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Matsumoto Dental University

In research, Matsumoto Dental University stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,798 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 43.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,842
of 28,054 · #15,182 all time
Rank in Japan
#728
of 1,070
Research works
1.2k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Matsumoto 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 #9,798 of 11,982 9.7%73 #7076

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Matsumoto 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 Matsumoto Dental University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 43.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 20.9 works43×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.05× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.67× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 43.48× its world share, 21 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.91× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.25× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 2.45× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.43× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 43.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Matsumoto Dental University?

Ranked on the composite score, Nobuyuki Udagawa, T. Watanabe and Midori Nakamura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Matsumoto Dental University.

  1. 1 Nobuyuki Udagawa Japan · #56,463 worldwide 377 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 T. Watanabe Japan · #280,746 worldwide 134 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Midori Nakamura Japan · #307,964 worldwide 96 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Minoru Harada Japan · #347,797 worldwide 121 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Yasuhiro Kobayashi Japan · #367,932 worldwide 135 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Mohammad Zakir Hossain Japan · #399,775 worldwide 62 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Junichi Kitagawa Japan · #537,115 worldwide 41 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Minoru Yamaoka Japan · #558,463 worldwide 37 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Takanaga Ochiai Japan · #721,125 worldwide 47 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Hiromasa Hasegawa Japan · #755,056 worldwide 50 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Matsumoto Dental University

Which keywords describe research at Matsumoto Dental University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Surgical Management, Bone Regeneration, Osteoporosis, Cone-Beam CT, Dental Imaging, Dental Caries and Diagnostic Criteria.

▲ 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 Life8▲ 5.2×10 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 1.78×22 topics
  3. Inflammation6▲ 2.7×23 topics
  4. Surgical Management4▲ 11×5 topics
  5. Bone Regeneration4▲ 37×2 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 3.1×3 topics
  7. Cone-Beam CT4▲ 76×1 topic
  8. Dental Imaging4▲ 76×1 topic
  9. Osteoporosis4▲ 46×2 topics
  10. Dental Caries4▲ 38×2 topics
  11. Cancer4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  12. Diagnostic Criteria4▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Biomaterials3▲ 14×2 topics
  14. Cancer Treatment3▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 5.6×4 topics
  16. Microstructure3▲ 5.6×3 topics
  17. Wnt Signaling3▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Dental Implants3▲ 57×1 topic
  19. Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor3▲ 87×1 topic
  20. Neurological Disorders3▲ 4.9×6 topics
  21. Odontogenic Tumors3▲ 87×1 topic
  22. Osteoblast Differentiation3▲ 89×2 topics
  23. Peri-implant Diseases3▲ 57×1 topic
  24. Psychological Factors3▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Oral Microbiome3▲ 47×1 topic
  26. Periodontal Diseases3▲ 47×1 topic
  27. Regenerative Medicine3▲ 10×4 topics
  28. Breast Cancer2▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Parathyroid Hormone2▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Prostate Cancer2▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  32. Bisphosphonates2▲ 96×1 topic
  33. Orthodontic Tooth Movement2▲ 62×1 topic
  34. Orthognathic Surgery2▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Osteonecrosis of the Jaw2▲ 96×1 topic
  36. Bone Mineral Density2▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Bone Resorption2▲ 109×1 topic
  38. Fractures2▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Osteoclast Differentiation2▲ 109×1 topic
  40. Stroke2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Matsumoto Dental University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Radiography and Imaging, Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research.

Dental Radiography and I…4Dental Radiography and Imaging: 4 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…3Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksOral and Maxillofacial Pathology: 3 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 3 fractional worksBone health and treatments: 2 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 2 fractional worksBone health and osteoporosis research: 2 fractional worksBone Metabolism and Dise…2Bone Metabolism and Diseases: 2 fractional worksDysphagia Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksTemporomandibular Joint Disorders: 2 fractional works
Oral SurgeryPeriodonticsOncologyOrthodontics4 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 3 works
  5. 5 Bone health and treatments Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 2 works
  7. 7 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Bone Metabolism and Diseases Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 2 works
  10. 10 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 2 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 available49.8%not open50.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Matsumoto Dental University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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.