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Research in Matsue

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Matsue, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Shimane University and National Institute of Technology, Matsue College.

Research institutions
8
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
223k
14.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Matsue

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 Matsue?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Shimane UniversityUniversity 14,535 #6,543
2National Institute of Technology, Matsue CollegeUniversity 654 #21,361
3Matsue Red Cross HospitalHospital / health system 335 #31,105 all time
4Shimane Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental SciencesGovernment institution 316 #28,354 all time
5Shimane Prefectural PoliceGovernment institution 63 not ranked
6International Consortium on Geo-disaster ReductionInstitution 4 not ranked
7Shimane Prefectural Matsue Technical High SchoolUniversity 0 not ranked
8Matsue History MuseumArchive 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.

Shimane University: 91.4%National Institute of Technology, Matsue College: 4.1%Matsue Red Cross Hospital: 2.1%Shimane Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences: 2.0%2 others listed: 0.4%91%largest
Shimane University15k · 91.4%National Institute of Technology, Matsue College654 · 4.1%Matsue Red Cross Hospital335 · 2.1%Shimane Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences316 · 2.0%2 others listed67 · 0.4%

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

Which fields of science does Matsue work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Matsue is in Physical Sciences, 39% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (35%), Engineering (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 747 fractional works · 40.3% of its workEngineering: 275 fractional works · 14.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 64 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 46 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 39 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 31 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 111 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 70 fractional works · 3.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 102 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEcology: 26 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 65 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 54 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 37 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 49 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeophysics: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 39 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 35 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 720 fractional works · 38.8% of its workMedicine: 651 fractional works · 35.1% of its workSurgery: 103 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 79 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOncology: 43 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 41 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOphthalmology: 40 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 32 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRheumatology: 29 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 26 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 46 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 277 fractional works · 14.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 131 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 72 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 83 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPlant Science: 40 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 34 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 111 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMatsue1,856fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences39%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. Engineering27514.8%
    2. Materials Science1116.0%
    3. Environmental Science1025.5%
    4. Computer Science653.5%
    5. Chemistry542.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences492.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy392.1%
    8. Mathematics351.9%
    9. Energy110.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.3%
    1. Medicine65135.1%
    2. Health Professions462.5%
    3. Dentistry120.7%
    4. Nursing100.5%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1317.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences834.5%
    3. Neuroscience341.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology251.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.3%
    1. Social Sciences502.7%
    2. Psychology201.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities181.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance120.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting60.3%
    6. Decision Sciences50.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Matsue strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Matsue is most concentrated in Ophthalmology and Rheumatology (7.7× the world share in Ophthalmology).

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 33.8 works7.7×
  2. RheumatologySubfield · 25.2 works3.4×
← 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: 0.94× its world share, 74 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 114 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.31× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.88× its world share, 48 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 62 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 250 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 93 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.71× its world share, 98 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.64× its world share, 32 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.46× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.79× its world share, 568 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry1.88×48 works
  2. Medicine1.79×568 works
  3. Materials Science1.71×98 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.66×43 works
  5. Mathematics1.64×32 works
  6. Dentistry1.46×12 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.31×22 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.30×114 works
  9. Nursing1.15×9 works
  10. Environmental Science1.14×93 works
  11. Neuroscience1.10×29 works
  12. Engineering1.01×250 works
  13. Health Professions0.98×43 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.94×74 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.91×33 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.75×4 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.69×4 works
  18. Energy0.64×10 works
  19. Veterinary0.49×1 works
  20. Computer Science0.48×62 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.34×16 works
  22. Psychology0.32×16 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.30×11 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.27×4 works
  25. Social Sciences0.21×44 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Matsue?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure, Diagnosis, Chemotherapy, Oxidative Stress and Optic Nerve.

▲ 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. Epidemiology115▲ 1.55×115 topics
  2. Inflammation79▲ 2.0×76 topics
  3. Climate Change58◆ 1.15×66 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress54▲ 1.76×57 topics
  5. Diagnosis45▲ 2.6×38 topics
  6. Treatment44▲ 1.94×44 topics
  7. Risk Factors41▲ 2.0×30 topics
  8. Sustainability41◆ 0.90×43 topics
  9. Chemotherapy40▲ 3.0×21 topics
  10. Management37▲ 2.5×30 topics
  11. Biodiversity35▲ 2.5×29 topics
  12. Quality of Life33▲ 1.22×40 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines31▲ 3.0×14 topics
  14. Glaucoma30▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties28▲ 1.56×30 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease28▲ 1.30×32 topics
  17. Intraocular Pressure27▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Neurodegeneration26▲ 4.6×10 topics
  19. Optic Nerve23▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Optical Coherence Tomography22▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Microstructure22▲ 2.3×19 topics
  22. Retinal Ganglion Cells22▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Surgical Management21▲ 2.8×19 topics
  24. Prognostic Factors21▲ 2.6×14 topics
  25. Pathogenesis21▲ 2.2×24 topics
  26. Community Participation20▲ 3.1×4 topics
  27. Ecosystem Management20▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Complications20▲ 2.2×15 topics
  29. Ocular Hypertension20▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Visual Field Progression20▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Cultural Landscape18▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Satoyama18▲ 99×1 topic
  33. Superconductivity18▲ 5.5×9 topics
  34. landscape conservation18▲ 99×1 topic
  35. Survival Analysis17▲ 3.3×7 topics
  36. Gastric Cancer14▲ 7.0×3 topics
  37. Molecular Characterization14▲ 4.3×6 topics
  38. Macular Degeneration13▲ 5.6×3 topics
  39. Endoscopic Resection12▲ 6.8×2 topics
  40. Diabetic Retinopathy12▲ 6.6×2 topics

What research is done in Matsue?

Glaucoma and retinal dis…17Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 17 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 16 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 8 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 7 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 6 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…6Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 6 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 6 fractional worksZnO doping and properties: 6 fractional worksWave and Wind Energy Systems: 5 fractional works
OphthalmologyNature and Landscape ConservationPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineAtmospheric Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 17 works
  2. 2 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 16 works
  3. 3 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 8 works
  4. 4 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  6. 6 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  7. 7 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 6 works
  8. 8 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 ZnO doping and properties Materials Chemistry 6 works
  10. 10 Wave and Wind Energy Systems Ocean Engineering 5 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Matsue7.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.7% in 2016.

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