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Hamamatsu University

In research, Hamamatsu University stands highest in Medicine (#7,765 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,425 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,610
of 28,054 · #14,618 all time
Rank in Japan
#475
of 1,070
Research works
1.1k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Hamamatsu 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 #7,765 of 10,443 14.4%87 #6843
Health SciencesDomain #9,425 of 11,982 14.5%92 #8413

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

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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.73× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.30× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.73× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.27× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.01× its world share, 87 worksMedicineNursing: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hamamatsu University?

Ranked on the composite score, Aldric Hama, T Kashiwagi and Makoto Sahara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hamamatsu University.

  1. 1 Aldric Hama Japan · #895,323 worldwide 15 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 T Kashiwagi Japan · #972,967 worldwide 7 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Makoto Sahara Japan · #1,074,005 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Shu Sahara Japan · #1,513,308 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Hamamatsu University

Which keywords describe research at Hamamatsu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Prognosis, Treatment, Spinal Fusion, Fibrosis, Surgery and Management.

▲ 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. Inflammation12▲ 4.0×44 topics
  2. Epidemiology12▲ 2.0×51 topics
  3. Treatment6▲ 3.2×25 topics
  4. Cancer5▲ 2.5×29 topics
  5. Diagnosis4▲ 3.2×16 topics
  6. Management4▲ 3.6×14 topics
  7. Prognosis4▲ 8.3×8 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.4×16 topics
  9. Aging4▲ 4.4×6 topics
  10. Chemotherapy3▲ 3.2×15 topics
  11. Surgery3▲ 6.2×9 topics
  12. Fibrosis3▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Spinal Fusion3▲ 22×2 topics
  14. Global Burden3▲ 3.8×8 topics
  15. Prognostic Factors3▲ 4.7×12 topics
  16. Heart Failure3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  17. Echocardiography3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations3▲ 4.3×14 topics
  19. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  20. TGF-ß3▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 3.2×10 topics
  22. Chronic Kidney Disease3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  23. Endoscopic Resection3▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Guidelines2▲ 3.6×9 topics
  25. Muscle Mass2▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Biomechanics2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  27. Degenerative Disc Disease2▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Interstitial Lung Disease2▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy2▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Cancer Cachexia2▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Sarcopenia2▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Scoliosis2▲ 45×1 topic
  33. Spinal Deformity2▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Barrett's Esophagus2▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition2▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Esophageal Carcinoma2▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Molecular Characterization2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  38. Low Back Pain2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  39. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis2▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Myofibroblast2▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Hamamatsu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nutrition and Health in Aging, Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment, Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Nutrition and Health in …2Nutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and …2Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 2 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Resear…2Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseas…2Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 2 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults1Frailty in Older Adults: 1 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Interactions Research: 1 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 1 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 1 fractional works
PhysiologySurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePathology and Forensic Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  2. 2 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  8. 8 Plant and Fungal Interactions Research Endocrinology 1 works
  9. 9 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 1 works
  10. 10 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 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 available40.9%not open59.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hamamatsu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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