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Research in Nara

Science Explorer records 25 research institutions in Nara, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Nara Women's University, Museum of Japanese Art Yamato Bunkakan and Nara University.

Research institutions
25
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.5k
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
122k
12.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Nara

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 Nara?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Nara Women's UniversityUniversity 4,640 #9,615
2Nara University of EducationUniversity 969 #34,751 all time
3Nara City HospitalHospital / health system 641 #20,253
4Nara UniversityUniversity 445 #15,398
5Tezukayama UniversityUniversity 408 #29,874 all time
6Museum of Japanese Art Yamato BunkakanArchive 406 #15,136
7Nara Prefectural Institute of Public Health Research CenterHospital / health system 252 #32,431 all time
8Fujimoto Dental and Oral Surgery ClinicHospital / health system 191 #29,608 all time
9Nara National Research Institute for Cultural PropertiesArchive 149 #27,714 all time
10Naragakuen UniversityUniversity 143 #26,957 all time
11Nara Prefectural UniversityUniversity 55 not ranked
12Maruwa Foods and Biosciences (Japan)Company 45 not ranked
13Nara Prefectural Nara High SchoolUniversity 33 not ranked
14Narashino Municipal Narashino High SchoolUniversity 31 not ranked
15Nara Saho CollegeUniversity 31 not ranked
16Hakuho Women's CollegeUniversity 21 not ranked
17Narabunka Women's CollegeUniversity 18 not ranked
18Nara Prefectural Takada Senior High SchoolUniversity 7 not ranked
19Nara National MuseumArchive 6 not ranked
20Nara Prefectural Unebi Senior High SchoolUniversity 4 not ranked
21Cyber Campus Consortium TIESNonprofit 3 not ranked
22Nara City Board of EducationGovernment institution 3 not ranked
23Nara Prefectural Board of EducationGovernment institution 2 not ranked
24Gangoji Institute for Research of Cultural PropertyInstitution 2 not ranked
25Nara Prefectural Institute for Educational ResearchUniversity 1 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.

Nara Women's University: 54.5%Nara University of Education: 11.4%Nara City Hospital: 7.5%Nara University: 5.2%21 others listed: 21.3%55%largest
Nara Women's University4,640 · 54.5%Nara University of Education969 · 11.4%Nara City Hospital641 · 7.5%Nara University445 · 5.2%21 others listed1,811 · 21.3%

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

Which fields of science does Nara work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Nara is in Health Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 448 fractional works · 34.6% of its workMedicine: 398 fractional works · 30.7% of its workSurgery: 59 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPhysiology: 33 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 30 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 22 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 28 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 413 fractional works · 31.9% of its workEngineering: 97 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 63 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 32 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 59 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 31 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 53 fractional works · 4.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 51 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 47 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 221 fractional works · 17.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 110 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 60 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 46 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 39 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 212 fractional works · 16.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 80 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 30 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 70 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 22 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 32 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNara1,295fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences35%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. Medicine39830.7%
    2. Health Professions282.1%
    3. Dentistry131.0%
    4. Nursing80.6%
    5. Veterinary20.2%
    1. Engineering977.5%
    2. Materials Science634.8%
    3. Chemistry594.5%
    4. Computer Science534.1%
    5. Environmental Science513.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy473.6%
    7. Mathematics181.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences161.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering60.5%
    10. Energy50.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1108.5%
    2. Neuroscience463.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences393.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology191.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.5%
    1. Social Sciences806.2%
    2. Psychology705.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities322.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance131.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting110.8%
    6. Decision Sciences60.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Nara?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Self-Assembly, Cardiovascular Disease, Quality of Life, Treatment, Emotion Regulation and Ecosystem 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. Epidemiology86▲ 1.67×115 topics
  2. Inflammation56▲ 2.0×71 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease31▲ 2.1×34 topics
  4. Quality of Life30▲ 1.60×47 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress28▲ 1.33×54 topics
  6. Deep Learning28▼ 0.62×54 topics
  7. Treatment27▲ 1.70×42 topics
  8. Sustainability26▼ 0.81×41 topics
  9. Cancer25▲ 1.45×46 topics
  10. Self-Assembly22▲ 5.2×12 topics
  11. Biodiversity21▲ 2.1×17 topics
  12. Diagnosis20▲ 1.70×32 topics
  13. Aging18▲ 2.5×16 topics
  14. Immunotherapy17▲ 1.86×17 topics
  15. Risk Factors17▲ 1.22×30 topics
  16. Depression17▲ 1.49×21 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome17▲ 1.60×21 topics
  18. Catalysis16▲ 1.90×22 topics
  19. Emotion Regulation16▲ 4.0×8 topics
  20. Management16▲ 1.51×26 topics
  21. Chemotherapy15▲ 1.59×22 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders14▲ 1.90×17 topics
  23. Meta-Analysis14▲ 1.77×17 topics
  24. Mortality13▲ 1.79×13 topics
  25. Complications13▲ 2.0×16 topics
  26. Rehabilitation13▲ 2.4×11 topics
  27. Community Participation12▲ 2.7×4 topics
  28. Surgical Management12▲ 2.2×18 topics
  29. Ecosystem Management11▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Cultural Landscape11▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Satoyama11▲ 87×1 topic
  32. landscape conservation11▲ 87×1 topic
  33. Immune System11▲ 3.4×7 topics
  34. Hydrogels10▲ 3.8×5 topics
  35. Immune Dysregulation8▲ 8.0×2 topics
  36. Staphylococcus aureus8▲ 8.2×2 topics
  37. Thermoregulation8▲ 8.4×3 topics
  38. Filaggrin8▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Skin Microbiome8▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Nanotubes7▲ 6.7×3 topics

What research is done in Nara?

Urban and spatial planning: 10 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 6 fractional worksGut microbiota and health6Gut microbiota and health: 6 fractional worksMagnetism in coordinatio…5Magnetism in coordination complexes: 5 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 5 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 4 fractional worksSupramolecular Self-Asse…4Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials: 4 fractional worksLanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes: 4 fractional worksSurfactants and Colloidal Systems: 4 fractional worksDiet and metabolism stud…4Diet and metabolism studies: 4 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationDermatologyMolecular BiologyElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials5 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 10 works
  2. 2 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 6 works
  3. 3 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 6 works
  4. 4 Magnetism in coordination complexes Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 5 works
  5. 5 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 5 works
  6. 6 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials Biomaterials 4 works
  8. 8 Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes Materials Chemistry 4 works
  9. 9 Surfactants and Colloidal Systems Organic Chemistry 4 works
  10. 10 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 4 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 2025Nara9.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.1% in 2008.

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