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Research in Kumamoto

Science Explorer records 33 research institutions in Kumamoto, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Kumamoto University, Kumamoto University Hospital and Kumamoto Health Science University.

Research institutions
33
13 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
45k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
10.9%
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 Kumamoto?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kumamoto UniversityUniversity 31,089 #1,921
2Sojo UniversityUniversity 1,715 #17,607
3Kumamoto University HospitalHospital / health system 1,583 #10,579
4National Institute of Technology, Kumamoto CollegeUniversity 1,185 #25,313
5Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research CenterResearch facility 1,127 #25,643
6Kumamoto Health Science UniversityUniversity 981 #14,037
7Kyushu Tokai UniversityUniversity 799 #16,929
8Kumamoto City HospitalHospital / health system 782 #24,909
9Saiseikai Kumamoto HospitalHospital / health system 756 #24,881
10Kumamoto Medical CenterHospital / health system 685 #21,344
11Prefectural University of KumamotoUniversity 633 #19,040
12Kumamoto Industrial Research InstituteResearch facility 503 #14,562
13Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto HospitalHospital / health system 424 #27,065
14Kumamoto Orthopedic Surgery HospitalHospital / health system 388 #35,841 all time
15Kaketsuken (Japan)Company 371 #22,206 all time
16National Institute for Minamata DiseaseResearch facility 366 #32,890 all time
17Takano HospitalHospital / health system 289 #41,559 all time
18Kumamoto Gakuen UniversityUniversity 263 #38,873 all time
19Kumamoto Chuo HospitalHospital / health system 149 #41,461 all time
20Shokei CollegeUniversity 131 #38,657 all time
21Kumamoto Prefectural Educaiton CenterUniversity 59 not ranked
22KM Biologics (Japan)Company 59 not ranked
23Kumamoto Prefectural College of TechnologyUniversity 59 not ranked
24Ideta Eye HospitalHospital / health system 44 not ranked
25Kyushu Lutheran CollegeUniversity 36 not ranked
26Kumamoto Prefectural Matsubase High SchoolUniversity 12 not ranked
27Kumamoto Prefectural PoliceGovernment institution 12 not ranked
28Kumamoto Educational CenterUniversity 8 not ranked
29Kumamoto Prefectural Arao High SchoolUniversity 7 not ranked
30Mifune Dinosaur MuseumArchive 6 not ranked
31Yabe Junior High SchoolUniversity 6 not ranked
32Kumamoto Prefectural Board of EducationUniversity 2 not ranked
33Heisei College of MusicUniversity 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.

Kumamoto University: 69.8%Sojo University: 3.9%Kumamoto University Hospital: 3.6%National Institute of Technology, Kumamoto College: 2.7%28 others listed: 20.1%70%largest
Kumamoto University31k · 69.8%Sojo University1,715 · 3.9%Kumamoto University Hospital1,583 · 3.6%National Institute of Technology, Kumamoto College1,185 · 2.7%28 others listed8,957 · 20.1%

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

What is Kumamoto strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kumamoto is most concentrated in Hepatology and Nephrology (4.6× the world share in Hepatology).

  1. HepatologySubfield · 39.9 works4.6×
  2. NephrologySubfield · 36.5 works3.7×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Kumamoto?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Cancer, Diagnosis, Treatment, Oxidative Stress, Prognosis and Immunotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology240▲ 1.34×127 topics
  2. Inflammation218▲ 2.3×81 topics
  3. Cancer155▲ 2.5×53 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress148▲ 2.0×59 topics
  5. Treatment134▲ 2.5×45 topics
  6. Diagnosis124▲ 3.0×40 topics
  7. Immunotherapy106▲ 3.3×19 topics
  8. Chemotherapy98▲ 3.1×25 topics
  9. Nanoparticles88▲ 1.54×41 topics
  10. Prognosis84▲ 5.7×9 topics
  11. Tumor Microenvironment81▲ 4.0×8 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease75▲ 1.50×38 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines74▲ 3.0×14 topics
  14. Management72▲ 2.0×29 topics
  15. Heart Failure68▲ 3.5×14 topics
  16. Risk Factors66▲ 1.34×33 topics
  17. Prognostic Factors66▲ 3.4×14 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome62▲ 1.68×22 topics
  19. Surgical Management61▲ 3.3×20 topics
  20. Cancer Therapy60▲ 2.4×20 topics
  21. Aging58▲ 2.4×16 topics
  22. Obesity57▲ 1.67×24 topics
  23. Immunity55▲ 3.0×11 topics
  24. Metabolism55▲ 2.4×30 topics
  25. Immune Response53▲ 2.0×21 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders52▲ 2.0×19 topics
  27. Echocardiography47▲ 3.9×8 topics
  28. Guidelines47▲ 2.2×13 topics
  29. Neoadjuvant Therapy44▲ 4.2×5 topics
  30. Radiotherapy44▲ 2.5×13 topics
  31. Thrombosis43▲ 3.4×7 topics
  32. Myocardial Infarction42▲ 4.0×7 topics
  33. Magnetic Resonance Imaging40▲ 3.5×8 topics
  34. Hepatocellular Carcinoma39▲ 4.1×3 topics
  35. Chronic Kidney Disease38▲ 3.5×9 topics
  36. Cholangiocarcinoma35▲ 9.7×2 topics
  37. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance33▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Lymphoma32▲ 4.5×4 topics
  39. Cardiac Amyloidosis30▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Transthyretin30▲ 32×1 topic

What research is done in Kumamoto?

Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, …30Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes: 30 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …22Nutrition and Health in Aging: 22 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 21 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 21 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 19 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 18 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 17 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…17Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 17 fractional worksCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 17 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 16 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPhysiologyOncologyHepatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes Molecular Biology 30 works
  2. 2 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 22 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 21 works
  4. 4 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 21 works
  5. 5 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 19 works
  6. 6 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 18 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 17 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 17 works
  9. 9 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 17 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 16 works

Research output over time

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