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Research in Kumamoto

Science Explorer records 29 research institutions in Kumamoto, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Kumamoto University, Kumamoto Health Science University and Kumamoto Industrial Research Institute.

Research institutions
29
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
45k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
839k
18.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Kumamoto

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 Kumamoto?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kumamoto UniversityUniversity 33,603 #1,225
2Sojo UniversityUniversity 1,715 #14,225
3National Institute of Technology, Kumamoto CollegeUniversity 1,185 #20,680
4Kumamoto Health Science UniversityUniversity 981 #10,300
5Kyushu Tokai UniversityUniversity 799 #19,309
6Saiseikai Kumamoto HospitalHospital / health system 756 #17,956
7Kumamoto Medical CenterHospital / health system 685 #22,045
8Prefectural University of KumamotoUniversity 633 #14,776
9Kumamoto Industrial Research InstituteResearch facility 503 #13,185
10Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto HospitalHospital / health system 424 #21,991
11Kumamoto Orthopedic Surgery HospitalHospital / health system 388 #27,307 all time
12Kaketsuken (Japan)Company 371 #32,228 all time
13National Institute for Minamata DiseaseResearch facility 366 #31,418 all time
14Takano HospitalHospital / health system 289 #28,842 all time
15Kumamoto Gakuen UniversityUniversity 263 #25,053 all time
16Shokei CollegeUniversity 131 #27,325 all time
17Kumamoto Prefectural Educaiton CenterUniversity 59 not ranked
18KM Biologics (Japan)Company 59 not ranked
19Kumamoto Prefectural College of TechnologyUniversity 59 not ranked
20Ideta Eye HospitalHospital / health system 44 not ranked
21Kyushu Lutheran CollegeUniversity 36 not ranked
22Kumamoto Prefectural Matsubase High SchoolUniversity 12 not ranked
23Kumamoto Prefectural PoliceGovernment institution 12 not ranked
24Kumamoto Educational CenterUniversity 8 not ranked
25Kumamoto Prefectural Arao High SchoolUniversity 7 not ranked
26Mifune Dinosaur MuseumArchive 6 not ranked
27Yabe Junior High SchoolUniversity 6 not ranked
28Kumamoto Prefectural Board of EducationUniversity 2 not ranked
29Heisei College of MusicUniversity 0 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.

Kumamoto University: 77.4%Sojo University: 4.0%National Institute of Technology, Kumamoto College: 2.7%Kumamoto Health Science University: 2.3%24 others listed: 13.6%77%largest
Kumamoto University34k · 77.4%Sojo University1,715 · 4.0%National Institute of Technology, Kumamoto College1,185 · 2.7%Kumamoto Health Science University981 · 2.3%24 others listed5,918 · 13.6%

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

Which fields of science does Kumamoto work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Kumamoto is in Health Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Engineering (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,059 fractional works · 40.4% of its workMedicine: 1,949 fractional works · 38.2% of its workSurgery: 277 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 212 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOncology: 167 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 162 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 120 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 112 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 86 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 67 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 63 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,644 fractional works · 32.3% of its workEngineering: 628 fractional works · 12.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 128 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 122 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 90 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 54 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 274 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 166 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomaterials: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 192 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 182 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 121 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 69 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 74 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 68 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 55 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,135 fractional works · 22.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 620 fractional works · 12.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 388 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGenetics: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 203 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPlant Science: 110 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 137 fractional works · 2.7% of its workImmunology: 116 fractional works · 2.3% of its workVirology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 135 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 259 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 115 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 76 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKumamoto5,096fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences40%Social Sciences5%

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. Health Sciences2,05940.4%
    1. Medicine1,94938.2%
    2. Health Professions631.2%
    3. Nursing280.5%
    4. Dentistry140.3%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Engineering62812.3%
    2. Materials Science2745.4%
    3. Computer Science1923.8%
    4. Environmental Science1823.6%
    5. Chemistry1212.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences741.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy681.3%
    8. Mathematics551.1%
    9. Energy260.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering230.5%
  3. Life Sciences1,13522.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology62012.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2034.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1372.7%
    4. Neuroscience1352.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics400.8%
    1. Social Sciences1152.3%
    2. Psychology761.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities250.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance190.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting130.2%
    6. Decision Sciences110.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

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, 181 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.27× its world share, 547 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.55× its world share, 116 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 118 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.92× its world share, 30 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.29× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.52× its world share, 108 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 180 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 66 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 574 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 164 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.54× its world share, 243 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 50 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 60 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.97× its world share, 1,709 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 25 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 68 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 102 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology2.55×116 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.27×547 works
  3. Medicine1.97×1,709 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.92×30 works
  5. Neuroscience1.61×118 works
  6. Materials Science1.54×243 works
  7. Chemistry1.52×108 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.29×20 works
  9. Nursing1.11×25 works
  10. Mathematics0.95×50 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.93×66 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.85×181 works
  13. Engineering0.85×574 works
  14. Environmental Science0.73×164 works
  15. Veterinary0.68×4 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.60×60 works
  17. Dentistry0.57×13 works
  18. Energy0.53×22 works
  19. Computer Science0.51×180 works
  20. Psychology0.49×68 works
  21. Health Professions0.48×57 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.20×9 works
  23. Social Sciences0.18×102 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×16 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.15×20 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×10 works

Which keywords describe research in Kumamoto?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Cancer, Treatment, Diagnosis, 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-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. Epidemiology275▲ 1.35×130 topics
  2. Inflammation247▲ 2.3×82 topics
  3. Cancer173▲ 2.5×55 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress167▲ 1.99×60 topics
  5. Treatment154▲ 2.5×47 topics
  6. Diagnosis139▲ 2.9×40 topics
  7. Immunotherapy119▲ 3.2×19 topics
  8. Chemotherapy114▲ 3.1×25 topics
  9. Nanoparticles100▲ 1.56×42 topics
  10. Prognosis93▲ 5.5×9 topics
  11. Tumor Microenvironment92▲ 4.0×8 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease88▲ 1.52×38 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines83▲ 3.0×14 topics
  14. Management83▲ 2.0×30 topics
  15. Risk Factors78▲ 1.38×33 topics
  16. Heart Failure74▲ 3.2×14 topics
  17. Prognostic Factors73▲ 3.3×14 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome72▲ 1.74×22 topics
  19. Cancer Therapy71▲ 2.5×20 topics
  20. Surgical Management69▲ 3.3×20 topics
  21. Aging65▲ 2.4×16 topics
  22. Immunity63▲ 3.1×11 topics
  23. Obesity63▲ 1.60×24 topics
  24. Metabolism62▲ 2.3×30 topics
  25. Immune Response60▲ 2.1×21 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders59▲ 2.0×20 topics
  27. Guidelines55▲ 2.3×13 topics
  28. Echocardiography53▲ 3.8×8 topics
  29. Radiotherapy52▲ 2.6×13 topics
  30. Neoadjuvant Therapy52▲ 4.2×5 topics
  31. Thrombosis48▲ 3.4×7 topics
  32. Myocardial Infarction47▲ 3.9×7 topics
  33. Hepatocellular Carcinoma45▲ 4.3×3 topics
  34. Magnetic Resonance Imaging44▲ 3.5×8 topics
  35. Chronic Kidney Disease44▲ 3.4×9 topics
  36. Cholangiocarcinoma38▲ 9.2×2 topics
  37. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance37▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Lymphoma36▲ 4.5×4 topics
  39. Cardiac Amyloidosis34▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Transthyretin34▲ 31×1 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.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Kumamoto10.6% 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 13.9% in 2008.

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