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Osaka Dental University

In research, Osaka Dental University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,573 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,733 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oral Surgery and Dentistry — Oral Surgery is 43.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,520
of 28,054 · #11,181 all time
Rank in Japan
#324
of 1,070
Research works
3.6k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Osaka Dental University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,573 of 11,982 11.1%187 #3807
MedicineField #4,733 of 10,443 10.0%103 #4362

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Osaka Dental University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oral Surgery takes 43.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Oral SurgerySubfield · 23.3 works43×
  2. DentistryField · 56.0 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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.46× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.05× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 41.55× its world share, 56 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.45× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.92× its world share, 103 worksMedicineNursing: 2.35× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× 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, 41.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Osaka Dental University?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Okazaki, Kayoko Hashimoto and J. Takahashi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Osaka Dental University.

  1. 1 M. Okazaki Japan · #164,336 worldwide 259 citations · 69 works
  2. 2 Kayoko Hashimoto Japan · #412,782 worldwide 43 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 J. Takahashi Japan · #617,597 worldwide 36 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Masatoshi Ueda Japan · #755,682 worldwide 60 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Akira YAMAOKA Japan · #804,282 worldwide 38 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Hiromasa Takashima Japan · #812,577 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Naoyuki Matsumoto Japan · #823,999 worldwide 160 citations · 122 works
  8. 8 Kimishige Shimizutani Japan · #912,804 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Fumihiko Suwa Japan · #920,752 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Yuto Tanaka Japan · #922,328 worldwide 26 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Osaka Dental University

Which keywords describe research at Osaka Dental University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology35▲ 3.1×41 topics
  2. Quality of Life28▲ 7.1×22 topics
  3. Inflammation23▲ 3.9×34 topics
  4. Bone Regeneration16▲ 50×2 topics
  5. Biomaterials15▲ 23×6 topics
  6. Dental Caries14▲ 52×2 topics
  7. Diagnostic Criteria13▲ 20×6 topics
  8. Psychological Factors12▲ 21×5 topics
  9. Tissue Engineering12▲ 6.7×8 topics
  10. Regenerative Medicine11▲ 16×5 topics
  11. Angiogenesis10▲ 12×9 topics
  12. Bruxism10▲ 134×1 topic
  13. Temporomandibular Disorders10▲ 134×1 topic
  14. Neurological Disorders10▲ 6.0×9 topics
  15. Dental Implants9▲ 68×1 topic
  16. Peri-implant Diseases9▲ 68×1 topic
  17. Stroke9▲ 19×4 topics
  18. Rehabilitation9▲ 8.4×3 topics
  19. Diabetes Mellitus9▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Microbial Ecology9▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Oral Microbiome9▲ 57×1 topic
  22. Periodontal Diseases9▲ 57×1 topic
  23. Growth Factors8▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Elderly8▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Orthopedic Surgery8▲ 48×2 topics
  26. Platelet-Rich Plasma7▲ 40×2 topics
  27. Periodontal Regeneration7▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Tissue Regeneration7▲ 74×1 topic
  29. Dysphagia7▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Hydroxyapatite7▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Scaffolds7▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Swallowing7▲ 81×1 topic
  33. Orthognathic Surgery7▲ 51×2 topics
  34. Osteoporosis7▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Dental Esthetics6▲ 63×1 topic
  36. Orthodontic Tooth Movement6▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Periodontal Disease6▲ 39×2 topics
  38. Cone-Beam CT6▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Dental Imaging6▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Dental Materials6▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Osaka Dental University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research and Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments.

Temporomandibular Joint …10Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: 10 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…9Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 9 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 9 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 7 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 7 fractional worksDysphagia Assessment and Management: 7 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 6 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…6Dental Radiography and Imaging: 6 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 6 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 5 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 10 works
  2. 2 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 9 works
  3. 3 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 9 works
  4. 4 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 7 works
  5. 5 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 7 works
  7. 7 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 6 works
  8. 8 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 6 works
  9. 9 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 6 works
  10. 10 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 5 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Osaka Dental University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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