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Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

In research, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,795 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#5,927 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,552 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 14.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,547
of 28,054 · #10,333 all time
Rank in Japan
#259
of 1,070
Research works
2.8k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Health Sciences University of Hokkaido 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,795 of 11,982 11.2%183 #4190
MedicineField #5,927 of 10,443 11.6%135 #6752
Life SciencesDomain #5,552 of 7,800 8.1%95 #5646

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Health Sciences University of Hokkaido 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. Health Sciences#4,190 #4,795
  2. Medicine#6,752 #5,927
  3. Life Sciences#5,646 #5,552
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 Health Sciences University of Hokkaido specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 14.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 25.6 works15×
← 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: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.47× its world share, 48 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.88× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.67× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.77× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.37× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.09× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 14.55× its world share, 26 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.94× its world share, 135 worksMedicineNursing: 2.58× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 14.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Health Sciences University of Hokkaido?

Ranked on the composite score, Tohru Ohta, Toshiyuki Shibata and Takao Morita lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Health Sciences University of Hokkaido.

  1. 1 Tohru Ohta Japan · #260,536 worldwide 138 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Toshiyuki Shibata Japan · #473,116 worldwide 83 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Takao Morita Japan · #671,588 worldwide 82 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Eichi Tsuruga Japan · #735,549 worldwide 25 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Akiyo Sakushima Japan · #786,746 worldwide 48 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Yuji Sakano Japan · #804,669 worldwide 49 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Masahiko Hirafuji Japan · #888,877 worldwide 43 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Haruko Takechi Japan · #913,698 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Masaaki KANAZAWA Japan · #932,759 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Toshiyuki Nagasawa Japan · #962,227 worldwide 28 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Which keywords describe research at Health Sciences University of Hokkaido?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Dental Caries, Prevention and Diabetes Mellitus.

▲ 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. Epidemiology39▲ 2.7×87 topics
  2. Inflammation30▲ 4.0×63 topics
  3. Quality of Life18▲ 3.5×33 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress15▲ 2.6×43 topics
  5. Cancer14▲ 2.9×33 topics
  6. Treatment10▲ 2.2×30 topics
  7. Risk Factors9▲ 2.3×18 topics
  8. Clinical Trials9▲ 3.6×10 topics
  9. Dental Caries9▲ 25×2 topics
  10. Prevention8▲ 5.5×9 topics
  11. Depression8▲ 2.6×16 topics
  12. Pathogenesis8▲ 4.5×18 topics
  13. Biomarkers7▲ 2.8×13 topics
  14. Global Burden7▲ 3.6×9 topics
  15. Metabolism7▲ 3.7×19 topics
  16. Diabetes Mellitus7▲ 9.1×6 topics
  17. Aging6▲ 3.3×12 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders6▲ 3.1×17 topics
  19. Diagnostic Criteria6▲ 7.9×7 topics
  20. Psychological Factors6▲ 7.9×6 topics
  21. Cell Signaling6▲ 10×7 topics
  22. Neuroinflammation6▲ 5.5×6 topics
  23. Oral Microbiome6▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Periodontal Diseases6▲ 27×1 topic
  25. Radiotherapy5▲ 3.9×10 topics
  26. Biomaterials5▲ 6.1×2 topics
  27. Angiogenesis5▲ 4.2×9 topics
  28. Schizophrenia5▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Emotion Regulation5▲ 4.3×6 topics
  30. Cytokines5▲ 4.6×5 topics
  31. Low Back Pain5▲ 7.5×3 topics
  32. Lymphoma4▲ 7.6×3 topics
  33. Dental Materials4▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Microglia4▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Restorative Dentistry4▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Growth Factors4▲ 9.2×3 topics
  37. Platelet-Rich Plasma4▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Immune Activation4▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Maternal Immune Activation4▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Tryptophan Metabolism4▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Health Sciences University of Hokkaido publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Dental materials and restorations, Tryptophan and brain disorders and Dental Erosion and Treatment.

Oral microbiology and pe…6Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 6 fractional worksDental materials and res…4Dental materials and restorations: 4 fractional worksTryptophan and brain disorders: 4 fractional worksDental Erosion and Treatment: 3 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 3 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 3 fractional worksSalivary Gland Disorders and Functions: 3 fractional worksdental development and a…3dental development and anomalies: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 2 fractional works
PeriodonticsOrthodonticsBiological PsychiatryUrology3 others

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

  1. 1 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 6 works
  2. 2 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 4 works
  3. 3 Tryptophan and brain disorders Biological Psychiatry 4 works
  4. 4 Dental Erosion and Treatment Orthodontics 3 works
  5. 5 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 3 works
  6. 6 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 3 works
  7. 7 Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions Physiology 3 works
  8. 8 dental development and anomalies Molecular Biology 3 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 works
  10. 10 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 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 available52.4%not open47.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Health Sciences University of Hokkaido's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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.

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.