Question 1

What is Nagoya University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Nagoya University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#288 of 10,670 worldwide), Health Sciences (#449 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#410 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Algebra and Number Theory and Astronomy and Astrophysics (Condensed Matter Physics is 7.1× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Nagoya University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Nagoya University ranks #383 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#392 all time), and #5 of 924 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Nagoya University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Miyako Ueguchi‐Tanaka, Noriyuki Bob Ouchi and Takatoshi Kiba lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nagoya University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Nagoya University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Nagoya University is "Assay for lipid peroxides in animal tissues by thiobarbituric acid reaction" (Hiroshi Ohkawa, Nobuko Ohishi, Kunio Yagi, 1979), with 29,425 citations. Next come "Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC" (10,856) and "The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0–55 cal kBP)" (7,945).

Question 5

Which research topics does Nagoya University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials, Semiconductor materials and devices, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics and Nutrition and Health in Aging.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Nagoya University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Mechanical Properties, Epidemiology, Nanoparticles, Nanowires, Biomedical Applications, Deep Learning and Cancer.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Nagoya University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Nagoya University is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Engineering (18%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Nagoya University's?

Accepted Answer

Kyoto University has the research profile closest to Nagoya University's (similarity 0.96 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Physics and Astronomy, followed by Weizmann Institute of Science and RIKEN.

Question 9

Is Nagoya University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.