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Asahi University

In research, Asahi University stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,782 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,449 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 31.5× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#14,739
of 28,054 · #7,707 all time
Rank in Japan
#389
of 1,070
Research works
2.2k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Asahi 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,782 of 11,982 6.4%140 #4060
MedicineField #9,449 of 10,443 5.9%87 #5268

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Asahi 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).

What does Asahi University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 31.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 32.1 works32×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.95× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.34× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.37× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 31.53× its world share, 32 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.18× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.17× its world share, 87 worksMedicineNursing: 2.81× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 31.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Asahi University?

Ranked on the composite score, Akitoshi Katsumata, H. Okamoto and Hironori Tsuchiya lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Asahi University.

  1. 1 Akitoshi Katsumata Japan · #594,479 worldwide 41 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 H. Okamoto Japan · #674,173 worldwide 50 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Hironori Tsuchiya Japan · #789,926 worldwide 51 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Masaya Funakoshi Japan · #810,543 worldwide 60 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Masahiko Mori Japan · #845,813 worldwide 99 citations · 85 works
  6. 6 H. Okamoto Japan · #854,277 worldwide 165 citations · 100 works
  7. 7 豊 森田 Japan · #878,777 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Tomohiko Ogawa Japan · #889,555 worldwide 34 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Keiichi Tonosaki Japan · #916,794 worldwide 28 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Yutaka Doi Japan · #956,237 worldwide 35 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Asahi University

Which keywords describe research at Asahi University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Diagnostic Criteria, Inflammation, Orthognathic Surgery, Neurological Disorders, Dental Esthetics and Orthodontic Tooth Movement.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 2.9×47 topics
  2. Quality of Life24▲ 7.8×19 topics
  3. Inflammation13▲ 3.0×42 topics
  4. Diagnostic Criteria9▲ 19×6 topics
  5. Neurological Disorders7▲ 6.2×15 topics
  6. Orthognathic Surgery7▲ 68×2 topics
  7. Clinical Trials7▲ 4.8×9 topics
  8. Dental Esthetics6▲ 83×1 topic
  9. Management6▲ 3.9×11 topics
  10. Orthodontic Tooth Movement6▲ 83×1 topic
  11. Genetic Regulation6▲ 19×2 topics
  12. Prevention6▲ 7.3×9 topics
  13. Molecular Signaling6▲ 153×1 topic
  14. Tooth Development6▲ 153×1 topic
  15. Cancer6▲ 2.2×22 topics
  16. Risk Factors6▲ 2.6×12 topics
  17. Dental Materials5▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Restorative Dentistry5▲ 47×1 topic
  19. Surgical Management5▲ 6.2×12 topics
  20. Biomarkers5▲ 3.7×9 topics
  21. Chemotherapy5▲ 3.4×11 topics
  22. Dental Caries5▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Treatment Guidelines5▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Rehabilitation4▲ 5.4×4 topics
  25. Elderly4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  26. Prognosis4▲ 6.3×6 topics
  27. Insulin Resistance4▲ 4.4×5 topics
  28. Avulsion4▲ 131×1 topic
  29. Dysphagia4▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Traumatic Dental Injuries4▲ 131×1 topic
  31. Bone Regeneration4▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Stroke4▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Aspiration Pneumonia4▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Psychological Factors4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  35. Swallowing4▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Autoimmune Disease3▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Bruxism3▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Revascularization3▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Saliva3▲ 68×1 topic
  40. Temporomandibular Disorders3▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Asahi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, dental development and anomalies, Dental materials and restorations and Dental Trauma and Treatments.

  1. 1 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 6 works
  2. 2 dental development and anomalies Molecular Biology 6 works
  3. 3 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 5 works
  4. 4 Dental Trauma and Treatments Emergency Medical Services 4 works
  5. 5 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 4 works
  6. 6 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 3 works
  7. 7 Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions Physiology 3 works
  8. 8 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 3 works
  9. 9 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 3 works
  10. 10 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral Surgery 3 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 available53.0%not open47.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Asahi University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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