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Research in Niigata

Science Explorer records 35 research institutions in Niigata, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Niigata University, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital and Niigata Institute of Technology.

Research institutions
35
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
41k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
10.5%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 30,876 #2,843
2Niigata University Medical and Dental HospitalHospital / health system 1,817 #12,245
3Niigata University of Health and WelfareUniversity 1,130 #19,250
4Niigata Institute of TechnologyUniversity 948 #16,238
5International University of JapanUniversity 791 #20,259
6Niigata University of Pharmacy and Medical and Life SciencesUniversity 740 #20,237
7Niigata Cancer Center HospitalHospital / health system 729 #24,034
8Niigata City General HospitalHospital / health system 718 #26,885
9Niigata College of TechnologyUniversity 692 #19,147 all time
10University of Niigata PrefectureUniversity 477 #25,788
11Nishi Niigata Chuo National HospitalHospital / health system 322 #32,664 all time
12Saiseikai Niigata Daini HospitalHospital / health system 229 #41,055 all time
13Niigata Agricultural Research InstituteResearch facility 219 #38,081 all time
14Niigata University of RehabilitationUniversity 189 #38,476 all time
15Shinrakuen HospitalHospital / health system 173 #37,133 all time
16Niigata Seiryo UniversityUniversity 150 #41,341 all time
17Sado General HospitalHospital / health system 143 #40,561 all time
18Asia Center for Air Pollution ResearchNonprofit 124 #17,647 all time
19Niigata University of International and Information StudiesUniversity 91 not ranked
20Niigata Prefectural Niigata Minami High SchoolUniversity 60 not ranked
21Meirin CollegeUniversity 54 not ranked
22Niigata Agro-Food UniversityUniversity 47 not ranked
23Niigata Prefectural Education CenterUniversity 40 not ranked
24The Economic Research Institute for Northeast AsiaResearch facility 31 not ranked
25Graduate Institute for Entrepreneurial StudiesUniversity 27 not ranked
26Niigata Prefectural Niigata High SchoolUniversity 15 not ranked
27Niigata Medical Technology Specialist SchoolUniversity 11 not ranked
28Niigata City Kohshi Secondary SchoolUniversity 6 not ranked
29Niigata Prefectural LibraryArchive 6 not ranked
30Niigata Prefectural Board of EducationGovernment institution 3 not ranked
31Niigata Prefectural Niigata MidoriKo High SchoolUniversity 2 not ranked
32Sanjo Municipal Tsukioka Elementary SchoolUniversity 1 not ranked
33EagleBurgmann (Japan)Company 1 not ranked
34Echigo Matsunoyama Forest School KiroroArchive 1 not ranked
35Niigata Prefectural Niigata Central High SchoolUniversity 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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: 75.6%Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital: 4.4%Niigata University of Health and Welfare: 2.8%Niigata Institute of Technology: 2.3%31 others listed: 14.9%76%largest
Niigata University31k · 75.6%Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital1,817 · 4.4%Niigata University of Health and Welfare1,130 · 2.8%Niigata Institute of Technology948 · 2.3%31 others listed6,093 · 14.9%

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

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×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Niigata?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Chemotherapy, Quality of Life, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology295▲ 1.77×126 topics
  2. Inflammation203▲ 2.3×77 topics
  3. Quality of Life122▲ 2.0×50 topics
  4. Treatment113▲ 2.2×47 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress106▲ 1.53×56 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease96▲ 2.0×36 topics
  7. Chemotherapy95▲ 3.2×24 topics
  8. Cancer92▲ 1.63×50 topics
  9. Diagnosis88▲ 2.3×40 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders80▲ 3.4×20 topics
  11. Risk Factors71▲ 1.53×34 topics
  12. Immunotherapy70▲ 2.3×19 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines66▲ 2.9×14 topics
  14. Management63▲ 1.91×33 topics
  15. Rehabilitation60▲ 3.6×12 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome58▲ 1.69×23 topics
  17. Aging58▲ 2.5×17 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations55▲ 3.0×23 topics
  19. Genetics54▲ 1.82×27 topics
  20. Complications52▲ 2.5×17 topics
  21. Prognosis50▲ 3.6×9 topics
  22. Neurodegeneration50▲ 4.0×11 topics
  23. Diagnostic Criteria46▲ 5.0×10 topics
  24. Surgical Management46▲ 2.7×19 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors45▲ 2.4×14 topics
  26. Radiotherapy44▲ 2.7×13 topics
  27. Tumor Microenvironment44▲ 2.3×8 topics
  28. Chronic Kidney Disease43▲ 4.3×8 topics
  29. Parkinson's Disease42▲ 4.1×8 topics
  30. Biomechanics40▲ 3.1×12 topics
  31. Mitochondrial Dysfunction38▲ 3.1×12 topics
  32. Stroke34▲ 4.5×7 topics
  33. Clinical Management34▲ 4.6×8 topics
  34. Neural Plasticity33▲ 4.4×5 topics
  35. Molecular Characterization32▲ 4.3×5 topics
  36. Ecosystem Management30▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Satoyama29▲ 69×1 topic
  38. landscape conservation29▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Gait Analysis27▲ 6.6×2 topics
  40. Nutritional Support26▲ 6.6×3 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

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.