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Miyagi University

In research, Miyagi University stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,688 of 11,023 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#13,471 of 17,446 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,124 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, 2022-now
#11,647
of 22,385 · #13,361 all time
Rank in Japan
#301
of 924
Research works
653
▲ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.6k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%

What is Miyagi 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 #5,688 of 11,023 4.8%184
Physical SciencesDomain #13,471 of 17,446 7.4%215
Health SciencesDomain #13,124 of 16,688 6.2%156

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Miyagi 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 Miyagi University work in?

In 2022-now, 27% of research at Miyagi University is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 47 fractional works · 26.8% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 9.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 45 fractional works · 25.8% of its workMedicine: 34 fractional works · 19.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 44 fractional works · 24.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 20 fractional works · 11.5% of its workFood Science: 9 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 40 fractional works · 22.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 5.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMiyagi University176fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences22%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering169.2%
    2. Environmental Science74.2%
    3. Computer Science53.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences53.0%
    5. Materials Science52.7%
    6. Chemistry31.7%
    7. Energy21.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    9. Mathematics10.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    1. Medicine3419.5%
    2. Health Professions53.1%
    3. Nursing52.7%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2011.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology158.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology42.3%
    4. Neuroscience31.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    1. Social Sciences158.4%
    2. Psychology95.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting74.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities42.5%
    5. Decision Sciences21.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.42× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.60× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.33× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 5.59× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.73× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing5.59×5 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.42×20 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.33×4 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.93×5 works
  5. Psychology1.73×9 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.62×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.60×15 works
  8. Veterinary1.60×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.27×7 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.26×2 works
  11. Chemical Engineering1.22×1 works
  12. Neuroscience1.20×3 works
  13. Energy1.20×2 works
  14. Health Professions1.16×5 works
  15. Chemistry1.11×3 works
  16. Medicine1.02×34 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.86×4 works
  18. Environmental Science0.84×7 works
  19. Materials Science0.76×5 works
  20. Social Sciences0.66×15 works
  21. Engineering0.61×16 works
  22. Mathematics0.56×1 works
  23. Dentistry0.50×0 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×2 works
  25. Computer Science0.39×5 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.36×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Miyagi University?

Ranked on the quality score, Kosuke Motoki, Matthew Nall and Toshikazu Komoda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Miyagi University.

  1. 1 Kosuke Motoki Japan · #566,484 worldwide 2.6k citations · 126 works
  2. 2 Matthew Nall Japan · #1,835,251 worldwide 119 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Toshikazu Komoda Japan · #2,806,101 worldwide 661 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Kei Kudo Japan · #3,157,779 worldwide 570 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Yoshihito Suda Japan · #3,383,904 worldwide 2.2k citations · 109 works
  6. 6 Mariko Otsuka Japan · #3,620,227 worldwide 85 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Yu Ishida Japan · #3,760,109 worldwide 276 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Mitsunori Yanagisawa Japan · #3,841,000 worldwide 386 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Keiko Tokunaga Japan · #3,858,696 worldwide 337 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Kiyotaka Suda Japan · #4,031,926 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Miyagi University

What are the most cited papers from Miyagi University?

The most cited paper from Miyagi University is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2016), with 6,023 citations. Next come "Prospects for observing and localizing gravitational-wave transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA" (1,175) and "Touchdown of the Hayabusa Spacecraft at the Muses Sea on Itokawa" (429).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
2 Prospects for observing and localizing gravitational-wave transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA B. P. Abbott et al. · Living Reviews in Relativity Open access1,100 authors 26 Apr 2018 1,175
3 Touchdown of the Hayabusa Spacecraft at the Muses Sea on Itokawa Hajime Yano, Takuji Kubota, Hideaki Miyamoto et al. · Science Jun 2006 429
4 Dysfunction of fibroblasts of extrarenal origin underlies renal fibrosis and renal anemia in mice Nariaki Asada, Masayuki Takase, Jin Nakamura et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 12 Sep 2011 347
5 Vitamin E: Regulatory Redox Interactions Taiki Miyazawa, Gregor Carpentero Burdeos, Mayuko Itaya et al. · IUBMB Life Open access 25 Jan 2019 315
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Miyagi University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Probiotics, Community Resilience, Disaster Recovery, Urban Reconstruction, Immune Responses, Gut Microbiota and Consumer Perception.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7◆ 1.05×43 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 1.94×22 topics
  3. Sustainability6▲ 1.38×14 topics
  4. Climate Change5◆ 1.03×28 topics
  5. Quality of Life4▲ 1.71×18 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress4▲ 1.41×18 topics
  7. COVID-194▲ 1.66×12 topics
  8. Antioxidant3▲ 2.7×11 topics
  9. Consumer Behavior3▲ 3.0×6 topics
  10. Heart Failure3▲ 4.2×9 topics
  11. Probiotics3▲ 7.8×5 topics
  12. Community Resilience3▲ 10×2 topics
  13. Gut Microbiota3▲ 5.2×7 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 2.6×11 topics
  15. Clinical Trials3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  16. Disaster Recovery3▲ 198×1 topic
  17. Social Capital3▲ 3.1×8 topics
  18. Urban Reconstruction3▲ 198×1 topic
  19. Metabolism3▲ 3.0×10 topics
  20. Consumer Perception3▲ 6.7×6 topics
  21. Immune Responses3▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Prevalence3▲ 3.8×7 topics
  23. Self-Efficacy3▲ 5.9×5 topics
  24. Microbiota3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  25. Immune Modulation2▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Ion Channels2▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Cancer Prevention2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  28. Prebiotics2▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  30. Lipid Oxidation2▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Ocean Acidification2▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Gut Health2▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Lactic Acid Bacteria2▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Benthic Communities2▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Polyphenols2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  37. Stress Management2▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Kelp Forests2▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Seagrasses2▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Neuronal Function2▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Miyagi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Marine and coastal plant biology and Gut microbiota and health.

  1. 1 Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies Transportation 3 works
  2. 2 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 2 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 2 works
  4. 4 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 1 works
  6. 6 Potassium and Related Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Mast cells and histamine Immunology 1 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 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 available56.4%not open43.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Miyagi University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Miyagi University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00085% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Miyagi University0.00067% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Miyagi 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Miyagi University7.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.6% in 2013.

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