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National Institute of Public Health

In research, National Institute of Public Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,505 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,747
of 28,054 · #15,015 all time
Rank in Japan
#390
of 1,070
Research works
1.1k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Public Health 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,505 of 11,982 17.2%79 #7663

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Public Health 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: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.54× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.37× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 9.30× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.22× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.28× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 2.34× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.68× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Public Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Shinji Takemura, Noriko Kato and Toshiro Tango lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Public Health.

  1. 1 Shinji Takemura Japan · #273,821 worldwide 47 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Noriko Kato Japan · #327,516 worldwide 50 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Toshiro Tango Japan · #358,704 worldwide 90 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Takako Tsutsui Japan · #435,112 worldwide 54 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Koji Kosaka Japan · #482,546 worldwide 73 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Takashi Fukuda Japan · #709,398 worldwide 120 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Chiyoji Ohkubo Japan · #943,685 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Mari Asami Japan · #1,172,042 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Akira Ushiyama Japan · #1,195,794 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Tetsuji Yokoyama Japan · #1,196,000 worldwide 12 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Public Health

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Public Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Health Effects, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Global Burden, COVID-19 and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 3.0×64 topics
  2. Quality of Life12▲ 6.1×18 topics
  3. Inflammation10▲ 3.6×31 topics
  4. Health Effects10▲ 12×17 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 6.5×22 topics
  6. COVID-198▲ 4.2×11 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress7▲ 3.2×26 topics
  8. Risk Factors7▲ 4.5×18 topics
  9. Public Health7▲ 3.3×23 topics
  10. Global Burden6▲ 8.5×10 topics
  11. Mortality5▲ 6.5×9 topics
  12. Aging4▲ 6.0×10 topics
  13. Dental Caries4▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Social Support4▲ 5.7×9 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.7×16 topics
  16. Obesity4▲ 4.0×12 topics
  17. Prevention4▲ 7.2×5 topics
  18. Microbial Ecology4▲ 17×3 topics
  19. Pandemic4▲ 2.8×7 topics
  20. Water Treatment4▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Cancer Risk4▲ 12×7 topics
  22. Depression4▲ 3.0×10 topics
  23. Pathogenesis4▲ 5.0×12 topics
  24. Healthcare Workers3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  25. Infectious Diseases3▲ 7.4×7 topics
  26. Social Determinants3▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Fluoride3▲ 45×2 topics
  28. Health Disparities3▲ 8.6×6 topics
  29. Chronic Kidney Disease3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  30. Oral Health3▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Remineralization3▲ 54×1 topic
  32. Drinking Water3▲ 58×2 topics
  33. Infection3▲ 8.1×6 topics
  34. Mortality Risk3▲ 8.5×3 topics
  35. Carcinogenicity2▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Disinfection By-Products2▲ 84×1 topic
  37. Genotoxicity2▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Cost-effectiveness Analysis2▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Diabetes Mellitus2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  40. Health Utility Measures2▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does National Institute of Public Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Health and Care Utilization, Water Treatment and Disinfection, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management.

Dental Health and Care U…3Dental Health and Care Utilization: 3 fractional worksWater Treatment and Disi…2Water Treatment and Disinfection: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…2Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disea…2Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…2Health disparities and outcomes: 2 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 2 fractional worksInfection Control and Ventilation: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health1COVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional works
PeriodonticsHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEconomics and EconometricsNephrology5 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 3 works
  2. 2 Water Treatment and Disinfection Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  3. 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 2 works
  5. 5 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  7. 7 Health disparities and outcomes Health 2 works
  8. 8 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 2 works
  9. 9 Infection Control and Ventilation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 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 available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Public Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017.

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