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Research in Ōtsu

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Ōtsu, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Shiga University of Medical Science and Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital.

Research institutions
9
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
10k
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
181k
17.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Ōtsu

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 Ōtsu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Shiga University of Medical ScienceUniversity 8,624 #8,947
2Nippon Electric Glass (Japan)Company 1,025 #17,638 all time
3Shiga University of Medical Science HospitalHospital / health system 373 #22,038
4Shiga Junior CollegeUniversity 156 #32,168 all time
5Biwako Seikei Sport CollegeUniversity 54 not ranked
6Seian University of Art and DesignUniversity 19 not ranked
7Shiga Prefectural Education CenterUniversity 15 not ranked
8Museum of Modern ArtArchive 12 not ranked
9Shiga Prefectural Higashi Otsu High SchoolUniversity 9 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.

Shiga University of Medical Science: 83.8%Nippon Electric Glass (Japan): 10.0%Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital: 3.6%Shiga Junior College: 1.5%5 others listed: 1.1%84%largest
Shiga University of Medical Science8,624 · 83.8%Nippon Electric Glass (Japan)1,025 · 10.0%Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital373 · 3.6%Shiga Junior College156 · 1.5%5 others listed109 · 1.1%

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

Which fields of science does Ōtsu work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research in Ōtsu is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (70%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Engineering (4%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 836 fractional works · 73.0% of its workMedicine: 800 fractional works · 69.8% of its workSurgery: 142 fractional works · 12.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 107 fractional works · 9.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 68 fractional works · 6.0% of its workOncology: 50 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEpidemiology: 45 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhysiology: 35 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 32 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 27 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 27 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRheumatology: 21 fractional works · 1.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 20 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNephrology: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 176 fractional works · 15.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 100 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 59 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGenetics: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 42 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 25 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 24 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 96 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEngineering: 42 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKŌtsu1,146fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences73%Social Sciences3%

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. Medicine80069.8%
    2. Health Professions191.6%
    3. Nursing121.0%
    4. Dentistry50.4%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1008.8%
    2. Neuroscience423.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology252.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences60.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.3%
    1. Engineering423.7%
    2. Materials Science181.6%
    3. Computer Science121.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy80.7%
    5. Chemistry70.6%
    6. Environmental Science40.3%
    7. Mathematics20.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    10. Energy00.0%
    1. Psychology161.4%
    2. Social Sciences131.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities40.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting40.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.1%
    6. Decision Sciences10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ōtsu strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ōtsu is most concentrated in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery (5.9× the world share in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine).

  1. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 90.7 works5.9×
  2. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 60.5 works5.8×
  3. SurgerySubfield · 120.0 works5.2×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 86 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.28× its world share, 23 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.31× its world share, 37 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.61× its world share, 688 worksMedicineNursing: 2.02× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.61×688 works
  2. Neuroscience2.31×37 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.28×23 works
  4. Nursing2.02×10 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.62×86 works
  6. Dentistry0.90×4 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.80×3 works
  8. Veterinary0.72×1 works
  9. Health Professions0.63×16 works
  10. Materials Science0.48×17 works
  11. Psychology0.44×13 works
  12. Chemistry0.34×5 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.34×8 works
  14. Engineering0.26×38 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.23×1 works
  16. Mathematics0.16×2 works
  17. Computer Science0.13×10 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.12×4 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×4 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×5 works
  21. Social Sciences0.09×11 works
  22. Environmental Science0.07×4 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.07×1 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×1 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.06×1 works
  26. Energy0.05×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Ōtsu?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Chemotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Treatment, Diagnosis, Cardiovascular Disease and Surgical 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. Epidemiology128▲ 2.8×101 topics
  2. Inflammation89▲ 3.7×73 topics
  3. Chemotherapy58▲ 7.1×22 topics
  4. Treatment49▲ 3.5×38 topics
  5. Diagnosis44▲ 4.1×33 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease42▲ 3.2×35 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress38▲ 2.0×46 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines38▲ 6.0×14 topics
  9. Risk Factors37▲ 3.0×29 topics
  10. Quality of Life37▲ 2.2×41 topics
  11. Immunotherapy34▲ 4.1×18 topics
  12. Management34▲ 3.7×27 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome32▲ 3.5×21 topics
  14. Cancer32▲ 2.0×45 topics
  15. Prognostic Factors29▲ 5.9×14 topics
  16. Surgical Management29▲ 6.2×20 topics
  17. Radiotherapy28▲ 6.2×11 topics
  18. Obesity27▲ 3.0×20 topics
  19. Neoadjuvant Therapy25▲ 9.2×5 topics
  20. Complications24▲ 4.3×17 topics
  21. Tumor Microenvironment24▲ 4.6×7 topics
  22. Prognosis23▲ 6.2×9 topics
  23. Heart Failure22▲ 4.2×13 topics
  24. Guidelines22▲ 4.0×12 topics
  25. Pathogenesis21▲ 3.6×18 topics
  26. Survival Analysis20▲ 6.5×7 topics
  27. Global Burden20▲ 3.3×12 topics
  28. Echocardiography19▲ 6.0×8 topics
  29. Genetic Mutations19▲ 3.8×21 topics
  30. Endoscopic Resection18▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Neurodegeneration18▲ 5.3×9 topics
  32. Clinical Guidelines18▲ 5.5×9 topics
  33. Surgery18▲ 4.6×9 topics
  34. Molecular Characterization18▲ 9.0×5 topics
  35. Gastric Cancer16▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Adjuvant Therapy16▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes15▲ 6.7×6 topics
  38. Survival14▲ 9.0×4 topics
  39. Arrhythmias14▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Ion Channels14▲ 11×4 topics

What research is done in Ōtsu?

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…9Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 9 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiolog…9Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 9 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 8 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…8Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 8 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…7Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 7 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 6 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 6 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…6Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 6 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 5 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOncologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgery1 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 9 works
  2. 2 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 9 works
  3. 3 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 8 works
  4. 4 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  5. 5 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  6. 6 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 6 works
  7. 7 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 6 works
  8. 8 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 6 works
  10. 10 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 5 works

Research output over time

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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%Ōtsu10.4% 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 20.0% in 2016.

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