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Osaka Dental University

In research, Osaka Dental University stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,381 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,579 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oral Surgery and Dentistry (Oral Surgery is 44.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,997
of 22,385 · #33,042 all time
Rank in Japan
#475
of 924
Research works
3.6k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
38k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Osaka Dental University

What is Osaka Dental University 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,381 of 9,902 5.5%187 #15592
MedicineField #6,579 of 8,541 5.2%103 #13967

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

Which fields of science does Osaka Dental University work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Osaka Dental University is in Health Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (37%), Dentistry (20%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 214 fractional works · 68.0% of its workMedicine: 116 fractional works · 36.8% of its workPhysiology: 16 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 4.8% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workUrology: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 65 fractional works · 20.5% of its workOral Surgery: 27 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPeriodontics: 17 fractional works · 5.5% of its workOrthodontics: 17 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 30 fractional works · 9.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 12 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 54 fractional works · 17.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 40 fractional works · 12.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 35 fractional works · 11.2% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKOsaka DentalUniversity315fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences68%Social Sciences4%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11636.8%
    2. Dentistry6520.5%
    3. Health Professions309.4%
    4. Nursing41.2%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4012.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology62.0%
    3. Neuroscience51.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.6%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    1. Engineering165.2%
    2. Materials Science51.7%
    3. Chemistry51.7%
    4. Computer Science30.9%
    5. Mathematics20.7%
    6. Environmental Science20.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
    1. Psychology51.7%
    2. Social Sciences31.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities20.5%
    4. Decision Sciences10.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Osaka Dental University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oral Surgery takes 44.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Oral SurgerySubfield · 27.1 works45×
  2. DentistryField · 64.6 works42×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.36× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.95× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.06× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 42.24× its world share, 65 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.56× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.91× its world share, 116 worksMedicineNursing: 2.40× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 42.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry42.24×65 works
  2. Health Professions3.56×30 works
  3. Nursing2.40×4 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.36×40 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.95×6 works
  6. Medicine1.91×116 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.63×2 works
  8. Veterinary1.17×0 works
  9. Chemistry1.06×5 works
  10. Neuroscience0.94×5 works
  11. Mathematics0.61×2 works
  12. Psychology0.55×5 works
  13. Materials Science0.49×5 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.39×1 works
  15. Engineering0.35×16 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.30×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.19×2 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.15×1 works
  19. Environmental Science0.12×2 works
  20. Computer Science0.11×3 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×1 works
  22. Social Sciences0.08×3 works
  23. Energy0.01×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.01×0 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Osaka Dental University?

Ranked on the quality score, Peiqi Li, Jun-ichi INOUE and Niels Brill lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Osaka Dental University.

  1. 1 Peiqi Li Japan · #908,260 worldwide 1.3k citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Jun-ichi INOUE Japan · #3,141,145 worldwide 649 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Niels Brill Japan · #3,633,419 worldwide 1.5k citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Yuya Hirai Japan · #4,064,724 worldwide 372 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Akiko Shimada Japan · #4,328,621 worldwide 1.9k citations · 109 works
  6. 6 Yuki Omori Japan · #4,860,915 worldwide 754 citations · 60 works
  7. 7 Masami Miyamae Japan · #4,911,957 worldwide 1.6k citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Shunsuke Baba Japan · #4,922,743 worldwide 3.1k citations · 302 works
  9. 9 Masataka Itoda Japan · #5,108,583 worldwide 751 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Hirofumi Sawai Japan · #5,257,677 worldwide 2.1k citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at Osaka Dental University

What are the most cited papers from Osaka Dental University?

