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Saitama Prefectural University

In research, Saitama Prefectural University stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,637 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,152 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,751
of 28,054 · #29,483 all time
Rank in Japan
#566
of 1,070
Research works
556
▲ 86% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Saitama Prefectural 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 #7,637 of 11,982 7.4%95 #14582
MedicineField #9,152 of 10,443 5.8%79 #15287

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saitama Prefectural 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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.81× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.65× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.80× its world share, 79 worksMedicineNursing: 1.85× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.95× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Saitama Prefectural University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kenji Murata, Sachiyo Miyakoshi and Naohiko Kanemura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saitama Prefectural University.

  1. 1 Kenji Murata Japan · #192,365 worldwide 58 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Sachiyo Miyakoshi Japan · #697,085 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Naohiko Kanemura Japan · #1,183,145 worldwide 22 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Keisuke Kubota Japan · #1,282,445 worldwide 19 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Fumihiko Hoshi Japan · #1,480,904 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Saitama Prefectural University

Which keywords describe research at Saitama Prefectural University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Global Burden, Low Back Pain, Psychological Factors, Gait Analysis, Inflammation, Neural Plasticity and Musculoskeletal Disorders.

▲ 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. Epidemiology28▲ 4.9×41 topics
  2. Inflammation11▲ 3.6×25 topics
  3. Global Burden9▲ 11×8 topics
  4. Low Back Pain9▲ 35×3 topics
  5. Psychological Factors8▲ 27×3 topics
  6. Gait Analysis8▲ 59×2 topics
  7. Quality of Life8▲ 3.8×21 topics
  8. Clinical Trials8▲ 7.7×8 topics
  9. Neural Plasticity8▲ 29×3 topics
  10. Musculoskeletal Disorders8▲ 50×2 topics
  11. Chronic Pain7▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Disability7▲ 47×2 topics
  13. Health Status Questionnaires7▲ 65×1 topic
  14. Measurement Properties7▲ 65×1 topic
  15. Regeneration7▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Functional Recovery7▲ 31×3 topics
  17. Biomechanics7▲ 15×6 topics
  18. Rehabilitation7▲ 11×7 topics
  19. Constraint-Induced Therapy6▲ 56×1 topic
  20. Motor Recovery6▲ 56×1 topic
  21. Meta-Analysis6▲ 7.0×6 topics
  22. Osteoarthritis6▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Cartilage5▲ 77×1 topic
  24. Chondrocyte5▲ 77×1 topic
  25. Circadian Rhythms5▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Prevention5▲ 8.2×8 topics
  27. Psychometric Evaluation5▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Insomnia5▲ 47×1 topic
  29. Sleep Duration5▲ 50×1 topic
  30. Social Support5▲ 5.7×10 topics
  31. Foot Strike Patterns4▲ 79×1 topic
  32. Running Injuries4▲ 79×1 topic
  33. Electromyography4▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Muscle Fatigue4▲ 56×1 topic
  35. Biomechanical Analysis4▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Physical Performance4▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Anterior Cruciate Ligament4▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Elderly4▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Injury Risk4▲ 66×1 topic
  40. Muscle Strength4▲ 25×4 topics

Which research topics does Saitama Prefectural University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms and Sleep and related disorders.

Musculoskeletal pain and…7Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 7 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…6Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 6 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment…5Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 5 fractional worksSleep and related disord…5Sleep and related disorders: 5 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 4 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 4 fractional worksKnee injuries and recons…4Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 4 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 3 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 3 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 3 fractional works
PharmacologyRehabilitationRheumatologyExperimental and Cognitive Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 7 works
  2. 2 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 6 works
  3. 3 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 5 works
  4. 4 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 5 works
  5. 5 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 4 works
  8. 8 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 3 works
  9. 9 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  10. 10 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 3 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 available62.5%not open37.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.8%domestic only88.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Saitama Prefectural University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 86% 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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