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Hiroshima University

In research, Hiroshima University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#723 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#892 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,048 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Software, Condensed Matter Physics and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — Software is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#927
of 28,054 · #581 all time
Rank in Japan
#13
of 1,070
Research works
61k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
1M
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Hiroshima 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
Physical SciencesDomain #723 of 12,888 11.1%3,021 #461
Social SciencesDomain #892 of 10,521 25.6%854 #1366
Health SciencesDomain #1,048 of 11,982 12.2%1,681 #981
MedicineField #973 of 10,443 11.4%1,457 #987
Environmental ScienceField #446 of 3,551 16.8%365 #655
Social SciencesField #885 of 6,365 30.1%433 #1496
Life SciencesDomain #1,179 of 7,800 13.0%1,004 #929
EngineeringField #1,161 of 6,636 9.2%1,032 #568
Computer ScienceField #1,149 of 4,667 10.5%404 #868
Physics and AstronomyField #430 of 1,646 16.9%284 #374

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hiroshima 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. Physical Sciences#461 #723
  2. Social Sciences#1,366 #892
  3. Health Sciences#981 #1,048
  4. Medicine#987 #973
  5. Environmental Science#655 #446
  6. Social Sciences#1,496 #885
  7. Life Sciences#929 #1,179
  8. Engineering#568 #1,161
  9. Computer Science#868 #1,149
  10. Physics and Astronomy#374 #430
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 Hiroshima University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Software takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SoftwareSubfield · 28.7 works6.8×
  2. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 49.6 works4.7×
  3. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 61.9 works3.7×
  4. PeriodonticsSubfield · 26.3 works3.0×
  5. RadiationSubfield · 25.7 works2.8×
← 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: 0.77× its world share, 239 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 501 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.22× its world share, 80 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.54× its world share, 164 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.09× its world share, 48 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.94× its world share, 200 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 404 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 120 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 44 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 1,032 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 365 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.65× its world share, 377 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.88× its world share, 145 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.95× its world share, 284 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.23× its world share, 71 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 112 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 1,457 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 37 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 50 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 71 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 77 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 188 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 433 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hiroshima University?

Ranked on the composite score, T. Ohsugi, Tsunefumi Mizuno and S. Murgia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hiroshima University.

  1. 1 T. Ohsugi Japan · #1,511 worldwide 3.3k citations · 140 works
  2. 2 Tsunefumi Mizuno Japan · #2,281 worldwide 2.3k citations · 125 works
  3. 3 S. Murgia Japan · #3,908 worldwide 2.1k citations · 69 works
  4. 4 H. Katagiri Japan · #4,804 worldwide 1.5k citations · 75 works
  5. 5 Mitsuo Nagamachi Japan · #4,947 worldwide 566 citations · 80 works
  6. 6 H. Takahashi Japan · #5,255 worldwide 2.1k citations · 175 works
  7. 7 Takeshi Nakamori Japan · #7,652 worldwide 1.1k citations · 62 works
  8. 8 H. Tajima Japan · #10,362 worldwide 2.1k citations · 166 works
  9. 9 M. Ohno Japan · #16,430 worldwide 1.2k citations · 93 works
  10. 10 Ryogo Hirota Japan · #17,092 worldwide 1.1k citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Hiroshima University

Which keywords describe research at Hiroshima University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Climate Change, Self-Assembly, Cancer and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology306▲ 1.18×128 topics
  2. Inflammation192▲ 1.40×80 topics
  3. Climate Change168◆ 0.95×88 topics
  4. Nanoparticles152▲ 1.84×42 topics
  5. Deep Learning140▼ 0.62×74 topics
  6. Catalysis122▲ 2.8×26 topics
  7. Machine Learning121▼ 0.56×75 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress120◆ 1.11×58 topics
  9. Cancer113▲ 1.28×53 topics
  10. Sustainability111▼ 0.69×73 topics
  11. Environmental Impact99◆ 0.89×55 topics
  12. Quality of Life98◆ 1.04×50 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications94▲ 1.20×36 topics
  14. Chemotherapy87▲ 1.90×24 topics
  15. Neural Networks84▼ 0.84×37 topics
  16. Mechanical Properties84▲ 1.31×34 topics
  17. Renewable Energy83◆ 0.88×41 topics
  18. Treatment82◆ 1.04×48 topics
  19. Nanocomposites82▲ 1.55×21 topics
  20. Self-Assembly71▲ 3.3×12 topics
  21. Risk Factors70◆ 0.98×33 topics
  22. Management70▲ 1.36×34 topics
  23. Immunotherapy66▲ 1.42×19 topics
  24. Biodiversity66▲ 1.34×31 topics
  25. Radiotherapy58▲ 2.3×13 topics
  26. Microstructure58▲ 1.69×18 topics
  27. Drug Delivery55▲ 1.55×16 topics
  28. Biomechanics54▲ 2.8×12 topics
  29. Clinical Practice Guidelines54▲ 1.53×14 topics
  30. Rehabilitation54▲ 2.1×12 topics
  31. Superconductivity49▲ 4.3×9 topics
  32. Bioimaging42▲ 2.8×6 topics
  33. CO2 Capture41▲ 4.0×5 topics
  34. Gait Analysis34▲ 5.4×2 topics
  35. Arthroplasty32▲ 5.0×2 topics
  36. Supramolecular Chemistry30▲ 5.6×4 topics
  37. Ecosystem Management25▲ 6.3×2 topics
  38. Kinematics24▲ 7.9×2 topics
  39. Foot Strike Patterns23▲ 9.5×1 topic
  40. Running Injuries23▲ 9.5×1 topic

Which research topics does Hiroshima University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies, Membrane Separation and Gas Transport, Foot and Ankle Surgery and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

Lower Extremity Biomecha…23Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 23 fractional worksMembrane Separation and …21Membrane Separation and Gas Transport: 21 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 21 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…20Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 20 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…19Urban Transport and Accessibility: 19 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 18 fractional worksSoftware Reliability and Analysis Research: 18 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis an…16Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 16 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 15 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 15 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringOrthopedics and Sports MedicineMaterials Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 23 works
  2. 2 Membrane Separation and Gas Transport Mechanical Engineering 21 works
  3. 3 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 21 works
  4. 4 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 20 works
  5. 5 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 19 works
  6. 6 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 18 works
  7. 7 Software Reliability and Analysis Research Software 18 works
  8. 8 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 16 works
  9. 9 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 15 works
  10. 10 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 15 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hiroshima University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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.