Science Explorer Interactive view Map
City · Japan

Research in Yokosuka

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Yokosuka, Japan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, National Defense Academy of Japan and Kanagawa Dental University.

Research institutions
12
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
17k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.1%
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 Yokosuka?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and TechnologyResearch facility 7,041 #2,723
2National Defense Academy of JapanUniversity 5,450 #10,976
3Kanagawa Dental UniversityUniversity 1,797 #12,927
4Port and Airport Research InstituteInstitution 1,007 #21,197
5Yokosuka Kyosai HospitalHospital / health system 737 #26,649
6Naval Hospital Yokosuka JapanHospital / health system 592 #22,389 all time
7Kanagawa University of Human ServicesUniversity 376 #20,337
8Kurihama Medical and Addiction CenterHospital / health system 155 #32,891 all time
9National Institute of Special EducationUniversity 101 not ranked
10Yokosuka City MuseumArchive 35 not ranked
11Kameda College of Health SciencesUniversity 17 not ranked
12Nifco (Japan)Company 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.

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology: 40.7%National Defense Academy of Japan: 31.5%Kanagawa Dental University: 10.4%Port and Airport Research Institute: 5.8%8 others listed: 11.6%41%largest
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology7,041 · 40.7%National Defense Academy of Japan5,450 · 31.5%Kanagawa Dental University1,797 · 10.4%Port and Airport Research Institute1,007 · 5.8%8 others listed2,014 · 11.6%

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

What is Yokosuka strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Yokosuka is most concentrated in Oceanography, Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences (20.8× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 124.9 works21×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 149.2 works20×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 450.9 works13×
  4. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 125.9 works13×
  5. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 29.2 works6.2×
  6. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 93.8 works5.8×
← 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 Yokosuka?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Circulation, Global Warming, Plate Tectonics, Data Assimilation, Geodetic Measurements, Subduction and Hydrological Cycle.

▲ 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. Climate Change208▲ 3.6×68 topics
  2. Ocean Circulation97▲ 35×3 topics
  3. Global Warming94▲ 11×11 topics
  4. Machine Learning84▲ 1.19×56 topics
  5. Remote Sensing70▲ 2.6×27 topics
  6. Plate Tectonics67▲ 20×3 topics
  7. Data Assimilation66▲ 20×4 topics
  8. Geodetic Measurements53▲ 23×2 topics
  9. Subduction51▲ 32×3 topics
  10. Hydrological Cycle50▲ 25×2 topics
  11. Earthquakes50▲ 41×1 topic
  12. Plate Boundaries50▲ 41×1 topic
  13. Tomography47▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Greenhouse Gas Emissions47▲ 8.0×6 topics
  15. Extreme Events45▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Climate Modeling45▲ 30×1 topic
  17. Precipitation Extremes45▲ 30×1 topic
  18. Tectonics40▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Climate Change Impact37▲ 7.7×5 topics
  20. Oceanic Modeling36▲ 52×1 topic
  21. Tidal Analysis36▲ 52×1 topic
  22. Sea Level Rise35▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Thermodynamic Modeling33▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Superconductivity32▲ 8.7×8 topics
  25. Tropical Cyclones32▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Geochronology32▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Zircon32▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Boundary Layer31▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Ensemble Kalman Filter30▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Holocene29▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Benthic Communities28▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Marine Biodiversity28▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Microbial Ecology28▲ 7.6×5 topics
  34. Crystal Structure Prediction28▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Mantle Dynamics28▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Sea Level28▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Convective Parameterization27▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Mesoscale Modeling27▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Methane Oxidation27▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Anaerobic26▲ 18×1 topic

What research is done in Yokosuka?

earthquake and tectonic studies: 50 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 45 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…36Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 36 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…32Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 32 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 28 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 27 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…26Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 26 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 25 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 23 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…22Marine and coastal ecosystems: 22 fractional works
GeophysicsGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanographyAtmospheric Science1 others

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

  1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 50 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 45 works
  3. 3 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 36 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 32 works
  5. 5 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 28 works
  6. 6 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 27 works
  7. 7 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 26 works
  8. 8 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 25 works
  9. 9 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 23 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 22 works

Research output over time

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.