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Kyushu University of Medical Science

In research, Kyushu University of Medical Science stands highest in Life Sciences (#11,686 of 14,347 worldwide), Health Sciences (#18,453 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#16,386 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,670
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,209
of 2,112
Research works
371
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Kyushu University of Medical Science 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
Life SciencesDomain #11,686 of 14,347 10.2%125
Health SciencesDomain #18,453 of 20,462 12.1%175
MedicineField #16,386 of 17,978 11.7%145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kyushu University of Medical Science 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: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.13× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.48× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.53× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 12.76× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 12.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kyushu University of Medical Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Masahiko Kurokawa, 征雄 服部 and Hiroko Miura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyushu University of Medical Science.

  1. 1 Masahiko Kurokawa Japan · #302,721 worldwide 82 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 征雄 服部 Japan · #835,813 worldwide 2 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Hiroko Miura Japan · #846,639 worldwide 42 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Kazuhiko Arimori Japan · #877,004 worldwide 27 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Keizo Sato Japan · #965,250 worldwide 47 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Nobunao Ikewaki Japan · #1,139,974 worldwide 15 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Yutaka Sadakane Japan · #1,160,389 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Sugimoto Japan · #1,435,429 worldwide 2 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Asuka Kawachi Japan · #1,541,554 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Kyushu University of Medical Science

Which keywords describe research at Kyushu University of Medical Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Aging, Cancer, Hemodialysis and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation5▲ 8.7×21 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 7.9×11 topics
  3. Epidemiology2▲ 1.95×10 topics
  4. Hypertension2▲ 25×7 topics
  5. Cancer2▲ 5.1×16 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress2▲ 4.3×15 topics
  7. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 26×6 topics
  8. Aging2▲ 11×4 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Events1▲ 42×3 topics
  10. Hemodialysis1▲ 68×2 topics
  11. Elderly Patients1▲ 28×2 topics
  12. Endothelial Dysfunction1▲ 21×3 topics
  13. Nutrition1▲ 11×2 topics
  14. Frailty1▲ 88×1 topic
  15. Geriatric Assessment1▲ 62×1 topic
  16. Angiogenesis1▲ 13×8 topics
  17. Biomedical Applications1▲ 3.3×4 topics
  18. Diabetes1▲ 8.0×5 topics
  19. Mortality1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  20. Pathogenesis1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  21. Quality of Life1▲ 2.9×3 topics
  22. Arterial Stiffness1▲ 132×1 topic
  23. Biomarkers1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  24. Critical Care1▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Pulse Wave Velocity1▲ 132×1 topic

Which research topics does Kyushu University of Medical Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Frailty in Older Adults, Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention, Dialysis and Renal Disease Management and Acute Kidney Injury Research.

Frailty in Older Adults: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention: 1 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disea…1Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 1 fractional worksAcute Kidney Injury Rese…1Acute Kidney Injury Research: 1 fractional worksPolysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls: 1 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging: 0 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters…0Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 0 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 0 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 0 fractional worksVector-Borne Animal Diseases: 0 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineNephrologyPlant Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 1 works
  4. 4 Acute Kidney Injury Research Nephrology 1 works
  5. 5 Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  7. 7 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  8. 8 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  9. 9 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 0 works
  10. 10 Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 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 available55.0%not open45.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kyushu University of Medical Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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.

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.