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Research in Fukushima

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Fukushima, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Fukushima Medical University, University of Aizu and Fukushima University.

Research institutions
18
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
17k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.0%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Fukushima?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Fukushima Medical UniversityUniversity 8,176 #5,000
2University of AizuUniversity 4,898 #5,329
3Fukushima UniversityUniversity 2,251 #10,648
4Fukushima Medical University HospitalHospital / health system 531 #21,939
5National Livestock Breeding CenterGovernment institution 407 #34,321 all time
6Fukushima CollegeUniversity 330 #24,786
7Fukushima Prefectural Culture CenterInstitution 167 #39,068 all time
8Soma Central HospitalHospital / health system 162 #39,002 all time
9Fukushima Prefectural PoliceInstitution 146 #36,567 all time
10Fukushima Prefectural Museum of ArtArchive 39 not ranked
11Sakura no Seibo Junior CollegeUniversity 32 not ranked
12Fukushima Prefecture History MuseumArchive 18 not ranked
13Date City Institute of Funnkawann CultureResearch facility 6 not ranked
14Aizu Hokurei High SchoolUniversity 5 not ranked
15Fukushima Prefectural Education CenterUniversity 4 not ranked
16Fukushima Prefectural Board of EducationUniversity 3 not ranked
17Fukushima Prefectural Aizu Technical High SchoolUniversity 1 not ranked
18Our Lady Academy of SakuraUniversity 1 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.

Fukushima Medical University: 47.6%University of Aizu: 28.5%Fukushima University: 13.1%Fukushima Medical University Hospital: 3.1%14 others listed: 7.7%48%largest
Fukushima Medical University8,176 · 47.6%University of Aizu4,898 · 28.5%Fukushima University2,251 · 13.1%Fukushima Medical University Hospital531 · 3.1%14 others listed1,321 · 7.7%

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

What is Fukushima strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Fukushima is most concentrated in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Human-Computer Interaction and Nephrology (5.3× the world share in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology).

  1. Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologySubfield · 21.6 works5.3×
  2. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 30.4 works4.4×
  3. NephrologySubfield · 24.5 works3.4×
  4. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 84.9 works3.3×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Fukushima?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Radionuclides, Health Effects, Environmental Impacts, Inflammation, Soil Contamination and Fukushima Daiichi.

▲ 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. Epidemiology224▲ 1.69×121 topics
  2. Deep Learning222▲ 1.93×75 topics
  3. Machine Learning157▲ 1.42×76 topics
  4. Inflammation151▲ 2.2×77 topics
  5. Health Effects110▲ 5.4×22 topics
  6. Radionuclides96▲ 75×2 topics
  7. Neural Networks94▲ 1.81×34 topics
  8. Treatment90▲ 2.2×45 topics
  9. Cancer81▲ 1.80×47 topics
  10. Environmental Impacts81▲ 8.9×8 topics
  11. Diagnosis80▲ 2.5×38 topics
  12. Chemotherapy78▲ 3.3×23 topics
  13. Soil Contamination76▲ 90×3 topics
  14. Fukushima Daiichi76▲ 149×1 topic
  15. nuclear accident76▲ 149×1 topic
  16. Oxidative Stress74▲ 1.34×57 topics
  17. Public Health72▲ 1.48×42 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease70▲ 1.86×37 topics
  19. Quality of Life62▲ 1.28×48 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines57▲ 3.1×14 topics
  21. Immunotherapy50▲ 2.1×18 topics
  22. Management47▲ 1.78×31 topics
  23. Convolutional Neural Networks46▲ 1.87×14 topics
  24. Prognostic Factors46▲ 3.1×14 topics
  25. Tumor Microenvironment46▲ 3.1×8 topics
  26. Heart Failure44▲ 3.1×13 topics
  27. Guidelines40▲ 2.5×12 topics
  28. Radiotherapy38▲ 3.0×13 topics
  29. Prognosis36▲ 3.3×9 topics
  30. Autoantibodies33▲ 4.2×8 topics
  31. Neoadjuvant Therapy32▲ 4.1×5 topics
  32. Ionizing Radiation32▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Lung Cancer32▲ 5.5×3 topics
  34. Cancer Risk30▲ 4.0×10 topics
  35. Low Back Pain28▲ 4.9×3 topics
  36. Spinal Fusion24▲ 7.4×2 topics
  37. Endoscopic Resection23▲ 6.9×2 topics
  38. Nuclear Power23▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Precautionary Principle23▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Gesture Recognition22▲ 8.6×3 topics

What research is done in Fukushima?

Radioactive contaminatio…76Radioactive contamination and transfer: 76 fractional worksRisk Perception and Management: 23 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 20 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 19 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 18 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 16 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 15 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 14 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 14 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeSociology and Political ScienceRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologySafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality6 others

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

  1. 1 Radioactive contamination and transferGlobal and Planetary Change 76 works
  2. 2 Risk Perception and ManagementSociology and Political Science 23 works
  3. 3 Radioactivity and Radon MeasurementsRadiological and Ultrasound Technology 20 works
  4. 4 Nuclear and radioactivity studiesSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 19 works
  5. 5 Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersOncology 18 works
  6. 6 Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyPathology and Forensic Medicine 16 works
  7. 7 Disaster Response and ManagementEmergency Medical Services 15 works
  8. 8 Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingElectrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in AgingPhysiology 14 works
  10. 10 Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 14 works

Research output over time

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