Question 1

What is Niigata University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Niigata University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,610 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#1,520 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,431 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Periodontics, Nephrology and Dentistry (Periodontics is 6.4× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Niigata University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Niigata University ranks #2,541 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#3,038 all time), and #49 of 924 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Niigata University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Shun Kageyama, Kosuke Yoshihara and Takeshi Ikeuchi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Niigata University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Niigata University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Niigata University is "SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python" (Pauli Virtanen et al., 2020), with 40,161 citations. Next come "Geant4—a simulation toolkit" (25,572) and "Inferring tumour purity and stromal and immune cell admixture from expression data" (10,966).

Question 5

Which research topics does Niigata University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Urban and spatial planning, Dysphagia Assessment and Management, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Niigata University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Treatment, Chemotherapy, Neurological Disorders, Oxidative Stress and Neurodegeneration.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Niigata University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Niigata University is in Health Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Engineering (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Niigata University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.