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Meikai University

In research, Meikai University stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,778 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry (Dentistry is 31.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,337
of 22,385 · #17,089 all time
Rank in Japan
#411
of 924
Research works
1.7k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Meikai University

What is Meikai University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #7,778 of 9,902 5.2%78 #13627

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Meikai University work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Meikai University is in Health Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (32%), Dentistry (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 89 fractional works · 51.5% of its workMedicine: 55 fractional works · 31.7% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 26 fractional works · 15.1% of its workOral Surgery: 12 fractional works · 6.9% of its workOrthodontics: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPeriodontics: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 19.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 9.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 31 fractional works · 17.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 11.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMeikai University172fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences52%Social Sciences19%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5531.7%
    2. Dentistry2615.1%
    3. Health Professions63.3%
    4. Nursing21.4%
    1. Social Sciences169.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities84.4%
    3. Psychology42.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2011.7%
    2. Neuroscience42.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Engineering105.8%
    2. Computer Science42.3%
    3. Chemistry31.8%
    4. Environmental Science21.2%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Meikai University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 31.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 26.0 works31×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.19× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.55× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 31.12× its world share, 26 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.65× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 2.81× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 31.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry31.12×26 works
  2. Nursing2.81×2 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.19×20 works
  4. Medicine1.65×55 works
  5. Neuroscience1.55×4 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.52×8 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.36×1 works
  8. Health Professions1.27×6 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.19×2 works
  10. Chemistry1.16×3 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.99×4 works
  12. Psychology0.78×4 works
  13. Social Sciences0.74×16 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×3 works
  15. Engineering0.38×10 works
  16. Computer Science0.30×4 works
  17. Environmental Science0.25×2 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.25×1 works
  19. Mathematics0.16×0 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.14×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.07×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Meikai University?

Ranked on the quality score, Yoshiyuki Hakeda, Arata Nagasaka and Masayoshi Kumegawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Meikai University.

  1. 1 Yoshiyuki Hakeda Japan · #1,782,802 worldwide 6.6k citations · 101 works
  2. 2 Arata Nagasaka Japan · #2,157,803 worldwide 720 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Masayoshi Kumegawa Japan · #3,281,874 worldwide 12k citations · 300 works
  4. 4 Miho Shiokawa Japan · #3,807,465 worldwide 1.4k citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Toshiko Atsumi Japan · #4,111,582 worldwide 1.5k citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Shoko Miura Japan · #4,238,600 worldwide 497 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Shigemasa Hanazawa Japan · #4,421,868 worldwide 3.5k citations · 124 works
  8. 8 T Atsumi Japan · #4,612,788 worldwide 1.2k citations · 36 works
  9. 9 S Kitano Japan · #4,663,303 worldwide 1.5k citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Masaji Yamamoto Japan · #4,952,901 worldwide 515 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Meikai University

What are the most cited papers from Meikai University?

The most cited paper from Meikai University is "Commitment and Differentiation of Osteoclast Precursor Cells by the Sequential Expression of C-Fms and Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor κb (Rank) Receptors" (Fumio Arai, Takeshi Ken Miyamoto, Osamu Ohneda et al., 1999), with 700 citations. Next come "PGC7/Stella protects against DNA demethylation in early embryogenesis" (586) and "Estrogen Inhibits Bone Resorption by Directly Inducing Apoptosis of the Bone-resorbing Osteoclasts" (540).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Commitment and Differentiation of Osteoclast Precursor Cells by the Sequential Expression of C-Fms and Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor κb (Rank) Receptors Fumio Arai, Takeshi Ken Miyamoto, Osamu Ohneda et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access 20 Dec 1999 700
2 PGC7/Stella protects against DNA demethylation in early embryogenesis Toshinobu Nakamura, Yoshikazu Arai, Hiroki Umehara et al. · Nature Cell Biology 3 Dec 2006 586
3 Estrogen Inhibits Bone Resorption by Directly Inducing Apoptosis of the Bone-resorbing Osteoclasts Takashi Kameda, Hiroshi Mano, Tatsuhisa Yuasa et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access 18 Aug 1997 540
4 Large Scale Gene Expression Analysis of Osteoclastogenesisin Vitro and Elucidation of NFAT2 as a Key Regulator Norihiro Ishida, Kôji Hayashi, Mitsuhiro Hoshijima et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Oct 2002 380
5 Molecular Cloning of Human cDNA for Cathepsin K: Novel Cysteine Proteinase Predominantly Expressed in Bone Tetsuya Inaoka, Graeme Bilbe, Osamu Ishibashi et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 1995 357
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Meikai University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Quality of Life, Bone Regeneration, Diagnostic Criteria, Epidemiology, Dental Implants, Peri-implant Diseases 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-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
  1. Inflammation16▲ 4.4×27 topics
  2. Epidemiology11▲ 1.66×25 topics
  3. Quality of Life11▲ 4.4×15 topics
  4. Bone Regeneration6▲ 31×2 topics
  5. Diagnostic Criteria6▲ 15×3 topics
  6. Treatment6▲ 2.6×12 topics
  7. Surgical Management5▲ 6.6×4 topics
  8. Cell Proliferation4▲ 30×2 topics
  9. Clinical Trials4▲ 3.9×5 topics
  10. Dental Implants4▲ 54×1 topic
  11. Peri-implant Diseases4▲ 54×1 topic
  12. Wound Healing4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  13. Biomaterials4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  14. Neurological Effects4▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Low-Level Laser Therapy4▲ 91×1 topic
  16. Photobiomodulation4▲ 91×1 topic
  17. Angiogenesis4▲ 6.6×5 topics
  18. Dental Materials4▲ 39×1 topic
  19. Restorative Dentistry4▲ 39×1 topic
  20. Dental Caries4▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Rheumatology4▲ 53×2 topics
  22. Autoimmune Disease3▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Orthognathic Surgery3▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Saliva3▲ 82×1 topic
  25. Dental Esthetics3▲ 49×1 topic
  26. Genetic Regulation3▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Orthodontic Tooth Movement3▲ 49×1 topic
  28. Molecular Signaling3▲ 93×1 topic
  29. Tooth Development3▲ 93×1 topic
  30. Molecular Pathology3▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Diabetes Mellitus3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  32. Endoscopic Surgery3▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Growth Factors3▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor3▲ 56×1 topic
  35. Odontogenic Tumors3▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Platelet-Rich Plasma3▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Osteoporosis3▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Psychological Factors3▲ 7.7×2 topics
  39. Oral Microbiome3▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Periodontal Disease3▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Meikai University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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…4Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine: 4 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 4 fractional worksSalivary Gland Disorders…3Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions: 3 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofa…3Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 3 fractional worksdental development and anomalies: 3 fractional worksOral and Maxillofacial Pathology: 3 fractional worksOral microbiology and pe…3Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 3 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 3 fractional worksPeriodontal 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 4 works
  3. 3 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 4 works
  4. 4 Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions Physiology 3 works
  5. 5 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 3 works
  6. 6 dental development and anomalies Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral Surgery 3 works
  8. 8 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 3 works
  9. 9 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Meikai University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Meikai University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00066% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Meikai University0.00057% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Meikai 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Meikai University3.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.5% in 2018.

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