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Research in Morioka

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Morioka, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Iwate University, Iwate Medical University and Iwate Prefectural Central Hospital.

Research institutions
9
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
20k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
256k
12.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Morioka

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 Morioka?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Iwate UniversityUniversity 9,682 #11,504
2Iwate Medical UniversityUniversity 8,598 #12,401
3Iwate Prefectural Central HospitalHospital / health system 643 #20,626
4Research Institute for Environmental Sciences and Public Health of Iwate PrefectureResearch facility 84 not ranked
5Iwate Prefectural Morioka Agricultural High SchoolUniversity 13 not ranked
6Iwate Museum of ArtUniversity 13 not ranked
7Morioka First High SchoolUniversity 6 not ranked
8The Cattle MuseumArchive 2 not ranked
9Iwate Cultural Promotion agencyInstitution 2 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.

Iwate University: 50.8%Iwate Medical University: 45.2%Iwate Prefectural Central Hospital: 3.4%Research Institute for Environmental Sciences and Public Health of Iwate Prefecture: 0.4%5 others listed: 0.2%51%largest
Iwate University9,682 · 50.8%Iwate Medical University8,598 · 45.2%Iwate Prefectural Central Hospital643 · 3.4%Research Institute for Environmental Sciences and Public Health of Iwate Prefecture84 · 0.4%5 others listed36 · 0.2%

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

Which fields of science does Morioka work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Morioka is in Health Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Engineering (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 955 fractional works · 43.2% of its workMedicine: 854 fractional works · 38.6% of its workSurgery: 163 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 115 fractional works · 5.2% of its workOncology: 67 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 56 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 52 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 41 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 41 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 30 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 26 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 26 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHepatology: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 35 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 33 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOral Surgery: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthodontics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 595 fractional works · 26.9% of its workEngineering: 238 fractional works · 10.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 44 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 36 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 36 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 33 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 97 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 77 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 36 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 67 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 34 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 33 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 515 fractional works · 23.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 225 fractional works · 10.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 113 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGenetics: 42 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCancer Research: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 197 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPlant Science: 84 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 34 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInsect Science: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 54 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 32 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 147 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 82 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 31 fractional works · 1.4% of its workTransportation: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 33 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMorioka2,213fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences7%

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. Medicine85438.6%
    2. Health Professions351.6%
    3. Dentistry331.5%
    4. Nursing180.8%
    5. Veterinary150.7%
    1. Engineering23810.8%
    2. Environmental Science974.4%
    3. Materials Science773.5%
    4. Computer Science673.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy341.5%
    6. Chemistry331.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences231.0%
    8. Mathematics130.6%
    9. Energy70.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22510.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1978.9%
    3. Neuroscience542.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology321.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.3%
    1. Social Sciences823.7%
    2. Psychology331.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities170.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance100.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting50.2%
    6. Decision Sciences20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Morioka?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Inflammation, Molecular Characterization, Immunotherapy, Surgical Management, Diagnosis and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology133▲ 1.51×118 topics
  2. Inflammation87▲ 1.86×77 topics
  3. Chemotherapy63▲ 4.0×22 topics
  4. Climate Change59◆ 0.97×59 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress55▲ 1.51×54 topics
  6. Treatment54▲ 2.0×45 topics
  7. Quality of Life50▲ 1.58×44 topics
  8. Diagnosis49▲ 2.4×38 topics
  9. Immunotherapy49▲ 3.1×19 topics
  10. Cancer45▲ 1.51×48 topics
  11. Management41▲ 2.3×28 topics
  12. Surgical Management39▲ 4.3×20 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease38▲ 1.50×39 topics
  14. Risk Factors36▲ 1.49×28 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines36▲ 3.0×14 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations35▲ 3.6×23 topics
  17. Prognostic Factors34▲ 3.5×14 topics
  18. Molecular Characterization32▲ 8.2×6 topics
  19. Guidelines32▲ 3.0×13 topics
  20. Clinical Trials31▲ 2.1×15 topics
  21. Magnetic Resonance Imaging30▲ 5.4×8 topics
  22. Obesity30▲ 1.76×22 topics
  23. Biomarkers30▲ 1.92×17 topics
  24. Gene Expression29▲ 2.1×19 topics
  25. Invasive Species29▲ 3.1×18 topics
  26. Tumor Microenvironment29▲ 2.9×8 topics
  27. Complications26▲ 2.3×16 topics
  28. Biological Control25▲ 7.4×9 topics
  29. Metastasis23▲ 3.0×12 topics
  30. Neoadjuvant Therapy22▲ 4.1×5 topics
  31. Echocardiography21▲ 3.4×7 topics
  32. QTL Mapping16▲ 6.3×5 topics
  33. Prostate Cancer16▲ 5.3×6 topics
  34. Stroke Prevention16▲ 5.8×2 topics
  35. Genetic Susceptibility16▲ 7.3×5 topics
  36. Endovascular Repair15▲ 7.9×3 topics
  37. Drought Resistance15▲ 6.8×4 topics
  38. Pheromones14▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Cerebrovascular Events14▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Endovascular Treatment13▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Morioka?

Military Technology and …12Military Technology and Strategies: 12 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…12Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 12 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 12 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 11 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 10 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 9 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 9 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …9Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 9 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 9 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 9 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringTransportationSociology and Political SciencePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 12 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 12 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  4. 4 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  5. 5 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 10 works
  6. 6 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 9 works
  7. 7 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 9 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 9 works
  9. 9 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 9 works
  10. 10 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 9 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Morioka8.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.9% in 2008.

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