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Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences

In research, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,091 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,298 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,826
of 28,054 · #24,095 all time
Rank in Japan
#610
of 1,070
Research works
668
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Ibaraki Prefectural 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 #8,091 of 11,982 4.0%90 #15529
MedicineField #10,298 of 10,443 3.0%76 #15382

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ibaraki Prefectural 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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.15× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.45× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.04× its world share, 76 worksMedicineNursing: 3.14× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Tatsuya Igarashi, Daisuke Shimao and Shinji Abe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences.

  1. 1 Tatsuya Igarashi Japan · #531,557 worldwide 31 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Daisuke Shimao Japan · #811,400 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Shinji Abe Japan · #991,896 worldwide 41 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Koichi Mori Japan · #1,003,964 worldwide 22 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Koichi Iwai Japan · #1,004,447 worldwide 59 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Masahiko Monma Japan · #1,097,534 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Hirotaka Mutsuzaki Japan · #1,097,874 worldwide 20 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Ryoko Takeuchi Japan · #1,132,199 worldwide 13 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Katsuyuki Nishimura Japan · #1,332,030 worldwide 20 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Kazushi Hotta Japan · #1,376,738 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Functional Recovery, Rehabilitation, Neural Plasticity, Constraint-Induced Therapy, Motor Recovery, Inflammation and Physical Activity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 3.9×29 topics
  2. Functional Recovery14▲ 73×4 topics
  3. Inflammation10▲ 3.8×12 topics
  4. Rehabilitation9▲ 17×9 topics
  5. Neural Plasticity9▲ 38×3 topics
  6. Constraint-Induced Therapy8▲ 73×1 topic
  7. Motor Recovery8▲ 73×1 topic
  8. Physical Activity7▲ 11×6 topics
  9. Clinical Trials7▲ 7.9×6 topics
  10. Recovery7▲ 50×2 topics
  11. Neuroprotection6▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Quality of Life6▲ 3.4×14 topics
  13. Muscle Strength5▲ 39×3 topics
  14. Neurological Classification5▲ 172×1 topic
  15. Spinal Cord Injury5▲ 92×1 topic
  16. Biomechanics5▲ 12×6 topics
  17. Gait Analysis5▲ 38×2 topics
  18. Elderly5▲ 14×4 topics
  19. Cerebral Palsy4▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Interventions4▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Physical Performance4▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Electromyography4▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Gross Motor Function4▲ 71×1 topic
  25. ICF Model4▲ 71×1 topic
  26. Muscle Fatigue4▲ 58×1 topic
  27. Aging4▲ 5.1×5 topics
  28. Fall Risk4▲ 65×1 topic
  29. Gait Speed4▲ 65×1 topic
  30. Neurological Disorders4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  31. Complications4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  32. Global Burden4▲ 5.0×6 topics
  33. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 9.1×6 topics
  34. Degenerative Disc Disease3▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Regeneration3▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Cerebellum2▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Ionizing Radiation2▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Motor Control2▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Radiation Exposure2▲ 19×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Spinal Cord Injury Research, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders and Muscle activation and electromyography studies.

Stroke Rehabilitation an…8Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 8 fractional worksSpinal Cord Injury Research: 5 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…4Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 4 fractional worksMuscle activation and el…4Muscle activation and electromyography studies: 4 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 2 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging2Radiation Dose and Imaging: 2 fractional worksMotor Control and Adaptation: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional works
RehabilitationPathology and Forensic MedicinePsychiatry and Mental healthBiomedical Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 8 works
  2. 2 Spinal Cord Injury Research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  4. 4 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 4 works
  6. 6 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 2 works
  7. 7 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Motor Control and Adaptation Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 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 available58.3%not open41.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017.

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