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National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

In research, National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya stands highest in Health Sciences (#15,819 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#14,119 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,825
of 28,054 · #33,368 all time
Rank in Japan
#990
of 1,070
Research works
593
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.8k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya 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
Health SciencesDomain #15,819 of 20,462 12.0%336
MedicineField #14,119 of 17,978 11.9%304

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya 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).

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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.85× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.53× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.60× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya?

Ranked on the composite score, Yoshinobu Ohira, Hiroaki Kanehisa and Mamoru Nishimuta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya.

  1. 1 Yoshinobu Ohira Japan · #513,273 worldwide 86 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Hiroaki Kanehisa Japan · #720,935 worldwide 83 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Mamoru Nishimuta Japan · #830,214 worldwide 40 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Yohei Takai Japan · #965,223 worldwide 39 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Kazuto Saito Japan · #1,015,943 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Ryu Nagahara Japan · #1,156,170 worldwide 34 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Futoshi Ogita Japan · #1,378,083 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Hiroki Nakamoto Japan · #1,547,978 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Eiji Fujita Japan · #1,583,839 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Shigefumi Hata Japan · #1,628,222 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Intensity Interval Training, Resistance Training, Performance Analysis, Training Load, Injury Prevention, Risk Factors, Gait Analysis and Prevention.

▲ 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. High-Intensity Interval Training14▲ 156×2 topics
  2. Resistance Training12▲ 156×2 topics
  3. Performance Analysis11▲ 59×1 topic
  4. Training Load11▲ 200×1 topic
  5. Injury Prevention10▲ 103×3 topics
  6. Epidemiology9▲ 2.8×14 topics
  7. Risk Factors8▲ 8.2×6 topics
  8. Gait Analysis7▲ 89×2 topics
  9. Prevention7▲ 19×2 topics
  10. Athletic Training7▲ 87×2 topics
  11. Muscle Injuries6▲ 116×1 topic
  12. Sports Injury6▲ 116×1 topic
  13. Biomechanics5▲ 20×4 topics
  14. Low Back Pain4▲ 31×2 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.8×8 topics
  16. Golf Biomechanics4▲ 416×1 topic
  17. Swing Kinematics4▲ 416×1 topic
  18. Inflammation4▲ 2.2×11 topics
  19. Foot Strike Patterns4▲ 124×1 topic
  20. Running Injuries4▲ 124×1 topic
  21. Obesity4▲ 5.7×7 topics
  22. Electromyography3▲ 81×1 topic
  23. Muscle Fatigue3▲ 81×1 topic
  24. Vascular Function3▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Exercise3▲ 32×3 topics
  26. Metabolism3▲ 7.3×4 topics
  27. Cardiorespiratory Fitness3▲ 87×1 topic
  28. Exercise Capacity3▲ 87×1 topic
  29. Elderly3▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Aging2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  31. Emotion Regulation2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  32. Physical Fitness2▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Diabetes2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  34. Insulin Resistance2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  35. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Muscle Strength2▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Physical Performance2▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Fall Risk2▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Gait Speed2▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Self-Efficacy2▲ 8.3×3 topics

Which research topics does National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Sports injuries and prevention, Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics and Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies.

Sports Performance and T…11Sports Performance and Training: 11 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…6Sports injuries and prevention: 6 fractional worksSports Dynamics and Biom…4Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics: 4 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 4 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…3Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 3 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 2 fractional worksSports Analytics and Performance: 2 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 2 fractional worksMotor Control and Adaptation: 2 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineBiomedical EngineeringComplementary and alternative medicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation3 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 11 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  8. 8 Sports Analytics and Performance Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Motor Control and Adaptation Cognitive Neuroscience 2 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 available51.3%not open48.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.4%domestic only83.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% lower 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.