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Nihon Pharmaceutical University

In research, Nihon Pharmaceutical University stands highest in Life Sciences (#11,851 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#15,300 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,839 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,945
of 28,054 · #25,861 all time
Rank in Japan
#576
of 1,070
Research works
411
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Nihon Pharmaceutical University 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
Life SciencesDomain #11,851 of 14,347 8.5%157
MedicineField #15,300 of 17,978 9.5%135
Health SciencesDomain #17,839 of 20,462 9.2%152

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nihon Pharmaceutical University 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: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.82× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.77× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.97× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 19.36× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 3.86× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.23× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 3.90× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 19.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nihon Pharmaceutical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Yasuyuki Murai and Naoto Uramaru lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nihon Pharmaceutical University.

  1. 1 Hiroyuki Yamamoto Japan · #667,423 worldwide 19 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Yasuyuki Murai Japan · #884,438 worldwide 8 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Naoto Uramaru Japan · #1,113,461 worldwide 25 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Kazunori Anzai Japan · #1,240,961 worldwide 23 citations · 91 works
All ranked researchers at Nihon Pharmaceutical University

Which keywords describe research at Nihon Pharmaceutical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Adverse Drug Reactions, Cancer, Alkaloids, Metabolism, Cardiovascular Disease and Aging.

▲ 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. Inflammation9▲ 5.0×40 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress7▲ 4.8×33 topics
  3. Epidemiology5▲ 1.40×28 topics
  4. Cancer5▲ 4.0×19 topics
  5. Adverse Drug Reactions4▲ 89×3 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.8×15 topics
  7. Metabolism3▲ 6.9×14 topics
  8. Alkaloids3▲ 70×5 topics
  9. Antioxidant3▲ 4.9×13 topics
  10. Obesity3▲ 4.4×12 topics
  11. Aging3▲ 5.9×9 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.6×10 topics
  13. Treatment3▲ 2.4×13 topics
  14. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  15. Heart Failure2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  16. Insulin Resistance2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  17. Pharmacological Effects2▲ 45×4 topics
  18. Total Synthesis2▲ 80×3 topics
  19. Synthesis2▲ 7.0×8 topics
  20. Clinical Pharmacy2▲ 219×1 topic
  21. Pharmaceutical Care2▲ 219×1 topic
  22. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 8.0×5 topics
  23. Herbal Medicine2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  24. Neurodegeneration2▲ 7.4×7 topics
  25. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Adverse Effects2▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 6.7×9 topics
  29. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  30. Anticancer2▲ 12×6 topics
  31. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 6.3×7 topics
  32. Pharmacokinetics2▲ 7.2×7 topics
  33. Toxicology2▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Apoptosis2▲ 6.0×8 topics
  35. Kratom2▲ 206×1 topic
  36. Mitragyna Speciosa2▲ 206×1 topic
  37. Neuroinflammation2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  38. Traditional Medicine2▲ 13×2 topics
  39. HIV Infection2▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Nuclear Receptors1▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Nihon Pharmaceutical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pharmacy and Medical Practices, Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology, Pharmaceutical studies and practices and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment.

Pharmacy and Medical Practices: 2 fractional worksAlkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical studies a…1Pharmaceutical studies and practices: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS drug developmen…1HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksComplementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 1 fractional worksDrug Transport and Resis…1Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksColor perception and design: 1 fractional worksPharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions: 1 fractional worksSafe Handling of Antineo…1Safe Handling of Antineoplastic Drugs: 1 fractional works
PharmacologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInfectious DiseasesEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism5 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmacy and Medical Practices Pharmacology 2 works
  2. 2 Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology Pharmacology 2 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment Infectious Diseases 1 works
  5. 5 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  6. 6 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Color perception and design Social Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions Toxicology 1 works
  10. 10 Safe Handling of Antineoplastic Drugs Occupational Therapy 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 available58.9%not open41.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.6%domestic only81.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nihon Pharmaceutical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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