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International University of Health and Welfare

In research, International University of Health and Welfare stands highest in Medicine (#1,526 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,852 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,211 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology and Physiology — Neurology is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,826
of 28,054 · #8,469 all time
Rank in Japan
#144
of 1,070
Research works
4.4k
▲ 128% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is International University of Health and Welfare 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
MedicineField #1,526 of 10,443 9.5%979 #2500
Health SciencesDomain #1,852 of 11,982 9.7%1,069 #2763
Life SciencesDomain #3,211 of 7,800 7.3%204 #4471
SurgerySubfield #857 of 1,816 9.7%153 #1812
Health ProfessionsField #1,353 of 1,928 12.5%66 #3003
Social SciencesDomain #8,113 of 10,521 10.0%96 #12086
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #595 of 738 14.2%67 #1483
Physical SciencesDomain #10,468 of 12,888 7.1%72 #16355
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #932 of 1,144 10.6%82 #1776
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,953 of 3,579 8.6%91 #4679

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International University of Health and Welfare 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. Medicine#2,500 #1,526
  2. Health Sciences#2,763 #1,852
  3. Life Sciences#4,471 #3,211
  4. Surgery#1,812 #857
  5. Health Professions#3,003 #1,353
  6. Social Sciences#12,086 #8,113
  7. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#1,483 #595
  8. Physical Sciences#16,355 #10,468
  9. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#1,776 #932
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,679 #2,953
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 International University of Health and Welfare specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 59.6 works7.2×
  2. PhysiologySubfield · 72.7 works5.8×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 91 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.73× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.97× its world share, 70 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.11× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.74× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.53× its world share, 979 worksMedicineNursing: 2.59× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 54 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International University of Health and Welfare?

Ranked on the composite score, Masahiro Yoshida, Shunya Ikeda and Satoshi Fuke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International University of Health and Welfare.

  1. 1 Masahiro Yoshida Japan · #22,325 worldwide 413 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Shunya Ikeda Japan · #56,464 worldwide 289 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Satoshi Fuke Japan · #351,666 worldwide 75 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Kotaro Takeda Japan · #396,436 worldwide 107 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Mieko Ogino Japan · #411,574 worldwide 107 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Akinori Nakata Japan · #572,263 worldwide 27 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Masashi Yoshida Japan · #587,000 worldwide 61 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Mieko Kurosawa Japan · #605,207 worldwide 65 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Hitoshi Maruyama Japan · #606,772 worldwide 166 citations · 122 works
  10. 10 Toshiya Shiga Japan · #679,180 worldwide 17 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at International University of Health and Welfare

Which keywords describe research at International University of Health and Welfare?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Treatment, Cardiovascular Disease, Prognosis, Diagnosis and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology168▲ 3.0×115 topics
  2. Inflammation131▲ 4.4×76 topics
  3. Quality of Life85▲ 4.1×47 topics
  4. Treatment69▲ 4.0×44 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease61▲ 3.8×37 topics
  6. Diagnosis56▲ 4.2×38 topics
  7. Risk Factors53▲ 3.4×35 topics
  8. Chemotherapy46▲ 4.6×23 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress45▲ 1.90×46 topics
  10. Prognosis44▲ 9.3×9 topics
  11. Neurological Disorders43▲ 5.3×20 topics
  12. Management42▲ 3.7×27 topics
  13. Aging40▲ 5.1×15 topics
  14. Cancer38▲ 1.98×46 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines36▲ 4.6×14 topics
  16. Rehabilitation36▲ 6.4×12 topics
  17. Obesity36▲ 3.3×24 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome34▲ 2.9×21 topics
  19. Guidelines32▲ 4.8×12 topics
  20. Prevention32▲ 5.3×15 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations31▲ 5.0×22 topics
  22. Parkinson's Disease31▲ 8.9×8 topics
  23. Global Burden30▲ 3.9×12 topics
  24. Mortality29▲ 3.5×12 topics
  25. Heart Failure29▲ 4.7×13 topics
  26. Muscle Mass29▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Complications27▲ 3.8×17 topics
  28. Surgical Management26▲ 4.4×20 topics
  29. Elderly25▲ 7.1×5 topics
  30. Pathophysiology25▲ 5.7×11 topics
  31. Hypertension24▲ 5.9×14 topics
  32. Chronic Kidney Disease23▲ 6.7×9 topics
  33. Surgery23▲ 4.5×10 topics
  34. Physical Performance22▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Survival Analysis22▲ 5.7×7 topics
  36. Physical Function20▲ 9.7×2 topics
  37. Cancer Cachexia20▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Sarcopenia20▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Gastric Cancer19▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Endoscopic Resection18▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does International University of Health and Welfare publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nutrition and Health in Aging, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes and Frailty in Older Adults.

Nutrition and Health in …20Nutrition and Health in Aging: 20 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls…12Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 12 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…11Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 11 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults10Frailty in Older Adults: 10 fractional worksBody Composition Measurement Techniques: 9 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 9 fractional worksDysphagia Assessment and…8Dysphagia Assessment and Management: 8 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 8 fractional worksVoice and Speech Disorders: 8 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…8Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 8 fractional works
PhysiologyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGeriatrics and Gerontology4 others

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

  1. 1 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 20 works
  2. 2 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 12 works
  3. 3 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  4. 4 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 10 works
  5. 5 Body Composition Measurement Techniques Physiology 9 works
  6. 6 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 9 works
  7. 7 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 8 works
  8. 8 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 8 works
  9. 9 Voice and Speech Disorders Physiology 8 works
  10. 10 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 8 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 available67.3%not open32.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International University of Health and Welfare's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 128% higher 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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