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Research in Hirosaki

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Hirosaki, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Hirosaki University and Hirosaki University Hospital.

Research institutions
9
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
204k
13.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Hirosaki

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 Hirosaki?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Hirosaki UniversityUniversity 13,921 #6,005
2Hirosaki University HospitalHospital / health system 512 #21,787
3Kensei HospitalHospital / health system 288 #28,059 all time
4Hirosaki National HospitalHospital / health system 109 not ranked
5Hirosaki Central HospitalHospital / health system 63 not ranked
6Hirosaki University of Health and WelfareUniversity 31 not ranked
7Hirosakiaiseikai HospitalHospital / health system 30 not ranked
8Shibata Gakuen UniversityUniversity 19 not ranked
9Shibata Gakuen University Junior CollegeUniversity 11 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.

Hirosaki University: 92.9%Hirosaki University Hospital: 3.4%Kensei Hospital: 1.9%Hirosaki National Hospital: 0.7%5 others listed: 1.0%93%largest
Hirosaki University14k · 92.9%Hirosaki University Hospital512 · 3.4%Kensei Hospital288 · 1.9%Hirosaki National Hospital109 · 0.7%5 others listed154 · 1.0%

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

Which fields of science does Hirosaki work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research in Hirosaki is in Health Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (43%), Engineering (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 924 fractional works · 46.6% of its workMedicine: 852 fractional works · 42.9% of its workSurgery: 152 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 81 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 61 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOncology: 60 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 54 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 45 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 44 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 42 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 38 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 50 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 565 fractional works · 28.5% of its workEngineering: 203 fractional works · 10.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 75 fractional works · 3.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 45 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 68 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 37 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 66 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 53 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiation: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 41 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 39 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeophysics: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 38 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 28 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 361 fractional works · 18.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 198 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 110 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGenetics: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 79 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPlant Science: 37 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 52 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 133 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 58 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 47 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHirosaki1,983fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences47%Social Sciences7%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine85242.9%
    2. Health Professions502.5%
    3. Dentistry110.5%
    4. Nursing90.5%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Engineering20310.2%
    2. Materials Science683.4%
    3. Environmental Science663.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy532.7%
    5. Computer Science412.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences392.0%
    7. Chemistry381.9%
    8. Mathematics281.4%
    9. Energy180.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology19810.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences794.0%
    3. Neuroscience522.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology261.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.3%
    1. Social Sciences582.9%
    2. Psychology472.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance110.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting70.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities70.3%
    6. Decision Sciences30.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Hirosaki strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Hirosaki is most concentrated in Rheumatology and Neurology (4.4× the world share in Rheumatology).

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 34.6 works4.4×
  2. NeurologySubfield · 35.2 works3.6×
← 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 26 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: 0.85× its world share, 69 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.88× its world share, 171 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.67× its world share, 46 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.40× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.30× its world share, 35 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 32 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 181 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 57 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.96× its world share, 57 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.26× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.30× its world share, 49 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.83× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.19× its world share, 718 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.19×718 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.88×171 works
  3. Neuroscience1.67×46 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.40×8 works
  5. Chemistry1.30×35 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.30×49 works
  7. Mathematics1.26×25 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.25×22 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.20×32 works
  10. Energy0.99×16 works
  11. Materials Science0.96×57 works
  12. Health Professions0.96×43 works
  13. Nursing0.94×8 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.90×5 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.85×69 works
  16. Dentistry0.83×7 works
  17. Psychology0.82×43 works
  18. Engineering0.71×181 works
  19. Environmental Science0.67×57 works
  20. Veterinary0.50×1 works
  21. Computer Science0.29×38 works
  22. Social Sciences0.24×52 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×9 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.17×3 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.12×6 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Hirosaki?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Radionuclides, Oxidative Stress, Neoadjuvant Therapy and Cancer.

▲ 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. Epidemiology140▲ 1.77×105 topics
  2. Inflammation111▲ 2.6×74 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress61▲ 1.87×51 topics
  4. Cancer52▲ 1.94×46 topics
  5. Chemotherapy50▲ 3.6×24 topics
  6. Immunotherapy50▲ 3.5×18 topics
  7. Treatment46▲ 1.89×40 topics
  8. Quality of Life40▲ 1.39×42 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease39▲ 1.74×34 topics
  10. Health Effects38▲ 3.2×17 topics
  11. Diagnosis37▲ 1.99×34 topics
  12. Biomarkers33▲ 2.4×16 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome33▲ 2.0×21 topics
  14. Complications31▲ 3.1×16 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations31▲ 3.5×22 topics
  16. Guidelines30▲ 3.3×13 topics
  17. Neoadjuvant Therapy30▲ 6.3×5 topics
  18. Radionuclides30▲ 39×2 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders30▲ 2.6×18 topics
  20. Tumor Microenvironment29▲ 3.2×8 topics
  21. Radiotherapy29▲ 3.6×12 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines28▲ 2.6×14 topics
  23. Aging27▲ 2.5×15 topics
  24. Prognosis26▲ 3.9×9 topics
  25. Surgical Management24▲ 3.0×19 topics
  26. Ionizing Radiation24▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Biomechanics23▲ 3.8×11 topics
  28. Lung Cancer20▲ 6.2×3 topics
  29. Catheter Ablation20▲ 8.3×2 topics
  30. Revision Surgery20▲ 7.9×2 topics
  31. Total Hip Replacement20▲ 7.9×2 topics
  32. Osteoarthritis20▲ 7.5×4 topics
  33. Molecular Characterization19▲ 5.5×6 topics
  34. Arthroplasty19▲ 9.7×2 topics
  35. Matrix Metalloproteinases18▲ 6.4×5 topics
  36. Outcomes17▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Alignment17▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Total Knee Replacement17▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Exposure Pathways16▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Depleted Uranium15▲ 34×1 topic

What research is done in Hirosaki?

Total Knee Arthroplasty …13Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 13 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon …13Radioactivity and Radon Measurements: 13 fractional worksRadioactive contamination and transfer: 12 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment…12Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 12 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…10Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 10 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 9 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 8 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…8Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 8 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 8 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging: 8 fractional works
SurgeryRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeRheumatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 13 works
  2. 2 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 13 works
  3. 3 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 12 works
  4. 4 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 12 works
  5. 5 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 10 works
  6. 6 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 9 works
  7. 7 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 8 works
  8. 8 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  10. 10 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 8 works

Research output over time

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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 counting5%10%15%Hirosaki10.8% 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 11.1% in 2014.

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