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Research in Kochi

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Kochi, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Kōchi University, Kochi University of Technology and Kochi Medical School Hospital.

Research institutions
15
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
18k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
8.6%
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 Kochi?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kōchi UniversityUniversity 7,751 #7,318
2Kochi Medical School HospitalHospital / health system 3,760 #16,743
3Kochi University of TechnologyUniversity 3,658 #8,822
4University of KochiUniversity 956 #17,987
5Chikamori HospitalHospital / health system 380 #26,415
6National Institute of Technology, Kochi CollegeUniversity 369 #33,998 all time
7National Hospital Organization Kochi National HospitalHospital / health system 282 #40,511 all time
8Japanese Red Cross Kochi HospitalHospital / health system 260 #27,930
9Kochi Municipal Central HospitalHospital / health system 229 #42,451 all time
10Kochi Prefectural Education CenterUniversity 112 not ranked
11Kochi Rehabilitation InstituteUniversity 111 not ranked
12Kochi Gakuen CollegeUniversity 97 not ranked
13Kochi Technical High SchoolUniversity 63 not ranked
14Makino Botanical GardenArchive 60 not ranked
15Kochi Prefecture Archaeological CenterArchive 6 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.

Kōchi University: 42.8%Kochi Medical School Hospital: 20.8%Kochi University of Technology: 20.2%University of Kochi: 5.3%11 others listed: 10.9%43%largest
Kōchi University7,751 · 42.8%Kochi Medical School Hospital3,760 · 20.8%Kochi University of Technology3,658 · 20.2%University of Kochi956 · 5.3%11 others listed1,969 · 10.9%

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

What is Kochi strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kochi is most concentrated in Rheumatology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (4.6× the world share in Rheumatology).

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 45.3 works4.6×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 116.9 works3.5×
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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 Kochi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Inflammation, Chemotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Surgical Management and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology147▲ 1.73×116 topics
  2. Inflammation81▲ 1.81×73 topics
  3. Treatment69▲ 2.6×43 topics
  4. Diagnosis67▲ 3.4×36 topics
  5. Climate Change64◆ 1.10×69 topics
  6. Deep Learning52▼ 0.72×61 topics
  7. Chemotherapy46▲ 3.1×24 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress45▲ 1.27×50 topics
  9. Quality of Life44▲ 1.44×43 topics
  10. Management42▲ 2.5×30 topics
  11. Immunotherapy36▲ 2.4×18 topics
  12. Cancer36▲ 1.26×44 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors36▲ 3.8×14 topics
  14. Surgical Management34▲ 3.8×19 topics
  15. Risk Factors32▲ 1.37×32 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines30▲ 2.5×14 topics
  17. Rehabilitation28▲ 3.3×11 topics
  18. Complications27▲ 2.5×17 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations27▲ 2.9×20 topics
  20. Prognosis26▲ 3.8×9 topics
  21. Guidelines26▲ 2.6×13 topics
  22. Aging24▲ 2.1×13 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders24▲ 1.95×17 topics
  24. Autoantibodies23▲ 4.7×8 topics
  25. Heart Failure22▲ 2.4×14 topics
  26. Nanostructures22▲ 2.5×12 topics
  27. Neoadjuvant Therapy21▲ 4.1×5 topics
  28. Echocardiography21▲ 3.6×8 topics
  29. Surgery21▲ 2.7×10 topics
  30. Invasive Species20▲ 2.2×16 topics
  31. Photodynamic Therapy20▲ 4.3×6 topics
  32. Biomechanics19▲ 2.9×11 topics
  33. Rituximab17▲ 5.2×4 topics
  34. Molecular Characterization16▲ 4.3×6 topics
  35. Cardiac Imaging16▲ 6.0×3 topics
  36. Molecular Profiling14▲ 6.5×3 topics
  37. Photodetectors13▲ 7.6×2 topics
  38. Urinary Incontinence12▲ 7.1×2 topics
  39. Immunohistochemistry11▲ 7.2×4 topics
  40. Neural Processing11▲ 8.3×2 topics

What research is done in Kochi?

  1. 1 ZnO doping and properties Materials Chemistry 10 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 9 works
  3. 3 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 8 works
  4. 4 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 8 works
  5. 5 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 8 works
  6. 6 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 8 works
  7. 7 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 8 works
  8. 8 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  9. 9 IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases Rheumatology 7 works
  10. 10 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 7 works

Research output over time

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