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Research in Ōbu

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Ōbu, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.2k
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
75k
23.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1965-2026
62 years on the record
Ōbu

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 Ōbu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National Center for Geriatrics and GerontologyHospital / health system 2,550 #7,221
2Chubu National HospitalHospital / health system 441 #31,897 all time
3Shigakkan UniversityUniversity 163 #31,135 all time

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.

Which fields of science does Ōbu work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research in Ōbu is in Health Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (53%), Health Professions (11%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 475 fractional works · 65.9% of its workMedicine: 385 fractional works · 53.3% of its workPhysiology: 75 fractional works · 10.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 39 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 39 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 28 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSurgery: 23 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 21 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 21 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNeurology: 18 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRehabilitation: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 78 fractional works · 10.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 36 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 24 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 114 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 52 fractional works · 7.1% of its workHealth: 22 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDemography: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 50 fractional works · 7.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 103 fractional works · 14.3% of its workNeuroscience: 47 fractional works · 6.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 21 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 45 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAging: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKŌbu722fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences66%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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine38553.3%
    2. Health Professions7810.8%
    3. Dentistry71.0%
    4. Nursing50.7%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences527.1%
    2. Psychology507.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance50.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities30.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting30.4%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
    1. Neuroscience476.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology456.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology60.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.4%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.2%
    1. Engineering152.1%
    2. Computer Science91.2%
    3. Environmental Science50.7%
    4. Mathematics00.1%
    5. Chemistry00.1%
    6. Materials Science00.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ōbu strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ōbu is most concentrated in Geriatrics and Gerontology, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Physiology (49.1× the world share in Geriatrics and Gerontology).

  1. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 32.4 works49×
  2. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 20.3 works18×
  3. PhysiologySubfield · 66.1 works12×
  4. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 31.5 works10×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 38 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.63× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.33× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.24× its world share, 68 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.77× its world share, 326 worksMedicineNursing: 1.65× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.38× its world share, 44 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.24×68 works
  2. Neuroscience3.63×36 works
  3. Medicine2.77×326 works
  4. Psychology2.38×44 works
  5. Dentistry2.33×7 works
  6. Nursing1.65×5 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.16×38 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.96×2 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.95×6 works
  10. Social Sciences0.54×42 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×5 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.19×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.17×8 works
  14. Environmental Science0.16×5 works
  15. Engineering0.15×14 works
  16. Veterinary0.13×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×2 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.09×2 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×1 works
  20. Chemistry0.04×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.03×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.01×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Ōbu?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aging, Inflammation, Mortality Risk, Physical Performance, Quality of Life, Social Support, Elderly Patients and Muscle Mass.

▲ 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. Aging122▲ 31×17 topics
  2. Inflammation115▲ 7.5×69 topics
  3. Quality of Life60▲ 5.8×41 topics
  4. Mortality Risk58▲ 34×5 topics
  5. Epidemiology53▲ 1.85×77 topics
  6. Physical Performance53▲ 76×2 topics
  7. Social Support46▲ 12×14 topics
  8. Elderly Patients44▲ 36×4 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease42▲ 5.1×36 topics
  10. Muscle Mass41▲ 51×2 topics
  11. Public Health40▲ 3.8×23 topics
  12. Prognosis38▲ 16×6 topics
  13. Biomarkers37▲ 7.3×14 topics
  14. Alzheimer's Disease37▲ 18×6 topics
  15. Geriatric Assessment36▲ 71×2 topics
  16. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment36▲ 98×1 topic
  17. Frailty36▲ 98×1 topic
  18. Neuroimaging36▲ 18×9 topics
  19. Oxidative Stress36▲ 3.0×44 topics
  20. Cancer Cachexia35▲ 56×1 topic
  21. Sarcopenia35▲ 56×1 topic
  22. Cognitive Decline33▲ 38×2 topics
  23. Caregiver Burden32▲ 39×3 topics
  24. Cognitive Training32▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Dementia30▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Mild Cognitive Impairment30▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Social Relationships30▲ 46×2 topics
  28. Elderly29▲ 17×6 topics
  29. Parkinson's Disease25▲ 14×7 topics
  30. Rehabilitation24▲ 8.5×11 topics
  31. Health Disparities22▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Health Equity22▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Loneliness22▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Socioeconomic Inequalities22▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Neurodegeneration21▲ 9.4×9 topics
  36. Functional Recovery20▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Neuroinflammation18▲ 8.8×6 topics
  38. Long-Term Care18▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Muscle Strength18▲ 23×5 topics
  40. Neural Plasticity17▲ 13×5 topics

What research is done in Ōbu?

Nutrition and Health in Aging: 31 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 30 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 24 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 19 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 15 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…14Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 14 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 11 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 8 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 8 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 8 fractional works
PhysiologyGeriatrics and GerontologyPsychiatry and Mental healthHealth4 others

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

  1. 1 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 31 works
  2. 2 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 30 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 24 works
  4. 4 Health disparities and outcomes Health 19 works
  5. 5 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 15 works
  6. 6 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 14 works
  7. 7 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 11 works
  8. 8 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 8 works
  9. 9 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  10. 10 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 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%30%Ōbu18.6% 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 25.6% in 2015.

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