Kyushu University
In research, Kyushu University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#454 of 10,670 worldwide), Health Sciences (#600 of 9,902 worldwide) and Engineering (#360 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, Metals and Alloys and Catalysis (Transportation is 6.2× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #459 of 22,385 · #618 all time
- Rank in Japan
- #7 of 924
- Research works
- 133k ▼ 9% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 2.4M 17.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 6.9% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.73× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 40% world 40%
- International
- 12% world 18%
What is Kyushu University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #454 of 10,670 | 6.6% | 6,260 | #541 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #600 of 9,902 | 7.9% | 2,425 | #767 | |
| EngineeringField | #360 of 5,901 | 6.5% | 2,638 | #478 | |
| MedicineField | #561 of 8,541 | 7.8% | 2,201 | #701 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #636 of 9,585 | 6.5% | 1,364 | #1560 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #461 of 6,403 | 5.8% | 1,624 | #578 | |
| Social SciencesField | #507 of 5,988 | 5.9% | 800 | #1153 | |
| Materials ScienceField | #205 of 2,276 | 7.2% | 824 | #243 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #550 of 4,417 | 5.8% | 751 | #899 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #416 of 2,964 | 6.2% | 827 | #519 |
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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#541 #454
- Health Sciences#767 #600
- Engineering#478 #360
- Medicine#701 #561
- Social Sciences#1,560 #636
- Life Sciences#578 #461
- Social Sciences#1,153 #507
- Materials Science#243 #205
- Computer Science#899 #550
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#519 #416
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Kyushu University work in?
In 2022-now, 53% of research at Kyushu University is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Medicine (19%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences6,93953.3%
- Engineering2,88922.2%
- Materials Science9247.1%
- Computer Science8276.4%
- Environmental Science5904.5%
- Physics and Astronomy5414.2%
- Chemistry3432.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences2792.1%
- Mathematics2431.9%
- Energy1951.5%
- Chemical Engineering1090.8%
- Health Sciences2,73921.0%
- Medicine2,49219.1%
- Health Professions1261.0%
- Dentistry640.5%
- Nursing520.4%
- Veterinary50.0%
- Life Sciences1,82614.0%
- Social Sciences1,52211.7%
- Social Sciences8786.7%
- Psychology2261.7%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1271.0%
- Arts and Humanities1130.9%
- Business, Management and Accounting1050.8%
- Decision Sciences730.6%
What does Kyushu University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- TransportationSubfield · 270.8 works6.2×
- Metals and AlloysSubfield · 25.4 works5.9×
- CatalysisSubfield · 61.0 works3.2×
- Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 64.8 works3.1×
- Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 63.4 works3.1×
- Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 23.6 works2.8×
- Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 425.0 works2.8×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Chemical Engineering2.39×109 works
- Materials Science2.03×924 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.87×541 works
- Chemistry1.68×343 works
- Energy1.62×194 works
- Mathematics1.58×242 works
- Engineering1.48×2,889 works
- Neuroscience1.38×293 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.37×279 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.35×937 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.15×151 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.06×49 works
- Dentistry1.01×64 works
- Medicine1.00×2,492 works
- Environmental Science0.91×590 works
- Computer Science0.82×827 works
- Nursing0.82×52 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.64×396 works
- Decision Sciences0.58×73 works
- Psychology0.57×226 works
- Social Sciences0.53×878 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.46×127 works
- Health Professions0.37×126 works
- Arts and Humanities0.30×113 works
- Veterinary0.27×5 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.25×105 works
- Chemical Engineering 2.4×
- Materials Science 2.0×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.9×
- Chemistry 1.7×
- Energy 1.6×
- Mathematics 1.6×
- Engineering 1.5×
- Neuroscience 1.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.1×
- Dentistry 1.0×
- Medicine 1.0×
- Environmental Science 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.8×
- Nursing 0.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.6×
- Decision Sciences 0.6×
- Psychology 0.6×
- Social Sciences 0.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.5×
- Health Professions 0.4×
- Arts and Humanities 0.3×
- Veterinary 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at Kyushu University?
Ranked on the quality score, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Akihiko Yoshimura and Takahiro Masuda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyushu University.
