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Asahi University

In research, Asahi University stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,149 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,344 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry (Dentistry is 32.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,167
of 22,385 · #16,029 all time
Rank in Japan
#361
of 924
Research works
2.2k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
33k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Asahi University

What is Asahi University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,149 of 9,902 3.3%140 #6552
MedicineField #5,344 of 8,541 3.1%87 #6428

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Asahi University work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Asahi University is in Health Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (42%), Dentistry (16%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 161 fractional works · 67.9% of its workMedicine: 100 fractional works · 42.3% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 37 fractional works · 15.7% of its workOrthodontics: 15 fractional works · 6.5% of its workOral Surgery: 11 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPeriodontics: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 41 fractional works · 17.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 10.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 7.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAsahi University237fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences68%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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10042.3%
    2. Dentistry3715.7%
    3. Health Professions218.7%
    4. Nursing31.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2510.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.4%
    3. Neuroscience52.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology31.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.1%
    1. Engineering145.8%
    2. Computer Science31.4%
    3. Materials Science20.6%
    4. Environmental Science10.5%
    5. Chemistry10.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Social Sciences72.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities20.8%
    3. Psychology20.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Asahi University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 32.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 37.2 works32×
← 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: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.99× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.11× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 32.27× its world share, 37 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.30× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.20× its world share, 100 worksMedicineNursing: 2.49× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 32.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry32.27×37 works
  2. Health Professions3.30×21 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.11×3 works
  4. Nursing2.49×3 works
  5. Medicine2.20×100 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.99×25 works
  7. Neuroscience1.39×5 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.10×3 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.50×6 works
  10. Veterinary0.41×0 works
  11. Engineering0.38×14 works
  12. Chemistry0.31×1 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.27×2 works
  14. Psychology0.25×2 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×2 works
  16. Social Sciences0.22×7 works
  17. Computer Science0.18×3 works
  18. Materials Science0.18×2 works
  19. Mathematics0.17×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.14×1 works
  21. Environmental Science0.10×1 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Asahi University?

Ranked on the quality score, Takao Kojima, Takeshi Into and Yasuaki Hotta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Asahi University.

  1. 1 Takao Kojima Japan · #1,265,211 worldwide 4.4k citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Takeshi Into Japan · #1,677,181 worldwide 13k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Yasuaki Hotta Japan · #1,866,227 worldwide 1.6k citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Akitoshi Katsumata Japan · #2,076,690 worldwide 5.5k citations · 194 works
  5. 5 Akihiro Obora Japan · #2,259,024 worldwide 1.6k citations · 94 works
  6. 6 Makoto Adachi Japan · #2,587,636 worldwide 6.3k citations · 174 works
  7. 7 Takayasu Goto Japan · #2,736,723 worldwide 1.5k citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Masami Fujishita Japan · #3,010,498 worldwide 1.3k citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Tomohiko Ogawa Japan · #3,024,729 worldwide 12k citations · 83 works
  10. 10 Megumi Inomata Japan · #3,071,200 worldwide 7k citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Asahi University

What are the most cited papers from Asahi University?

The most cited paper from Asahi University is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2016), with 6,023 citations. Next come "Differential Roles of TLR2 and TLR4 in Recognition of Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacterial Cell Wall Components" (3,391) and "Cutting Edge: Toll-Like Receptor 4 (TLR4)-Deficient Mice Are Hyporesponsive to Lipopolysaccharide: Evidence for TLR4 as the Lps Gene Product" (3,391).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
2 Differential Roles of TLR2 and TLR4 in Recognition of Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacterial Cell Wall Components Osamu Takeuchi, Katsuaki Hoshino, Taro Kawai et al. · Immunity Open access Oct 1999 3,391
3 Cutting Edge: Toll-Like Receptor 4 (TLR4)-Deficient Mice Are Hyporesponsive to Lipopolysaccharide: Evidence for TLR4 as the Lps Gene Product Katsuaki Hoshino, Osamu Takeuchi, Taro Kawai et al. · The Journal of Immunology Apr 1999 3,391
4 Unresponsiveness of MyD88-Deficient Mice to Endotoxin Taro Kawai, Osamu Adachi, Tomohiko Ogawa et al. · Immunity Open access Jul 1999 2,094
5 The Metabolic Syndrome as a Predictor of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Masahide Hamaguchi, Takao Kojima, Noriyuki Takeda et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine 15 Nov 2005 1,072
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Asahi University?

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

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology29▲ 3.1×47 topics
  2. Quality of Life28▲ 8.2×20 topics
  3. Inflammation14▲ 2.8×45 topics
  4. Diagnostic Criteria11▲ 20×7 topics
  5. Neurological Disorders9▲ 6.4×15 topics
  6. Orthognathic Surgery8▲ 70×2 topics
  7. Dental Esthetics8▲ 87×1 topic
  8. Orthodontic Tooth Movement8▲ 87×1 topic
  9. Management8▲ 4.0×11 topics
  10. Prevention8▲ 7.6×9 topics
  11. Genetic Regulation7▲ 19×2 topics
  12. Molecular Signaling7▲ 159×1 topic
  13. Tooth Development7▲ 159×1 topic
  14. Clinical Trials7▲ 4.5×9 topics
  15. Treatment7▲ 2.5×17 topics
  16. Risk Factors7▲ 2.7×12 topics
  17. Dental Caries7▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Surgical Management6▲ 6.3×12 topics
  19. Rehabilitation6▲ 6.3×4 topics
  20. Dental Materials6▲ 45×1 topic
  21. Restorative Dentistry6▲ 45×1 topic
  22. Biomarkers6▲ 3.4×9 topics
  23. Dysphagia6▲ 37×2 topics
  24. Elderly5▲ 9.3×3 topics
  25. Stroke5▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Psychological Factors5▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Treatment Guidelines5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  28. Aspiration Pneumonia5▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Swallowing5▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Prognosis5▲ 6.0×7 topics
  31. Bruxism5▲ 68×1 topic
  32. Temporomandibular Disorders5▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Avulsion4▲ 124×1 topic
  34. Traumatic Dental Injuries4▲ 124×1 topic
  35. Diabetes Mellitus4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  36. Bone Regeneration4▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Oral Health4▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Autoimmune Disease4▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Reconstruction4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  40. Saliva4▲ 65×1 topic

Which research topics does Asahi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, dental development and anomalies, Dental materials and restorations and Dysphagia Assessment and Management.

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 8 fractional worksdental development and anomalies: 7 fractional worksDental materials and res…6Dental materials and restorations: 6 fractional worksDysphagia Assessment and…5Dysphagia Assessment and Management: 5 fractional worksTemporomandibular Joint Disorders: 5 fractional worksDental Trauma and Treatments: 4 fractional worksSalivary Gland Disorders…4Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions: 4 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 3 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 3 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 3 fractional works
OrthodonticsMolecular BiologySpeech and HearingComplementary and Manual Therapy4 others

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

  1. 1 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 8 works
  2. 2 dental development and anomalies Molecular Biology 7 works
  3. 3 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 6 works
  4. 4 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 5 works
  5. 5 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 5 works
  6. 6 Dental Trauma and Treatments Emergency Medical Services 4 works
  7. 7 Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions Physiology 4 works
  8. 8 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 3 works
  9. 9 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 3 works
  10. 10 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Asahi University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Asahi University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00090% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Asahi University0.00086% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Asahi University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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 2025Asahi University1.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.6% in 2002.

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