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Matsumoto University

In research, Matsumoto University stands highest in Medicine (#14,958 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,725 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,430
of 28,054 · #26,599 all time
Rank in Japan
#963
of 1,070
Research works
382
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Matsumoto 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
MedicineField #14,958 of 17,978 9.1%136
Health SciencesDomain #17,725 of 20,462 8.9%149

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Matsumoto 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: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.98× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.74× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 9.20× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.06× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.19× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Matsumoto University?

Ranked on the composite score, Shinji Ohara, Naoko Hirota and I. Sakurada lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Matsumoto University.

  1. 1 Shinji Ohara Japan · #815,425 worldwide 61 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Naoko Hirota Japan · #1,422,398 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 I. Sakurada Japan · #1,631,889 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Matsumoto University

Which keywords describe research at Matsumoto University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, Consumer Preferences, Nutrition, Stem Cells, Obesity, Metabolic Regulation and DNA Methylation.

▲ 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. Inflammation5▲ 3.8×18 topics
  2. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 7.4×8 topics
  3. Climate Change3▲ 1.97×11 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.5×8 topics
  5. Consumer Preferences2▲ 53×2 topics
  6. Nutrition2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  7. Obesity2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  8. Stem Cells2▲ 15×3 topics
  9. DNA Methylation2▲ 27×1 topic
  10. Histone Modification2▲ 45×1 topic
  11. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Muscle Regeneration2▲ 113×1 topic
  13. Skeletal Muscle Atrophy2▲ 113×1 topic
  14. Well-being2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  15. Genetic Variation2▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Global Warming2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  17. Health2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  18. Dietary Behavior2▲ 225×1 topic
  19. Eating Habits2▲ 225×1 topic
  20. Insulin Resistance2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  21. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  22. Aging1▲ 4.1×7 topics
  23. Decision Making1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  24. Dietary Patterns1▲ 36×1 topic
  25. Exercise1▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Mediterranean Diet1▲ 36×1 topic
  27. Mutation1▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Neuroscience1▲ 7.3×3 topics
  29. Physical Activity1▲ 4.4×4 topics
  30. Brown Adipose Tissue1▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Thermogenesis1▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  33. Ocean Circulation1▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Climate Modeling1▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Emotion1▲ 8.5×2 topics
  36. Extreme Events1▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Muscle Strength1▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Adolescent Development1▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Cancer Incidence1▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Risk Aversion1▲ 87×1 topic

Which research topics does Matsumoto University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Muscle Physiology and Disorders, Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior and Nutritional Studies and Diet.

Epigenetics and DNA Meth…2Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 2 fractional worksMuscle Physiology and Di…2Muscle Physiology and Disorders: 2 fractional worksNutrition, Health and Fo…2Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …1Nutritional Studies and Diet: 1 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 1 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 1 fractional worksInsurance, Mortality, De…1Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management: 1 fractional worksManagement and Organizational Studies: 1 fractional worksDecision-Making and Behavioral Economics: 1 fractional worksNutrition, Genetics, and…1Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyNutrition and DieteticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 2 works
  2. 2 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  4. 4 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management Demography 1 works
  8. 8 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  9. 9 Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics General Decision Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 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 available58.1%not open41.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Matsumoto University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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