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Nishikyushu University

In research, Nishikyushu University stands highest in Health Sciences (#19,957 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,950
of 28,054 · #30,463 all time
Rank in Japan
#1,005
of 1,070
Research works
306
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Nishikyushu 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
Health SciencesDomain #19,957 of 20,462 7.8%141

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nishikyushu 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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.79× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.39× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.40× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.11× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nishikyushu University?

Ranked on the composite score, 誠 永田, Shinichi Tanaka and Hiroshi OTAO lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nishikyushu University.

  1. 1 誠 永田 Japan · #200,495 worldwide 0 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Shinichi Tanaka Japan · #1,036,066 worldwide 59 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Hiroshi OTAO Japan · #1,243,538 worldwide 24 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Mizuki Hachiya Japan · #1,410,799 worldwide 14 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Atsuko Kubo Japan · #1,474,152 worldwide 13 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Nishikyushu University

Which keywords describe research at Nishikyushu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Injury Prevention, Risk Factors, Prevention, Athletic Training, Muscle Injuries, Sports Injury 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. Epidemiology11▲ 3.6×17 topics
  2. Quality of Life5▲ 4.9×18 topics
  3. Risk Factors5▲ 6.4×6 topics
  4. Injury Prevention5▲ 53×3 topics
  5. Mental Health5▲ 4.4×14 topics
  6. Prevention5▲ 15×5 topics
  7. Athletic Training5▲ 67×2 topics
  8. Muscle Injuries4▲ 90×1 topic
  9. Sports Injury4▲ 90×1 topic
  10. Aging4▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Rehabilitation4▲ 12×8 topics
  12. Inflammation4▲ 2.3×13 topics
  13. Depression3▲ 4.9×8 topics
  14. Psychological Factors3▲ 20×4 topics
  15. Social Support3▲ 7.7×9 topics
  16. Global Burden3▲ 7.7×3 topics
  17. Muscle Strength3▲ 39×3 topics
  18. Elderly3▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Low Back Pain3▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Self-Efficacy3▲ 14×6 topics
  21. Clinical Trials3▲ 5.5×7 topics
  22. Physical Performance3▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Chronic Pain3▲ 16×2 topics
  24. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Disability2▲ 30×1 topic
  26. Measurement Properties2▲ 43×1 topic
  27. Well-being2▲ 8.3×10 topics
  28. Biomechanics2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  29. Emotion Regulation2▲ 9.4×6 topics
  30. Performance Analysis2▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Training Load2▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Elderly Population2▲ 68×2 topics
  33. Muscle Mass2▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Fall Risk2▲ 58×1 topic
  35. Functional Recovery2▲ 17×4 topics
  36. Gait Speed2▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Gait Analysis2▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Shoulder Function2▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Cognitive Decline2▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Nishikyushu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports injuries and prevention, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Sports Performance and Training and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention.

Sports injuries and prev…4Sports injuries and prevention: 4 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksSports Performance and T…2Sports Performance and Training: 2 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls…2Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…2Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksExercise and Physiologic…2Exercise and Physiological Responses: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and …1Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePharmacologyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPsychiatry and Mental health4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  3. 3 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  5. 5 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  6. 6 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  7. 7 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Exercise and Physiological Responses Rehabilitation 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 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 available63.2%not open36.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.4%domestic only80.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nishikyushu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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.

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