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Kyoto Tachibana University

In research, Kyoto Tachibana University stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,654 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,682 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,580
of 28,054 · #30,615 all time
Rank in Japan
#473
of 1,070
Research works
488
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Kyoto Tachibana 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 #10,654 of 11,982 6.7%85 #16194
MedicineField #9,682 of 10,443 6.8%65 #17039

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kyoto Tachibana 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: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.77× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.36× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.15× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.65× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 3.45× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.29× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kyoto Tachibana University?

Ranked on the composite score, Shigeki Yokoyama, Shin Murata and Hiroaki Iwase lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyoto Tachibana University.

  1. 1 Shigeki Yokoyama Japan · #903,375 worldwide 21 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Shin Murata Japan · #1,039,177 worldwide 64 citations · 116 works
  3. 3 Hiroaki Iwase Japan · #1,225,190 worldwide 29 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Masashi Sakamoto Japan · #1,304,222 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Makoto TSUKUDA Japan · #1,347,178 worldwide 31 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Takayuki Kodama Japan · #1,357,650 worldwide 18 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Kayoko Shiraiwa Japan · #1,361,976 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Jun Horie Japan · #1,389,416 worldwide 13 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Teppei Abiko Japan · #1,463,724 worldwide 7 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Yoshiyuki Tanaka Japan · #1,547,905 worldwide 11 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Kyoto Tachibana University

Which keywords describe research at Kyoto Tachibana University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Self-Efficacy, Epidemiology, Social Support, Aging, Quality of Life, Global Burden, Psychological Factors and Elderly.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 2.3×36 topics
  2. Quality of Life11▲ 3.9×21 topics
  3. Self-Efficacy10▲ 18×6 topics
  4. Deep Learning10▲ 1.40×28 topics
  5. Social Support10▲ 8.3×11 topics
  6. Aging8▲ 7.8×9 topics
  7. Global Burden8▲ 7.5×7 topics
  8. Inflammation8▲ 1.91×19 topics
  9. Psychological Factors8▲ 18×4 topics
  10. Elderly8▲ 15×4 topics
  11. Low Back Pain7▲ 20×3 topics
  12. Clinical Trials7▲ 5.1×4 topics
  13. Mental Health7▲ 2.3×14 topics
  14. Depression7▲ 3.7×11 topics
  15. Chronic Pain6▲ 14×2 topics
  16. Physical Performance6▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Disability6▲ 27×1 topic
  18. Measurement Properties6▲ 38×1 topic
  19. Muscle Strength5▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Neurobiology5▲ 9.9×6 topics
  21. Rehabilitation5▲ 6.5×8 topics
  22. Functional Recovery5▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Well-being5▲ 6.2×10 topics
  24. Parkinson's Disease5▲ 9.5×5 topics
  25. Physical Activity5▲ 4.7×6 topics
  26. Neural Plasticity4▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Stress4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  28. Elderly Population4▲ 51×2 topics
  29. Fall Risk4▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Gait Speed4▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Gait Analysis4▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Nursing4▲ 10×5 topics
  33. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  34. Constraint-Induced Therapy4▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Motor Recovery4▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Health Locus of Control4▲ 53×1 topic
  37. Health-Promoting Behaviors4▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Adolescent Development3▲ 14×5 topics
  39. Cognitive Decline3▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Caregiver Burden3▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Kyoto Tachibana University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery and Health and Wellbeing Research.

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 6 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 4 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…4Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 4 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…4Health and Wellbeing Research: 4 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …2Nutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksMotor Control and Adaptation: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…2Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional works
PharmacologyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationRehabilitationGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 6 works
  2. 2 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 4 works
  3. 3 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 4 works
  4. 4 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  6. 6 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  8. 8 Motor Control and Adaptation Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 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 available79.9%not open20.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyoto Tachibana University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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