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Research in Ōbu

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Ōbu, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.2k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.4%
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 Ōbu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National Center for Geriatrics and GerontologyHospital / health system 2,550 #7,982
2Chubu National HospitalHospital / health system 441 #17,175 all time
3Shigakkan UniversityUniversity 163 #41,306 all time

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.

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.

Which keywords describe research in Ōbu?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aging, Inflammation, Mortality Risk, Quality of Life, Physical Performance, 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 2022–2025 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. Aging102▲ 31×16 topics
  2. Inflammation98▲ 7.7×64 topics
  3. Quality of Life52▲ 5.9×40 topics
  4. Mortality Risk50▲ 34×5 topics
  5. Epidemiology47▲ 1.92×73 topics
  6. Physical Performance45▲ 80×2 topics
  7. Social Support42▲ 12×14 topics
  8. Elderly Patients38▲ 37×4 topics
  9. Muscle Mass37▲ 54×2 topics
  10. Public Health35▲ 3.9×22 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease34▲ 5.0×32 topics
  12. Prognosis33▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Cancer Cachexia31▲ 58×1 topic
  14. Sarcopenia31▲ 58×1 topic
  15. Alzheimer's Disease31▲ 18×6 topics
  16. Geriatric Assessment30▲ 71×2 topics
  17. Oxidative Stress30▲ 3.0×38 topics
  18. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment30▲ 100×1 topic
  19. Frailty30▲ 100×1 topic
  20. Biomarkers30▲ 7.1×14 topics
  21. Neuroimaging29▲ 18×9 topics
  22. Cognitive Decline27▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Social Relationships26▲ 47×2 topics
  24. Elderly26▲ 17×6 topics
  25. Caregiver Burden25▲ 38×3 topics
  26. Cognitive Training25▲ 45×2 topics
  27. Dementia24▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Mild Cognitive Impairment24▲ 48×1 topic
  29. Parkinson's Disease22▲ 14×7 topics
  30. Rehabilitation20▲ 8.4×11 topics
  31. Health Disparities19▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Health Equity19▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Loneliness19▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Socioeconomic Inequalities19▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Neurological Disorders18▲ 5.3×18 topics
  36. Neurodegeneration17▲ 9.4×8 topics
  37. Long-Term Care17▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Muscle Strength16▲ 24×5 topics
  39. Neuroinflammation16▲ 9.0×6 topics
  40. Functional Recovery16▲ 17×4 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

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