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Research in Toyama

Science Explorer records 22 research institutions in Toyama, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Toyama, Toyama College and Miwa Hospital.

Research institutions
22
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
22k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
298k
13.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Toyama

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 Toyama?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of ToyamaUniversity 15,977 #4,042
2Toyama University HospitalHospital / health system 847 #19,520
3Miwa HospitalHospital / health system 817 #18,948
4National Institute of Technology, Toyama CollegeUniversity 732 #30,517 all time
5Toyama Prefectural Central HospitalHospital / health system 681 #21,731
6Hokuriku Electric Power Company (Japan)Company 676 #21,073 all time
7Toyama CollegeUniversity 645 #18,296
8Fuji Chemical Industries (Japan)Company 375 #26,089 all time
9Toyama City HospitalHospital / health system 372 #32,018 all time
10Toyama Prefectural Agricultural, Forestry & Fisheries Research CenterResearch facility 305 #31,414 all time
11Toyama Institute of HealthGovernment institution 296 #27,584 all time
12Tonami General HospitalHospital / health system 210 #33,822 all time
13Toyama Science MuseumArchive 69 not ranked
14Toyama University of International StudiesUniversity 63 not ranked
15Tateyama Elementary SchoolUniversity 53 not ranked
16Toyama Prefectural Institute for Pharmaceutical ResearchResearch facility 41 not ranked
17Tateyama Caldera Sabo MuseumArchive 36 not ranked
18Toyama Prefectural Education CenterGovernment institution 19 not ranked
19Toyama Prefectural Namerikawa High SchoolUniversity 9 not ranked
20Toyama Prefectural Toyama Minami High SchoolUniversity 7 not ranked
21Toyama Prefectural Sakurai High SchoolUniversity 3 not ranked
22Flower And Green BankInstitution 3 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.

University of Toyama: 71.9%Toyama University Hospital: 3.8%Miwa Hospital: 3.7%National Institute of Technology, Toyama College: 3.3%18 others listed: 17.4%72%largest
University of Toyama16k · 71.9%Toyama University Hospital847 · 3.8%Miwa Hospital817 · 3.7%National Institute of Technology, Toyama College732 · 3.3%18 others listed3,863 · 17.4%

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

Which fields of science does Toyama work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Toyama is in Health Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (42%), Engineering (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,506 fractional works · 44.2% of its workMedicine: 1,430 fractional works · 42.0% of its workSurgery: 237 fractional works · 7.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 195 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 129 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOncology: 106 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEpidemiology: 81 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 60 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 55 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 46 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 44 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 45 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,085 fractional works · 31.8% of its workEngineering: 411 fractional works · 12.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 89 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 76 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 74 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 45 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 151 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 74 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 117 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 74 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomaterials: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 98 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 57 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 87 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 73 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeophysics: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 68 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 614 fractional works · 18.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 297 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 183 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGenetics: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 146 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 81 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 61 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 53 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 203 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 87 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 59 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKToyama3,408fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences44%Social Sciences6%

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. Health Sciences1,50644.2%
    1. Medicine1,43042.0%
    2. Health Professions451.3%
    3. Nursing170.5%
    4. Dentistry90.3%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Engineering41112.1%
    2. Computer Science1514.4%
    3. Materials Science1173.4%
    4. Chemistry982.9%
    5. Environmental Science872.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences732.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy682.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering280.8%
    9. Mathematics260.8%
    10. Energy250.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2978.7%
    2. Neuroscience1464.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences812.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology611.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics280.8%
    1. Social Sciences872.5%
    2. Psychology591.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance190.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting140.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities130.4%
    6. Decision Sciences120.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Toyama strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Toyama is most concentrated in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Ophthalmology (5.5× the world share in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine).

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 173.1 works5.5×
  2. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 33.2 works3.6×
  3. OphthalmologySubfield · 26.5 works3.3×
← 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: 0.50× its world share, 71 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.65× its world share, 264 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.79× its world share, 54 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.71× its world share, 132 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.46× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.34× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.95× its world share, 92 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 136 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 52 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 379 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 78 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.99× its world share, 103 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 60 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.16× its world share, 1,244 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 52 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 72 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience2.71×132 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.46×26 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.34×24 works
  4. Medicine2.16×1,244 works
  5. Chemistry1.95×92 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.79×54 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.65×264 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.10×52 works
  9. Nursing1.04×15 works
  10. Veterinary1.01×4 works
  11. Materials Science0.99×103 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.91×60 works
  13. Engineering0.84×379 works
  14. Energy0.76×21 works
  15. Computer Science0.58×136 works
  16. Psychology0.57×52 works
  17. Mathematics0.56×20 works
  18. Environmental Science0.52×78 works
  19. Dentistry0.52×8 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.50×71 works
  21. Health Professions0.47×37 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.36×10 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.28×18 works
  24. Social Sciences0.19×72 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.13×12 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.13×13 works

Which keywords describe research in Toyama?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Heart Failure, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Treatment, Catheter Ablation, Guidelines and Echocardiography.

▲ 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. Epidemiology216▲ 1.59×123 topics
  2. Inflammation147▲ 2.0×83 topics
  3. Heart Failure96▲ 6.3×13 topics
  4. Treatment96▲ 2.3×48 topics
  5. Diagnosis93▲ 2.9×40 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease86▲ 2.2×38 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress84▲ 1.50×59 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties74▲ 2.2×34 topics
  9. Cancer73▲ 1.59×54 topics
  10. Chemotherapy69▲ 2.9×24 topics
  11. Quality of Life68▲ 1.39×45 topics
  12. Guidelines68▲ 4.2×13 topics
  13. Risk Factors58▲ 1.54×32 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders57▲ 3.0×19 topics
  15. Immunotherapy57▲ 2.3×19 topics
  16. Echocardiography56▲ 6.0×8 topics
  17. Management52▲ 1.93×31 topics
  18. Catheter Ablation52▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Complications51▲ 3.0×17 topics
  20. Tumor Microenvironment51▲ 3.3×8 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome49▲ 1.78×22 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines42▲ 2.3×14 topics
  23. Prognostic Factors41▲ 2.8×14 topics
  24. Evolutionary Algorithms40▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Arrhythmias40▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Surgical Management37▲ 2.7×20 topics
  27. Stroke Prevention34▲ 8.2×2 topics
  28. Hypertension34▲ 3.4×16 topics
  29. Neoadjuvant Therapy34▲ 4.1×5 topics
  30. Radiofrequency Ablation33▲ 9.2×2 topics
  31. Anticoagulant Therapy32▲ 7.4×4 topics
  32. Sudden Cardiac Death31▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Particle Swarm Optimization31▲ 7.6×4 topics
  34. Atrial Fibrillation29▲ 8.4×2 topics
  35. Grain Refinement28▲ 7.1×4 topics
  36. Risk Stratification27▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Thromboembolism27▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Cardiomyopathy27▲ 8.5×4 topics
  39. Electroanatomic Mapping25▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Ventricular Tachycardia25▲ 15×1 topic

What research is done in Toyama?

Atrial Fibrillation Mana…24Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 24 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …21Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 21 fractional worksMetaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research: 19 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 17 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 16 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 14 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 14 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defib…13Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 13 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 13 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 12 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineArtificial IntelligenceOncologyBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 24 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 21 works
  3. 3 Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research Artificial Intelligence 19 works
  4. 4 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 17 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 16 works
  6. 6 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 14 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 14 works
  8. 8 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 13 works
  9. 9 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 13 works
  10. 10 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 12 works

Research output over time

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grewheldshrank

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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Toyama8.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.7% in 2015.

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