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National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

In research, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,613 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,237 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,892 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geriatrics and Gerontology, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Physiology — Geriatrics and Gerontology is 53.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,982
of 28,054 · #7,242 all time
Rank in Japan
#204
of 1,070
Research works
2.5k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
66k
25.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,613 of 10,521 24.9%87 #3109
Health SciencesDomain #4,237 of 11,982 19.2%379 #4118
MedicineField #3,892 of 10,443 17.6%300 #3743
Life SciencesDomain #5,330 of 7,800 10.7%78 #3565
Health ProfessionsField #1,401 of 1,928 24.9%67 #2356
PhysiologySubfield #436 of 548 21.0%64 #699

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#3,109 #2,613
  2. Health Sciences#4,118 #4,237
  3. Medicine#3,743 #3,892
  4. Life Sciences#3,565 #5,330
  5. Health Professions#2,356 #1,401
  6. Physiology#699 #436
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geriatrics and Gerontology takes 53.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 32.4 works53×
  2. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 20.3 works20×
  3. PhysiologySubfield · 64.2 works13×
  4. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 31.1 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.71× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.49× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.51× its world share, 67 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.76× its world share, 300 worksMedicineNursing: 1.59× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.38× its world share, 41 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology?

Ranked on the composite score, Hidenori Arai, Kenji Toba and Shosuke Satake lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology.

  1. 1 Hidenori Arai Japan · #6,401 worldwide 1k citations · 97 works
  2. 2 Kenji Toba Japan · #53,609 worldwide 304 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Shosuke Satake Japan · #101,098 worldwide 538 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Hyuma Makizako Japan · #153,355 worldwide 186 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Ken Watanabe Japan · #178,264 worldwide 133 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Takehiko Doi Japan · #180,497 worldwide 176 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Osamu Takikawa Japan · #183,157 worldwide 146 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Katsuhiko Yanagisawa Japan · #254,485 worldwide 131 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Kota Tsutsumimoto Japan · #272,956 worldwide 150 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Zenzo Isogai Japan · #297,132 worldwide 118 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

Which keywords describe research at National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aging, Inflammation, Mortality Risk, Quality of Life, Physical Performance, Social Support, Elderly Patients and Muscle Mass.

▲ 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 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. Aging101▲ 33×16 topics
  2. Inflammation96▲ 8.1×62 topics
  3. Quality of Life51▲ 6.2×38 topics
  4. Mortality Risk50▲ 37×5 topics
  5. Physical Performance45▲ 87×2 topics
  6. Epidemiology43▲ 1.91×68 topics
  7. Social Support40▲ 13×13 topics
  8. Elderly Patients38▲ 40×4 topics
  9. Muscle Mass36▲ 58×2 topics
  10. Public Health34▲ 4.1×21 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease33▲ 5.3×31 topics
  12. Prognosis32▲ 17×5 topics
  13. Cancer Cachexia31▲ 62×1 topic
  14. Sarcopenia31▲ 62×1 topic
  15. Geriatric Assessment30▲ 77×2 topics
  16. Alzheimer's Disease30▲ 19×6 topics
  17. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment30▲ 108×1 topic
  18. Frailty30▲ 108×1 topic
  19. Biomarkers30▲ 7.6×14 topics
  20. Oxidative Stress29▲ 3.2×38 topics
  21. Neuroimaging28▲ 18×9 topics
  22. Cognitive Decline27▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Social Relationships26▲ 50×2 topics
  24. Elderly26▲ 18×6 topics
  25. Caregiver Burden25▲ 40×3 topics
  26. Cognitive Training25▲ 48×2 topics
  27. Dementia24▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Mild Cognitive Impairment24▲ 51×1 topic
  29. Parkinson's Disease21▲ 16×7 topics
  30. Rehabilitation20▲ 9.2×11 topics
  31. Health Disparities19▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Health Equity19▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Loneliness19▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Socioeconomic Inequalities19▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Neurodegeneration17▲ 10×8 topics
  36. Long-Term Care17▲ 38×2 topics
  37. Muscle Strength16▲ 26×5 topics
  38. Functional Recovery16▲ 18×4 topics
  39. Fall Risk15▲ 62×1 topic
  40. Gait Speed15▲ 62×1 topic

Which research topics does National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nutrition and Health in Aging, Frailty in Older Adults, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Health disparities and outcomes.

Nutrition and Health in Aging: 31 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 30 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 24 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 19 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 15 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…14Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 14 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 11 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 8 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 8 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 8 fractional works
PhysiologyGeriatrics and GerontologyPsychiatry and Mental healthHealth4 others

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

  1. 1 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 31 works
  2. 2 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 30 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 24 works
  4. 4 Health disparities and outcomes Health 19 works
  5. 5 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 15 works
  6. 6 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 14 works
  7. 7 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 11 works
  8. 8 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 8 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  10. 10 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 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 available51.8%not open48.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher 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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