The most cited paper from Osaka Dental University is "Effect of psychological stress on the salivary cortisol and amylase levels in healthy young adults" (Noriyasu Takai, Masaki Yamaguchi, Toshiaki Aragaki et al., 2004), with 573 citations. Next come "Runx2 induces osteoblast and chondrocyte differentiation and enhances their migration by coupling with PI3K-Akt signaling" (475) and "Exosomes: The next generation of endogenous nanomaterials for advanced drug delivery and therapy" (420).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effect of psychological stress on the salivary cortisol and amylase levels in healthy young adults Noriyasu Takai, Masaki Yamaguchi, Toshiaki Aragaki et al. · Archives of Oral Biology 10 Sep 2004 573
2 Runx2 induces osteoblast and chondrocyte differentiation and enhances their migration by coupling with PI3K-Akt signaling Takashi Fujita, Yasu‐Taka Azuma, Ryo Fukuyama et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology Open access 28 Jun 2004 475
3 Exosomes: The next generation of endogenous nanomaterials for advanced drug delivery and therapy Wen Liao, Yu Du, Chenghao Zhang et al. · Acta Biomaterialia 28 Dec 2018 420
4 Dual Functions of Fractalkine/CX3C Ligand 1 in Trafficking of Perforin+/Granzyme B+ Cytotoxic Effector Lymphocytes That Are Defined by CX3CR1 Expression Miyuki Nishimura, Hisanori Umehara, Takashi Nakayama et al. · The Journal of Immunology Jun 2002 339
5 Retrospective analysis of 1502 patients with facial fractures S. Iida, Mikihiko Kogo, Tsuyoshi Sugiura et al. · International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Aug 2001 336
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Osaka Dental University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Bone Regeneration, Inflammation, Biomaterials, Dental Caries, Diagnostic Criteria and Psychological 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. Epidemiology40▲ 3.2×46 topics
  2. Quality of Life33▲ 7.2×26 topics
  3. Inflammation25▲ 3.7×35 topics
  4. Bone Regeneration19▲ 51×2 topics
  5. Biomaterials17▲ 22×6 topics
  6. Dental Caries16▲ 49×2 topics
  7. Diagnostic Criteria14▲ 20×6 topics
  8. Psychological Factors14▲ 21×5 topics
  9. Tissue Engineering13▲ 6.9×8 topics
  10. Regenerative Medicine13▲ 16×5 topics
  11. Bruxism12▲ 128×1 topic
  12. Temporomandibular Disorders12▲ 128×1 topic
  13. Angiogenesis12▲ 11×9 topics
  14. Dental Implants10▲ 69×1 topic
  15. Peri-implant Diseases10▲ 69×1 topic
  16. Diabetes Mellitus10▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders10▲ 5.7×9 topics
  18. Stroke10▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Microbial Ecology10▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Rehabilitation10▲ 8.0×3 topics
  21. Oral Microbiome10▲ 53×1 topic
  22. Periodontal Diseases10▲ 53×1 topic
  23. Growth Factors9▲ 22×3 topics
  24. Orthopedic Surgery9▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Platelet-Rich Plasma9▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Periodontal Regeneration8▲ 75×1 topic
  27. Tissue Regeneration8▲ 75×1 topic
  28. Elderly8▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Osteoporosis8▲ 31×2 topics
  30. Hydroxyapatite8▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Scaffolds8▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Periodontal Disease8▲ 42×2 topics
  33. Cone-Beam CT8▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Dental Imaging8▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Dysphagia8▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Swallowing8▲ 76×1 topic
  37. Dental Materials7▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Orthognathic Surgery7▲ 45×2 topics
  39. Restorative Dentistry7▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Regeneration7▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Osaka Dental University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research and Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments.

Temporomandibular Joint …12Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: 12 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…10Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 10 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 10 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 8 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 8 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 8 fractional worksDysphagia Assessment and Management: 8 fractional worksDental materials and res…7Dental materials and restorations: 7 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 7 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 6 fractional works
Complementary and Manual TherapyOral SurgeryPeriodonticsUrology3 others

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

  1. 1 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 12 works
  2. 2 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 10 works
  3. 3 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 10 works
  4. 4 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 8 works
  5. 5 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 8 works
  7. 7 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 8 works
  8. 8 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 7 works
  9. 9 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 7 works
  10. 10 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 6 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 available51.0%not open49.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.7%domestic only93.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Osaka Dental University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Osaka Dental University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Osaka Dental University0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Osaka Dental University 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 2025Osaka Dental University5.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.7% in 1991.

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