- 1
Toshiharu Ninomiya
Japan · #38,743 worldwide 59k citations · 590 works
- 2
Akihiko Yoshimura
Japan · #43,226 worldwide 28k citations · 229 works
- 3
Takahiro Masuda
Japan · #48,957 worldwide 11k citations · 99 works
- 4
Toshihiko Takemura
Japan · #49,645 worldwide 40k citations · 598 works
- 5
Masato Akiyama
Japan · #50,811 worldwide 19k citations · 266 works
- 6
Chihaya Adachi
Japan · #52,538 worldwide 94k citations · 1,349 works
- 7
Bidyut Baran Saha
Japan · #54,803 worldwide 22k citations · 616 works
- 8
Yutaka Kiyohara
Japan · #78,973 worldwide 29k citations · 442 works
- 9
Jun Hata
Japan · #83,258 worldwide 39k citations · 347 works
- 10
Hajime Nakanotani
Japan · #94,004 worldwide 15k citations · 235 works
Which keywords describe research at Kyushu University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Modernization, Social Influence, Design, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Strategic Planning, International Trade Law, Economic Security and Foresight.
- Transition Metal Complexes
- Tissue Engineering
- Nanocomposites
- Nanomaterials
- Renewable Energy
- Warfare
- Sharia Law
- Islam
- Foresight
- Legal Regulation
- Oxidative Stress
- Strategic Planning
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- Ethnicity
- Climate Change
- Literature
- Culture
- Biomedical Applications
- Machine Learning
- Epidemiology
- Deep Learning
- Inflammation
- History
- Nanoparticles
- Philosophy
- Modernization
- Social Influence
- Design
- Science
- Cancer
- International Trade Law
- Economic Security
- Air Force
- Public Oversight
- Transport Policy
- Mechanical Properties
- Environmental Impact
- Catalysis
- Chemotherapy
- Self-Assembly
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
- Deep Learning350▼ 0.78×77 topics
- Epidemiology347▼ 0.67×127 topics
- Inflammation331▲ 1.19×83 topics
- Machine Learning294▼ 0.68×82 topics
- History274▲ 3.0×19 topics
- Biomedical Applications270▲ 1.75×35 topics
- Nanoparticles266▲ 1.62×44 topics
- Culture260▲ 3.8×15 topics
- Philosophy254▲ 4.4×15 topics
- Literature250▲ 3.5×12 topics
- Modernization249▲ 10×3 topics
- Climate Change248▼ 0.70×95 topics
- Social Influence240▲ 8.7×3 topics
- Ethnicity235▲ 4.8×11 topics
- Design233▲ 11×4 topics
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles232▲ 9.4×5 topics
- Science231▲ 7.2×7 topics
- Strategic Planning230▲ 12×4 topics
- Cancer228▲ 1.30×56 topics
- Oxidative Stress228◆ 1.07×62 topics
- International Trade Law228▲ 13×2 topics
- Legal Regulation228▲ 7.8×2 topics
- Economic Security228▲ 8.2×2 topics
- Foresight228▲ 13×2 topics
- Air Force228▲ 15×1 topic
- Islam228▲ 8.4×1 topic
- Public Oversight228▲ 14×1 topic
- Sharia Law228▲ 12×1 topic
- Transport Policy228▲ 14×1 topic
- Warfare228▲ 15×1 topic
- Mechanical Properties204▲ 1.60×38 topics
- Renewable Energy202◆ 1.07×43 topics
- Environmental Impact196◆ 0.88×61 topics
- Nanomaterials183▲ 1.34×19 topics
- Catalysis176▲ 2.0×29 topics
- Nanocomposites162▲ 1.57×21 topics
- Chemotherapy154▲ 1.67×25 topics
- Tissue Engineering135▲ 1.70×13 topics
- Self-Assembly107▲ 2.5×12 topics
- Transition Metal Complexes68▲ 5.7×4 topics
Which research topics does Kyushu University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 228 works
- 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 228 works
- 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 228 works
- 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 49 works
- 5 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
- 6 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
- 7 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 45 works
- 8 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 43 works
- 9 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 42 works
- 10 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 36 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Kyushu University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.053% in 2024.
Fractional works of Kyushu 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.3% in 2021.
Other research institutions in Fukuoka
- Fukuoka University
- Fukuoka Institute of Technology
- Kyushu Sangyo University
- National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center
- Fukuoka Dental College
- National Kyushu Medical Center
- Daiichi University of Pharmacy
- Fukuoka Hospital
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