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Research in Saitama

Science Explorer records 51 research institutions in Saitama, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Saitama University, National Defense Medical College and Social Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital.

Research institutions
51
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
44k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.1%
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 Saitama?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Saitama UniversityUniversity 13,066 #3,992
2National Defense Medical CollegeUniversity 6,697 #10,143
3Dokkyo UniversityUniversity 4,236 #21,710
4Josai UniversityUniversity 2,947 #17,503
5Social Insurance Saitama Chuo HospitalHospital / health system 2,065 #15,448
6Saitama International Medical CenterHospital / health system 2,019 #16,036
7Meikai UniversityUniversity 1,723 #18,469
8Saitama Cancer CenterHospital / health system 1,676 #19,166
9Saitama PrefectureInstitution 1,601 #23,980
10Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical CenterHospital / health system 1,398 #15,572
11Saitama Children's Medical CenterHospital / health system 942 #20,939
12National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with DisabilitiesResearch facility 813 #25,135
13Japan Nutrition UniversityUniversity 793 #23,452
14Urawa UniversityUniversity 576 #13,104 all time
15Saitama Red Cross HospitalHospital / health system 459 #26,767
16Nihon Pharmaceutical UniversityUniversity 411 #19,945
17Soka Municipal HospitalHospital / health system 393 #26,868
18Saitama Municipal HospitalHospital / health system 366 #26,811
19Kitasato University Medical CenterHospital / health system 290 #34,212 all time
20Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement InstitutionResearch facility 284 #14,880 all time
21Jumonji UniversityUniversity 238 #38,021 all time
22Fujita Animal HospitalHospital / health system 230 #39,253 all time
23Toshima Manufacturing (Japan)Company 209 #37,353 all time
24Koshigaya Municipal HospitalHospital / health system 203 #41,436 all time
25Atomi UniversityUniversity 148 #41,570 all time
26Maruyama Memorial General HospitalHospital / health system 131 #41,804 all time
27Saitama Prefectural Industrial Technology CenterResearch facility 123 #38,115 all time
28Misato Junshin General HospitalHospital / health system 59 not ranked
29Kokusai Gakuin Saitama Junior CollegeUniversity 34 not ranked
30Saitama Prefectural Education CenterGovernment institution 30 not ranked
31Kanetsu HospitalHospital / health system 26 not ranked
32Japan Color Research InstituteResearch facility 21 not ranked
33Ageo Nursing CollegeUniversity 16 not ranked
34Saitama Prefectural Miyashiro High SchoolUniversity 16 not ranked
35TS Tech (Japan)Company 14 not ranked
36Nakagawanosato Hospital for the DisabledHospital / health system 11 not ranked
37Saitama Prefectural Urawa High SchoolUniversity 8 not ranked
38Saitama Prefectural PoliceGovernment institution 8 not ranked
39Saitama Prefectural Museum of Natural HistoryArchive 7 not ranked
40National Women's Education CenterUniversity 7 not ranked
41Saitama Prefectural Omiya High SchoolUniversity 7 not ranked
42Saitama Prefectural Omiya Chuo Senior High SchoolUniversity 6 not ranked
43Saitama Prefectural Urawa first Girls' High SchoolUniversity 2 not ranked
44Saitama Prefectural River MuseumArchive 2 not ranked
45Yamamura Gakuen CollegeUniversity 2 not ranked
46Saitama Board of EducationGovernment institution 2 not ranked
47Inagakuen Public High SchoolUniversity 2 not ranked
48Saitama Cultural Deposits Research CorporationArchive 1 not ranked
49Tobu College of Medical TechnologyUniversity 1 not ranked
50Metran (Japan)Company 1 not ranked
51Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and FolkloreArchive 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.

Saitama University: 29.5%National Defense Medical College: 15.1%Dokkyo University: 9.6%Josai University: 6.6%47 others listed: 39.2%29%largest
Saitama University13k · 29.5%National Defense Medical College6,697 · 15.1%Dokkyo University4,236 · 9.6%Josai University2,947 · 6.6%47 others listed17k · 39.2%

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

What is Saitama strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Saitama is most concentrated in Gastroenterology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Otorhinolaryngology (4.0× the world share in Gastroenterology).

  1. GastroenterologySubfield · 23.9 works4.0×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 308.5 works3.9×
  3. OtorhinolaryngologySubfield · 20.0 works3.9×
  4. NeurologySubfield · 108.7 works3.7×
  5. SurgerySubfield · 430.0 works3.6×
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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 Saitama?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Prognostic Factors, Treatment, Immunotherapy 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology368▲ 1.81×127 topics
  2. Inflammation219▲ 2.0×83 topics
  3. Chemotherapy152▲ 4.2×24 topics
  4. Treatment138▲ 2.2×52 topics
  5. Diagnosis132▲ 2.8×41 topics
  6. Quality of Life121▲ 1.64×55 topics
  7. Deep Learning120▼ 0.68×67 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress119▲ 1.42×61 topics
  9. Immunotherapy111▲ 3.0×19 topics
  10. Cancer108▲ 1.57×55 topics
  11. Prognostic Factors102▲ 4.5×14 topics
  12. Management100▲ 2.5×31 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease96▲ 1.69×37 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines94▲ 3.4×14 topics
  15. Risk Factors92▲ 1.63×35 topics
  16. Surgical Management89▲ 4.2×20 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations82▲ 3.7×23 topics
  18. Guidelines78▲ 3.3×13 topics
  19. Complications77▲ 3.0×17 topics
  20. Radiotherapy71▲ 3.6×13 topics
  21. Obesity66▲ 1.70×24 topics
  22. Heart Failure65▲ 3.0×13 topics
  23. Prognosis63▲ 3.8×9 topics
  24. Tumor Microenvironment63▲ 2.8×8 topics
  25. Surgery63▲ 3.5×10 topics
  26. Neoadjuvant Therapy63▲ 5.2×5 topics
  27. Clinical Trials62▲ 1.82×18 topics
  28. Neurological Disorders57▲ 1.95×20 topics
  29. Echocardiography56▲ 4.1×8 topics
  30. Survival Analysis51▲ 3.7×7 topics
  31. Molecular Characterization51▲ 5.6×6 topics
  32. Magnetic Resonance Imaging49▲ 3.7×8 topics
  33. Metastasis47▲ 2.7×12 topics
  34. Endoscopic Resection44▲ 8.6×2 topics
  35. Endovascular Treatment38▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Clinical Management37▲ 4.2×8 topics
  37. Adjuvant Therapy37▲ 5.7×2 topics
  38. Radiosurgery32▲ 6.8×4 topics
  39. Genetic Susceptibility31▲ 6.4×6 topics
  40. Hemodynamics28▲ 10×2 topics

What research is done in Saitama?

  1. 1 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsNeurology 25 works
  2. 2 Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 23 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersOncology 22 works
  4. 4 Esophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentSurgery 21 works
  5. 5 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 19 works
  6. 6 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchOncology 19 works
  7. 7 Esophageal and GI PathologySurgery 18 works
  8. 8 Tracheal and airway disordersPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 17 works
  9. 9 Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 16 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 16 works

Research output over time

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