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Gifu University

In research, Gifu University stands highest in Medicine (#2,240 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,768 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,930 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cell Biology — Cell Biology is 4.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,454
of 28,054 · #1,858 all time
Rank in Japan
#64
of 1,070
Research works
25k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
390k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Gifu 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 #2,240 of 10,443 9.8%666 #1530
Health SciencesDomain #2,768 of 11,982 10.0%729 #1798
Life SciencesDomain #1,930 of 7,800 11.8%528 #1207
Physical SciencesDomain #3,890 of 12,888 6.6%885 #1966
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,544 of 3,579 8.9%284 #914
EngineeringField #3,667 of 6,636 5.6%370 #1749
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,951 of 3,409 19.4%150 #1355
Social SciencesDomain #6,456 of 10,521 15.0%109 #8794
SurgerySubfield #1,131 of 1,816 10.6%112 #1114
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,516 of 2,175 8.5%159 #839

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gifu 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#1,530 #2,240
  2. Health Sciences#1,798 #2,768
  3. Life Sciences#1,207 #1,930
  4. Physical Sciences#1,966 #3,890
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#914 #1,544
  6. Engineering#1,749 #3,667
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,355 #1,951
  8. Social Sciences#8,794 #6,456
  9. Surgery#1,114 #1,131
  10. Molecular Biology#839 #1,516
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 Gifu University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cell Biology takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cell BiologySubfield · 30.1 works4.4×
← 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: 1.40× its world share, 150 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.37× its world share, 284 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.57× its world share, 36 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 49 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.19× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.51× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.48× its world share, 88 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 99 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.10× its world share, 370 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 102 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.34× its world share, 105 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 22 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.10× its world share, 55 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.54× its world share, 666 worksMedicineNursing: 1.70× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.93× its world share, 15 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gifu University?

Ranked on the composite score, Masahiro Nakano, Takuji Tanaka and Kaori Ando lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gifu University.

  1. 1 Masahiro Nakano Japan · #12,898 worldwide 1.4k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Takuji Tanaka Japan · #65,263 worldwide 286 citations · 81 works
  3. 3 Kaori Ando Japan · #77,690 worldwide 271 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Haruhisa Kawasaki Japan · #82,030 worldwide 314 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 Hiromitsu Kanamori Japan · #89,495 worldwide 293 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Tetsuya Yamamoto Japan · #100,608 worldwide 142 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Hideki Mori Japan · #116,617 worldwide 101 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Haruhiko Akiyama Japan · #128,980 worldwide 349 citations · 100 works
  9. 9 Katsuji Shimizu Japan · #129,829 worldwide 206 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Yukiko Enomoto Japan · #134,293 worldwide 133 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Gifu University

Which keywords describe research at Gifu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Immunotherapy, Chemotherapy, Neurological Disorders, Oxidative Stress and Therapeutics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology116▲ 1.30×117 topics
  2. Cancer81▲ 2.7×53 topics
  3. Inflammation80▲ 1.72×79 topics
  4. Deep Learning67◆ 0.87×63 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress61▲ 1.67×59 topics
  6. Climate Change60◆ 0.99×64 topics
  7. Immunotherapy54▲ 3.4×19 topics
  8. Chemotherapy48▲ 3.1×24 topics
  9. Nanoparticles43▲ 1.53×38 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders42▲ 3.3×19 topics
  11. Treatment42▲ 1.54×40 topics
  12. Diagnosis42▲ 1.99×37 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications37▲ 1.37×32 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties31▲ 1.42×31 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations31▲ 3.2×22 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines30▲ 2.5×14 topics
  17. Nanocomposites29▲ 1.61×21 topics
  18. Catalysis28▲ 1.88×25 topics
  19. Biomarkers28▲ 1.80×18 topics
  20. Pathogenesis27▲ 2.4×20 topics
  21. Prognosis26▲ 3.6×9 topics
  22. Cancer Therapy26▲ 2.0×19 topics
  23. Metabolism26▲ 2.3×29 topics
  24. Prognostic Factors26▲ 2.6×14 topics
  25. Tumor Microenvironment25▲ 2.5×8 topics
  26. Immune System24▲ 4.6×8 topics
  27. Autoantibodies23▲ 4.4×8 topics
  28. Phylogenetic Analysis22▲ 3.3×12 topics
  29. Therapeutics22▲ 9.0×2 topics
  30. Radiotherapy22▲ 2.5×12 topics
  31. Glycosylation21▲ 8.5×3 topics
  32. Magnetic Resonance Imaging20▲ 3.6×7 topics
  33. Apoptosis20▲ 3.0×19 topics
  34. Genomic Analysis20▲ 3.5×14 topics
  35. Diagnostic Criteria19▲ 3.8×9 topics
  36. Cognitive Impairment19▲ 3.3×10 topics
  37. Glycans17▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Mucins17▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Prostate Cancer15▲ 5.0×5 topics
  40. Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis12▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Gifu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis.

Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 17 fractional worksAutoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments: 12 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…10Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 10 fractional worksCarbohydrate Chemistry a…10Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis: 10 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 9 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and Learning: 8 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…7Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 7 fractional worksMechanical stress and fatigue analysis: 7 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 6 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…6Esophageal and GI Pathology: 6 fractional works
Molecular BiologyNeurologyMaterials ChemistryOrganic Chemistry6 others

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

  1. 1 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 17 works
  2. 2 Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments Neurology 12 works
  3. 3 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 10 works
  4. 4 Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis Organic Chemistry 10 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 9 works
  6. 6 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  8. 8 Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis Mechanics of Materials 7 works
  9. 9 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 6 works
  10. 10 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 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 available42.3%not open57.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gifu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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.

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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.