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Nippon Medical School

In research, Nippon Medical School stands highest in Medicine (#1,961 of 8,541 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,341 of 9,902 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,742 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Immunology and Allergy, Gastroenterology and Dermatology (Immunology and Allergy is 13.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,620
of 22,385 · #15,665 all time
Rank in Japan
#147
of 924
Research works
16k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
232k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.76×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Nippon Medical School

What is Nippon Medical School known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #1,961 of 8,541 7.0%1,326 #5013
Health SciencesDomain #2,341 of 9,902 6.9%1,366 #6489
Life SciencesDomain #2,742 of 6,403 7.0%257 #5765
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,486 of 2,964 6.6%157 #3136
SurgerySubfield #793 of 1,532 7.3%245 #1891
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,203 of 1,880 6.7%86 #2500
EpidemiologySubfield #605 of 927 7.2%75 #1415
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #699 of 1,037 5.7%166 #1457
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #560 of 736 5.5%115 #1155
OncologySubfield #634 of 755 5.5%92 #1290

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nippon Medical School 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Medicine#5,013 #1,961
  2. Health Sciences#6,489 #2,341
  3. Life Sciences#5,765 #2,742
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,136 #1,486
  5. Surgery#1,891 #793
  6. Molecular Biology#2,500 #1,203
  7. Epidemiology#1,415 #605
  8. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#1,457 #699
  9. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#1,155 #560
  10. Oncology#1,290 #634
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Nippon Medical School work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Nippon Medical School is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (77%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Immunology and Microbiology (3%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,556 fractional works · 79.0% of its workMedicine: 1,510 fractional works · 76.6% of its workSurgery: 277 fractional works · 14.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 191 fractional works · 9.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 133 fractional works · 6.7% of its workOncology: 106 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEpidemiology: 85 fractional works · 4.3% of its workNeurology: 52 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 51 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRheumatology: 49 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 49 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDermatology: 44 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 43 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 32 fractional works · 1.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGastroenterology: 28 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHematology: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNephrology: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 289 fractional works · 14.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 173 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 93 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGenetics: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 53 fractional works · 2.7% of its workImmunology: 47 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 48 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 77 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEngineering: 42 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 48 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPsychology: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNippon MedicalSchool1,971fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences79%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences1,55679.0%
    1. Medicine1,51076.6%
    2. Health Professions311.6%
    3. Nursing90.5%
    4. Dentistry40.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1738.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology532.7%
    3. Neuroscience482.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics90.5%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences50.3%
    1. Engineering422.1%
    2. Computer Science110.5%
    3. Environmental Science80.4%
    4. Materials Science40.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy40.2%
    6. Chemistry40.2%
    7. Mathematics30.2%
    8. Energy10.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Psychology211.1%
    2. Social Sciences140.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance70.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities30.2%
    5. Decision Sciences20.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Nippon Medical School specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Immunology and Allergy takes 13.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 21.6 works14×
  2. GastroenterologySubfield · 28.5 works12×
  3. DermatologySubfield · 43.8 works8.5×
  4. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 133.0 works6.4×
  5. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 190.9 works6.3×
  6. NephrologySubfield · 26.1 works6.1×
  7. SurgerySubfield · 277.3 works6.0×
  8. RheumatologySubfield · 49.4 works5.5×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.65× its world share, 173 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.65× its world share, 52 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 48 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.34× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.99× its world share, 1,510 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.99×1,510 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.65×52 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.65×173 works
  4. Neuroscience1.51×48 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.34×9 works
  6. Nursing0.94×9 works
  7. Health Professions0.60×31 works
  8. Veterinary0.50×1 works
  9. Dentistry0.44×4 works
  10. Psychology0.35×21 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×7 works
  12. Engineering0.14×42 works
  13. Chemistry0.13×4 works
  14. Mathematics0.13×3 works
  15. Environmental Science0.09×8 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.09×4 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.09×2 works
  18. Computer Science0.07×10 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×5 works
  20. Materials Science0.06×4 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.06×3 works
  22. Social Sciences0.06×14 works
  23. Energy0.04×1 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.02×0 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×1 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Nippon Medical School?

Ranked on the quality score, Ruby Pawankar, Masataka Kuwana and Arata Azuma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nippon Medical School.

