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Hiroshima International University

In research, Hiroshima International University stands highest in Medicine (#7,964 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,161 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,132
of 28,054 · #13,346 all time
Rank in Japan
#209
of 1,070
Research works
1.4k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Hiroshima International 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 #7,964 of 10,443 10.2%85 #12359
Health SciencesDomain #9,161 of 11,982 9.7%95 #12570

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 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: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.33× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.55× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.50× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.94× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.07× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.42× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.00× its world share, 85 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.34× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.21× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hiroshima International University?

Ranked on the composite score, Noboru Iwata, Shigekazu Ishihara and Tomoko Nakamura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hiroshima International University.

  1. 1 Noboru Iwata Japan · #90,923 worldwide 325 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Shigekazu Ishihara Japan · #473,371 worldwide 22 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Tomoko Nakamura Japan · #601,970 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Tatsuya Iwaki Japan · #725,186 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Kazuyoshi Gamada Japan · #950,211 worldwide 21 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Shinji Ninomiya Japan · #1,059,036 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Hideki Tanaka Japan · #1,228,537 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Keiko Ishihara Japan · #1,338,172 worldwide 16 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Nobuhiro Kito Japan · #1,516,815 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Takuya Umehara Japan · #1,563,216 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Hiroshima International University

Which keywords describe research at Hiroshima International University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Injury Risk, Inflammation, Biomechanics, Regeneration, Epidemiology, Gait Analysis and Stem Cells.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 1.79×46 topics
  2. Inflammation15▲ 3.3×36 topics
  3. Anterior Cruciate Ligament10▲ 116×1 topic
  4. Injury Risk10▲ 116×1 topic
  5. Biomechanics9▲ 14×6 topics
  6. Regeneration8▲ 19×3 topics
  7. Gait Analysis7▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Stem Cells6▲ 11×6 topics
  9. Risk Factors6▲ 2.5×11 topics
  10. Osteoarthritis6▲ 21×3 topics
  11. Complications5▲ 4.8×8 topics
  12. Extracellular Matrix5▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Social Interaction4▲ 5.1×5 topics
  14. Injury Prevention4▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Rehabilitation4▲ 4.8×9 topics
  16. Virtual Reality4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  17. Mechanical Loading4▲ 59×1 topic
  18. Tendon4▲ 59×1 topic
  19. Aging4▲ 3.4×6 topics
  20. Self-Assembly4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  21. Cartilage4▲ 37×1 topic
  22. Chondrocyte4▲ 37×1 topic
  23. Revision Surgery4▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Total Hip Replacement4▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 5.3×3 topics
  26. Prevention4▲ 4.1×8 topics
  27. Arthroplasty4▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Hypertension3▲ 5.3×9 topics
  29. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 6.3×2 topics
  30. Nuclear Receptors3▲ 17×5 topics
  31. Kinematics3▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Muscle Mass3▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Outcomes3▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Total Knee Replacement3▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Electromyography3▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Muscle Fatigue3▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Foot Strike Patterns3▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Muscle Injuries3▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Running Injuries3▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Sports Injury3▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Hiroshima International University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, Tendon Structure and Treatment, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Knee injuries and recons…10Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 10 fractional worksTendon Structure and Tre…4Tendon Structure and Treatment: 4 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment…4Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 3 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 3 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 3 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 3 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 2 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Analysis: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional works
SurgeryOrthopedics and Sports MedicineRheumatologyBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 10 works
  2. 2 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 4 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 2 works
  9. 9 Medical Imaging and Analysis Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hiroshima International University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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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