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Kyushu University

In research, Kyushu University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#451 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#381 of 6,636 worldwide) and Medicine (#696 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, Metals and Alloys and Catalysis — Transportation is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#506
of 28,054 · #288 all time
Rank in Japan
#7
of 1,070
Research works
130k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3M
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Kyushu 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
Physical SciencesDomain #451 of 12,888 12.5%6,224 #231
EngineeringField #381 of 6,636 10.8%2,619 #242
MedicineField #696 of 10,443 13.7%1,850 #493
Health SciencesDomain #817 of 11,982 13.7%2,049 #525
Materials ScienceField #192 of 2,468 11.7%821 #121
Life SciencesDomain #674 of 7,800 13.4%1,540 #265
Social SciencesDomain #1,138 of 10,521 13.5%1,340 #1378
Materials ChemistrySubfield #177 of 1,556 12.2%514 #111
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #280 of 2,318 9.9%716 #177
Computer ScienceField #664 of 4,667 13.3%746 #455

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#231 #451
  2. Engineering#242 #381
  3. Medicine#493 #696
  4. Health Sciences#525 #817
  5. Materials Science#121 #192
  6. Life Sciences#265 #674
  7. Social Sciences#1,378 #1,138
  8. Materials Chemistry#111 #177
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#177 #280
  10. Computer Science#455 #664
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Kyushu University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 253.4 works6.8×
  2. Metals and AlloysSubfield · 22.3 works6.0×
  3. CatalysisSubfield · 55.9 works3.4×
  4. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 58.8 works3.3×
  5. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 55.1 works3.1×
  6. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 21.9 works3.1×
  7. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 391.7 works3.0×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 351 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.31× its world share, 780 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 116 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 254 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 40 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.57× its world share, 100 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.73× its world share, 303 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 746 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 247 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.70× its world share, 174 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.57× its world share, 2,619 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 523 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.11× its world share, 821 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.66× its world share, 217 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.91× its world share, 473 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.96× its world share, 52 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 100 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.86× its world share, 1,850 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 43 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 94 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 95 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 61 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 114 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 186 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 791 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kyushu University?

Ranked on the composite score, Zenji Horita, Tsutomu Katsuki and Masahiro Irie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyushu University.

  1. 1 Zenji Horita · #14,444 worldwide 2.1k citations · 189 works
  2. 2 Tsutomu Katsuki · #16,628 worldwide 1.2k citations · 110 works
  3. 3 Masahiro Irie · #18,824 worldwide 1.5k citations · 158 works
  4. 4 Masazumi Tsuneyoshi · #24,983 worldwide 408 citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Hiroyuki Tsutsui · #25,069 worldwide 1.2k citations · 184 works
  6. 6 Shigenobu Kanba · #25,270 worldwide 430 citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Takanari Kitazono · #26,454 worldwide 691 citations · 122 works
  8. 8 Tsuneo Omura · #28,092 worldwide 2.1k citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Kenji Matsuda · #33,723 worldwide 620 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 H Kuriyama · #41,055 worldwide 257 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Kyushu University

Which keywords describe research at Kyushu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Modernization, Social Influence, Design, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Strategic Planning, Science, Legal Regulation and International Trade Law.

▲ 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. Deep Learning308▼ 0.81×75 topics
  2. Epidemiology262▼ 0.59×122 topics
  3. History255▲ 3.3×18 topics
  4. Machine Learning255▼ 0.70×81 topics
  5. Inflammation255◆ 1.10×83 topics
  6. Culture243▲ 4.1×14 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications241▲ 1.82×35 topics
  8. Nanoparticles239▲ 1.70×44 topics
  9. Philosophy238▲ 4.8×14 topics
  10. Modernization233▲ 11×3 topics
  11. Literature233▲ 3.9×11 topics
  12. Social Influence226▲ 9.4×3 topics
  13. Ethnicity222▲ 5.3×11 topics
  14. Climate Change219▼ 0.73×93 topics
  15. Design219▲ 12×4 topics
  16. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles218▲ 10×5 topics
  17. Science217▲ 7.9×6 topics
  18. Strategic Planning216▲ 13×4 topics
  19. International Trade Law215▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Legal Regulation215▲ 8.7×2 topics
  21. Economic Security215▲ 9.0×2 topics
  22. Foresight214▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Air Force214▲ 16×1 topic
  24. Islam214▲ 9.1×1 topic
  25. Public Oversight214▲ 15×1 topic
  26. Sharia Law214▲ 13×1 topic
  27. Transport Policy214▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Warfare214▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Oxidative Stress191◆ 1.05×62 topics
  30. Mechanical Properties183▲ 1.69×38 topics
  31. Renewable Energy182◆ 1.13×42 topics
  32. Cancer182▲ 1.21×55 topics
  33. Environmental Impact176◆ 0.93×59 topics
  34. Nanomaterials164▲ 1.38×19 topics
  35. Catalysis158▲ 2.1×29 topics
  36. Nanocomposites146▲ 1.62×21 topics
  37. Tissue Engineering122▲ 1.78×13 topics
  38. Heat Transfer104▲ 1.88×19 topics
  39. Self-Assembly98▲ 2.7×12 topics
  40. Transition Metal Complexes62▲ 6.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Kyushu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Military Technology and Strategies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Fuel Cells and Related Materials.

Military Technology and …214Military Technology and Strategies: 214 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…214Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 214 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…214Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 214 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 44 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 44 fractional worksOrganic Light-Emitting Diodes Research: 42 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 41 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 40 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 39 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 31 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringTransportationSociology and Political ScienceElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Military Technology and StrategiesAerospace Engineering 214 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory AnalysisTransportation 214 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSociology and Political Science 214 works
  4. 4 Fuel Cells and Related MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 44 works
  5. 5 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 44 works
  6. 6 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes ResearchElectrical and Electronic Engineering 42 works
  7. 7 Photonic and Optical DevicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 41 works
  8. 8 Luminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsMaterials Chemistry 40 works
  9. 9 Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Chemistry 39 works
  10. 10 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastySurgery 31 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 available39.9%not open60.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyushu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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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.