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Kumamoto Health Science University

In research, Kumamoto Health Science University stands highest in Medicine (#8,870 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,483 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,037
of 28,054 · #17,500 all time
Rank in Japan
#369
of 1,070
Research works
981
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Kumamoto Health Science 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 #8,870 of 10,443 9.8%64 #13879
Health SciencesDomain #10,483 of 11,982 9.6%71 #13662

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kumamoto Health Science 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).

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: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.25× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.69× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.58× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.11× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kumamoto Health Science University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Epidemiology, Metabolism, Parkinson's Disease, Tumor Microenvironment and Immunity.

▲ 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. Cancer11▲ 5.2×37 topics
  2. Inflammation10▲ 3.1×44 topics
  3. Epidemiology10▲ 1.51×54 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress7▲ 2.7×29 topics
  5. Treatment5▲ 2.6×18 topics
  6. Metabolism4▲ 5.4×13 topics
  7. Quality of Life4▲ 1.92×20 topics
  8. Diagnosis4▲ 2.8×16 topics
  9. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 5.8×8 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.1×20 topics
  11. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 9.6×7 topics
  12. Immunity4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 2.8×16 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders3▲ 3.7×11 topics
  15. Depression3▲ 2.3×13 topics
  16. Immunotherapy3▲ 2.7×15 topics
  17. Risk Factors3▲ 1.77×12 topics
  18. Chemotherapy3▲ 2.6×15 topics
  19. Aging3▲ 3.2×10 topics
  20. Prognosis3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  21. Rehabilitation3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  22. Elderly2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  23. Functional Recovery2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  24. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  25. Angiogenesis2▲ 4.0×9 topics
  26. Cell Death2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  27. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance2▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Cardiac Amyloidosis2▲ 56×1 topic
  29. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  30. Muscle Strength2▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Stem Cells2▲ 4.8×8 topics
  32. Transthyretin2▲ 56×1 topic
  33. Radiation Exposure2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Macrophage2▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Activation2▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Mitochondria2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  37. Polarization2▲ 6.2×1 topic
  38. Proton Pump Inhibitors2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Immune Checkpoint Blockade1▲ 7.9×1 topic
  40. PD-1 and PD-L11▲ 7.9×1 topic

Which research topics does Kumamoto Health Science University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes, Immune cells in cancer, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research.

Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, …2Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes: 2 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer2Immune cells in cancer: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 1 fractional worksVoice and Speech Disorders: 1 fractional worksATP Synthase and ATPases Research: 1 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniqu…1Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 1 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyImmunologyOncologyCancer Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes Molecular Biology 2 works
  2. 2 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 2 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 1 works
  5. 5 Voice and Speech Disorders Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 ATP Synthase and ATPases Research Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 1 works
  8. 8 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  10. 10 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 1 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 available48.9%not open51.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kumamoto Health Science University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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.

Other research institutions in Kumamoto

All research institutions in Kumamoto

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.