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Prefectural University of Kumamoto

In research, Prefectural University of Kumamoto stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,088 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#5,059 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, 2022–2025
#19,040
of 28,054 · #20,701 all time
Rank in Japan
#531
of 1,070
Research works
633
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Prefectural University of Kumamoto 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,088 of 21,541 13.4%313
Environmental ScienceField #5,059 of 6,208 14.3%156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Prefectural University of Kumamoto 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: 1.55× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.16× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.28× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 5.59× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.93× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Prefectural University of Kumamoto?

Ranked on the composite score, Akihide Oshima, Naotaka Matsuzoe and Daizhou Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Prefectural University of Kumamoto.

  1. 1 Akihide Oshima Japan · #378,386 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Naotaka Matsuzoe Japan · #591,689 worldwide 72 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Daizhou Zhang Japan · #659,587 worldwide 117 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Hiroaki Tsutsumi Japan · #771,992 worldwide 64 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Koji Arizono Japan · #918,589 worldwide 108 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Ryota Shinohara Japan · #940,440 worldwide 67 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Hiromi Matsusaki Japan · #956,445 worldwide 37 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Jun Kobayashi Japan · #1,272,070 worldwide 45 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Yasuhiro Ishibashi Japan · #1,346,775 worldwide 27 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Tomohiro Komorita Japan · #1,598,136 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Prefectural University of Kumamoto

Which keywords describe research at Prefectural University of Kumamoto?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Health Effects, Air Quality, Urbanization, Cultural Analysis, Cardiovascular Disease, Atmospheric Aerosols and Black Carbon.

▲ 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. Climate Change9▲ 3.5×24 topics
  2. Health Effects6▲ 10×12 topics
  3. Air Quality5▲ 28×3 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 4.3×11 topics
  5. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  6. Urbanization4▲ 10.0×3 topics
  7. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.2×7 topics
  8. Cultural Analysis4▲ 76×2 topics
  9. Globalization4▲ 1.88×7 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.2×9 topics
  11. Atmospheric Aerosols4▲ 64×1 topic
  12. Black Carbon4▲ 64×1 topic
  13. Economic Impact4▲ 6.1×2 topics
  14. Financial Crisis3▲ 31×1 topic
  15. Global World3▲ 603×1 topic
  16. Obesity3▲ 4.2×9 topics
  17. Bioaccumulation3▲ 32×3 topics
  18. Lifestyle3▲ 81×3 topics
  19. Ecosystem Services2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  20. Marine Environment2▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Particulate Matter2▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Eutrophication2▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Pollution2▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Global Warming2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  25. Heavy Metals2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  26. Toxicity2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  27. Harmful Algal Blooms2▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Emissions2▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Toxicology2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Environmental2▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Mercury2▲ 76×1 topic
  32. Air Pollution2▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Dissolved Organic Matter2▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Ecosystem Management2▲ 33×2 topics
  35. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 7.8×1 topic
  36. Oceanic Carbon Cycle2▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Corporate Social Responsibility2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Consumer Preferences2▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Satellite Observations2▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Prefectural University of Kumamoto publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Financial Crisis of the 21st Century, Mercury impact and mitigation studies and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

  1. 1 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 4 works
  2. 2 Financial Crisis of the 21st Century Finance 3 works
  3. 3 Mercury impact and mitigation studies Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  4. 4 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  5. 5 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 2 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  8. 8 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 1 works
  10. 10 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 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 available58.4%not open41.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Prefectural University of Kumamoto's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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