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Okinawa Prefecture

In research, Okinawa Prefecture stands highest in Health Sciences (#14,932 of 20,462 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#19,329 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,299 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,108
of 28,054 · #27,422 all time
Rank in Japan
#942
of 1,070
Research works
470
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Okinawa Prefecture 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 #14,932 of 20,462 9.9%167
Physical SciencesDomain #19,329 of 21,541 9.3%132
Life SciencesDomain #13,299 of 14,347 10.1%137
MedicineField #16,864 of 17,978 9.4%147

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Okinawa Prefecture 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: 1.97× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.13× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.26× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.34× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.76× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Okinawa Prefecture?

Ranked on the composite score, 智子 山本 lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Okinawa Prefecture.

  1. 1 智子 山本 Japan · #715,963 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Okinawa Prefecture

Which keywords describe research at Okinawa Prefecture?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Heart Failure, Climate Change, Echocardiography, Risk Factors, Ocean Acidification, Conservation and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.2×41 topics
  2. Climate Change5▲ 2.4×20 topics
  3. Heart Failure3▲ 9.9×8 topics
  4. Risk Factors3▲ 3.7×9 topics
  5. Inflammation3▲ 1.81×17 topics
  6. Diagnosis3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  7. Treatment3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  8. Echocardiography2▲ 11×5 topics
  9. Biodiversity2▲ 3.8×10 topics
  10. Conservation2▲ 6.7×7 topics
  11. Ocean Acidification2▲ 37×3 topics
  12. Population Dynamics2▲ 9.5×8 topics
  13. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 9.9×8 topics
  14. Guidelines2▲ 5.1×7 topics
  15. Benthic Communities2▲ 38×2 topics
  16. Biomechanics2▲ 7.4×7 topics
  17. Marine Biodiversity2▲ 38×2 topics
  18. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy2▲ 49×1 topic
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 3.7×7 topics
  21. Complications2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  22. Ecosystem Management2▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator2▲ 49×1 topic
  24. Phylogeny2▲ 13×5 topics
  25. Sudden Cardiac Death2▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Ecosystem Resilience1▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Endothelial Dysfunction1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  28. Ethical Considerations1▲ 5.0×3 topics
  29. Fisheries Sustainability1▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Matrix Metalloproteinases1▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Prophylaxis1▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Altruism1▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Cooperation1▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Kelp Forests1▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Seagrasses1▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Treatment Guidelines1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  37. Trophic Cascades1▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Ecosystem Functioning1▲ 7.6×4 topics
  39. Endovascular Repair1▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Fisheries1▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does Okinawa Prefecture publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, Marine and coastal plant biology, Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation and Aortic aneurysm repair treatments.

Cardiac pacing and defib…2Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant…1Marine and coastal plant biology: 1 fractional worksEvolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation: 1 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair treatments: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…1Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 1 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOceanographySociology and Political SciencePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 1 works
  3. 3 Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  8. 8 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  9. 9 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 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 available57.5%not open42.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Okinawa Prefecture's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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