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Kagawa University

In research, Kagawa University stands highest in Medicine (#2,569 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,469 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,749 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Rheumatology — Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,404
of 28,054 · #3,888 all time
Rank in Japan
#132
of 1,070
Research works
13k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
201k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Kagawa 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
MedicineField #2,569 of 10,443 10.8%535 #2690
Health SciencesDomain #3,469 of 11,982 10.8%573 #3285
Life SciencesDomain #2,749 of 7,800 19.1%262 #1858
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,885 of 3,409 35.2%92 #1241
Physical SciencesDomain #7,134 of 12,888 4.9%390 #4119
Social SciencesDomain #6,673 of 10,521 15.9%107 #10261
SurgerySubfield #1,342 of 1,816 9.4%91 #1247
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,723 of 3,579 10.9%116 #2364
EngineeringField #5,066 of 6,636 4.3%197 #3544
Computer ScienceField #4,610 of 4,667 3.1%66 #4062

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kagawa 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. Medicine#2,690 #2,569
  2. Health Sciences#3,285 #3,469
  3. Life Sciences#1,858 #2,749
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,241 #1,885
  5. Physical Sciences#4,119 #7,134
  6. Social Sciences#10,261 #6,673
  7. Surgery#1,247 #1,342
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,364 #2,723
  9. Engineering#3,544 #5,066
  10. Computer Science#4,062 #4,610
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 Kagawa University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 30.3 works4.2×
  2. RheumatologySubfield · 20.4 works3.3×
← 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: 1.45× its world share, 92 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.64× its world share, 116 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.70× its world share, 23 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.62× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 66 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.99× its world share, 197 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.09× its world share, 535 worksMedicineNursing: 1.92× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kagawa University?

Ranked on the composite score, Masayuki Fujita, I. Kataoka and Kyuichi Kadota lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kagawa University.

  1. 1 Masayuki Fujita Japan · #82,282 worldwide 496 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 I. Kataoka Japan · #140,442 worldwide 198 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Kyuichi Kadota Japan · #141,338 worldwide 169 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Mitsuomi Hirashima Japan · #174,404 worldwide 143 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Nozomu Nishi Japan · #195,819 worldwide 94 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 S. Ejima Japan · #205,837 worldwide 180 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Toshiro Niki Japan · #208,495 worldwide 165 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Kazuhito Tsuboi Japan · #221,021 worldwide 155 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Hirokazu Tanaka Japan · #221,560 worldwide 108 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Takashi Tamiya Japan · #229,418 worldwide 160 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at Kagawa University

Which keywords describe research at Kagawa University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertension, Chemotherapy, Insulin Resistance, Hepatic Steatosis, Cardiovascular Disease and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Inflammation73▲ 2.6×74 topics
  2. Epidemiology60◆ 1.14×99 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome46▲ 4.2×22 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease42▲ 2.8×32 topics
  5. Chemotherapy39▲ 4.1×24 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress38▲ 1.75×52 topics
  7. Cancer38▲ 2.1×47 topics
  8. Treatment38▲ 2.3×38 topics
  9. Diagnosis34▲ 2.7×32 topics
  10. Insulin Resistance32▲ 5.3×10 topics
  11. Hypertension31▲ 8.0×12 topics
  12. Immunotherapy31▲ 3.2×17 topics
  13. Obesity27▲ 2.7×19 topics
  14. Management27▲ 2.6×27 topics
  15. Hepatic Steatosis27▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines26▲ 3.6×14 topics
  17. Tumor Microenvironment20▲ 3.4×8 topics
  18. Surgical Management19▲ 3.5×20 topics
  19. Glucose Metabolism19▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Hepatocellular Carcinoma18▲ 6.5×3 topics
  21. Fructose18▲ 39×1 topic
  22. Lipid Dysregulation18▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Neoadjuvant Therapy17▲ 5.4×5 topics
  24. Prognostic Factors16▲ 2.8×14 topics
  25. Autoantibodies16▲ 5.1×8 topics
  26. Radiotherapy16▲ 3.1×11 topics
  27. Metastasis15▲ 3.4×12 topics
  28. Optical Fiber15▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Weed Control14▲ 39×2 topics
  30. Molecular Characterization14▲ 5.7×5 topics
  31. Coherent Detection13▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Digital Signal Processing13▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Adjuvant Therapy12▲ 7.2×2 topics
  34. Prostate Cancer12▲ 6.9×5 topics
  35. Natural Products12▲ 6.0×6 topics
  36. Ecological Interactions11▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Root Exudates11▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Endoscopic Resection11▲ 8.4×2 topics
  39. Microwave Photonics11▲ 9.1×2 topics
  40. Herbicides10▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Kagawa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diet, Metabolism, and Disease, Optical Network Technologies, Advanced Photonic Communication Systems and Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions.

Diet, Metabolism, and Disease: 18 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 10 fractional worksAllelopathy and phytotoxic interactions: 10 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 9 fractional worksPlant Parasitism and Resistance: 8 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma…8Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 8 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Network Technologies: 7 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and …7Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 7 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPlant ScienceEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 18 works
  2. 2 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions Plant Science 10 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 9 works
  6. 6 Plant Parasitism and Resistance Plant Science 8 works
  7. 7 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 8 works
  8. 8 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  9. 9 Advanced Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 7 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 available43.6%not open56.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kagawa University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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