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Kanagawa Dental University

In research, Kanagawa Dental University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,716 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,966 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry and Oral Surgery — Dentistry is 58.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,927
of 28,054 · #10,042 all time
Rank in Japan
#337
of 1,070
Research works
1.8k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Kanagawa Dental 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,716 of 11,982 12.7%149 #4447
MedicineField #7,966 of 10,443 14.4%81 #7310

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kanagawa Dental 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).

What does Kanagawa Dental University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 58.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 54.4 works59×
  2. Oral SurgerySubfield · 21.0 works57×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.05× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 58.83× its world share, 54 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.57× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.22× its world share, 81 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 58.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kanagawa Dental University?

Ranked on the composite score, Shunsuke Takahashi, Tatsuo Yamamoto and Susumu Ohtani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kanagawa Dental University.

  1. 1 Shunsuke Takahashi Japan · #133,803 worldwide 200 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Tatsuo Yamamoto Japan · #341,613 worldwide 206 citations · 92 works
  3. 3 Susumu Ohtani Japan · #516,811 worldwide 46 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Sadao Sato Japan · #603,260 worldwide 89 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Kazuto Takahashi Japan · #724,309 worldwide 43 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Eiko Nishiguchi Japan · #796,445 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Eiro Kubota Japan · #817,838 worldwide 44 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Masato Matsuo Japan · #826,886 worldwide 88 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 H. Kobayashi Japan · #857,679 worldwide 31 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Norio Hori Japan · #863,316 worldwide 47 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Kanagawa Dental University

Which keywords describe research at Kanagawa Dental University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Dental Caries, Bone Regeneration, Periodontal Disease, Clinical Trials, Diabetes Mellitus and Oral Microbiome.

▲ 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. Quality of Life25▲ 8.9×21 topics
  2. Epidemiology22▲ 2.9×38 topics
  3. Dental Caries13▲ 69×2 topics
  4. Inflammation12▲ 3.2×35 topics
  5. Bone Regeneration11▲ 47×2 topics
  6. Clinical Trials10▲ 7.6×9 topics
  7. Periodontal Disease10▲ 84×2 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 3.5×4 topics
  9. Diabetes Mellitus9▲ 23×3 topics
  10. Oral Microbiome9▲ 79×1 topic
  11. Periodontal Diseases9▲ 79×1 topic
  12. Cone-Beam CT8▲ 84×1 topic
  13. Dental Imaging8▲ 84×1 topic
  14. Orthodontic Tooth Movement8▲ 114×1 topic
  15. Orthognathic Surgery8▲ 88×1 topic
  16. Diagnostic Criteria8▲ 19×5 topics
  17. Dental Implants8▲ 81×1 topic
  18. Peri-implant Diseases8▲ 81×1 topic
  19. Rehabilitation8▲ 10×6 topics
  20. Urinary Incontinence7▲ 48×2 topics
  21. Risk Factors7▲ 3.2×8 topics
  22. Dental Materials6▲ 60×1 topic
  23. Prevention6▲ 7.8×9 topics
  24. Psychological Factors6▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Restorative Dentistry6▲ 60×1 topic
  26. Biomaterials6▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Global Burden5▲ 5.0×4 topics
  28. Bruxism5▲ 95×1 topic
  29. Regenerative Medicine5▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Temporomandibular Disorders5▲ 95×1 topic
  31. Virtual Reality5▲ 4.9×4 topics
  32. Fluoride4▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Surgical Treatment4▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Angiogenesis4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  35. Oral Health4▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Remineralization4▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Social Determinants4▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction4▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Pelvic Organ Prolapse4▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Infection Control4▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Kanagawa Dental University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Dental Radiography and Imaging, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes.

Oral microbiology and pe…9Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 9 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…8Dental Radiography and Imaging: 8 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofa…8Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 8 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…8Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 8 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 6 fractional worksTemporomandibular Joint Disorders: 5 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…4Dental Health and Care Utilization: 4 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 4 fractional worksdental development and anomalies: 4 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 3 fractional works
PeriodonticsOral SurgeryOrthodonticsComplementary and Manual Therapy3 others

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

  1. 1 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 9 works
  2. 2 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 8 works
  3. 3 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 8 works
  4. 4 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 8 works
  5. 5 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 6 works
  6. 6 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 5 works
  7. 7 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 4 works
  8. 8 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 4 works
  9. 9 dental development and anomalies Molecular Biology 4 works
  10. 10 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 3 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 available52.0%not open48.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kanagawa Dental University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher 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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