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Morioka University

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World rank, all time
#26,409
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,005
of 1,923
Research works
133
▼ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Morioka University

Which fields of science does Morioka University work in?

In all years, 32% of research at Morioka University is in Health Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 42 fractional works · 31.6% of its workMedicine: 32 fractional works · 23.8% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 37 fractional works · 27.9% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 7.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 27 fractional works · 20.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 11.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 7.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 19.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMoriokaUniversity133fractional works, all years
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences20%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Medicine3223.8%
    2. Nursing53.7%
    3. Health Professions43.1%
    4. Dentistry10.8%
    5. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Engineering107.7%
    2. Environmental Science64.8%
    3. Computer Science64.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences43.0%
    5. Materials Science42.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy21.6%
    7. Chemistry21.3%
    8. Energy10.9%
    9. Mathematics10.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1511.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences107.7%
    3. Neuroscience21.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1310.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities75.2%
    3. Psychology42.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
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: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.02× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.44× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.30× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 2.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.49× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy5.44×1 works
  2. Veterinary4.41×0 works
  3. Health Professions3.30×2 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.02×1 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.49×1 works
  6. Nursing2.46×0 works
  7. Psychology2.04×1 works
  8. Environmental Science1.53×1 works
  9. Social Sciences1.37×3 works
  10. Computer Science1.06×2 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.02×1 works
  12. Medicine0.92×3 works
  13. Mathematics0.76×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.62×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.55×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×0 works
  17. Engineering0.33×1 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Morioka University?

Ranked on the quality score, K. Togashi, Masaya Tomie and Tetsuya Sakajiri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Morioka University.

  1. 1 K. Togashi Japan · #3,220,783 worldwide 71 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Masaya Tomie Japan · #3,999,911 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Tetsuya Sakajiri Japan · #4,339,085 worldwide 143 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Terumi Ikawa Japan · #4,610,337 worldwide 137 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Morioka University

What are the most cited papers from Morioka University?

The most cited paper from Morioka University is "Co/C nanoparticles with low graphitization degree: a high performance microwave-absorbing material" (Tong Liu, Xiubo Xie, Yu Pang et al., 2016), with 377 citations. Next come "Lipoprotein Sorting in Bacteria" (343) and "Resolving the degradation pathways of the O3-type layered oxide cathode surface through the nano-scale aluminum oxide coating for high-energy density sodium-ion batteries" (181).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Co/C nanoparticles with low graphitization degree: a high performance microwave-absorbing material Tong Liu, Xiubo Xie, Yu Pang et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2016 377
2 Lipoprotein Sorting in Bacteria Suguru Okuda, Hajime Tokuda · Annual Review of Microbiology Review 27 Sep 2010 343
3 Resolving the degradation pathways of the O3-type layered oxide cathode surface through the nano-scale aluminum oxide coating for high-energy density sodium-ion batteries Jang‐Yeon Hwang, Seung‐Taek Myung, Ji Ung Choi et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2017 181
4 Bacterial lipoproteins; biogenesis, sorting and quality control Shin‐ichiro Narita, Hajime Tokuda · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids 19 Nov 2016 134
5 Li-ion hopping conduction in highly concentrated lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)amide/dinitrile liquid electrolytes Yosuke Ugata, Morgan L. Thomas, Toshihiko Mandai et al. · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2019 121
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Morioka University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Nutrition, Antioxidants, Obesity, Consumer Perception, Oxidative Stress, Lipid Oxidation and Meat Quality.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Inflammation8▲ 2.5×32 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 1.30×38 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress5▲ 2.2×19 topics
  4. Obesity4▲ 4.2×10 topics
  5. Nutrition4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  6. Sustainability4▲ 1.64×9 topics
  7. Antioxidants4▲ 6.3×5 topics
  8. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  9. Consumer Perception3▲ 13×2 topics
  10. Public Health3▲ 1.59×12 topics
  11. Lipid Oxidation3▲ 20×2 topics
  12. Aging3▲ 3.9×8 topics
  13. Meat Quality3▲ 22×1 topic
  14. Protein Oxidation3▲ 30×1 topic
  15. Membrane Proteins2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders2▲ 2.5×4 topics
  17. Gene Regulation2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  18. Health2▲ 3.9×2 topics
  19. Lifestyle2▲ 67×2 topics
  20. Bacterial Physiology2▲ 29×1 topic
  21. Cellular Homeostasis2▲ 23×1 topic
  22. Muscle Mass2▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Pragmatics2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  24. Signal Transduction2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  25. Dietary Behavior2▲ 127×1 topic
  26. Eating Habits2▲ 127×1 topic
  27. Nursing2▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Cathode Materials1▲ 5.1×3 topics
  29. Holocene1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  30. Modernization1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  31. Morphology1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  32. Cancer Cachexia1▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Habermas1▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Lifestyle Migration1▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Retirement Migration1▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Ribosome1▲ 9.6×1 topic
  37. Sarcopenia1▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Social Pathologies1▲ 75×1 topic
  39. Solar Influence1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Syntax1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Morioka University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications, Methodologies in Health Research and Practice, CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions and Religion, Society, and Development.

Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications: 1 fractional worksMethodologies in Health Research and Practice: 1 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Ge…1CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…0Religion, Society, and Development: 0 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 0 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 0 fractional worksWireless Communication N…0Wireless Communication Networks Research: 0 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 0 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences: 0 fractional worksInternational Student and Expatriate Challenges: 0 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentHealth Information ManagementEnvironmental EngineeringSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  2. 2 Methodologies in Health Research and Practice Health Information Management 1 works
  3. 3 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 0 works
  6. 6 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Wireless Communication Networks Research Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  8. 8 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences Education 0 works
  10. 10 International Student and Expatriate Challenges Communication 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 available53.3%not open46.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Morioka University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% lower 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 Morioka University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000039% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Morioka University0.000072% in 202519801990200020102020

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