Question 1

What is Kagoshima University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Kagoshima University stands highest in Medicine (#4,906 of 8,541 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,304 of 9,902 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,201 of 1,532 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science and Ophthalmology (Nature and Landscape Conservation is 6.1× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Kagoshima University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Kagoshima University ranks #9,780 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#11,633 all time), and #243 of 924 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Kagoshima University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Syuji Takei, Mariko Sawa and Kenji Ishitsuka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kagoshima University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Kagoshima University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Kagoshima University is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2016), with 6,023 citations. Next come "HTLV-I ASSOCIATED MYELOPATHY, A NEW CLINICAL ENTITY" (2,426) and "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes" (1,998).

Question 5

Which research topics does Kagoshima University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Ichthyology and Marine Biology, T-cell and Retrovirus Studies, Nutrition and Health in Aging and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Kagoshima University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Conservation, Oxidative Stress, Cancer and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Kagoshima University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Kagoshima University is in Health Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (42%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Kagoshima University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021.