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Kyushu Tokai University

In research, Kyushu Tokai University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,756 of 21,541 worldwide), Life Sciences (#10,383 of 14,347 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,409 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,929
of 28,054 · #17,926 all time
Rank in Japan
#454
of 1,070
Research works
799
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.5k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Kyushu Tokai University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #12,756 of 21,541 13.2%426
Life SciencesDomain #10,383 of 14,347 8.5%277
EngineeringField #8,409 of 11,412 15.1%175
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #6,722 of 7,814 7.1%132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kyushu Tokai 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: 2.95× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.64× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.78× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.31× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 2.62× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.78× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kyushu Tokai University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yan Shi, Ichiro Takagi and Shin Yasuda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyushu Tokai University.

  1. 1 Yan Shi Japan · #504,912 worldwide 114 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Ichiro Takagi Japan · #559,922 worldwide 29 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Shin Yasuda Japan · #622,078 worldwide 60 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Takaki Yamamoto Japan · #648,219 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Yasuyuki Ito Japan · #666,665 worldwide 40 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Yasuo MORITOMO Japan · #1,081,968 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Yan Shi Japan · #1,351,040 worldwide 36 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Tomohiro Araki Japan · #1,479,635 worldwide 19 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Kouhei Murata Japan · #1,486,987 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Kyushu Tokai University

Which keywords describe research at Kyushu Tokai University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Diabetes, Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Inflammation, Toll-like Receptors, Advanced Glycation End Products and HMGB1.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress7▲ 6.0×16 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 3.3×14 topics
  3. Diabetes4▲ 12×6 topics
  4. Anti-inflammatory4▲ 20×6 topics
  5. Antioxidant4▲ 8.1×10 topics
  6. Cancer4▲ 3.7×10 topics
  7. Climate Change3▲ 1.59×17 topics
  8. Toll-like Receptors3▲ 38×2 topics
  9. Advanced Glycation End Products3▲ 239×1 topic
  10. HMGB13▲ 239×1 topic
  11. Biological Activities3▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Metabolism3▲ 7.2×12 topics
  13. Neural Networks2▲ 2.2×8 topics
  14. Antioxidants2▲ 7.1×7 topics
  15. Flavonoids2▲ 11×6 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity2▲ 6.5×8 topics
  17. Medicinal Plants2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  18. Decidual NK Cells2▲ 63×1 topic
  19. Regulatory T Cells2▲ 21×1 topic
  20. Apoptosis2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  21. Functional Connectivity2▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Antiviral2▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Marker-Assisted Selection2▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Saponins2▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Triterpenoids2▲ 33×1 topic
  26. Dairy Cattle1▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Gut Microbiota1▲ 5.5×5 topics
  28. Isolation1▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Pharmacology1▲ 7.7×4 topics
  30. Population Genetics1▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Anticancer1▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Genomic Selection1▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Plant Breeding1▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Reproductive Loss1▲ 68×1 topic
  35. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation1▲ 65×1 topic
  36. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation1▲ 65×1 topic
  37. Uterine Disease1▲ 68×1 topic
  38. Natural Products1▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Cardiovascular Health1▲ 7.6×5 topics
  40. Plant Development1▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does Kyushu Tokai University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Glycation End Products research, Reproductive System and Pregnancy, Natural product bioactivities and synthesis and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies.

Advanced Glycation End P…3Advanced Glycation End Products research: 3 fractional worksReproductive System and Pregnancy: 2 fractional worksNatural product bioactiv…2Natural product bioactivities and synthesis: 2 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic St…1Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 1 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 1 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 1 fractional worksBioactive natural compou…1Bioactive natural compounds: 1 fractional worksReproductive Biology and Fertility: 1 fractional worksNeural Networks and Applications: 1 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biological Activities: 1 fractional works
Clinical BiochemistryImmunologyMolecular BiologyNeurology5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Glycation End Products research Clinical Biochemistry 3 works
  2. 2 Reproductive System and Pregnancy Immunology 2 works
  3. 3 Natural product bioactivities and synthesis Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 1 works
  5. 5 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  6. 6 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Bioactive natural compounds Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 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 available42.8%not open57.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyushu Tokai University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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