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Fukui Prefectural University

In research, Fukui Prefectural University stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,596 of 6,403 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,102 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,111
of 22,385 · #15,029 all time
Rank in Japan
#400
of 924
Research works
1.2k
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
24k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Fukui Prefectural University

What is Fukui Prefectural 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,596 of 6,403 4.3%87 #4779
Physical SciencesDomain #10,102 of 10,670 4.0%60 #13323

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fukui Prefectural 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 Fukui Prefectural University work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Fukui Prefectural University is in Life Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (21%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (19%), Environmental Science (13%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 97 fractional works · 45.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 46 fractional works · 21.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 29 fractional works · 13.6% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 40 fractional works · 18.5% of its workPlant Science: 26 fractional works · 12.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 67 fractional works · 31.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 29 fractional works · 13.4% of its workEcology: 15 fractional works · 7.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 6.1% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPaleontology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBioengineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 29 fractional works · 13.5% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 12.2% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKFukui PrefecturalUniversity213fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences46%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences10%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4621.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4018.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology94.2%
    4. Neuroscience31.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Environmental Science2913.4%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences136.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy62.7%
    4. Engineering52.3%
    5. Chemistry41.7%
    6. Materials Science41.7%
    7. Computer Science21.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering21.0%
    9. Energy20.7%
    10. Mathematics10.6%
    1. Medicine2612.2%
    2. Health Professions10.6%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences73.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.8%
    3. Psychology31.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting31.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 3.90× its world share, 40 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.00× its world share, 46 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.18× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.76× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.91× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.70× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.23× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.18×9 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.00×46 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.91×13 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.90×40 works
  5. Chemical Engineering2.76×2 works
  6. Environmental Science2.70×29 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.30×6 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.23×6 works
  9. Chemistry1.10×4 works
  10. Nursing1.07×1 works
  11. Energy0.77×2 works
  12. Neuroscience0.74×3 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.67×0 works
  14. Veterinary0.67×0 works
  15. Medicine0.63×26 works
  16. Mathematics0.55×1 works
  17. Psychology0.53×3 works
  18. Materials Science0.49×4 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.46×3 works
  20. Health Professions0.24×1 works
  21. Social Sciences0.24×6 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.21×1 works
  23. Computer Science0.15×2 works
  24. Engineering0.15×5 works
  25. Dentistry0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Fukui Prefectural University?

Ranked on the quality score, Katsuhiro Shiono, Yukiko Fujisawa and Yukimoto Iwasaki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fukui Prefectural University.

  1. 1 Katsuhiro Shiono Japan · #1,082,677 worldwide 1.9k citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Yukiko Fujisawa Japan · #1,200,496 worldwide 2.8k citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Yukimoto Iwasaki Japan · #1,819,010 worldwide 3.6k citations · 83 works
  4. 4 Kyuichi Kawabata Japan · #1,859,033 worldwide 2.8k citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Yukari Takashima Japan · #2,186,920 worldwide 728 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Naoki Awano Japan · #2,239,914 worldwide 1.2k citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Miyuki Kusajima Japan · #2,485,384 worldwide 648 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Naoki Shitsukawa Japan · #2,518,297 worldwide 993 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Hisaharu Kato Japan · #2,586,031 worldwide 1.3k citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Takashi Ito Japan · #2,597,490 worldwide 3k citations · 123 works
All ranked researchers at Fukui Prefectural University

What are the most cited papers from Fukui Prefectural University?

