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St. Luke's International University

In research, St. Luke's International University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,587 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,028 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,737
of 28,054 · #15,366 all time
Rank in Japan
#292
of 1,070
Research works
816
▲ 144% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.5k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is St. Luke's International 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 #3,587 of 11,982 15.3%214 #4305
MedicineField #6,028 of 10,443 15.1%169 #5716

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Luke's International 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: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.84× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.37× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.94× its world share, 170 worksMedicineNursing: 5.57× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.40× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St. Luke's International University?

Ranked on the composite score, Erika Ota, Phuong The Nguyen and Yumi Sakyo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Luke's International University.

  1. 1 Erika Ota Japan · #6,608 worldwide 2.5k citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Phuong The Nguyen Japan · #207,807 worldwide 295 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Yumi Sakyo Japan · #409,056 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Kiyomi Asahara Japan · #411,201 worldwide 11 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Stuart Gilmour Japan · #420,460 worldwide 56 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Kevin Y. Urayama Japan · #474,955 worldwide 75 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Tomoko Kamei Japan · #526,174 worldwide 18 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Zoie Shui-Yee Wong Japan · #585,991 worldwide 82 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Yuki Yonekura Japan · #1,211,710 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Shigeko Horiuchi Japan · #1,298,545 worldwide 17 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at St. Luke's International University

Which keywords describe research at St. Luke's International University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Child Development, Maternal Mortality, Inflammation, Ethical Considerations, Anxiety and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology30▲ 2.5×85 topics
  2. Inflammation17▲ 2.7×43 topics
  3. Mental Health16▲ 3.6×27 topics
  4. Quality of Life13▲ 3.1×29 topics
  5. Public Health13▲ 3.0×31 topics
  6. Depression12▲ 4.5×17 topics
  7. Risk Factors11▲ 3.3×25 topics
  8. Child Development10▲ 8.3×4 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 3.1×28 topics
  10. Maternal Mortality10▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Anxiety10▲ 6.9×10 topics
  12. Ethical Considerations10▲ 9.3×7 topics
  13. COVID-199▲ 2.2×16 topics
  14. Critical Care8▲ 11×7 topics
  15. Psychological Interventions8▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Social Support8▲ 4.5×11 topics
  17. Healthcare Communication7▲ 28×4 topics
  18. Mortality7▲ 4.2×10 topics
  19. Patient-Centered Care7▲ 32×3 topics
  20. Health Disparities7▲ 8.9×6 topics
  21. Job Satisfaction7▲ 5.2×7 topics
  22. Intensive Care Unit6▲ 18×3 topics
  23. End-of-Life6▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Maternal Mental Health6▲ 42×1 topic
  25. Palliative Care6▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Perinatal Depression6▲ 42×1 topic
  27. Psychological Impact6▲ 6.3×7 topics
  28. Advance Care Planning6▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Family Perspectives6▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Health Inequalities6▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Maternal Outcomes6▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Perinatal Outcomes6▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Global Trends5▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Health-related Quality of Life5▲ 7.7×4 topics
  35. Socio-economic Factors5▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Child Mortality5▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Health Systems5▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Healthcare Workers5▲ 6.9×4 topics
  39. Elderly Patients5▲ 9.2×4 topics
  40. Cesarean Section4▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does St. Luke's International University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Global Maternal and Child Health and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions.

Maternal Mental Health D…6Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 6 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…6Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 6 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…5Global Maternal and Child Health: 5 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal H…4Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 4 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 4 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 3 fractional worksComplex Systems and Deci…3Complex Systems and Decision Making: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …3Nutrition and Health in Aging: 3 fractional worksBreastfeeding Practices …3Breastfeeding Practices and Influences: 3 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthObstetrics and GynecologyRadiological and Ultrasound Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  2. 2 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  4. 4 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 works
  5. 5 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 4 works
  6. 6 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  7. 7 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 3 works
  10. 10 Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Epidemiology 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 available68.7%not open31.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.5%domestic only77.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St. Luke's International University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 144% 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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