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Research in Niigata

Science Explorer records 34 research institutions in Niigata, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Niigata University, International University of Japan and Niigata University of Health and Welfare.

Research institutions
34
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
41k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
632k
15.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

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 Niigata?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Niigata UniversityUniversity 32,693 #2,541
2Niigata University of Health and WelfareUniversity 1,130 #14,085
3Niigata Institute of TechnologyUniversity 948 #14,178
4International University of JapanUniversity 791 #12,399
5Niigata University of Pharmacy and Medical and Life SciencesUniversity 740 #22,198
6Niigata Cancer Center HospitalHospital / health system 729 #22,081
7Niigata City General HospitalHospital / health system 718 #21,769
8Niigata College of TechnologyUniversity 692 #33,272 all time
9University of Niigata PrefectureUniversity 477 #17,384
10Nishi Niigata Chuo National HospitalHospital / health system 322 #32,568 all time
11Saiseikai Niigata Daini HospitalHospital / health system 229 #34,015 all time
12Niigata Agricultural Research InstituteResearch facility 219 #29,937 all time
13Niigata University of RehabilitationUniversity 189 #28,993 all time
14Shinrakuen HospitalHospital / health system 173 #33,883 all time
15Niigata Seiryo UniversityUniversity 150 #27,849 all time
16Sado General HospitalHospital / health system 143 #33,245 all time
17Asia Center for Air Pollution ResearchNonprofit 124 #34,815 all time
18Niigata University of International and Information StudiesUniversity 91 not ranked
19Niigata Prefectural Niigata Minami High SchoolUniversity 60 not ranked
20Meirin CollegeUniversity 54 not ranked
21Niigata Agro-Food UniversityUniversity 47 not ranked
22Niigata Prefectural Education CenterUniversity 40 not ranked
23The Economic Research Institute for Northeast AsiaResearch facility 31 not ranked
24Graduate Institute for Entrepreneurial StudiesUniversity 27 not ranked
25Niigata Prefectural Niigata High SchoolUniversity 15 not ranked
26Niigata Medical Technology Specialist SchoolUniversity 11 not ranked
27Niigata City Kohshi Secondary SchoolUniversity 6 not ranked
28Niigata Prefectural LibraryArchive 6 not ranked
29Niigata Prefectural Board of EducationGovernment institution 3 not ranked
30Niigata Prefectural Niigata MidoriKo High SchoolUniversity 2 not ranked
31Sanjo Municipal Tsukioka Elementary SchoolUniversity 1 not ranked
32EagleBurgmann (Japan)Company 1 not ranked
33Echigo Matsunoyama Forest School KiroroArchive 1 not ranked
34Niigata Prefectural Niigata Central High SchoolUniversity 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.

Niigata University: 80.0%Niigata University of Health and Welfare: 2.8%Niigata Institute of Technology: 2.3%International University of Japan: 1.9%30 others listed: 13.0%80%largest
Niigata University33k · 80.0%Niigata University of Health and Welfare1,130 · 2.8%Niigata Institute of Technology948 · 2.3%International University of Japan791 · 1.9%30 others listed5,302 · 13.0%

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

Which fields of science does Niigata work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Niigata is in Health Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Engineering (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,104 fractional works · 44.6% of its workMedicine: 1,859 fractional works · 39.4% of its workSurgery: 275 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 186 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhysiology: 130 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 121 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 119 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 92 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 89 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 78 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRheumatology: 62 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 58 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNephrology: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 50 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 125 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 83 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPeriodontics: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,305 fractional works · 27.7% of its workEngineering: 501 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 137 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 97 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 54 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 172 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 168 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 67 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 112 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 94 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 48 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 94 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 67 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 64 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 827 fractional works · 17.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 377 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 208 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 61 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 199 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 74 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSensory Systems: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 178 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 97 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 56 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 478 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 198 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 65 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 92 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 71 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 59 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNiigata4,714fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences45%Social Sciences10%

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 Sciences2,10444.6%
    1. Medicine1,85939.4%
    2. Health Professions1252.6%
    3. Dentistry831.8%
    4. Nursing330.7%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Engineering50110.6%
    2. Environmental Science1723.7%
    3. Computer Science1683.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1122.4%
    5. Materials Science942.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences942.0%
    7. Chemistry671.4%
    8. Mathematics641.4%
    9. Energy240.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering90.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3778.0%
    2. Neuroscience1994.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1783.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology561.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics170.4%
    1. Social Sciences1984.2%
    2. Psychology921.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting711.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance591.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities400.8%
    6. Decision Sciences180.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Niigata strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Niigata is most concentrated in Nephrology, Periodontics and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (5.0× the world share in Nephrology).

