Question 1

What is Saitama Prefecture known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Saitama Prefecture stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,018 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,005 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Neurology is 20.7× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Saitama Prefecture rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Saitama Prefecture ranks #16,349 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#17,476 all time), and #485 of 924 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Saitama Prefecture?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Yuma Matsui, Iwao Omae and Tetsu Kanauchi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saitama Prefecture.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Saitama Prefecture?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Saitama Prefecture is "New Fe-based soft magnetic alloys composed of ultrafine grain structure" (Yoshihito Yoshizawa, S Oguma, Kenta Yamauchi, 1988), with 3,439 citations. Next come "Aberrant CpG-island methylation has non-random and tumour-type–specific patterns" (1,372) and "Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19" (1,130).

Question 5

Which research topics does Saitama Prefecture publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment and Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Saitama Prefecture?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Endovascular Treatment, Hemodynamics, Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Intracranial Aneurysms, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Genetic Susceptibility, Stroke Prevention and Cerebrovascular Events.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Saitama Prefecture work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Saitama Prefecture is in Health Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (64%), Engineering (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Saitama Prefecture's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.