The most cited paper from Fukui Prefectural University is "Microbial alkaline proteases" (Chityal Ganesh Kumar, Hiroshi Takagi, 1999), with 756 citations. Next come "A Trans-Species Missense SNP in Amhr2 Is Associated with Sex Determination in the Tiger Pufferfish, Takifugu rubripes (Fugu)" (645) and "Antagonistic Interaction between Systemic Acquired Resistance and the Abscisic Acid–Mediated Abiotic Stress Response in Arabidopsis" (580).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Microbial alkaline proteases Chityal Ganesh Kumar, Hiroshi Takagi · Biotechnology Advances Dec 1999 756
2 A Trans-Species Missense SNP in Amhr2 Is Associated with Sex Determination in the Tiger Pufferfish, Takifugu rubripes (Fugu) Takashi Kamiya, Wataru Kai, Satoshi Tasumi et al. · PLoS Genetics Open access 12 Jul 2012 645
3 Antagonistic Interaction between Systemic Acquired Resistance and the Abscisic Acid–Mediated Abiotic Stress Response in Arabidopsis Michiko Yasuda, Atsushi Ishikawa, Yusuke Jikumaru et al. · The Plant Cell Open access Jun 2008 580
4 A Novel Cytochrome P450 Is Implicated in Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis via the Characterization of a Rice Dwarf Mutant, dwarf11 , with Reduced Seed Length Sumiyo Tanabe, Motoyuki Ashikari, Shozo Fujioka et al. · The Plant Cell Open access 10 Feb 2005 560
5 Submarine groundwater discharge impacts on coastal nutrient biogeochemistry Isaac Rodrigues dos Santos, Xiaogang Chen, Alanna L Lecher et al. · Nature Reviews Earth & Environment Review 30 Mar 2021 542
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fukui Prefectural University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Oxidative Stress, Phylogenetic Analysis, Gene Expression, Aquaculture, Invasive Species, Inflammation and Biogeography.

▲ 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. Climate Change21▲ 3.6×38 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress14▲ 4.0×24 topics
  3. Inflammation10▲ 2.3×28 topics
  4. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 14×9 topics
  5. Gene Expression9▲ 6.6×9 topics
  6. Aquaculture8▲ 14×5 topics
  7. Invasive Species6▲ 7.0×10 topics
  8. Metabolism6▲ 5.4×13 topics
  9. Diabetes6▲ 5.5×9 topics
  10. Biodiversity5▲ 3.3×11 topics
  11. Ecosystem Services5▲ 6.6×5 topics
  12. Biogeography5▲ 8.9×9 topics
  13. Reactive Oxygen Species5▲ 6.0×8 topics
  14. Drought Resistance5▲ 25×2 topics
  15. Neuroprotection5▲ 6.6×8 topics
  16. Gut Microbiota5▲ 6.5×5 topics
  17. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Antioxidants5▲ 4.9×5 topics
  19. QTL Mapping5▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Functional Genomics4▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 5.3×4 topics
  22. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 13×4 topics
  23. Innate Immunity4▲ 6.4×4 topics
  24. Self-Assembly4▲ 5.9×3 topics
  25. Cytokines4▲ 6.4×2 topics
  26. Epigenetic Regulation4▲ 9.0×4 topics
  27. Microbial Ecology4▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Fish Immunology4▲ 40×1 topic
  29. Probiotics4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  30. Stress Response4▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Plant Responses4▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Signal Transduction4▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Bacterial Diversity4▲ 15×2 topics
  34. MicroRNA4▲ 14×2 topics
  35. RNA-Seq4▲ 15×1 topic
  36. sequence alignment4▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Marine Microbes4▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Microbial Biogeography4▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Transcription Factors4▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Genomic Diversity4▲ 45×2 topics

Which research topics does Fukui Prefectural University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology and Plant Reproductive Biology.

Aquaculture disease mana…4Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 4 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…4Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 4 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 4 fractional worksPlant Reproductive Biology4Plant Reproductive Biology: 4 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses a…3Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 3 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 3 fractional worksPlant responses to water stress: 3 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…3Marine and coastal ecosystems: 3 fractional worksAldose Reductase and Taurine: 3 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 2 fractional works
ImmunologyMolecular BiologyEcologyPlant Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 4 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Plant Reproductive Biology Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 3 works
  6. 6 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 3 works
  7. 7 Plant responses to water stress Plant Science 3 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 3 works
  9. 9 Aldose Reductase and Taurine Cell Biology 3 works
  10. 10 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 2 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 available50.3%not open49.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fukui Prefectural University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Fukui Prefectural University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00085% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Fukui Prefectural University0.00089% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Fukui Prefectural 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 2025Fukui Prefectural University3.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.0% in 2015.

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