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Fukushima Medical University

In research, Fukushima Medical University stands highest in Medicine (#1,463 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,008 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,104 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Rheumatology and Oncology — Pathology and Forensic Medicine is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,000
of 28,054 · #5,079 all time
Rank in Japan
#113
of 1,070
Research works
8.2k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
132k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Fukushima Medical 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 #1,463 of 10,443 9.0%1,120 #1861
Health SciencesDomain #2,008 of 11,982 9.1%1,189 #2371
Life SciencesDomain #2,104 of 7,800 11.0%246 #2126
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #721 of 1,144 9.8%117 #1113
SurgerySubfield #1,184 of 1,816 6.3%149 #1650
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,777 of 3,579 10.8%128 #2971
Social SciencesDomain #8,630 of 10,521 12.4%108 #10439
Physical SciencesDomain #10,641 of 12,888 7.4%105 #12786
OncologySubfield #656 of 772 10.8%92 #883
EpidemiologySubfield #865 of 976 7.1%74 #1339

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fukushima Medical 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#1,861 #1,463
  2. Health Sciences#2,371 #2,008
  3. Life Sciences#2,126 #2,104
  4. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#1,113 #721
  5. Surgery#1,650 #1,184
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,971 #2,777
  7. Social Sciences#10,439 #8,630
  8. Physical Sciences#12,786 #10,641
  9. Oncology#883 #656
  10. Epidemiology#1,339 #865
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 Fukushima Medical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pathology and Forensic Medicine takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 51.1 works6.0×
  2. RheumatologySubfield · 42.4 works5.6×
  3. OncologySubfield · 92.3 works5.0×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 128 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.08× its world share, 51 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.92× its world share, 51 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.47× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 55 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.54× its world share, 1,120 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fukushima Medical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Satoshi Waguri, Tomohiro Iida and Yuichi Endo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fukushima Medical University.

  1. 1 Satoshi Waguri Japan · #51,732 worldwide 502 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Tomohiro Iida Japan · #80,716 worldwide 248 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Yuichi Endo Japan · #83,282 worldwide 156 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Shigehira Saji Japan · #93,922 worldwide 248 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Hiroaki Satoh Japan · #123,728 worldwide 141 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Tetsuya Ohira Japan · #132,016 worldwide 286 citations · 100 works
  7. 7 Tatsuo Suzutani Japan · #141,267 worldwide 62 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Teizo Fujita Japan · #172,491 worldwide 160 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Ichiro Maruko Japan · #206,091 worldwide 119 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Kazutomo Togashi Japan · #218,574 worldwide 129 citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Fukushima Medical University

Which keywords describe research at Fukushima Medical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Chemotherapy, Diagnosis, Treatment, Cancer, Radionuclides and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology178▲ 2.7×117 topics
  2. Inflammation123▲ 3.6×74 topics
  3. Treatment72▲ 3.6×42 topics
  4. Diagnosis69▲ 4.5×38 topics
  5. Cancer66▲ 3.0×46 topics
  6. Chemotherapy63▲ 5.5×23 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress54▲ 2.0×50 topics
  8. Public Health53▲ 2.2×37 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease52▲ 2.8×37 topics
  10. Quality of Life46▲ 1.94×45 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines44▲ 4.9×14 topics
  12. Health Effects42▲ 4.3×15 topics
  13. Immunotherapy40▲ 3.4×18 topics
  14. Management40▲ 3.0×27 topics
  15. Risk Factors40▲ 2.2×31 topics
  16. Tumor Microenvironment39▲ 5.3×8 topics
  17. Radionuclides38▲ 60×2 topics
  18. Heart Failure37▲ 5.2×13 topics
  19. Prognostic Factors36▲ 5.0×14 topics
  20. Obesity36▲ 2.9×22 topics
  21. Guidelines33▲ 4.3×12 topics
  22. Fukushima Daiichi33▲ 133×1 topic
  23. Soil Contamination33▲ 80×2 topics
  24. nuclear accident33▲ 133×1 topic
  25. Radiotherapy33▲ 5.2×13 topics
  26. Autoantibodies32▲ 8.3×8 topics
  27. Clinical Trials32▲ 2.9×17 topics
  28. Prognosis30▲ 5.5×9 topics
  29. Complications29▲ 3.5×17 topics
  30. Metastasis28▲ 5.1×12 topics
  31. Neoadjuvant Therapy26▲ 6.9×5 topics
  32. Echocardiography26▲ 5.8×7 topics
  33. Low Back Pain26▲ 9.2×3 topics
  34. Cancer Risk26▲ 7.1×10 topics
  35. Chronic Kidney Disease23▲ 5.8×8 topics
  36. Spinal Fusion22▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Fibrosis22▲ 7.1×7 topics
  38. Surgical Treatment21▲ 6.6×5 topics
  39. PET Imaging20▲ 7.3×5 topics
  40. Degenerative Disc Disease20▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Fukushima Medical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radioactive contamination and transfer, Risk Perception and Management, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology.

Radioactive contaminatio…33Radioactive contamination and transfer: 33 fractional worksRisk Perception and Management: 18 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…16Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 16 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…15Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 15 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 12 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 12 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging10Radiation Dose and Imaging: 10 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 10 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 10 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 9 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeSociology and Political ScienceOncologyPathology and Forensic Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 33 works
  2. 2 Risk Perception and Management Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 16 works
  4. 4 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 15 works
  5. 5 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 12 works
  6. 6 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 12 works
  7. 7 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 10 works
  8. 8 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 10 works
  10. 10 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 9 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 available51.4%not open48.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fukushima Medical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher 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.

Other research institutions in Fukushima

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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.