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Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare

In research, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,769 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,119 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,385
of 28,054 · #24,287 all time
Rank in Japan
#642
of 1,070
Research works
872
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Kawasaki University of Medical 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
Health SciencesDomain #10,769 of 11,982 7.1%77 #13087
MedicineField #10,119 of 10,443 6.2%65 #14030

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kawasaki University of Medical 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).

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: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.54× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.89× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.75× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.34× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.18× its world share, 65 worksMedicineNursing: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.09× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare?

Ranked on the composite score, Susumu Watanabe, Yasuhiro Tanaka and Hiroshi Ishida lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare.

  1. 1 Susumu Watanabe Japan · #254,688 worldwide 244 citations · 87 works
  2. 2 Yasuhiro Tanaka Japan · #455,055 worldwide 64 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Hiroshi Ishida Japan · #629,739 worldwide 89 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Ken Nakatani Japan · #771,809 worldwide 18 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Jun Tanemura Japan · #1,105,103 worldwide 14 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Tadanobu Suehiro Japan · #1,120,588 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Noriko Arai Japan · #1,147,890 worldwide 35 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Kenichi Kobara Japan · #1,237,677 worldwide 16 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Atsuko Eguchi Japan · #1,241,320 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Tetsuya Nakamura Japan · #1,243,754 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare

Which keywords describe research at Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Radiation Exposure, Cancer Risk, Occupational Exposure, Diagnostic Imaging, Inflammation, Computed Tomography and Ionizing Radiation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.4×48 topics
  2. Inflammation8▲ 2.5×28 topics
  3. Quality of Life7▲ 3.1×15 topics
  4. Radiation Exposure6▲ 40×2 topics
  5. Depression6▲ 4.2×13 topics
  6. Cancer Risk5▲ 16×4 topics
  7. Occupational Exposure5▲ 60×2 topics
  8. Diagnostic Imaging5▲ 28×2 topics
  9. Computed Tomography5▲ 67×1 topic
  10. Elderly5▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Ionizing Radiation5▲ 43×1 topic
  12. Aging4▲ 5.3×8 topics
  13. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Rehabilitation4▲ 6.6×8 topics
  15. Anxiety4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  16. Neural Plasticity4▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Neurobiology4▲ 9.4×7 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders4▲ 4.0×9 topics
  19. Psychological Factors4▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Gait Analysis3▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Biomechanics3▲ 7.1×7 topics
  22. Functional Recovery3▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Stress3▲ 5.4×7 topics
  24. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 7.5×4 topics
  25. Muscle Strength3▲ 18×5 topics
  26. Prevention3▲ 4.6×7 topics
  27. Bilingualism3▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Cognitive Control3▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Neural Basis3▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Physical Performance3▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Injury Prevention3▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Dual-Energy CT3▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Material Differentiation3▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Functional Neuroimaging2▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Low Back Pain2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  36. Adolescent Development2▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Electromyography2▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Metabolic Health2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  39. Muscle Fatigue2▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Nutritional Support2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radiation Dose and Imaging, Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging, Muscle activation and electromyography studies and Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism.

Radiation Dose and Imaging: 5 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 3 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 2 fractional worksNeurobiology of Language and Bilingualism: 2 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 2 fractional worksExercise and Physiological Responses: 2 fractional worksErgonomics and Musculosk…2Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: 2 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…2Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional worksGut microbiota and health2Gut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…2Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiomedical EngineeringCognitive NeurosciencePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation4 others

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

  1. 1 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  2. 2 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  5. 5 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  6. 6 Exercise and Physiological Responses Rehabilitation 2 works
  7. 7 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 works
  9. 9 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 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 available59.6%not open40.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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