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Shohoku College

In research, Shohoku College stands highest in Organic Chemistry (#1,777 of 1,832 worldwide), Chemistry (#2,859 of 2,902 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#5,726 of 5,801 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,902
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,921
of 1,923
Research works
718
▲ 49% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.1k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.59×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Shohoku College

What is Shohoku College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Organic ChemistrySubfield #1,777 of 1,832 4.7%153
ChemistryField #2,859 of 2,902 4.4%182
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,726 of 5,801 3.8%162
Life SciencesDomain #10,933 of 11,023 3.7%276
Health SciencesDomain #16,642 of 16,688 2.5%129
Physical SciencesDomain #17,429 of 17,446 5.6%289

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shohoku College 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Shohoku College work in?

In all years, 40% of research at Shohoku College is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Chemistry (25%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (23%), Medicine (17%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 289 fractional works · 40.3% of its workChemistry: 182 fractional works · 25.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 153 fractional works · 21.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 14 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 49 fractional works · 6.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 25 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 17 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 276 fractional works · 38.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 162 fractional works · 22.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 105 fractional works · 14.6% of its workGenetics: 22 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiotechnology: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiochemistry: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 42 fractional works · 5.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 31 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSensory Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 32 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 2.5% of its workToxicology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 29 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 129 fractional works · 18.0% of its workMedicine: 119 fractional works · 16.6% of its workPhysiology: 22 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPharmacology: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKShohoku College718fractional works, all years
Life Sciences38%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences3%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Chemistry18225.3%
    2. Physics and Astronomy496.9%
    3. Materials Science172.3%
    4. Engineering152.1%
    5. Environmental Science131.8%
    6. Mathematics60.9%
    7. Computer Science40.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    10. Energy00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16222.5%
    2. Neuroscience425.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics324.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences294.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology111.6%
    1. Medicine11916.6%
    2. Nursing71.0%
    3. Health Professions20.2%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Social Sciences101.5%
    2. Psychology60.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities40.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
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: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.05× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.96× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.71× its world share, 4 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics6.53×0 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology4.96×1 works
  3. Chemistry3.10×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.05×2 works
  5. Chemical Engineering3.04×0 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.74×0 works
  7. Medicine1.71×4 works
  8. Materials Science1.29×1 works
  9. Health Professions1.21×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.18×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.85×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.69×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.60×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×0 works
  15. Engineering0.42×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Shohoku College?

Ranked on the quality score, Hidemitsu Kobayashi, Shigeo Suzuki and Takahiko Suzuki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shohoku College.

  1. 1 Hidemitsu Kobayashi Japan · #5,272,509 worldwide 3k citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Shigeo Suzuki Japan · #5,792,884 worldwide 8.4k citations · 486 works
  3. 3 Takahiko Suzuki Japan · #6,561,907 worldwide 748 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Kensuke Kisara Japan · #6,636,733 worldwide 338 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 T Matsumoto Japan · #6,943,816 worldwide 208 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Masuko Suzuki Japan · #6,992,716 worldwide 2.2k citations · 112 works
  7. 7 Shinsuke KATOH Japan · #7,092,528 worldwide 140 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Yutaka Azuma Japan · #7,095,731 worldwide 267 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Ryuichiro Andoh Japan · #7,122,805 worldwide 54 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 NOBUYOSHI ENDO Japan · #7,142,277 worldwide 165 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Shohoku College

What are the most cited papers from Shohoku College?

