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Research in Kurume

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Kurume, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Kurume University, Koga Hospital and Kurume University Medical Center.

Research institutions
12
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
17k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
274k
16.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Kurume

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 Kurume?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kurume UniversityUniversity 13,473 #6,516
2Koga HospitalHospital / health system 648 #19,343
3Kurume University Medical CenterHospital / health system 634 #20,791
4Kurume University HospitalHospital / health system 499 #21,003
5St Mary's HospitalHospital / health system 491 #21,197
6National Institute of Technology, Kurume CollegeUniversity 477 #22,070
7Kurume Institute of TechnologyUniversity 428 #12,956 all time
8Fukuoka Industrial Technology CenterNonprofit 336 #29,589 all time
9Shin Koga HospitalHospital / health system 43 not ranked
10Kurume Shin-Ai Women's CollegeUniversity 21 not ranked
11Bridge Of Nucleic Acids Chemistry (Japan)Company 19 not ranked
12BrightPath Biotherapeutics (Japan)Company 12 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.

Kurume University: 78.9%Koga Hospital: 3.8%Kurume University Medical Center: 3.7%Kurume University Hospital: 2.9%8 others listed: 10.7%79%largest
Kurume University13k · 78.9%Koga Hospital648 · 3.8%Kurume University Medical Center634 · 3.7%Kurume University Hospital499 · 2.9%8 others listed1,827 · 10.7%

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

Which fields of science does Kurume work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research in Kurume is in Health Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (64%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Engineering (4%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,297 fractional works · 68.3% of its workMedicine: 1,219 fractional works · 64.1% of its workSurgery: 199 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 150 fractional works · 7.9% of its workOncology: 103 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEpidemiology: 76 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 75 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhysiology: 58 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 51 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeurology: 47 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHepatology: 40 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRheumatology: 39 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 29 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 26 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHematology: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNephrology: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 43 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 302 fractional works · 15.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 196 fractional works · 10.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 99 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGenetics: 32 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 42 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 36 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 42 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 192 fractional works · 10.1% of its workEngineering: 76 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 50 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 110 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPsychology: 48 fractional works · 2.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKKurume1,901fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences68%Social Sciences6%

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 Sciences1,29768.3%
    1. Medicine1,21964.1%
    2. Health Professions432.3%
    3. Dentistry191.0%
    4. Nursing140.7%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology19610.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology422.2%
    3. Neuroscience422.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences140.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.4%
    1. Engineering764.0%
    2. Computer Science502.6%
    3. Materials Science160.8%
    4. Mathematics130.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy120.6%
    6. Environmental Science120.6%
    7. Chemistry50.3%
    8. Energy40.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    1. Psychology482.5%
    2. Social Sciences341.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities80.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance80.4%
    5. Decision Sciences80.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting50.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kurume strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kurume is most concentrated in Hepatology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Pathology and Forensic Medicine (10.8× the world share in Hepatology).

  1. HepatologySubfield · 34.9 works11×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 138.6 works5.4×
  3. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 44.8 works5.1×
  4. OncologySubfield · 94.9 works5.0×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.97× its world share, 177 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.11× its world share, 36 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.21× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 67 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.09× its world share, 17 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.35× its world share, 1,083 worksMedicineNursing: 1.47× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.35×1,083 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.11×36 works
  3. Dentistry2.09×17 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.97×177 works
  5. Nursing1.47×12 works
  6. Neuroscience1.29×35 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.21×7 works
  8. Veterinary1.02×2 works
  9. Health Professions0.87×38 works
  10. Psychology0.76×39 works
  11. Mathematics0.57×11 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.42×2 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.37×6 works
  14. Computer Science0.34×44 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.29×11 works
  16. Engineering0.27×67 works
  17. Energy0.24×4 works
  18. Materials Science0.23×13 works
  19. Chemistry0.16×4 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.16×8 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×6 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×12 works
  23. Social Sciences0.13×29 works
  24. Environmental Science0.12×10 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×5 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Kurume?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Treatment, Chemotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Prognostic Factors and Surgical 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-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. Epidemiology177▲ 2.3×113 topics
  2. Inflammation129▲ 3.2×74 topics
  3. Diagnosis99▲ 5.6×39 topics
  4. Treatment93▲ 4.0×43 topics
  5. Chemotherapy76▲ 5.7×23 topics
  6. Management62▲ 4.1×28 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress62▲ 1.97×53 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines60▲ 5.8×14 topics
  9. Quality of Life60▲ 2.2×43 topics
  10. Immunotherapy55▲ 4.0×19 topics
  11. Cancer54▲ 2.1×47 topics
  12. Prognostic Factors53▲ 6.5×14 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease52▲ 2.4×35 topics
  14. Surgical Management51▲ 6.6×20 topics
  15. Tumor Microenvironment49▲ 5.7×8 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome48▲ 3.1×21 topics
  17. Risk Factors45▲ 2.2×36 topics
  18. Prognosis43▲ 6.9×9 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations43▲ 5.2×23 topics
  20. Radiotherapy42▲ 5.7×13 topics
  21. Hepatocellular Carcinoma38▲ 9.7×4 topics
  22. Echocardiography38▲ 7.1×8 topics
  23. Heart Failure36▲ 4.2×13 topics
  24. Insulin Resistance33▲ 3.9×9 topics
  25. Aging33▲ 3.2×14 topics
  26. Guidelines32▲ 3.6×13 topics
  27. Survival30▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Rituximab29▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Thrombosis28▲ 5.3×7 topics
  30. Neoadjuvant Therapy28▲ 6.2×5 topics
  31. Survival Analysis27▲ 5.2×7 topics
  32. Metastasis27▲ 4.1×12 topics
  33. Treatment Guidelines26▲ 6.4×7 topics
  34. Autoantibodies26▲ 5.8×8 topics
  35. Chronic Kidney Disease25▲ 5.3×8 topics
  36. Radiofrequency Ablation23▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Immunosuppressive Therapy22▲ 6.2×7 topics
  38. Hepatic Steatosis22▲ 7.9×2 topics
  39. Molecular Classification22▲ 7.5×4 topics
  40. Endovascular Repair21▲ 13×3 topics

What research is done in Kurume?

Hepatocellular Carcinoma…17Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 17 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…16Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 16 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …16Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 16 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …12Nutrition and Health in Aging: 12 fractional worksAutoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases: 10 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 10 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Stu…10Head and Neck Cancer Studies: 10 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 10 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 10 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…10Tracheal and airway disorders: 10 fractional works
HepatologyOncologyEpidemiologyPhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 17 works
  2. 2 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 16 works
  3. 3 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 16 works
  4. 4 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 12 works
  5. 5 Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 10 works
  6. 6 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 10 works
  7. 7 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 10 works
  8. 8 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
  10. 10 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kurume7.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.0% in 2016.

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