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Akita University

In research, Akita University stands highest in Medicine (#2,148 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,955 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,222 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics — Geophysics is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,805
of 28,054 · #3,808 all time
Rank in Japan
#142
of 1,070
Research works
13k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
164k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Akita University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #2,148 of 10,443 9.3%456 #2134
Health SciencesDomain #2,955 of 11,982 9.2%492 #2654
Physical SciencesDomain #5,222 of 12,888 6.4%479 #3454
Social SciencesDomain #5,211 of 10,521 12.2%137 #8584
Life SciencesDomain #4,742 of 7,800 9.6%142 #2457
Social SciencesField #4,163 of 6,365 9.6%67 #7090
SurgerySubfield #1,200 of 1,816 10.6%82 #1215
EngineeringField #4,957 of 6,636 6.0%202 #3367
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,226 of 3,579 9.4%83 #2649
Computer ScienceField #4,528 of 4,667 4.7%69 #5820

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Akita University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#2,134 #2,148
  2. Health Sciences#2,654 #2,955
  3. Physical Sciences#3,454 #5,222
  4. Social Sciences#8,584 #5,211
  5. Life Sciences#2,457 #4,742
  6. Social Sciences#7,090 #4,163
  7. Surgery#1,215 #1,200
  8. Engineering#3,367 #4,957
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,649 #3,226
  10. Computer Science#5,820 #4,528
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Akita University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 21.5 works4.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 83 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.32× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.42× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 69 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 202 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 53 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.17× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.90× its world share, 456 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 67 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Akita University?

Ranked on the composite score, Manabu Yamada, Haruki Senoo and Jun Fukuda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Akita University.

  1. 1 Manabu Yamada Japan · #71,025 worldwide 516 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Haruki Senoo Japan · #138,677 worldwide 220 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Jun Fukuda Japan · #160,557 worldwide 111 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Hirohide Ohnishi Japan · #162,476 worldwide 134 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Mao Ye Japan · #189,844 worldwide 254 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Kazuhiro Kawamura Japan · #205,080 worldwide 101 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 H. Kodama Japan · #206,307 worldwide 89 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Akihiro Nino Japan · #210,107 worldwide 108 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Masahide Takeda Japan · #223,327 worldwide 131 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 Takashi Goto Japan · #282,810 worldwide 72 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Akita University

Which keywords describe research at Akita University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Prognostic Factors, Plate Tectonics, Chemotherapy, Metal Recovery, Clinical Practice Guidelines and Cancer.

▲ 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 institution'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. Epidemiology78▲ 1.58×85 topics
  2. Inflammation56▲ 2.2×69 topics
  3. Machine Learning32▼ 0.80×39 topics
  4. Cancer29▲ 1.74×45 topics
  5. Chemotherapy28▲ 3.2×19 topics
  6. Quality of Life28▲ 1.54×39 topics
  7. Treatment26▲ 1.74×33 topics
  8. Prognostic Factors25▲ 4.7×14 topics
  9. Risk Factors23▲ 1.66×25 topics
  10. Nanoparticles22▲ 1.42×27 topics
  11. Immunotherapy22▲ 2.5×18 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines21▲ 3.1×13 topics
  13. Diagnosis21▲ 1.83×29 topics
  14. Management20▲ 1.98×29 topics
  15. Plate Tectonics18▲ 9.7×3 topics
  16. Meta-Analysis18▲ 2.4×13 topics
  17. Clinical Trials17▲ 2.1×16 topics
  18. Complications17▲ 2.8×14 topics
  19. Surgery17▲ 3.9×10 topics
  20. Metal Recovery16▲ 6.5×3 topics
  21. Surgical Management16▲ 3.1×19 topics
  22. Aging16▲ 2.3×12 topics
  23. Genetic Mutations16▲ 2.9×18 topics
  24. Prognosis15▲ 3.7×9 topics
  25. Rehabilitation14▲ 2.9×10 topics
  26. Radiotherapy14▲ 2.9×10 topics
  27. Biomechanics13▲ 3.4×11 topics
  28. Tectonics13▲ 8.7×3 topics
  29. Thermodynamic Modeling12▲ 8.5×2 topics
  30. Neoadjuvant Therapy12▲ 4.0×5 topics
  31. Rare Earth Elements12▲ 6.5×4 topics
  32. Geochronology12▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Zircon12▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Elderly Patients11▲ 5.3×4 topics
  35. Prostate Cancer11▲ 6.6×5 topics
  36. Molecular Characterization11▲ 4.8×4 topics
  37. Endoscopic Resection10▲ 8.4×2 topics
  38. Functional Recovery10▲ 5.5×4 topics
  39. Circadian Rhythms10▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Physical Performance10▲ 8.5×2 topics

Which research topics does Akita University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Sleep and related disorders and Extraction and Separation Processes.

Geological and Geochemic…12Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 12 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…8Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 8 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 7 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 7 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 6 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 6 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 6 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …6Nutrition and Health in Aging: 6 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 6 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression: 6 fractional works
GeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 12 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  3. 3 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 7 works
  4. 4 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 6 works
  6. 6 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 6 works
  7. 7 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 6 works
  8. 8 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 6 works
  9. 9 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 6 works
  10. 10 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Akita University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.