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Research in Kitakyushu

Science Explorer records 27 research institutions in Kitakyushu, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Kyushu Institute of Technology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan and The University of Kitakyushu.

Research institutions
27
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
46k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
10.0%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Kitakyushu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kyushu Institute of TechnologyUniversity 19,104 #2,594
2University of Occupational and Environmental Health JapanUniversity 10,477 #2,965
3Kyushu Dental UniversityUniversity 4,562 #13,735
4The University of KitakyushuUniversity 3,238 #6,903
5Kokura Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 1,356 #21,028
6Kyushu Kyoritsu UniversityUniversity 890 #28,700 all time
7Kitakyushu National College of TechnologyUniversity 788 #27,879
8Toto (Japan)Company 730 #21,337
9Kyushu HospitalHospital / health system 576 #33,313 all time
10Yaskawa Electric (Japan)Company 539 #29,153 all time
11Kyushu Rosai HospitalHospital / health system 499 #41,383 all time
12Kitakyushu Municipal Medical CenterHospital / health system 465 #26,637
13Nishinippon Institute of TechnologyUniversity 436 #35,156 all time
14Nippon Steel Yawata Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 340 #35,560 all time
15Kitakyushu City Hospital OrganizationHospital / health system 278 #35,538 all time
16Kyushu International UniversityUniversity 262 #24,625 all time
17ShinKokura HospitalHospital / health system 250 #38,801 all time
18Saiseikai Yahata General HospitalHospital / health system 226 #42,384 all time
19Kyushu Women's UniversityUniversity 208 #36,907 all time
20Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human HistoryArchive 139 #40,056 all time
21Kitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement of Industry, Science and TechnologyResearch facility 110 not ranked
22Asian Growth Research InstituteInstitution 99 not ranked
23Seinan Jo Gakuin UniversityUniversity 92 not ranked
24Kyushu Nutrition Welfare UniversityUniversity 78 not ranked
25Higashi Chikushi Junior CollegeUniversity 48 not ranked
26Orio Aishin Junior CollegeUniversity 2 not ranked
27Kitakyushu City Foundation For Promoting Arts And CultureInstitution 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.

Kyushu Institute of Technology: 41.7%University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan: 22.9%Kyushu Dental University: 10.0%The University of Kitakyushu: 7.1%22 others listed: 18.4%42%largest
Kyushu Institute of Technology19k · 41.7%University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan10k · 22.9%Kyushu Dental University4,562 · 10.0%The University of Kitakyushu3,238 · 7.1%22 others listed8,411 · 18.4%

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

What is Kitakyushu strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kitakyushu is most concentrated in Hardware and Architecture, Condensed Matter Physics and Rheumatology (3.9× the world share in Hardware and Architecture).

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 23.7 works3.9×
  2. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 33.1 works3.8×
  3. RheumatologySubfield · 88.6 works3.6×
  4. Oral SurgerySubfield · 33.9 works3.2×
← 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 Kitakyushu?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Neural Networks, Inflammation, Machine Learning, Autoantibodies, Thermal Comfort and Biomedical Applications.

▲ 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. Deep Learning298▲ 1.61×76 topics
  2. Epidemiology226◆ 1.05×125 topics
  3. Machine Learning178◆ 1.00×77 topics
  4. Inflammation148▲ 1.31×77 topics
  5. Neural Networks144▲ 1.72×38 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications103▲ 1.60×35 topics
  7. Treatment102▲ 1.55×47 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease97▲ 1.61×32 topics
  9. Diagnosis92▲ 1.82×39 topics
  10. Quality of Life89◆ 1.13×47 topics
  11. Nanoparticles81▲ 1.19×42 topics
  12. Remote Sensing80▲ 1.20×34 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency76▲ 1.50×30 topics
  14. Chemotherapy74▲ 1.95×23 topics
  15. Virtual Reality72▲ 2.6×15 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks70▲ 1.76×13 topics
  17. Nanocomposites68▲ 1.56×21 topics
  18. Immunotherapy68▲ 1.75×19 topics
  19. Autoantibodies65▲ 5.1×8 topics
  20. Health Effects61▲ 1.88×22 topics
  21. Guidelines58▲ 2.3×13 topics
  22. Artificial Neural Networks56▲ 2.2×8 topics
  23. Image Processing55▲ 2.3×13 topics
  24. Wireless Sensor Networks53▲ 2.1×17 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors52▲ 2.2×14 topics
  26. Thermal Comfort48▲ 6.8×2 topics
  27. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles45▲ 4.4×5 topics
  28. Social Influence43▲ 3.7×3 topics
  29. Model Predictive Control43▲ 3.0×6 topics
  30. Modernization43▲ 4.3×2 topics
  31. Design40▲ 4.5×6 topics
  32. Strategic Planning40▲ 4.9×4 topics
  33. Islam39▲ 3.4×2 topics
  34. Air Force39▲ 5.9×1 topic
  35. Malay Language39▲ 5.1×1 topic
  36. Sharia Law39▲ 5.0×1 topic
  37. Transport Policy39▲ 5.7×1 topic
  38. Warfare39▲ 5.9×1 topic
  39. Health Impact38▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Failure Analysis32▲ 6.0×4 topics

What research is done in Kitakyushu?

Legal and Regulatory Ana…39Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 39 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …39Military Technology and Strategies: 39 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…39Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 39 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…28Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 28 fractional worksRobotics and Automated Systems: 25 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Well-being: 24 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…22Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 22 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 21 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 20 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitiga…20Urban Heat Island Mitigation: 20 fractional works
TransportationAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceBuilding and Construction6 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 39 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 39 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 39 works
  4. 4 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 28 works
  5. 5 Robotics and Automated Systems Control and Systems Engineering 25 works
  6. 6 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 24 works
  7. 7 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  8. 8 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 21 works
  9. 9 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 20 works
  10. 10 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 20 works

Research output over time

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