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Kitasato University

In research, Kitasato University stands highest in Medicine (#1,957 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,434 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,269 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nephrology — Nephrology is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,727
of 28,054 · #3,167 all time
Rank in Japan
#104
of 1,070
Research works
19k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
311k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Kitasato 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 #1,957 of 10,443 9.2%981 #1493
Health SciencesDomain #2,434 of 11,982 9.5%1,047 #1772
Life SciencesDomain #2,269 of 7,800 7.4%462 #1382
Physical SciencesDomain #6,191 of 12,888 7.8%264 #4660
SurgerySubfield #984 of 1,816 9.6%153 #1054
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,038 of 3,579 8.1%262 #1100
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #908 of 1,144 8.2%102 #932
Social SciencesDomain #8,512 of 10,521 18.3%71 #11397
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,800 of 2,175 6.9%144 #1453
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #649 of 738 7.5%81 #831

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kitasato 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#1,493 #1,957
  2. Health Sciences#1,772 #2,434
  3. Life Sciences#1,382 #2,269
  4. Physical Sciences#4,660 #6,191
  5. Surgery#1,054 #984
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,100 #2,038
  7. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#932 #908
  8. Social Sciences#11,397 #8,512
  9. Molecular Biology#1,453 #1,800
  10. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#831 #649
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 Kitasato University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nephrology takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NephrologySubfield · 25.2 works6.3×
← 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: 0.64× its world share, 56 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.66× its world share, 262 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.06× its world share, 57 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.17× its world share, 65 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.46× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.78× its world share, 51 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 68 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.77× its world share, 981 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.11× its world share, 13 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kitasato University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kazushige Hayakawa, Fumihiko Sakai and Yuzuru Niibe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kitasato University.

  1. 1 Kazushige Hayakawa Japan · #49,024 worldwide 266 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Fumihiko Sakai Japan · #77,713 worldwide 253 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Yuzuru Niibe Japan · #96,195 worldwide 225 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Fumiya Obata Japan · #136,400 worldwide 134 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Yukitoshi Satoh Japan · #146,779 worldwide 126 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Yoshinori Kobayashi Japan · #149,709 worldwide 210 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 Kazutoshi Nishiyama Japan · #154,593 worldwide 91 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Hiroshi Kawauchi Japan · #183,161 worldwide 198 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Hideaki Umeyama Japan · #186,080 worldwide 201 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Nobumasa Imura Japan · #212,297 worldwide 172 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Kitasato University

Which keywords describe research at Kitasato University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Heart Failure, Oxidative Stress, Cardiovascular Disease and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology171▲ 2.3×120 topics
  2. Inflammation137▲ 3.6×79 topics
  3. Cancer76▲ 3.1×48 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress68▲ 2.3×56 topics
  5. Treatment58▲ 2.6×45 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease58▲ 2.8×36 topics
  7. Chemotherapy52▲ 4.0×23 topics
  8. Diagnosis51▲ 3.0×38 topics
  9. Quality of Life47▲ 1.78×40 topics
  10. Heart Failure44▲ 5.5×13 topics
  11. Immunotherapy40▲ 3.1×19 topics
  12. Pathogenesis40▲ 4.3×23 topics
  13. Depression37▲ 2.3×21 topics
  14. Guidelines36▲ 4.2×12 topics
  15. Clinical Trials35▲ 2.9×19 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines33▲ 3.3×14 topics
  17. Aging31▲ 3.1×14 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders29▲ 2.8×19 topics
  19. Obesity29▲ 2.1×23 topics
  20. Prognosis29▲ 4.7×9 topics
  21. Surgical Management27▲ 3.6×20 topics
  22. Tumor Microenvironment27▲ 3.3×8 topics
  23. Mortality27▲ 2.5×13 topics
  24. Prognostic Factors24▲ 3.0×13 topics
  25. Echocardiography24▲ 4.8×8 topics
  26. Chronic Kidney Disease22▲ 5.1×9 topics
  27. Drug Discovery22▲ 5.5×10 topics
  28. Cytokines22▲ 4.3×8 topics
  29. Survival Analysis22▲ 4.3×7 topics
  30. Atherosclerosis22▲ 4.1×11 topics
  31. Autoantibodies21▲ 4.9×8 topics
  32. Stem Cells21▲ 4.5×15 topics
  33. Neoadjuvant Therapy20▲ 4.8×5 topics
  34. Molecular Characterization20▲ 6.0×6 topics
  35. Adjuvant Therapy19▲ 8.0×2 topics
  36. Endoscopic Resection18▲ 9.9×2 topics
  37. Gastric Cancer18▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention17▲ 6.8×4 topics
  39. Inflammatory Bowel Disease17▲ 8.0×5 topics
  40. Marine Natural Products16▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Kitasato University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nutrition and Health in Aging, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis.

Nutrition and Health in …14Nutrition and Health in Aging: 14 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…13Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 13 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 10 fractional worksMicrobial Natural Produc…10Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 10 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…9Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 9 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 9 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 8 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disea…8Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 8 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 8 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 8 fractional works
PhysiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGeneticsPharmacology5 others

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

  1. 1 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 14 works
  2. 2 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 13 works
  3. 3 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 10 works
  4. 4 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 10 works
  5. 5 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 9 works
  6. 6 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9 works
  7. 7 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  8. 8 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 8 works
  9. 9 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  10. 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 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 available44.5%not open55.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kitasato University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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