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Hokuriku University

In research, Hokuriku University stands highest in Organic Chemistry (#1,801 of 1,832 worldwide), Chemistry (#2,868 of 2,902 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#5,748 of 5,801 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,305
of 22,385 · #34,905 all time
Rank in Japan
#633
of 924
Research works
1.9k
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
32k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Hokuriku University

What is Hokuriku 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
Organic ChemistrySubfield #1,801 of 1,832 5.3%342
ChemistryField #2,868 of 2,902 4.2%451
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,748 of 5,801 4.2%382
MedicineField #14,427 of 14,558 5.5%486
Health SciencesDomain #16,569 of 16,688 5.4%538
Molecular BiologySubfield #3,708 of 3,729 4.1%223
Life SciencesDomain #10,981 of 11,023 4.2%665
Physical SciencesDomain #17,441 of 17,446 3.5%610

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

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Hokuriku University is in Health Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (47%), Health Professions (9%), Psychology (7%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 48 fractional works · 56.6% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 46.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 7 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 8.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 17.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 13.4% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 12.4% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 7.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKHokurikuUniversity85fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences57%Social Sciences12%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4046.7%
    2. Health Professions88.9%
    3. Nursing11.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology66.9%
    2. Neuroscience33.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics33.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.0%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology11.6%
    1. Computer Science56.0%
    2. Engineering55.6%
    3. Materials Science00.5%
    4. Environmental Science00.4%
    5. Chemistry00.3%
    6. Energy00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Psychology67.0%
    2. Social Sciences33.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.41× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9.30× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.38× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.43× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.30× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics9.30×3 works
  2. Health Professions3.38×8 works
  3. Medicine2.43×40 works
  4. Neuroscience2.41×3 works
  5. Psychology2.30×6 works
  6. Nursing2.00×1 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.60×1 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.29×6 works
  9. Computer Science0.77×5 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.44×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×2 works
  12. Engineering0.38×5 works
  13. Social Sciences0.28×3 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.26×0 works
  15. Energy0.21×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.17×0 works
  17. Mathematics0.15×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.14×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×0 works
  20. Environmental Science0.09×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hokuriku University?

Ranked on the quality score, Masayoshi Takeuchi, Yukihiko Kameda and Satoshi Yamaori lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hokuriku University.

  1. 1 Masayoshi Takeuchi Japan · #3,100,045 worldwide 15k citations · 307 works
  2. 2 Yukihiko Kameda Japan · #4,500,314 worldwide 3.8k citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Satoshi Yamaori Japan · #4,885,231 worldwide 2.2k citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Haruhisa Kizu Japan · #5,138,018 worldwide 6.2k citations · 105 works
  5. 5 Naoki Asano Japan · #5,204,029 worldwide 17k citations · 531 works
  6. 6 Kyoko Ikeda Japan · #5,776,672 worldwide 6.1k citations · 119 works
  7. 7 Yuri Ikeda‐Matsuo Japan · #6,190,062 worldwide 959 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Kazuhito Watanabe Japan · #6,822,387 worldwide 5.8k citations · 300 works
  9. 9 Shinnosuke Narimatsu Japan · #6,906,629 worldwide 1k citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Weiwei Qin Japan · #7,106,203 worldwide 295 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Hokuriku University

What are the most cited papers from Hokuriku University?

The most cited paper from Hokuriku University is "Sugar-mimic glycosidase inhibitors: natural occurrence, biological activity and prospects for therapeutic application" (Naoki Asano, Robert J. Nash, Russell J. Molyneux et al., 2000), with 1,012 citations. Next come "Glycosidase inhibitors: update and perspectives on practical use" (718) and "Novel splice variants of the receptor for advanced glycation end-products expressed in human vascular endothelial cells and pericytes, and their putative roles in diabetes-induced vascular injury" (716).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sugar-mimic glycosidase inhibitors: natural occurrence, biological activity and prospects for therapeutic application Naoki Asano, Robert J. Nash, Russell J. Molyneux et al. · Tetrahedron Asymmetry May 2000 1,012
2 Glycosidase inhibitors: update and perspectives on practical use Naoki Asano · Glycobiology 10 Jun 2003 718
3 Novel splice variants of the receptor for advanced glycation end-products expressed in human vascular endothelial cells and pericytes, and their putative roles in diabetes-induced vascular injury Hideto Yonekura, Yasuhiko Yamamoto, Shigeru Sakurai et al. · Biochemical Journal Open access 12 Mar 2003 716
4 Polyhydroxylated alkaloids — natural occurrence and therapeutic applications Alison A. Watson, George W. J. Fleet, Naoki Asano et al. · Phytochemistry Feb 2001 708
5 Accelerated transport and maturation of lysosomal α–galactosidase A in Fabry lymphoblasts by an enzyme inhibitor Jianqiang Fan, Satoshi Ishii, Naoki Asano et al. · Nature Medicine 1999 617
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hokuriku University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Psychological Factors, Low Back Pain, Aging, Inflammation, Rehabilitation, Global Burden and Chronic Pain.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.6×30 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 3.3×24 topics
  3. Psychological Factors4▲ 25×4 topics
  4. Low Back Pain4▲ 30×2 topics
  5. Aging4▲ 8.6×9 topics
  6. Clinical Trials4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  7. Rehabilitation4▲ 11×7 topics
  8. Chronic Pain4▲ 19×2 topics
  9. Global Burden4▲ 7.9×2 topics
  10. Disability4▲ 39×1 topic
  11. Measurement Properties4▲ 57×1 topic
  12. Quality of Life3▲ 2.8×12 topics
  13. Biomechanics3▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Stem Cells3▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Risk Factors3▲ 3.2×5 topics
  16. Muscle Strength3▲ 30×3 topics
  17. Elderly3▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Elderly Population3▲ 80×2 topics
  19. Prevention2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  20. Extracellular Matrix2▲ 14×4 topics
  21. Muscle Injuries2▲ 42×1 topic
  22. Regeneration2▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Sports Injury2▲ 42×1 topic
  24. Arthroplasty2▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Social Support2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  26. Self-Efficacy2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  27. Gait Analysis2▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  29. Physical Performance2▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Spinal Fusion2▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Mechanical Loading2▲ 66×1 topic
  32. Muscle Mass2▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Tendon2▲ 66×1 topic
  34. Clinical Pharmacy2▲ 191×1 topic
  35. Fall Risk2▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Gait Speed2▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Health Locus of Control2▲ 67×1 topic
  38. Health-Promoting Behaviors2▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Pharmaceutical Care2▲ 191×1 topic
  40. Exercise2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Hokuriku University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Sports injuries and prevention, Tendon Structure and Treatment and Health and Wellbeing Research.

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 2 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 2 fractional worksPharmacy and Medical Practices: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …1Nutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery1Foot and Ankle Surgery: 1 fractional worksMuscle Physiology and Di…1Muscle Physiology and Disorders: 1 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and …1Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional works
PharmacologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation3 others

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

  1. 1 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 4 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  6. 6 Pharmacy and Medical Practices Pharmacology 2 works
  7. 7 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 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 available44.3%not open55.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hokuriku University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hokuriku University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00039% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Hokuriku University0.00047% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hokuriku 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 2025Hokuriku University5.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.3% in 2011.

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