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Minami Kyushu University

In research, Minami Kyushu University stands highest in Life Sciences (#13,128 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,632
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,557
of 2,112
Research works
269
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Minami Kyushu 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
Life SciencesDomain #13,128 of 14,347 9.7%148

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Minami Kyushu 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: 5.85× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 4.17× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.86× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 6.97× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 3.68× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Minami Kyushu University?

Ranked on the composite score, Norihiko Terahara, Kenjiro Toki and Nobuo Toyama lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Minami Kyushu University.

  1. 1 Norihiko Terahara Japan · #228,343 worldwide 109 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Kenjiro Toki Japan · #563,940 worldwide 87 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Nobuo Toyama Japan · #788,931 worldwide 23 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 信男 外山 Japan · #986,864 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Minami Kyushu University

Which keywords describe research at Minami Kyushu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Climate Change, Phylogeny, Genetics, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Impacts, Evolution and Apomixis.

▲ 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 19 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change3▲ 4.0×13 topics
  2. Invasive Species2▲ 19×5 topics
  3. Phylogeny2▲ 45×4 topics
  4. Genetics2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  5. Sustainability2▲ 2.3×5 topics
  6. Ecosystem Services2▲ 14×4 topics
  7. Apomixis1▲ 452×1 topic
  8. Environmental Impacts1▲ 16×2 topics
  9. Evolution1▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Grasses1▲ 452×1 topic
  11. Conservation Genetics1▲ 108×2 topics
  12. Deep Learning1◆ 1.12×5 topics
  13. Ecosystem Engineering1▲ 139×1 topic
  14. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.4×3 topics
  15. Freshwater Mussels1▲ 206×1 topic
  16. Aquaculture1▲ 14×1 topic
  17. Interdisciplinary Research1▲ 41×1 topic
  18. Oyster Reefs1▲ 125×1 topic
  19. Team Science1▲ 143×1 topic

Which research topics does Minami Kyushu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies and Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration.

Plant Taxonomy and Phylo…1Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics: 1 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Eco…1Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…1Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 1 fractional worksInterdisciplinary Resear…1Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 1 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yie…0Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 0 fractional worksNeurobiology and Insect Physiology Research: 0 fractional worksColor Science and Applications: 0 fractional worksPhysiological and biochemical adaptations: 0 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeInformation Systems and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  2. 2 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 1 works
  3. 3 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration Information Systems and Management 1 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  6. 6 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 1 works
  7. 7 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 0 works
  8. 8 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  9. 9 Color Science and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  10. 10 Physiological and biochemical adaptations Ecology 0 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 available43.5%not open56.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Minami Kyushu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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