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Kyushu Dental University

In research, Kyushu Dental University stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,201 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,286 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Periodontics, Oral Surgery and Dentistry (Periodontics is 51.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,665
of 22,385 · #26,602 all time
Rank in Japan
#303
of 924
Research works
4.6k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
43k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Kyushu Dental University

What is Kyushu Dental University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #6,201 of 9,902 5.8%169 #13820
MedicineField #6,286 of 8,541 4.6%86 #12959

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kyushu 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Kyushu Dental University work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Kyushu Dental University is in Health Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (32%), Dentistry (23%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 204 fractional works · 65.1% of its workMedicine: 102 fractional works · 32.5% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workUrology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 71 fractional works · 22.8% of its workOral Surgery: 29 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPeriodontics: 22 fractional works · 7.0% of its workOrthodontics: 15 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 24 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 60 fractional works · 19.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 43 fractional works · 13.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 8.9% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSensory Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 27 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workTransportation: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKyushu DentalUniversity314fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10232.5%
    2. Dentistry7122.8%
    3. Health Professions247.8%
    4. Nursing72.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4313.8%
    2. Neuroscience62.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.8%
    1. Engineering185.8%
    2. Computer Science30.8%
    3. Environmental Science20.8%
    4. Materials Science20.7%
    5. Chemistry10.2%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Social Sciences175.4%
    2. Psychology41.4%
    3. Decision Sciences10.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Kyushu Dental University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Periodontics takes 51.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PeriodonticsSubfield · 22.0 works51×
  2. Oral SurgerySubfield · 29.3 works48×
  3. DentistryField · 71.5 works47×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.60× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.22× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 46.98× its world share, 72 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.95× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.69× its world share, 102 worksMedicineNursing: 4.28× its world share, 7 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 47.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry46.98×72 works
  2. Nursing4.28×7 works
  3. Health Professions2.95×24 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.60×43 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.22×2 works
  6. Medicine1.69×102 works
  7. Neuroscience1.21×6 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.92×3 works
  9. Psychology0.47×4 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.46×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.43×17 works
  12. Engineering0.39×18 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.39×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×5 works
  15. Materials Science0.19×2 works
  16. Environmental Science0.16×2 works
  17. Chemistry0.11×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.11×3 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kyushu Dental University?

Ranked on the quality score, Eijiro Jimi, William N. Addison and Toshiko Tanaka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyushu Dental University.

  1. 1 Eijiro Jimi Japan · #899,506 worldwide 13k citations · 175 works
  2. 2 William N. Addison Japan · #1,057,623 worldwide 2k citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Toshiko Tanaka Japan · #1,149,671 worldwide 11k citations · 98 works
  4. 4 Takuma Matsubara Japan · #1,174,951 worldwide 3.9k citations · 76 works
  5. 5 Akihiro Yoshida Japan · #1,748,953 worldwide 4.7k citations · 131 works
  6. 6 Hidefumi Fukushima Japan · #1,757,990 worldwide 3.6k citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Satoru Onizuka Japan · #2,062,136 worldwide 855 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Mitsushiro Nakatomi Japan · #2,533,883 worldwide 1.6k citations · 62 works
  9. 9 Osamu Nakanishi Japan · #2,647,483 worldwide 3.8k citations · 161 works
  10. 10 Ryota Yamasaki Japan · #3,058,862 worldwide 1.8k citations · 85 works
All ranked researchers at Kyushu Dental University

What are the most cited papers from Kyushu Dental University?

