicine10221.3%
    2. Health Professions122.4%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Computer Science214.4%
    2. Environmental Science204.1%
    3. Engineering122.5%
    4. Mathematics51.0%
    5. Energy40.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy20.5%
    8. Chemistry00.0%
    9. Materials Science00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology244.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences91.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology61.3%
    4. Neuroscience51.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Beppu strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Beppu is most concentrated in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (4.7× the world share in Economics, Econometrics and Finance).

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 42.2 works4.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

The whole field profile

All 25 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 86 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.26× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.65× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.68× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.84× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 102 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.68×42 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.65×36 works
  3. Social Sciences1.91×102 works
  4. Psychology1.84×24 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.68×7 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.26×15 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.09×5 works
  8. Medicine1.07×86 works
  9. Mathematics1.00×5 works
  10. Health Professions0.94×10 works
  11. Veterinary0.90×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×19 works
  13. Environmental Science0.86×18 works
  14. Neuroscience0.70×5 works
  15. Energy0.67×3 works
  16. Computer Science0.59×19 works
  17. Nursing0.46×1 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×8 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×2 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.26×2 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.24×0 works
  22. Dentistry0.24×0 works
  23. Engineering0.16×10 works
  24. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.01×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Beppu?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Development, Globalization, Economic Growth, Social Capital, Innovation, Sustainability, Destination Image and Human Capital.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization34▲ 3.6×44 topics
  2. Economic Development26▲ 6.7×19 topics
  3. Economic Growth24▲ 6.2×17 topics
  4. Sustainability20▲ 1.74×34 topics
  5. Epidemiology17◆ 0.90×69 topics
  6. Machine Learning17◆ 1.03×27 topics
  7. Innovation16▲ 3.3×15 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 2.1×16 topics
  9. Social Capital14▲ 5.5×13 topics
  10. Big Data12▲ 2.7×15 topics
  11. Corporate Governance11▲ 3.2×13 topics
  12. Governance10▲ 6.2×8 topics
  13. International Law10▲ 6.4×10 topics
  14. Neoliberalism9▲ 5.2×11 topics
  15. Destination Image9▲ 22×2 topics
  16. Human Capital9▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Regulation9▲ 3.5×15 topics
  18. Institutions9▲ 23×4 topics
  19. Development8▲ 5.0×8 topics
  20. Market Size8▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Political Economy8▲ 6.4×8 topics
  22. NGOs8▲ 17×4 topics
  23. Religion8▲ 3.4×8 topics
  24. COVID-19 Impact8▲ 9.1×3 topics
  25. R&D7▲ 20×2 topics
  26. International Trade7▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Global Governance7▲ 6.0×10 topics
  28. Productivity Growth7▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Sustainable Tourism7▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Demographic Transition7▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Tourist Satisfaction7▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Community Perceptions7▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Tourism Development7▲ 10×1 topic
  34. Educational Attainment6▲ 55×1 topic
  35. Technology Diffusion6▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Productivity6▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Trade Liberalization6▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Poverty Reduction6▲ 9.3×2 topics
  39. Accountability5▲ 8.7×3 topics
  40. Transparency5▲ 7.7×3 topics

What research is done in Beppu?

Economic Growth and Prod…6Economic Growth and Productivity: 6 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…6Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 6 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics6Global trade and economics: 6 fractional worksInternational Developmen…4International Development and Aid: 4 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 4 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 4 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…4Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 4 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 3 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 3 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…3Digital Marketing and Social Media: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceDevelopment5 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Growth and Productivity Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  2. 2 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 6 works
  4. 4 International Development and Aid Development 4 works
  5. 5 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 4 works
  6. 6 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  7. 7 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 4 works
  8. 8 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 3 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Beppu20.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 30.7% in 2023.

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