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Research in Yamagata

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Yamagata, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Yamagata University, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital and Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences.

Research institutions
11
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
22k
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
304k
13.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Yamagata

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 Yamagata?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Yamagata UniversityUniversity 20,439 #5,364
2Yamagata Research Institute Of TechnologyResearch facility 597 #16,881 all time
3Yamagata Prefectural Central HospitalHospital / health system 550 #21,344
4Yamagata City Hospital SaiseikanHospital / health system 265 #32,975 all time
5Yamagata Prefectural Institute of Public HealthUniversity 195 #33,784 all time
6Yamagata Prefectural University of Health SciencesUniversity 179 #21,396
7Tohoku University of Art and DesignUniversity 102 not ranked
8Tohoku Bunkyo UniversityUniversity 34 not ranked
9Yamagata Prefectural Education InstituteUniversity 24 not ranked
10Yamagata Prefectural PoliceGovernment institution 21 not ranked
11Yamagata Prefectural Mamurogawa High SchoolUniversity 2 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.

Yamagata University: 91.2%Yamagata Research Institute Of Technology: 2.7%Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital: 2.5%Yamagata City Hospital Saiseikan: 1.2%7 others listed: 2.5%91%largest
Yamagata University20k · 91.2%Yamagata Research Institute Of Technology597 · 2.7%Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital550 · 2.5%Yamagata City Hospital Saiseikan265 · 1.2%7 others listed557 · 2.5%

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

Which fields of science does Yamagata work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Yamagata is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (32%), Engineering (18%), Materials Science (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,061 fractional works · 43.4% of its workEngineering: 435 fractional works · 17.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 139 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 121 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 54 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 215 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 98 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 58 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomaterials: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 92 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 82 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 46 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 80 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 68 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 33 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeometry and Topology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 840 fractional works · 34.4% of its workMedicine: 771 fractional works · 31.5% of its workSurgery: 126 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 116 fractional works · 4.8% of its workOncology: 58 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 49 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 41 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 38 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 38 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 412 fractional works · 16.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 202 fractional works · 8.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 108 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 105 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPlant Science: 52 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 64 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 130 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPsychology: 68 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 36 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKYamagata2,444fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences5%

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. Engineering43517.8%
    2. Materials Science2158.8%
    3. Environmental Science923.8%
    4. Chemistry823.3%
    5. Computer Science803.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy682.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences331.4%
    8. Mathematics271.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering190.8%
    10. Energy100.4%
    1. Medicine77131.5%
    2. Health Professions381.6%
    3. Nursing160.7%
    4. Dentistry110.5%
    5. Veterinary40.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2028.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1054.3%
    3. Neuroscience642.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology291.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics120.5%
    1. Psychology682.8%
    2. Social Sciences361.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance90.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities80.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting50.2%
    6. Decision Sciences40.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Yamagata strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Yamagata is most concentrated in Polymers and Plastics (5.9× the world share in Polymers and Plastics).

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 52.0 works5.9×
← 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: 0.87× its world share, 90 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.57× its world share, 182 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.62× its world share, 57 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.22× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.23× its world share, 17 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.11× its world share, 72 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 69 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.23× its world share, 401 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 82 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.52× its world share, 191 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.98× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.26× its world share, 61 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.02× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.63× its world share, 682 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 62 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science2.52×191 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.23×17 works
  3. Chemistry2.11×72 works
  4. Medicine1.63×682 works
  5. Neuroscience1.62×57 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.57×182 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.26×61 works
  8. Nursing1.26×14 works
  9. Engineering1.23×401 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.22×9 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.20×26 works
  12. Dentistry1.02×11 works
  13. Veterinary1.00×3 works
  14. Mathematics0.98×25 works
  15. Psychology0.94×62 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.87×90 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.86×29 works
  18. Environmental Science0.76×82 works
  19. Health Professions0.58×34 works
  20. Energy0.43×9 works
  21. Computer Science0.41×69 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×7 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.14×3 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.12×8 works
  25. Social Sciences0.10×28 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×5 works

Which keywords describe research in Yamagata?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Epidemiology, Nanocomposites, Inflammation, Self-Assembly, Flexible Electronics, Bioimaging and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology126▲ 1.30×117 topics
  2. Inflammation84▲ 1.62×77 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications83▲ 2.9×35 topics
  4. Nanocomposites64▲ 3.3×20 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress57▲ 1.43×55 topics
  6. Treatment55▲ 1.86×47 topics
  7. Nanoparticles54▲ 1.77×40 topics
  8. Chemotherapy53▲ 3.1×24 topics
  9. Quality of Life53▲ 1.49×48 topics
  10. Tissue Engineering49▲ 3.3×13 topics
  11. Self-Assembly43▲ 5.5×12 topics
  12. Immunotherapy38▲ 2.2×19 topics
  13. Bioimaging37▲ 6.6×6 topics
  14. Radiotherapy36▲ 3.7×12 topics
  15. Flexible Electronics36▲ 8.5×3 topics
  16. Catalysis35▲ 2.1×26 topics
  17. Surgical Management32▲ 3.2×20 topics
  18. Polymer Blends30▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Rehabilitation30▲ 3.1×12 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors30▲ 2.8×14 topics
  21. Conducting Polymers28▲ 8.7×2 topics
  22. Field-Effect Transistors27▲ 7.2×3 topics
  23. Chemical Sensors27▲ 4.8×3 topics
  24. Biomechanics27▲ 3.6×11 topics
  25. Polymer Composites26▲ 4.1×7 topics
  26. Energy Harvesting25▲ 5.8×2 topics
  27. Nanofibers25▲ 5.0×3 topics
  28. Health Monitoring24▲ 4.9×3 topics
  29. Transition Metal Complexes24▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Nanogenerators24▲ 7.3×1 topic
  31. Wearable24▲ 7.3×1 topic
  32. Organic Electronics22▲ 6.5×2 topics
  33. Bulk Heterojunction21▲ 25×1 topic
  34. Conjugated Polymers21▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Electroluminescence21▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Adjuvant Therapy21▲ 6.9×2 topics
  37. Organic Light-Emitting Diodes20▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Phosphorescent Materials20▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Aggregation-Induced Emission18▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Fluorescent Materials18▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Yamagata?

Advanced Sensor and Ener…23Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 23 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and …19Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 19 fractional worksOrganic Light-Emitting D…19Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research: 19 fractional worksConducting polymers and …18Conducting polymers and applications: 18 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 16 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 14 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…13Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 13 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 13 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 11 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm…10Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 10 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 23 works
  2. 2 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 works
  3. 3 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 works
  4. 4 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 18 works
  5. 5 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 16 works
  6. 6 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 14 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 13 works
  8. 8 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  9. 9 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 11 works
  10. 10 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 10 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%Yamagata10.0% 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 13.9% in 2008.

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