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Kyushu Dental University

In research, Kyushu Dental University stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,366 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,702 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oral Surgery and Dentistry — Oral Surgery is 53.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,735
of 28,054 · #10,653 all time
Rank in Japan
#361
of 1,070
Research works
4.6k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Kyushu Dental 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 #6,366 of 11,982 9.7%169 #2951
MedicineField #8,702 of 10,443 8.0%86 #4480

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Kyushu Dental University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oral Surgery takes 53.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Oral SurgerySubfield · 26.6 works53×
  2. DentistryField · 59.6 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: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.46× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.17× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 47.37× its world share, 60 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.81× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.72× its world share, 86 worksMedicineNursing: 3.82× its world share, 5 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 47.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kyushu Dental University?

Ranked on the composite score, Toshihiro Ansai, Tadamichi Takehara and Tatsuji Nishihara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyushu Dental University.

  1. 1 Toshihiro Ansai Japan · #305,520 worldwide 74 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Tadamichi Takehara Japan · #356,120 worldwide 88 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Tatsuji Nishihara Japan · #385,512 worldwide 216 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Osamu Nakanishi Japan · #408,900 worldwide 79 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Sumio Akifusa Japan · #444,686 worldwide 77 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 M. Kohno Japan · #718,495 worldwide 173 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 T. Noguchi Japan · #724,177 worldwide 54 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Shigeki Murakami Japan · #748,557 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Tetsuya Goto Japan · #790,431 worldwide 66 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Yasuhiro Morimoto Japan · #796,236 worldwide 36 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Kyushu Dental University

Which keywords describe research at Kyushu Dental University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Dental Caries, Bone Regeneration, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Diagnostic Criteria, Dental Implants and Peri-implant Diseases.

▲ 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. Quality of Life25▲ 6.7×16 topics
  2. Epidemiology25▲ 2.4×32 topics
  3. Inflammation20▲ 3.8×35 topics
  4. Dental Caries15▲ 59×2 topics
  5. Bone Regeneration15▲ 48×2 topics
  6. Diagnostic Criteria11▲ 19×4 topics
  7. Dental Implants11▲ 82×1 topic
  8. Peri-implant Diseases11▲ 82×1 topic
  9. Prevention10▲ 9.4×6 topics
  10. Risk Factors10▲ 3.5×6 topics
  11. Biomaterials9▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Social Determinants8▲ 15×2 topics
  13. Diabetes Mellitus8▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Fluoride8▲ 58×2 topics
  15. Angiogenesis8▲ 9.4×10 topics
  16. Microbial Ecology8▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Global Burden8▲ 5.6×3 topics
  18. Oral Microbiome8▲ 51×1 topic
  19. Periodontal Diseases8▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Oral Health7▲ 50×1 topic
  21. Remineralization7▲ 70×1 topic
  22. Surgical Management7▲ 7.0×6 topics
  23. Molecular Pathology7▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Dental Materials7▲ 48×1 topic
  25. Periodontal Disease7▲ 44×2 topics
  26. Restorative Dentistry7▲ 48×1 topic
  27. Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor6▲ 77×1 topic
  28. Odontogenic Tumors6▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Air Force6▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Islam6▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Legal Regulation6▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Modernization6▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Osteoporosis6▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Transport Policy6▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Psychological Factors6▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Cone-Beam CT6▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Dental Imaging6▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Autoimmune Disease6▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Saliva6▲ 96×1 topic
  40. Genetic Regulation6▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Kyushu Dental University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Dental Health and Care Utilization and Dental materials and restorations.

Dental Implant Technique…11Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 11 fractional worksOral microbiology and pe…8Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 8 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 7 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 7 fractional worksOral and Maxillofacial Pathology: 6 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 6 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 6 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…6Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 6 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 6 fractional worksSalivary Gland Disorders and Functions: 6 fractional works
Oral SurgeryPeriodonticsOrthodonticsSociology and Political Science3 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 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 8 works
  3. 3 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 7 works
  4. 4 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 7 works
  5. 5 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral Surgery 6 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 6 works
  9. 9 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 6 works
  10. 10 Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions Physiology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyushu Dental University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower 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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