The most cited paper from Kyushu Dental University is "On the Stability of the linear Transformation in Banach Spaces." (Tosio Aoki, 1950), with 1,560 citations. Next come "International consensus on the assessment of bruxism: Report of a work in progress" (1,371) and "Bruxism defined and graded: an international consensus" (1,315).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 On the Stability of the linear Transformation in Banach Spaces. Tosio Aoki · Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan Open access Sep 1950 1,560
2 International consensus on the assessment of bruxism: Report of a work in progress Frank Lobbezoo, Jari Ahlberg, Karen G. Raphael et al. · Journal of Oral Rehabilitation Open access 21 Jun 2018 1,371
3 Bruxism defined and graded: an international consensus Frank Lobbezoo, Jari Ahlberg, Alan G. Glaros et al. · Journal of Oral Rehabilitation Open access 4 Nov 2012 1,315
4 FGF10 Acts as a Major Ligand for FGF Receptor 2 IIIb in Mouse Multi-Organ Development Hideyo Ohuchi, Yukiko Hori, Masahiro Yamasaki et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Nov 2000 645
5 Exosomes from TNF-α-treated human gingiva-derived MSCs enhance M2 macrophage polarization and inhibit periodontal bone loss Yuki Nakao, Takao Fukuda, Qunzhou Zhang et al. · Acta Biomaterialia Open access 24 Dec 2020 468
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kyushu Dental University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Dental Caries, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Bone Regeneration, Prevention, Diagnostic Criteria and Fluoride.

▲ 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-now 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 Life33▲ 7.3×16 topics
  2. Epidemiology30▲ 2.4×35 topics
  3. Inflammation25▲ 3.7×40 topics
  4. Dental Caries20▲ 64×2 topics
  5. Bone Regeneration16▲ 43×2 topics
  6. Prevention14▲ 10×6 topics
  7. Risk Factors13▲ 3.9×6 topics
  8. Diagnostic Criteria13▲ 18×4 topics
  9. Fluoride12▲ 66×2 topics
  10. Social Determinants11▲ 18×2 topics
  11. Cancer11▲ 2.7×25 topics
  12. Diabetes Mellitus11▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Global Burden11▲ 6.3×4 topics
  14. Dental Implants11▲ 69×1 topic
  15. Peri-implant Diseases11▲ 69×1 topic
  16. Microbial Ecology10▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Oral Health10▲ 55×1 topic
  18. Remineralization10▲ 78×1 topic
  19. Oral Microbiome10▲ 54×1 topic
  20. Periodontal Diseases10▲ 54×1 topic
  21. Biomaterials10▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Angiogenesis9▲ 8.3×10 topics
  23. Periodontal Disease8▲ 41×2 topics
  24. Dental Materials8▲ 45×1 topic
  25. Restorative Dentistry8▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Surgical Management8▲ 5.9×6 topics
  27. Radiotherapy7▲ 5.9×6 topics
  28. Stroke7▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Psychological Factors7▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Autoimmune Disease7▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Elderly7▲ 9.2×2 topics
  32. Molecular Pathology7▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Saliva7▲ 93×1 topic
  34. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Interactions7▲ 56×2 topics
  35. Dysphagia7▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Nutritional Support7▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Osteoporosis7▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Swallowing7▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Genetic Regulation6▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Cone-Beam CT6▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Kyushu Dental University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, Dental Health and Care Utilization, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research and Dental materials and restorations.

Dental Implant Technique…11Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 11 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…10Dental Health and Care Utilization: 10 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 10 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 8 fractional worksSalivary Gland Disorders and Functions: 7 fractional worksDysphagia Assessment and Management: 7 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 6 fractional worksOral and Maxillofacial P…6Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology: 6 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 6 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 6 fractional works
Oral SurgeryPeriodonticsOrthodonticsPhysiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 11 works
  2. 2 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 10 works
  3. 3 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 10 works
  4. 4 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 8 works
  5. 5 Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions Physiology 7 works
  6. 6 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 7 works
  7. 7 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 6 works
  8. 8 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral Surgery 6 works
  9. 9 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 6 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 available73.4%not open26.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.8%domestic only95.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kyushu Dental University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kyushu Dental University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Kyushu Dental University0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kyushu Dental University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kyushu Dental University5.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.3% in 2014.

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