The most cited paper from Shohoku College is "The role of nucleon structure in finite nuclei" (P.A.M. Guichon, Koichi Saito, E. N. Rodionov et al., 1996), with 277 citations. Next come "A quark-meson coupling model for nuclear and neutron matter" (249) and "The capsaicin test in mice for evaluating tachykinin antagonists in the spinal cord" (241).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The role of nucleon structure in finite nuclei P.A.M. Guichon, Koichi Saito, E. N. Rodionov et al. · Nuclear Physics A Open access May 1996 277
2 A quark-meson coupling model for nuclear and neutron matter Koichi Saito, Anthony W. Thomas · Physics Letters B Open access May 1994 249
3 The capsaicin test in mice for evaluating tachykinin antagonists in the spinal cord Tsukasa Sakurada, Kazushige Katsumata, Koichi Tan–No et al. · Neuropharmacology Dec 1992 241
4 Charmed mesic nuclei: BoundDand D¯ states with 208Pb K. Tsushima, Dah‐Yuu Lu, Anthony W. Thomas et al. · Physical Review C Open access May 1999 163
5 Self-consistent description of finite nuclei based on a relativistic quark model Koichi Saito, K. Tsushima, Anthony W. Thomas · Nuclear Physics A Open access Nov 1996 157
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Which keywords describe research at Shohoku College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Synthesis, Drug Discovery, Antioxidant, Heterocycles, Asymmetric Synthesis, Medicinal Chemistry, Enantioselective Reactions and Cancer.

▲ 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. Synthesis66▲ 16×20 topics
  2. Cancer40▲ 4.0×31 topics
  3. Antioxidant37▲ 7.6×26 topics
  4. Drug Discovery36▲ 13×9 topics
  5. Heterocycles35▲ 27×7 topics
  6. Inflammation33▲ 1.96×43 topics
  7. Asymmetric Synthesis32▲ 30×8 topics
  8. Medicinal Chemistry31▲ 11×10 topics
  9. Enantioselective Reactions29▲ 45×2 topics
  10. Transition Metal Catalysis29▲ 29×4 topics
  11. Organocatalysis26▲ 55×3 topics
  12. Anticancer Agents26▲ 14×10 topics
  13. Antimicrobial Activity26▲ 19×7 topics
  14. Pharmacology25▲ 11×11 topics
  15. Chemoselective25▲ 26×4 topics
  16. C-C Bond Formation24▲ 36×3 topics
  17. Stress24▲ 8.1×5 topics
  18. Nuclear Receptors23▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Biological Activities22▲ 16×8 topics
  20. Hydrogen Bonding21▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Transcriptional Regulation20▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Anxiety20▲ 7.8×4 topics
  23. Chiral Catalysts20▲ 57×1 topic
  24. Spirooxindoles20▲ 57×1 topic
  25. Immune Modulation20▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Biological Evaluation20▲ 22×6 topics
  27. Catalyst19▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Anti-inflammatory19▲ 9.3×17 topics
  29. Neuropeptides19▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Breast Cancer19▲ 9.3×4 topics
  31. G Protein-Coupled Receptor19▲ 39×2 topics
  32. Signaling19▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Estrogen18▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Receptor18▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Enantioselective Synthesis18▲ 15×5 topics
  36. Organic Synthesis17▲ 11×8 topics
  37. Anticancer17▲ 12×13 topics
  38. Heterocyclic Compounds16▲ 14×6 topics
  39. Opioid16▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Receptors16▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Shohoku College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Infant Health and Development, Gender Politics and Representation and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion.

Chemical Synthesis and A…0Chemical Synthesis and Analysis: 0 fractional worksInfant Health and Develo…0Infant Health and Development: 0 fractional worksGender Politics and Representation: 0 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 0 fractional worksDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms: 0 fractional worksHyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients: 0 fractional worksPediatric Pain Management Techniques: 0 fractional worksPolitical Developments a…0Political Developments and Conflicts: 0 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksChemistry and Chemical Engineering: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPharmacyGender StudiesEconomics and Econometrics6 others

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

  1. 1 Chemical Synthesis and Analysis Molecular Biology 0 works
  2. 2 Infant Health and Development Pharmacy 0 works
  3. 3 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 0 works
  4. 4 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  5. 5 Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms Oncology 0 works
  6. 6 Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  7. 7 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  8. 8 Political Developments and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  9. 9 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 0 works
  10. 10 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry 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 available49.4%not open50.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Shohoku College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% 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 Shohoku College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000056% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Shohoku College0.000067% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Shohoku College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 1999Shohoku College4.0% in 1999

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.3% in 1996.

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