  1. 1 Ruby Pawankar Japan · #78,326 worldwide 25k citations · 306 works
  2. 2 Masataka Kuwana Japan · #94,283 worldwide 31k citations · 802 works
  3. 3 Arata Azuma Japan · #442,175 worldwide 27k citations · 478 works
  4. 4 Mashito Sakai Japan · #520,934 worldwide 2.4k citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Wataru Shimizu Japan · #526,872 worldwide 49k citations · 1,606 works
  6. 6 Keiji Tanaka Japan · #707,213 worldwide 46k citations · 592 works
  7. 7 Takeshi Nishino Japan · #708,781 worldwide 10k citations · 231 works
  8. 8 Takashi Tagami Japan · #794,902 worldwide 4.4k citations · 244 works
  9. 9 Shiro Minami Japan · #825,569 worldwide 8.4k citations · 197 works
  10. 10 Naohiko Akimoto Japan · #890,285 worldwide 2.3k citations · 128 works
All ranked researchers at Nippon Medical School

What are the most cited papers from Nippon Medical School?

The most cited paper from Nippon Medical School is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2016), with 6,023 citations. Next come "Gefitinib or Chemotherapy for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Mutated EGFR" (5,607) and "Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) 2008*" (4,764).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
2 Gefitinib or Chemotherapy for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Mutated EGFR Makoto Maemondo et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 23 Jun 2010 5,607
3 Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) 2008* Jean Bousquet et al. · Allergy Open access 7 Mar 2008 4,764
4 Efficacy and Safety of Nintedanib in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Luca Richeldi et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 18 May 2014 4,731
5 Pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy for previously untreated, PD-L1-expressing, locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (KEYNOTE-042): a randomised, open-label, controlled, phase 3 trial Tony S.K. Mok et al. · The Lancet Open access258 authors 4 Apr 2019 3,392
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nippon Medical School?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Chemotherapy, Guidelines, Management and Prognostic 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-now 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. Epidemiology225▲ 2.9×110 topics
  2. Inflammation132▲ 3.2×76 topics
  3. Treatment117▲ 4.9×43 topics
  4. Diagnosis100▲ 5.5×37 topics
  5. Chemotherapy90▲ 6.4×23 topics
  6. Quality of Life79▲ 2.8×41 topics
  7. Management76▲ 4.9×27 topics
  8. Guidelines68▲ 7.3×13 topics
  9. Immunotherapy62▲ 4.4×19 topics
  10. Risk Factors62▲ 2.8×30 topics
  11. Cancer61▲ 2.3×47 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines59▲ 5.4×14 topics
  13. Complications57▲ 5.8×17 topics
  14. Heart Failure56▲ 6.3×13 topics
  15. Prognostic Factors55▲ 6.5×14 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease54▲ 2.4×35 topics
  17. Surgical Management48▲ 6.0×20 topics
  18. Clinical Trials45▲ 3.4×17 topics
  19. Neoadjuvant Therapy44▲ 9.3×5 topics
  20. Autoantibodies43▲ 9.3×8 topics
  21. Biomarkers43▲ 3.1×14 topics
  22. Echocardiography42▲ 7.8×8 topics
  23. TGF-ß42▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Fibrosis42▲ 11×8 topics
  25. Genetic Mutations41▲ 4.8×22 topics
  26. Tumor Microenvironment39▲ 4.3×8 topics
  27. Molecular Characterization38▲ 11×6 topics
  28. Targeted Therapy34▲ 7.8×5 topics
  29. Survival Analysis34▲ 6.3×6 topics
  30. Neuroprotection33▲ 4.8×16 topics
  31. Catheter Ablation32▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Endothelial Dysfunction32▲ 7.0×7 topics
  33. Interstitial Lung Disease32▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Treatment Guidelines30▲ 7.1×6 topics
  35. Stroke Prevention30▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Anticoagulant Therapy28▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition28▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Endoscopic Resection26▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Asthma26▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Regulatory T Cells25▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Nippon Medical School publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations.

Interstitial Lung Diseas…22Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 22 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Dis…20Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 20 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 18 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 16 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 15 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 15 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 14 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …14Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 14 fractional worksAllergic Rhinitis and Sensitization: 14 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 13 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineDermatologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 22 works
  2. 2 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 20 works
  3. 3 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 18 works
  4. 4 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 16 works
  5. 5 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 15 works
  6. 6 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 15 works
  7. 7 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 14 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 14 works
  9. 9 Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization Immunology and Allergy 14 works
  10. 10 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 13 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 available53.2%not open46.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nippon Medical School's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nippon Medical School as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0084% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Nippon Medical School0.0074% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nippon Medical School over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Nippon Medical School6.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.6% in 2008.

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