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Meikai University

In research, Meikai University stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,670 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 29.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,469
of 28,054 · #16,542 all time
Rank in Japan
#512
of 1,070
Research works
1.7k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Meikai 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 #6,670 of 11,982 8.4%78 #8852

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 29.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 22.4 works30×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.06× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.16× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 29.91× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.64× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 2.82× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.65× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 29.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Meikai University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ken Hashimoto, Kentaro Kikuchi and Masakatsu Fukuda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Meikai University.

  1. 1 Ken Hashimoto Japan · #85,926 worldwide 814 citations · 156 works
  2. 2 Kentaro Kikuchi Japan · #145,292 worldwide 47 citations · 113 works
  3. 3 Masakatsu Fukuda Japan · #305,687 worldwide 82 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Kazue Satoh Japan · #423,119 worldwide 91 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Kaoru Kusama Japan · #492,070 worldwide 67 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Fumio Ide Japan · #506,999 worldwide 42 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Seiichiro Fujisawa Japan · #532,915 worldwide 70 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Hiroshi Sakagami Japan · #594,309 worldwide 366 citations · 174 works
  9. 9 Hideaki Sakashita Japan · #655,622 worldwide 44 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Shigemasa Hanazawa Japan · #741,577 worldwide 55 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Meikai University

Which keywords describe research at Meikai University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Quality of Life, Bone Regeneration, Diagnostic Criteria, Dental Implants, Peri-implant Diseases, Epidemiology and Wound Healing.

▲ 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. Inflammation14▲ 4.5×26 topics
  2. Epidemiology10▲ 1.62×22 topics
  3. Quality of Life10▲ 4.4×14 topics
  4. Bone Regeneration6▲ 32×2 topics
  5. Sustainability6▲ 1.47×8 topics
  6. Diagnostic Criteria5▲ 15×3 topics
  7. Treatment5▲ 2.7×11 topics
  8. Dental Implants4▲ 59×1 topic
  9. Peri-implant Diseases4▲ 59×1 topic
  10. Cell Proliferation4▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Wound Healing4▲ 10×5 topics
  12. Surgical Management4▲ 6.1×4 topics
  13. Clinical Trials4▲ 3.6×5 topics
  14. Biomarkers4▲ 3.4×4 topics
  15. Neurological Effects4▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Low-Level Laser Therapy3▲ 89×1 topic
  17. Photobiomodulation3▲ 89×1 topic
  18. Angiogenesis3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  19. Biomaterials3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  20. Dental Materials3▲ 36×1 topic
  21. Restorative Dentistry3▲ 36×1 topic
  22. Rheumatology3▲ 55×2 topics
  23. Autoimmune Disease3▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Saliva3▲ 85×1 topic
  25. Molecular Signaling3▲ 92×1 topic
  26. Tooth Development3▲ 92×1 topic
  27. Periodontal Disease3▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Cone-Beam CT3▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Dental Caries3▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Dental Imaging3▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Endoscopic Surgery3▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Orthognathic Surgery2▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Anticancer Agents2▲ 9.9×6 topics
  34. Dental Esthetics2▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor2▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Molecular Pathology2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Odontogenic Tumors2▲ 46×1 topic
  38. Orthodontic Tooth Movement2▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Treatment Outcomes2▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Elderly Care2▲ 9.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Meikai University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine, Dental materials and restorations and Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions.

Dental Implant Technique…4Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksLaser Applications in De…3Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine: 3 fractional worksDental materials and res…3Dental materials and restorations: 3 fractional worksSalivary Gland Disorders…3Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions: 3 fractional worksdental development and anomalies: 3 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 3 fractional worksOral and Maxillofacial P…2Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology: 2 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofa…2Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 2 fractional worksOral microbiology and pe…2Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 2 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration…2Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 2 fractional works
Oral SurgeryRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOrthodonticsPhysiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  3. 3 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 3 works
  4. 4 Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions Physiology 3 works
  5. 5 dental development and anomalies Molecular Biology 3 works
  6. 6 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 2 works
  9. 9 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 2 works
  10. 10 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 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 available49.4%not open50.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Meikai University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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.

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