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Nara Prefectural University

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Research works
55
▲ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
191
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Nara Prefectural University

Not ranked overall: Nara Prefectural University is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Nara Prefectural University work in?

In all years, 37% of research at Nara Prefectural University is in Health Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (35%), Social Sciences (21%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 20 fractional works · 37.0% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 35.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 27.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 21.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 8.8% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 21.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 9.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 14.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNara PrefecturalUniversity55fractional works, all years
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences37%Social Sciences28%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1935.4%
    2. Health Professions00.9%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Social Sciences1221.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.2%
    3. Psychology12.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Environmental Science59.5%
    2. Engineering35.1%
    3. Energy12.6%
    4. Computer Science11.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.0%
    6. Chemistry00.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences46.4%
    2. Neuroscience24.1%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 3.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.55× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.75× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science3.55×2 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.09×1 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.20×0 works
  4. Social Sciences2.03×2 works
  5. Psychology1.75×0 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.48×0 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.16×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.73×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.71×0 works
  10. Medicine0.65×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.45×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×0 works
  13. Engineering0.29×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.28×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nara Prefectural University?

Ranked on the quality score, Akiko Sakanishi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nara Prefectural University.

  1. 1 Akiko Sakanishi Japan · #4,645,590 worldwide 22 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Nara Prefectural University

What are the most cited papers from Nara Prefectural University?

The most cited paper from Nara Prefectural University is "Association between Tooth Loss and the Development of Mild Memory Impairment in the Elderly: The Fujiwara-kyo Study" (Nozomi Okamoto, Masayuki Morikawa, Kimiko Tomioka et al., 2015), with 108 citations. Next come "Association of Tooth Loss With Development of Swallowing Problems in Community-Dwelling Independent Elderly Population: The Fujiwara-kyo Study" (66) and "Cognitive insight and functional outcome in schizophrenia; a multi-center collaborative study with the specific level of functioning scale–Japanese version" (51).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Association between Tooth Loss and the Development of Mild Memory Impairment in the Elderly: The Fujiwara-kyo Study Nozomi Okamoto, Masayuki Morikawa, Kimiko Tomioka et al. · Journal of Alzheimer s Disease Open access 6 Feb 2015 108
2 Association of Tooth Loss With Development of Swallowing Problems in Community-Dwelling Independent Elderly Population: The Fujiwara-kyo Study Nozomi Okamoto, Masayuki Morikawa, Motokazu Yanagi et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series A Open access 3 Sep 2015 66
3 Cognitive insight and functional outcome in schizophrenia; a multi-center collaborative study with the specific level of functioning scale–Japanese version Tomiki Sumiyoshi et al. · Schizophrenia Research Cognition Open access 28 Sep 2016 51
4 Beneficial effects of working later in life on the health of community‐dwelling older adults Kimiko Tomioka, Norio Kurumatani, Hiroshi Hosoi · Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international 2 Nov 2017 38
5 Comparison between AP and SP Parameters in Trans-and Extratympanic Electrocochleography Nozomu Mori, Kazuo Saeki, Takashi Matsunaga et al. · International Journal of Audiology 1982 29
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nara Prefectural University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Community Participation, Energy Consumption, landscape conservation, Satoyama, Neuroimaging, Modernization and Fibrosis.

▲ 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. Sustainability4▲ 4.0×7 topics
  2. Treatment2▲ 3.1×10 topics
  3. Community Participation2▲ 16×2 topics
  4. Economic Growth2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  5. Energy Consumption2▲ 26×2 topics
  6. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.3×2 topics
  7. Satoyama2▲ 182×1 topic
  8. landscape conservation2▲ 182×1 topic
  9. Culture2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  10. Modernization2▲ 26×2 topics
  11. Neuroimaging2▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Obesity2▲ 4.0×2 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  14. Fibrosis2▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Chamber Quantification2▲ 35×1 topic
  16. Echocardiography2▲ 10×1 topic
  17. Endothelial Dysfunction2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  18. Heart Failure2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders1▲ 3.9×6 topics
  20. Urban Regeneration1▲ 56×2 topics
  21. Agricultural Practices1▲ 71×1 topic
  22. Autoantibodies1▲ 10×1 topic
  23. Coagulopathy1▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Diversity1▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Systemic Sclerosis1▲ 75×1 topic
  26. Water Management1▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Agricultural Development1▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Hepatic Encephalopathy1▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Liver Cirrhosis1▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Housing Market1▲ 251×1 topic
  31. Immunohistochemistry1▲ 21×4 topics
  32. Labor Market1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  33. Rural Sustainable Development1▲ 393×1 topic
  34. Tourist Satisfaction1▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Urbanization1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  36. Ivermectin1▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Japan1▲ 67×1 topic
  38. Livestock Farming1▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Lymphatic Filariasis1▲ 133×1 topic
  40. Society1▲ 8.1×1 topic

Which research topics does Nara Prefectural University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Community and Sustainable Development and Halal products and consumer behavior.

Agriculture and Rural De…1Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 1 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 0 fractional worksCommunity and Sustainable Development: 0 fractional worksHalal products and consu…0Halal products and consumer behavior: 0 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 0 fractional worksAgriculture, Water, and Health: 0 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…0Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 0 fractional worksForest ecology and manag…0Forest ecology and management: 0 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Sp…0Religious Tourism and Spaces: 0 fractional worksImpact of Light on Envir…0Impact of Light on Environment and Health: 0 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsUrban StudiesEducationSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  2. 2 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 0 works
  3. 3 Community and Sustainable Development Education 0 works
  4. 4 Halal products and consumer behavior Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Agriculture, Water, and Health Water Science and Technology 0 works
  7. 7 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  9. 9 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 0 works
  10. 10 Impact of Light on Environment and Health Global and Planetary Change 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 available50.5%not open49.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.6%domestic only94.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nara Prefectural University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% 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 Nara Prefectural University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000014% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Nara Prefectural University0.000056% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nara Prefectural University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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