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Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University

In research, Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,201 of 14,347 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,399 of 21,541 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,261 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,651
of 28,054 · #11,634 all time
Rank in Japan
#419
of 1,070
Research works
1.7k
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
16.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #6,201 of 14,347 8.9%739
Physical SciencesDomain #9,399 of 21,541 7.8%406
MedicineField #9,261 of 17,978 8.8%478
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,526 of 7,814 8.6%450
Health SciencesDomain #11,953 of 20,462 8.8%513
ChemistryField #2,568 of 3,369 6.8%240
Molecular BiologySubfield #3,856 of 4,961 9.1%286
Organic ChemistrySubfield #1,740 of 2,025 6.6%181

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hokkaido Pharmaceutical 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: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.13× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.02× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.29× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9.01× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.39× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.78× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yoshihiro Kano, Takehiro Yamada and Kazuhiro Morimoto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University.

  1. 1 Yoshihiro Kano Japan · #418,848 worldwide 73 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Takehiro Yamada Japan · #734,216 worldwide 90 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Kazuhiro Morimoto Japan · #831,662 worldwide 79 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Makoto Ishimoto Japan · #832,149 worldwide 39 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Hideo Bando Japan · #875,463 worldwide 29 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Takako Yamamoto Japan · #904,793 worldwide 13 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Keiji Ito Japan · #910,965 worldwide 53 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Koji Wada Japan · #990,199 worldwide 53 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Toshio Awaya Japan · #1,045,940 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Akihiro Yamashita Japan · #1,057,177 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University

Which keywords describe research at Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Tumor Microenvironment, Drug Discovery, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Metabolic Regulation and Insulin Resistance.

▲ 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. Inflammation13▲ 5.7×47 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress9▲ 5.0×30 topics
  3. Cancer7▲ 4.8×24 topics
  4. Tumor Microenvironment5▲ 11×8 topics
  5. Drug Discovery5▲ 21×7 topics
  6. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 14×6 topics
  7. Nanoparticles4▲ 3.0×11 topics
  8. Insulin Resistance4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  9. Metabolic Regulation4▲ 20×4 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.8×17 topics
  11. Neurodegeneration3▲ 9.8×6 topics
  12. Apoptosis3▲ 9.2×7 topics
  13. Innate Immunity3▲ 8.9×6 topics
  14. Cell Death3▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Chemotherapy3▲ 3.9×13 topics
  16. Reactive Oxygen Species3▲ 6.8×8 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.0×10 topics
  18. Antioxidant2▲ 3.4×14 topics
  19. Neurobiology2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  20. Pharmacology2▲ 8.7×6 topics
  21. Natural Products2▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Anxiety2▲ 4.1×3 topics
  23. Genetic Variation2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  24. Immunity2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  25. Marine Natural Products2▲ 46×2 topics
  26. Nuclear Receptors2▲ 22×4 topics
  27. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 12×8 topics
  28. Crystal Structure2▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Antibiotics2▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Metastasis2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  31. Microbial Metabolites2▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Mitochondria2▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Neuropeptides2▲ 44×2 topics
  34. Secondary Metabolites2▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Cell Signaling2▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Neurodegenerative Diseases2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  37. Hepatocellular Carcinoma2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  38. Signal Transduction2▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Social Behavior2▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Vasopressin2▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior.

Microbial Natural Produc…2Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 2 fractional worksMitochondrial Function a…2Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 2 fractional worksReceptor Mechanisms and Signaling: 2 fractional worksNeuroendocrine regulatio…2Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior: 2 fractional worksS100 Proteins and Annexins: 1 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 1 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 1 fractional worksInhalation and Respirato…1Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 1 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 1 fractional works
PharmacologyMolecular BiologySocial PsychologyPhysiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 2 works
  2. 2 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Social Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 S100 Proteins and Annexins Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 1 works
  8. 8 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 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 available51.9%not open48.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hokkaido Pharmaceutical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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