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Mie University

In research, Mie University stands highest in Medicine (#1,416 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,965 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,540 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology and Ophthalmology — Neurology is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,196
of 28,054 · #1,896 all time
Rank in Japan
#83
of 1,070
Research works
21k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
328k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Mie 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
MedicineField #1,416 of 10,443 11.4%813 #1401
Health SciencesDomain #1,965 of 11,982 11.5%858 #1853
Life SciencesDomain #2,540 of 7,800 11.0%322 #1751
Physical SciencesDomain #4,387 of 12,888 5.4%723 #1455
SurgerySubfield #646 of 1,816 13.2%137 #1124
EngineeringField #3,672 of 6,636 5.1%348 #1218
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,161 of 3,579 11.4%148 #1651
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #888 of 1,144 11.0%92 #976
Social SciencesDomain #8,820 of 10,521 12.8%103 #6619
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,877 of 3,409 13.3%82 #2904

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mie 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#1,401 #1,416
  2. Health Sciences#1,853 #1,965
  3. Life Sciences#1,751 #2,540
  4. Physical Sciences#1,455 #4,387
  5. Surgery#1,124 #646
  6. Engineering#1,218 #3,672
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,651 #2,161
  8. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#976 #888
  9. Social Sciences#6,619 #8,820
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,904 #2,877
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Mie University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 54.8 works4.8×
  2. OphthalmologySubfield · 22.2 works4.1×
← 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: 0.86× its world share, 82 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 148 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.90× its world share, 38 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 49 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.00× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 28 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 70 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.52× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.16× its world share, 348 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 87 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.19× its world share, 84 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.02× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.11× its world share, 813 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mie University?

Ranked on the composite score, Masaaki Ito, Y. Takeda and Susumu Takamatsu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mie University.

  1. 1 Masaaki Ito Japan · #36,687 worldwide 523 citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Y. Takeda Japan · #38,788 worldwide 1k citations · 73 works
  3. 3 Susumu Takamatsu Japan · #49,780 worldwide 286 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Koji Suzuki Japan · #58,461 worldwide 281 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Fumitaka Kimura Japan · #61,205 worldwide 310 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Kakuya Kitagawa Japan · #66,039 worldwide 162 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Yoshiyuki Takei Japan · #89,650 worldwide 183 citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Masayuki Maeda Japan · #96,703 worldwide 97 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Nobutaka Ito Japan · #104,191 worldwide 277 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Tetsuya Nosaka Japan · #105,525 worldwide 202 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Mie University

Which keywords describe research at Mie University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Surgical Management 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 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. Epidemiology138▲ 1.74×115 topics
  2. Inflammation84▲ 2.0×75 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress55▲ 1.68×53 topics
  4. Deep Learning54▼ 0.79×53 topics
  5. Treatment46▲ 1.89×44 topics
  6. Immunotherapy46▲ 3.2×18 topics
  7. Chemotherapy46▲ 3.2×21 topics
  8. Diagnosis43▲ 2.3×38 topics
  9. Clinical Practice Guidelines40▲ 3.7×14 topics
  10. Prognostic Factors38▲ 4.4×14 topics
  11. Cancer38▲ 1.40×45 topics
  12. Management36▲ 2.3×30 topics
  13. Surgical Management34▲ 4.2×20 topics
  14. Risk Factors32▲ 1.47×29 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations31▲ 3.6×22 topics
  16. Tumor Microenvironment31▲ 3.5×8 topics
  17. Neoadjuvant Therapy26▲ 5.5×5 topics
  18. Complications26▲ 2.6×15 topics
  19. Prognosis26▲ 3.9×9 topics
  20. Semiconductors25▲ 4.0×5 topics
  21. Semiconductor24▲ 3.5×7 topics
  22. Revision Surgery23▲ 9.1×2 topics
  23. Total Hip Replacement23▲ 9.1×2 topics
  24. Echocardiography23▲ 4.2×8 topics
  25. Neuroinflammation22▲ 3.8×6 topics
  26. Nanowires22▲ 7.5×5 topics
  27. Endovascular Treatment21▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Magnetic Resonance Imaging19▲ 3.8×7 topics
  29. Hemodynamics17▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage15▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Intracranial Aneurysms15▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Arthroplasty15▲ 7.8×2 topics
  33. Cardiac Imaging15▲ 6.2×3 topics
  34. Macular Degeneration14▲ 5.9×3 topics
  35. Photodetectors14▲ 8.7×2 topics
  36. Pancreatic Cancer14▲ 6.3×3 topics
  37. Band Parameters14▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Gemcitabine13▲ 9.3×1 topic
  39. Surgical Complications13▲ 8.2×1 topic
  40. GaN13▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Mie University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty.

Intracranial Aneurysms: …15Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 15 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…13Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 12 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…12Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 12 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor …12GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 12 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 12 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 9 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning9Urban and spatial planning: 9 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 9 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 8 fractional works
NeurologyOncologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 15 works
  2. 2 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 13 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 12 works
  4. 4 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 12 works
  5. 5 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 12 works
  6. 6 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 12 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 9 works
  8. 8 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 9 works
  9. 9 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 9 works
  10. 10 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 8 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 available42.4%not open57.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mie University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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