  1. NephrologySubfield · 45.2 works5.0×
  2. PeriodonticsSubfield · 27.8 works4.8×
  3. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 44.6 works4.1×
  4. HepatologySubfield · 32.3 works4.0×
← 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: 0.78× its world share, 156 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.52× its world share, 342 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.15× its world share, 49 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.56× its world share, 175 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 63 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 154 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 83 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 459 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 156 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 83 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.09× its world share, 54 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.06× its world share, 99 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.53× its world share, 72 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 113 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.02× its world share, 1,641 worksMedicineNursing: 1.46× its world share, 30 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 67 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 82 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 180 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry3.53×72 works
  2. Neuroscience2.56×175 works
  3. Medicine2.02×1,641 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.52×342 works
  5. Nursing1.46×30 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.26×83 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.15×49 works
  8. Mathematics1.09×54 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.07×16 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.06×99 works
  11. Health Professions1.02×113 works
  12. Chemistry0.96×63 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.78×156 works
  14. Environmental Science0.74×156 works
  15. Engineering0.73×459 works
  16. Psychology0.64×82 works
  17. Veterinary0.62×4 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×55 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.58×9 works
  20. Materials Science0.56×83 works
  21. Energy0.55×21 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.49×67 works
  23. Computer Science0.47×154 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.41×17 works
  25. Social Sciences0.34×180 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.29×35 works

Which keywords describe research in Niigata?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Chemotherapy, Treatment, Neurological Disorders, Cardiovascular Disease and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology332▲ 1.77×126 topics
  2. Inflammation233▲ 2.3×77 topics
  3. Quality of Life141▲ 2.1×52 topics
  4. Treatment128▲ 2.2×47 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress120▲ 1.55×56 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease112▲ 2.1×36 topics
  7. Chemotherapy108▲ 3.2×24 topics
  8. Cancer101▲ 1.59×50 topics
  9. Diagnosis99▲ 2.2×40 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders88▲ 3.3×20 topics
  11. Risk Factors79▲ 1.52×34 topics
  12. Immunotherapy76▲ 2.2×19 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines75▲ 2.9×14 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome74▲ 1.93×23 topics
  15. Management72▲ 1.93×33 topics
  16. Rehabilitation66▲ 3.5×12 topics
  17. Aging65▲ 2.5×17 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations60▲ 2.9×23 topics
  19. Genetics59▲ 1.77×27 topics
  20. Complications58▲ 2.5×17 topics
  21. Neurodegeneration57▲ 3.9×11 topics
  22. Prognosis56▲ 3.6×9 topics
  23. Prognostic Factors53▲ 2.6×14 topics
  24. Radiotherapy52▲ 2.8×13 topics
  25. Surgical Management52▲ 2.7×20 topics
  26. Diagnostic Criteria51▲ 4.8×10 topics
  27. Chronic Kidney Disease50▲ 4.2×8 topics
  28. Insulin Resistance50▲ 2.4×10 topics
  29. Prevention48▲ 2.4×16 topics
  30. Parkinson's Disease45▲ 3.9×8 topics
  31. Biomechanics45▲ 3.1×12 topics
  32. Mitochondrial Dysfunction43▲ 3.1×12 topics
  33. Neural Plasticity37▲ 4.3×5 topics
  34. Stroke37▲ 4.5×7 topics
  35. Clinical Management36▲ 4.5×8 topics
  36. Ecosystem Management33▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Cultural Landscape32▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Satoyama32▲ 70×1 topic
  39. landscape conservation32▲ 70×1 topic
  40. Gait Analysis29▲ 6.5×2 topics

What research is done in Niigata?

  1. 1 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 29 works
  2. 2 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 21 works
  3. 3 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 21 works
  4. 4 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 16 works
  5. 5 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 16 works
  6. 6 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 16 works
  7. 7 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 16 works
  8. 8 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 15 works
  9. 9 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 15 works
  10. 10 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 14 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%Niigata10.4% 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 14.7% in 2016.

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