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Hokkaido University

In research, Hokkaido University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#433 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#564 of 7,800 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#985 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Catalysis and Oceanography — Condensed Matter Physics is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#509
of 28,054 · #274 all time
Rank in Japan
#8
of 1,070
Research works
100k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
2M
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Hokkaido 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 #433 of 12,888 11.7%4,835 #217
Life SciencesDomain #564 of 7,800 15.2%1,518 #334
Health SciencesDomain #985 of 11,982 13.1%1,761 #680
MedicineField #895 of 10,443 13.0%1,577 #632
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #408 of 3,579 14.7%726 #295
EngineeringField #905 of 6,636 9.8%1,498 #358
Social SciencesDomain #1,467 of 10,521 18.1%523 #1436
ChemistryField #221 of 1,330 14.5%393 #119
Physics and AstronomyField #282 of 1,646 18.2%426 #217
Materials ScienceField #449 of 2,468 8.4%655 #184

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hokkaido 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#217 #433
  2. Life Sciences#334 #564
  3. Health Sciences#680 #985
  4. Medicine#632 #895
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#295 #408
  6. Engineering#358 #905
  7. Social Sciences#1,436 #1,467
  8. Chemistry#119 #221
  9. Physics and Astronomy#217 #282
  10. Materials Science#184 #449
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 Hokkaido University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Condensed Matter Physics takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 81.1 works5.9×
  2. CatalysisSubfield · 53.7 works4.2×
  3. OceanographySubfield · 96.5 works4.0×
  4. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 137.9 works3.6×
  5. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 233.9 works3.6×
  6. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 23.6 works3.5×
← 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: 1.08× its world share, 442 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.58× its world share, 726 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 124 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.38× its world share, 193 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 33 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.94× its world share, 89 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.90× its world share, 393 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 488 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.60× its world share, 352 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.36× its world share, 108 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.16× its world share, 1,498 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.61× its world share, 689 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.17× its world share, 655 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.35× its world share, 137 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.22× its world share, 426 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.13× its world share, 47 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 79 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 1,577 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 41 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.40× its world share, 16 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 52 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 119 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 237 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hokkaido University?

Ranked on the composite score, Takao Koike, M. Koshiba and Takayuki Kurokawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hokkaido University.

  1. 1 Takao Koike Japan · #18,358 worldwide 595 citations · 79 works
  2. 2 M. Koshiba Japan · #19,716 worldwide 683 citations · 85 works
  3. 3 Takayuki Kurokawa Japan · #22,192 worldwide 863 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Tadashi Matsuda Japan · #22,934 worldwide 394 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Yoshihito Osada Japan · #25,027 worldwide 1.5k citations · 129 works
  6. 6 Kazuo Miyashita Japan · #30,183 worldwide 536 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Kunimasa Saitoh Japan · #30,729 worldwide 893 citations · 156 works
  8. 8 Akiko Tamakoshi Japan · #31,588 worldwide 734 citations · 106 works
  9. 9 Mitsuo Takasugi Japan · #41,483 worldwide 340 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Jian Ping Gong Japan · #41,797 worldwide 1.4k citations · 140 works
All ranked researchers at Hokkaido University

Which keywords describe research at Hokkaido University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Epidemiology, Biomedical Applications, Invasive Species, Inflammation and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Climate Change433▲ 1.86×94 topics
  2. Epidemiology311◆ 0.91×126 topics
  3. Deep Learning260◆ 0.88×76 topics
  4. Inflammation213▲ 1.18×82 topics
  5. Machine Learning209▼ 0.74×80 topics
  6. Nanoparticles200▲ 1.84×44 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications190▲ 1.86×36 topics
  8. Catalysis189▲ 3.3×29 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress150◆ 1.07×62 topics
  10. Remote Sensing148▲ 1.39×36 topics
  11. Nanomaterials136▲ 1.48×20 topics
  12. Cancer129◆ 1.11×55 topics
  13. Neural Networks123◆ 0.92×36 topics
  14. Biodiversity118▲ 1.83×33 topics
  15. Invasive Species117▲ 3.2×19 topics
  16. Mechanical Properties108▲ 1.29×37 topics
  17. Nanocomposites108▲ 1.54×21 topics
  18. Biosensors98▲ 2.2×12 topics
  19. Self-Assembly85▲ 3.0×12 topics
  20. Tissue Engineering82▲ 1.56×13 topics
  21. Electrocatalysis73▲ 3.0×5 topics
  22. Global Warming71▲ 2.0×11 topics
  23. Metal-Organic Frameworks71▲ 1.97×6 topics
  24. Superconductivity70▲ 4.7×9 topics
  25. Biogeography68▲ 3.0×19 topics
  26. Global Change65▲ 2.9×6 topics
  27. Habitat Fragmentation64▲ 3.4×5 topics
  28. Ecosystem Functioning63▲ 3.9×7 topics
  29. Hydrogenation61▲ 4.1×5 topics
  30. Ocean Circulation55▲ 4.9×3 topics
  31. Transition Metal Complexes50▲ 6.6×4 topics
  32. Fisheries Sustainability50▲ 6.5×2 topics
  33. Selective Oxidation48▲ 4.0×2 topics
  34. Spintronics48▲ 4.2×4 topics
  35. Organic Synthesis47▲ 4.7×10 topics
  36. Electronic Structure Calculations46▲ 8.1×2 topics
  37. Transition Metal Catalysis46▲ 6.4×4 topics
  38. Benthic Communities43▲ 8.4×2 topics
  39. Marine Biodiversity43▲ 8.4×2 topics
  40. Dehydrogenation42▲ 7.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Hokkaido University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Marine and fisheries research.

Catalytic Processes in M…40Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 40 fractional worksPhysics of Superconducti…32Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 32 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 29 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 27 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 27 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 26 fractional worksMagnetic properties of thin films: 26 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …25Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 25 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 24 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 23 fractional works
Materials ChemistryCondensed Matter PhysicsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 40 works
  2. 2 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 32 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 29 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 27 works
  5. 5 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 27 works
  6. 6 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 26 works
  7. 7 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 26 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 25 works
  9. 9 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 24 works
  10. 10 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 23 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 available43.4%not open56.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hokkaido University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower 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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