Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
University · Saga · Japan

Saga Prefectural Education Center

saga-ed.jpROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#32,818
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,632
of 1,923
Research works
188
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Saga Prefectural Education Center

Which fields of science does Saga Prefectural Education Center work in?

In all years, 62% of research at Saga Prefectural Education Center is in Health Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (60%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 117 fractional works · 62.4% of its workMedicine: 113 fractional works · 60.3% of its workSurgery: 28 fractional works · 15.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 5.6% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 52 fractional works · 27.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 30 fractional works · 16.1% of its workPlant Science: 19 fractional works · 10.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSaga PrefecturalEducation Center188fractional works, all years
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences62%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11360.3%
    2. Health Professions10.7%
    3. Dentistry10.6%
    4. Nursing10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3016.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology179.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.9%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering63.0%
    2. Environmental Science52.6%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.9%
    4. Computer Science10.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    6. Materials Science10.5%
    7. Chemistry10.3%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences10.8%
    2. Psychology00.1%
    3. Decision Sciences00.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 8.27× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksDecision Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8.27×4 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.27×0 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.30×1 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.69×0 works
  5. Health Professions1.35×0 works
  6. Medicine1.28×2 works
  7. Chemistry1.04×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.55×0 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.49×0 works
  10. Engineering0.42×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.40×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.31×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Saga Prefectural Education Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Nobuyuki Matsuguchi, Kinya Mori and Hirofumi Kawahara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saga Prefectural Education Center.

  1. 1 Nobuyuki Matsuguchi Japan · #3,751,642 worldwide 351 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Kinya Mori Japan · #4,041,579 worldwide 235 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Hirofumi Kawahara Japan · #4,680,367 worldwide 85 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Taizo Takeshita Japan · #4,737,174 worldwide 75 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Toshiki Nakashima Japan · #4,738,028 worldwide 174 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Junichirou Yamaguchi Japan · #4,944,930 worldwide 157 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Minoru Inada Japan · #4,967,938 worldwide 108 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Tomohiro Shiramizu Japan · #5,151,187 worldwide 177 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Masafumi MATSUZAKI Japan · #5,442,258 worldwide 93 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Tomoki Ishizaki Japan · #5,778,092 worldwide 6 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Saga Prefectural Education Center

What are the most cited papers from Saga Prefectural Education Center?

The most cited paper from Saga Prefectural Education Center is "World Squid Fisheries" (Alexander I. Arkhipkin et al., 2015), with 340 citations. Next come "Clinical outcomes of EMR for gastric tumors: historical pilot evaluation between endoscopic submucosal dissection and conventional mucosal resection" (220) and "Predominant activation and expansion of V gamma 9-bearing gamma delta T cells in vivo as well as in vitro in Salmonella infection." (154).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 World Squid Fisheries Alexander I. Arkhipkin et al. · Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture Open access 3 Apr 2015 340
2 Clinical outcomes of EMR for gastric tumors: historical pilot evaluation between endoscopic submucosal dissection and conventional mucosal resection Kenichiro Watanabe, Shinichi Ogata, Seiji Kawazoe et al. · Gastrointestinal Endoscopy May 2006 220
3 Predominant activation and expansion of V gamma 9-bearing gamma delta T cells in vivo as well as in vitro in Salmonella infection. Toshiro Hara, Yumi Mizuno, Kanji TAKAKI et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access Jul 1992 154
4 Supplementation with branched-chain amino acids ameliorates hypoalbuminemia, prevents sarcopenia, and reduces fat accumulation in the skeletal muscles of patients with liver cirrhosis Yoichiro Kitajima, Hirokazu Takahashi, Takumi Akiyama et al. · Journal of Gastroenterology 24 Jul 2017 146
5 Prospective Study of Hepatitis B and C Viral Infections, Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, and Other Factors Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in Japan Masaki Mori, Megumi Hara, Ikuo Wada et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology 15 Jan 2000 144
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Saga Prefectural Education Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Phylogenetic Analysis, Surgical Management, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Prognostic Factors, Genomic Characterization, Management and Fungal Pathogens.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology20▲ 2.7×62 topics
  2. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 13×5 topics
  3. Clinical Practice Guidelines9▲ 8.3×10 topics
  4. Surgical Management9▲ 10×15 topics
  5. Prognostic Factors8▲ 9.9×13 topics
  6. Management8▲ 5.3×17 topics
  7. Genomic Characterization7▲ 25×3 topics
  8. Chemotherapy7▲ 5.4×10 topics
  9. Treatment7▲ 2.8×17 topics
  10. Diagnosis6▲ 3.4×18 topics
  11. Fungal Pathogens6▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Genetic Diversity6▲ 6.3×9 topics
  13. Biomechanics5▲ 8.9×6 topics
  14. Host Specificity5▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Complications5▲ 5.2×10 topics
  16. Endophytic Fungi5▲ 23×1 topic
  17. Plant Pathogenesis5▲ 34×1 topic
  18. Plant Pathogens4▲ 53×3 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations4▲ 4.2×13 topics
  20. Radiotherapy4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  22. Survival Analysis4▲ 7.3×5 topics
  23. Genome Sequencing4▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Rehabilitation4▲ 5.1×6 topics
  25. Autoantibodies3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  26. Bone Healing3▲ 37×1 topic
  27. Echocardiography3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  28. Fracture Epidemiology3▲ 37×1 topic
  29. Endovascular Repair3▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Revision Surgery3▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Soft Tissue Sarcoma3▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Gastric Cancer3▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Diagnostic Imaging3▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Adjuvant Therapy3▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Endoscopic Resection3▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Distal Radius Fractures3▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Plant Immunity3▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Rituximab3▲ 9.1×4 topics
  40. Small RNAs3▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Saga Prefectural Education Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant Pathogens and Resistance, Fungal Plant Pathogen Control, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases and Health and Wellbeing Research.

Plant Pathogens and Resi…1Plant Pathogens and Resistance: 1 fractional worksFungal Plant Pathogen Control: 1 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 1 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 0 fractional worksFood Quality and Safety Studies: 0 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 0 fractional worksPlant Disease Resistance and Genetics: 0 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 0 fractional worksPotato Plant Research0Potato Plant Research: 0 fractional worksGarlic and Onion Studies: 0 fractional works
Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsCell BiologyGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Pathogens and Resistance Plant Science 1 works
  2. 2 Fungal Plant Pathogen Control Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  3. 3 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Food Quality and Safety Studies Food Science 0 works
  6. 6 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics Plant Science 0 works
  8. 8 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Potato Plant Research Food Science 0 works
  10. 10 Garlic and Onion Studies Plant Science 0 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 available53.5%not open46.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.4%domestic only94.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Saga Prefectural Education Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher 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 Saga Prefectural Education Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000037% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Saga Prefectural Education Center0.000015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Saga Prefectural Education Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

Other research institutions in Saga

All research institutions in Saga

Share Saga Prefectural Education Center's ranking

Saga Prefectural Education Center on Science Explorer

A card with Saga Prefectural Education Center's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Saga Prefectural Education Center. Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.