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Hiroshima International University

In research, Hiroshima International University stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,673 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,228 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 4.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,362
of 22,385 · #6,120 all time
Rank in Japan
#194
of 924
Research works
1.4k
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Hiroshima International University

What is Hiroshima International 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,673 of 9,902 3.6%95 #7870
MedicineField #6,228 of 8,541 3.7%85 #6976

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

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Hiroshima International University is in Health Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Engineering (8%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 110 fractional works · 42.9% of its workMedicine: 98 fractional works · 38.4% of its workSurgery: 26 fractional works · 10.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 10 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 64 fractional works · 25.1% of its workEngineering: 20 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 46 fractional works · 17.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 36 fractional works · 14.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKHiroshimaInternational…256fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences18%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9838.4%
    2. Health Professions83.1%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Veterinary10.5%
    5. Dentistry10.3%
    1. Engineering207.7%
    2. Materials Science114.3%
    3. Chemistry93.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy93.5%
    5. Computer Science83.2%
    6. Environmental Science41.6%
    7. Mathematics20.8%
    8. Energy10.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Social Sciences207.6%
    2. Psychology166.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities41.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting31.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.0%
    6. Decision Sciences10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology207.6%
    2. Neuroscience62.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics41.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology31.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Hiroshima International University specialise in?

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

  1. SurgerySubfield · 26.2 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: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.00× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.27× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.58× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.00× its world share, 98 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.83× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.99× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.00×4 works
  2. Veterinary3.83×1 works
  3. Chemistry2.27×9 works
  4. Medicine2.00×98 works
  5. Psychology1.99×16 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.58×9 works
  7. Neuroscience1.50×6 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.43×20 works
  9. Materials Science1.22×11 works
  10. Health Professions1.19×8 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.18×3 works
  12. Nursing1.14×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.72×2 works
  14. Dentistry0.65×1 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.60×4 works
  16. Social Sciences0.60×20 works
  17. Engineering0.51×20 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×3 works
  19. Computer Science0.42×8 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×3 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×4 works
  22. Environmental Science0.31×4 works
  23. Energy0.30×1 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.28×1 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.22×0 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hiroshima International University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ryo Fukuyama, Noboru Iwata and Norihisa Tamura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hiroshima International University.

  1. 1 Ryo Fukuyama Japan · #1,012,209 worldwide 2.4k citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Noboru Iwata Japan · #1,748,623 worldwide 9.4k citations · 188 works
  3. 3 Norihisa Tamura Japan · #2,221,162 worldwide 378 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Kengo Minamimoto Japan · #2,313,729 worldwide 285 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Tatsuyuki Fukuoka Japan · #2,553,978 worldwide 280 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Jun-ichi Takino Japan · #2,821,861 worldwide 1.1k citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Ikuo Kawashita Japan · #2,861,839 worldwide 385 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Naoki ASADA Japan · #3,194,136 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 大爾 岡田 Japan · #3,373,706 worldwide 0 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Andrea S. Schreiner Japan · #3,408,756 worldwide 464 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Hiroshima International University

What are the most cited papers from Hiroshima International University?

The most cited paper from Hiroshima International University is "Cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV major depressive episode" (Evelyn J. Bromet et al., 2011), with 2,275 citations. Next come "The performance of the Japanese version of the K6 and K10 in the World Mental Health Survey Japan" (1,543) and "Cancer immunoediting from immune surveillance to immune escape" (1,072).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV major depressive episode Evelyn J. Bromet et al. · BMC Medicine Open access 26 Jul 2011 2,275
2 The performance of the Japanese version of the K6 and K10 in the World Mental Health Survey Japan Toshi A. Furukawa, Norito Kawakami, Mari Saitoh et al. · International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research Open access Sep 2008 1,543
3 Cancer immunoediting from immune surveillance to immune escape Ryungsa Kim, Manabu Emi, Kazuaki Tanabe · Immunology Open access 26 Mar 2007 1,072
4 Kansei engineering as a powerful consumer-oriented technology for product development Mitsuo Nagamachi · Applied Ergonomics May 2002 728
5 Mitogenic signalling and the p16INK4a–Rb pathway cooperate to enforce irreversible cellular senescence Akiko Takahashi, Naoko Ohtani, Kimi Yamakoshi et al. · Nature Cell Biology 8 Oct 2006 528
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hiroshima International University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Injury Risk, Inflammation, Biomechanics, Regeneration, Epidemiology, Stem Cells and Gait Analysis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology19▲ 1.82×51 topics
  2. Inflammation17▲ 3.1×41 topics
  3. Anterior Cruciate Ligament12▲ 111×1 topic
  4. Injury Risk12▲ 111×1 topic
  5. Biomechanics10▲ 13×6 topics
  6. Regeneration9▲ 18×3 topics
  7. Stem Cells8▲ 11×6 topics
  8. Gait Analysis7▲ 30×3 topics
  9. Osteoarthritis7▲ 21×4 topics
  10. Complications6▲ 5.1×8 topics
  11. Heart Failure6▲ 5.7×5 topics
  12. Extracellular Matrix6▲ 13×6 topics
  13. Risk Factors6▲ 2.2×11 topics
  14. Hypertrophy6▲ 32×2 topics
  15. Self-Assembly6▲ 6.7×8 topics
  16. Obesity5▲ 2.6×13 topics
  17. Revision Surgery5▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Total Hip Replacement5▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Arthroplasty5▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Growth Factors5▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 6.1×3 topics
  22. Platelet-Rich Plasma5▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Cartilage5▲ 36×1 topic
  24. Chondrocyte5▲ 36×1 topic
  25. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 7.4×3 topics
  26. Social Interaction4▲ 4.5×5 topics
  27. Mechanical Loading4▲ 54×1 topic
  28. Rehabilitation4▲ 4.3×9 topics
  29. Tendon4▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Injury Prevention4▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Outcomes4▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Total Knee Replacement4▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Hypertension4▲ 5.1×9 topics
  34. Muscle Mass4▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Nuclear Receptors4▲ 16×5 topics
  36. Kinematics3▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Foot Strike Patterns3▲ 33×1 topic
  38. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Running Injuries3▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Electromyography3▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Hiroshima International University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Tendon Structure and Treatment and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Knee injuries and recons…12Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 12 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 5 fractional worksTendon Structure and Tre…4Tendon Structure and Treatment: 4 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …4Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 4 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 3 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 3 fractional worksMuscle Physiology and Di…3Muscle Physiology and Disorders: 3 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 3 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 2 fractional works
SurgeryRheumatologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 12 works
  2. 2 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 5 works
  3. 3 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  5. 5 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 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 available53.2%not open46.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hiroshima International University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Hiroshima International University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00083% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Hiroshima International University0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hiroshima International 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 2025Hiroshima International University8.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.5% in 2025.

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