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Osaka Health Science University

In research, Osaka Health Science University stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,177 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,688
of 28,054 · #8,751 all time
Rank in Japan
#331
of 1,070
Research works
1.3k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
21.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Osaka Health Science 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 #8,177 of 11,982 17.1%68 #11254

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Osaka Health Science 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.78× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.03× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.67× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.86× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 1.81× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.85× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Osaka Health Science University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aging, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Monte Carlo Simulation, Social Cognition, Superconductivity, Cognitive Decline and Gold Nanoparticles.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 1.45×61 topics
  2. Inflammation9▲ 2.6×33 topics
  3. Deep Learning7▲ 1.19×39 topics
  4. Aging6▲ 7.3×10 topics
  5. Quality of Life4▲ 1.83×23 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.1×20 topics
  7. Monte Carlo Simulation4▲ 11×4 topics
  8. Medical Imaging3▲ 4.0×6 topics
  9. Social Cognition3▲ 12×5 topics
  10. Biomarkers3▲ 2.9×10 topics
  11. Superconductivity3▲ 9.9×5 topics
  12. Neuroimaging3▲ 6.1×6 topics
  13. Cognitive Decline3▲ 13×2 topics
  14. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  15. Mortality Risk3▲ 6.7×5 topics
  16. Caregiver Burden2▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Gold Nanoparticles2▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Regeneration2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  19. Dosimetry2▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Elderly Patients2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  21. Particle Therapy2▲ 58×1 topic
  22. Proton Therapy2▲ 58×1 topic
  23. Quality Assurance2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  24. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  25. Cognitive Training2▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Image-Guided Radiotherapy2▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Physical Performance2▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Radiotherapy Physics2▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Dementia2▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Mild Cognitive Impairment2▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Muscle Mass2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Embodiment2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  33. Revision Surgery2▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Anterior Cruciate Ligament2▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Injury Risk2▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Mesenchymal Stem Cells2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Cancer Cachexia2▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Neural Circuits2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Neural Mechanisms2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Osaka Health Science University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques.

Radiation Therapy and Do…2Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Te…2Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksAction Observation and Synchronization: 2 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 2 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …2Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineRadiationPsychiatry and Mental healthSurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 2 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  4. 4 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  6. 6 Action Observation and Synchronization Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  8. 8 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 1 works
  10. 10 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available40.1%not open59.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Osaka Health Science University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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