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Hyogo University of Health Sciences

In research, Hyogo University of Health Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,319 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,783
of 28,054 · #17,490 all time
Rank in Japan
#669
of 1,070
Research works
635
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Hyogo University of Health Sciences 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,319 of 11,982 13.2%67 #12707

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hyogo University of Health Sciences 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: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.69× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.22× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.63× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.65× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 5.41× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.02× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hyogo University of Health Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Akira Tamaki, Shigeru Kohtani and Akito Tanaka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hyogo University of Health Sciences.

  1. 1 Akira Tamaki Japan · #729,064 worldwide 98 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Shigeru Kohtani Japan · #983,972 worldwide 72 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Akito Tanaka Japan · #1,401,966 worldwide 31 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Manabu Amano Japan · #1,535,556 worldwide 17 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Hyogo University of Health Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Hyogo University of Health Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Aging, Quality of Life, Biomarkers, Caregiver Burden, Neuroimaging, Cognitive Training and Alzheimer's Disease.

▲ 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. Inflammation12▲ 5.3×34 topics
  2. Aging9▲ 16×10 topics
  3. Quality of Life8▲ 5.3×23 topics
  4. Epidemiology8▲ 1.83×41 topics
  5. Biomarkers5▲ 7.1×9 topics
  6. Public Health5▲ 3.4×17 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress5▲ 2.7×26 topics
  8. Caregiver Burden4▲ 37×3 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.3×16 topics
  10. Cognitive Training4▲ 39×2 topics
  11. Neuroimaging4▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 12×3 topics
  13. Cognitive Decline4▲ 29×2 topics
  14. Dementia4▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Mild Cognitive Impairment4▲ 40×1 topic
  16. Vascular Risk Factors4▲ 40×1 topic
  17. Cancer3▲ 2.4×19 topics
  18. Depression3▲ 3.6×14 topics
  19. Prognosis3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  20. Social Support3▲ 5.7×12 topics
  21. Muscle Mass3▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Physical Performance3▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Cancer Cachexia3▲ 31×1 topic
  24. Sarcopenia3▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Elderly Patients3▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Physical Activity3▲ 5.1×8 topics
  27. Anxiety3▲ 5.1×9 topics
  28. Elderly2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  29. Mortality Risk2▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Rehabilitation2▲ 5.9×8 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  32. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  33. Heart Failure2▲ 4.9×7 topics
  34. Infectious Diseases2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  35. Healthcare Workers2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  36. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  37. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  38. Frailty2▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Functional Recovery2▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Nursing Education2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Hyogo University of Health Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Nutrition and Health in Aging, Frailty in Older Adults and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management.

Dementia and Cognitive I…4Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 4 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 3 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 2 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 1 fractional worksNursing Education, Practice, and Leadership: 1 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls…1Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthPhysiologyGeriatrics and GerontologyNephrology6 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  2. 2 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 3 works
  3. 3 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  4. 4 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership Issues, ethics and legal aspects 1 works
  7. 7 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  8. 8 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  9. 9 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 1 works
  10. 10 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 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 available53.8%not open46.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hyogo University of Health Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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