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Shimane University

In research, Shimane University stands highest in Medicine (#2,813 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,354 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,105 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology — Ophthalmology is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,219
of 28,054 · #3,774 all time
Rank in Japan
#125
of 1,070
Research works
14k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
208k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Shimane 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
MedicineField #2,813 of 10,443 10.5%514 #1959
Health SciencesDomain #3,354 of 11,982 11.6%577 #2483
Physical SciencesDomain #4,105 of 12,888 5.5%592 #3782
Life SciencesDomain #3,919 of 7,800 13.0%232 #2304
EngineeringField #3,610 of 6,636 6.6%194 #3650
Social SciencesDomain #6,384 of 10,521 17.2%93 #6431
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,415 of 3,579 13.3%110 #2011
SurgerySubfield #1,512 of 1,816 6.9%78 #1110
Environmental ScienceField #3,016 of 3,551 8.2%88 #2608
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,977 of 3,409 15.8%70 #2111

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shimane 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#1,959 #2,813
  2. Health Sciences#2,483 #3,354
  3. Physical Sciences#3,782 #4,105
  4. Life Sciences#2,304 #3,919
  5. Engineering#3,650 #3,610
  6. Social Sciences#6,431 #6,384
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,011 #2,415
  8. Surgery#1,110 #1,512
  9. Environmental Science#2,608 #3,016
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,111 #2,977
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Shimane University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 33.0 works8.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.99× its world share, 70 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 110 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.05× its world share, 48 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 194 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 88 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.86× its world share, 97 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.74× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.61× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 41 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.79× its world share, 514 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shimane University?

Ranked on the composite score, Satoru Kyo, Ryo Fukuda and Shigekazu Morito lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shimane University.

  1. 1 Satoru Kyo Japan · #73,816 worldwide 294 citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Ryo Fukuda Japan · #95,495 worldwide 170 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Shigekazu Morito Japan · #111,580 worldwide 226 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Takehiko Kuramochi Japan · #124,183 worldwide 136 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Naofumi Nagasue Japan · #144,751 worldwide 246 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Yoshikazu Kinoshita Japan · #162,120 worldwide 143 citations · 75 works
  7. 7 Yuji Uchio Japan · #192,818 worldwide 131 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Hitoshi Kohno Japan · #194,667 worldwide 151 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Teruhisa Nakamura Japan · #214,818 worldwide 80 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Norihisa Ishimura Japan · #215,406 worldwide 85 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Shimane University

Which keywords describe research at Shimane University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure, Oxidative Stress, Chemotherapy, Diagnosis and Optic Nerve.

▲ 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. Epidemiology87▲ 1.47×114 topics
  2. Inflammation64▲ 2.1×73 topics
  3. Climate Change52▲ 1.29×61 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress46▲ 1.90×55 topics
  5. Diagnosis35▲ 2.5×38 topics
  6. Sustainability35◆ 0.95×38 topics
  7. Risk Factors34▲ 2.1×27 topics
  8. Treatment34▲ 1.85×43 topics
  9. Chemotherapy33▲ 3.2×21 topics
  10. Management30▲ 2.6×30 topics
  11. Biodiversity30▲ 2.7×25 topics
  12. Quality of Life28▲ 1.30×36 topics
  13. Cancer25▲ 1.27×45 topics
  14. Glaucoma25▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties24▲ 1.64×29 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines23▲ 2.8×14 topics
  17. Intraocular Pressure23▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease22▲ 1.35×30 topics
  19. Neurodegeneration21▲ 4.7×9 topics
  20. Optic Nerve20▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Microstructure19▲ 2.5×19 topics
  22. Optical Coherence Tomography19▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Retinal Ganglion Cells18▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Prognostic Factors18▲ 2.7×14 topics
  25. Ecosystem Management17▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Surgical Management17▲ 2.8×18 topics
  27. Community Participation17▲ 3.1×4 topics
  28. Ocular Hypertension17▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Visual Field Progression17▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Superconductivity16▲ 6.3×9 topics
  31. Nanostructures16▲ 2.6×13 topics
  32. Reactive Oxygen Species14▲ 2.4×13 topics
  33. Satoyama14▲ 97×1 topic
  34. landscape conservation14▲ 97×1 topic
  35. Survival Analysis13▲ 3.1×7 topics
  36. Autoantibodies12▲ 3.5×8 topics
  37. Macular Degeneration12▲ 6.3×3 topics
  38. Diabetic Retinopathy11▲ 7.4×2 topics
  39. Neurodegenerative Diseases11▲ 4.4×6 topics
  40. Intravitreal Injection8▲ 8.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Shimane University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Urban and spatial planning, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Glaucoma and retinal dis…17Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 17 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 14 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 8 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 6 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 6 fractional worksZnO doping and properties: 6 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 5 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 5 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 5 fractional works
OphthalmologyNature and Landscape ConservationAtmospheric ScienceRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging4 others

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

  1. 1 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 17 works
  2. 2 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 14 works
  3. 3 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 8 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  6. 6 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  7. 7 ZnO doping and properties Materials Chemistry 6 works
  8. 8 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 5 works
  9. 9 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  10. 10 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 5 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 available43.0%not open57.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shimane University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.