Question 1

What is Shimane University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Shimane University stands highest in Engineering (#2,128 of 5,901 worldwide), Medicine (#3,949 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,694 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology and Rheumatology (Ophthalmology is 8.3× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Shimane University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Shimane University ranks #6,543 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#5,784 all time), and #145 of 924 in Japan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Shimane University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Naomi Nakayama, Hiroshi Takuwa and Yuji Uchio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shimane University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Shimane University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Shimane University is "Ror2 signaling regulates Golgi structure and transport through IFT20 for tumor invasiveness" (Michiru Nishita, Seung‐Yeol Park, Tadashi Nishio et al., 2017), with 16,101 citations. Next come "European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020" (5,610) and "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (2,743).

Question 5

Which research topics does Shimane University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Urban and spatial planning, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Corneal surgery and disorders.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Shimane University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Shimane University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Shimane University is in Health Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Engineering (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Shimane University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.