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Research in Kure

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Kure, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Hiroshima International University and Kure Medical Center.

Research institutions
7
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.9k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
43k
10.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Kure

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 Kure?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Hiroshima International UniversityUniversity 1,391 #8,362
2Kure Medical CenterHospital / health system 751 #20,498
3National Institute of Technology, Kure CollegeUniversity 496 #22,311 all time
4Kure Kyosai HospitalHospital / health system 406 #31,948 all time
5Chugoku Rosai HospitalHospital / health system 368 #32,751 all time
6Japan Coast Guard AcademyUniversity 299 #21,299 all time
7Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen UniversityUniversity 197 #24,224 all time

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.

Hiroshima International University: 35.6%Kure Medical Center: 19.2%National Institute of Technology, Kure College: 12.7%Kure Kyosai Hospital: 10.4%3 others listed: 22.1%36%largest
Hiroshima International University1,391 · 35.6%Kure Medical Center751 · 19.2%National Institute of Technology, Kure College496 · 12.7%Kure Kyosai Hospital406 · 10.4%3 others listed864 · 22.1%

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

Which fields of science does Kure work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Kure is in Health Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (43%), Engineering (11%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 306 fractional works · 46.0% of its workMedicine: 285 fractional works · 42.9% of its workSurgery: 68 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 32 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 22 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 21 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEpidemiology: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHepatology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 183 fractional works · 27.5% of its workEngineering: 72 fractional works · 10.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 24 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 15 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 107 fractional works · 16.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 57 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEducation: 19 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 69 fractional works · 10.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 37 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKure665fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences46%Social Sciences16%

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. Medicine28542.9%
    2. Health Professions152.3%
    3. Nursing20.4%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    5. Dentistry10.2%
    1. Engineering7210.8%
    2. Computer Science243.6%
    3. Environmental Science182.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy162.4%
    5. Materials Science152.3%
    6. Mathematics152.2%
    7. Chemistry111.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences101.6%
    9. Energy20.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences578.6%
    2. Psychology192.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance142.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities101.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting50.7%
    6. Decision Sciences30.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology375.6%
    2. Neuroscience111.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences101.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kure strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kure is most concentrated in Surgery (4.6× the world share in Surgery).

  1. SurgerySubfield · 61.3 works4.6×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.42× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 67 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.95× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.02× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.31× its world share, 251 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.42×5 works
  2. Medicine2.31×251 works
  3. Mathematics1.95×13 works
  4. Veterinary1.46×1 works
  5. Neuroscience1.09×10 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.04×31 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.02×13 works
  8. Psychology1.02×18 works
  9. Chemistry0.94×8 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.90×5 works
  11. Health Professions0.89×13 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.81×7 works
  13. Engineering0.79×67 works
  14. Nursing0.70×2 works
  15. Materials Science0.64×13 works
  16. Social Sciences0.58×42 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.57×7 works
  18. Environmental Science0.54×15 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.49×3 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.48×8 works
  21. Computer Science0.45×20 works
  22. Dentistry0.40×1 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×7 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×4 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.18×0 works
  26. Energy0.17×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Kure?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Injury Risk, Heart Failure, Biomechanics and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology46▲ 1.73×88 topics
  2. Inflammation34▲ 2.4×57 topics
  3. Treatment22▲ 2.7×34 topics
  4. Diagnosis17▲ 2.7×28 topics
  5. Chemotherapy16▲ 3.4×20 topics
  6. Heart Failure14▲ 4.9×10 topics
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines14▲ 3.9×14 topics
  8. Management14▲ 2.6×27 topics
  9. Complications13▲ 4.0×17 topics
  10. Anterior Cruciate Ligament13▲ 46×1 topic
  11. Injury Risk13▲ 46×1 topic
  12. Biomechanics12▲ 6.0×8 topics
  13. Immunotherapy12▲ 2.5×17 topics
  14. Genetic Mutations12▲ 4.0×18 topics
  15. Economic Development11▲ 2.1×15 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors11▲ 3.9×13 topics
  17. Surgical Management11▲ 4.0×16 topics
  18. Language Teaching11▲ 6.1×3 topics
  19. Guidelines10▲ 3.3×12 topics
  20. Teaching Methods10▲ 9.6×3 topics
  21. Critical Thinking10▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Neoadjuvant Therapy10▲ 6.2×5 topics
  23. Pedagogy10▲ 2.9×2 topics
  24. Regeneration10▲ 7.2×3 topics
  25. Digital Education10▲ 9.7×1 topic
  26. Student Competencies10▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Entrepreneurship9▲ 3.4×4 topics
  28. Gait Analysis8▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Osteoarthritis8▲ 9.7×4 topics
  30. Stem Cells8▲ 4.6×9 topics
  31. Investment8▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Industrial Enterprises8▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Innovation Economics8▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Molecular Characterization8▲ 6.4×5 topics
  35. Extracellular Matrix7▲ 6.1×7 topics
  36. Muscle Mass7▲ 9.9×2 topics
  37. Hypertrophy7▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Revision Surgery6▲ 7.5×2 topics
  39. Total Hip Replacement6▲ 7.5×2 topics
  40. Arthroplasty6▲ 9.0×2 topics

What research is done in Kure?

Knee injuries and recons…11Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 11 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 5 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 5 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 4 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 4 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …4Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 4 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Topology and Set Theory: 3 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…3Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 3 fractional works
SurgeryPhysiologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringRheumatology5 others

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

  1. 1 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 11 works
  2. 2 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 5 works
  3. 3 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 4 works
  5. 5 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 4 works
  7. 7 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  8. 8 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Advanced Topology and Set Theory Geometry and Topology 3 works
  10. 10 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Kure10.5% 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 13.5% in 2007.

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