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Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University

In research, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University stands highest in Medicine (#4,202 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,663 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,958 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,700
of 28,054 · #5,393 all time
Rank in Japan
#222
of 1,070
Research works
9.4k
▲ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
196k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical 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 #4,202 of 10,443 10.7%279 #3723
Health SciencesDomain #5,663 of 11,982 10.5%293 #4712
Life SciencesDomain #3,958 of 7,800 9.6%149 #2373
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,136 of 3,579 11.4%84 #2258

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical 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#3,723 #4,202
  2. Health Sciences#4,712 #5,663
  3. Life Sciences#2,373 #3,958
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,258 #3,136
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.

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: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.20× its world share, 84 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.64× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.07× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.90× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.72× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.94× its world share, 279 worksMedicineNursing: 2.00× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.88× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Akiko Watanabe, Tsuneo Namba and Haruo Tsuji lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University.

  1. 1 Akiko Watanabe Japan · #48,310 worldwide 432 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Tsuneo Namba Japan · #69,298 worldwide 262 citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Haruo Tsuji Japan · #111,694 worldwide 207 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Shigetoshi Kadota Japan · #116,638 worldwide 213 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Kôtarô Tanahashi Japan · #155,049 worldwide 120 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Hirozo Goto Japan · #175,484 worldwide 107 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Toshimitsu Hayashi Japan · #179,122 worldwide 108 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Akira Fujiki Japan · #179,639 worldwide 253 citations · 77 works
  9. 9 Masao Hattori Japan · #182,432 worldwide 378 citations · 104 works
  10. 10 Arasuke Nishi Japan · #193,196 worldwide 118 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University

Which keywords describe research at Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cancer, Oxidative Stress, Epidemiology, Immune System, Glycosylation, Treatment and Immunotherapy.

▲ 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. Inflammation44▲ 4.3×69 topics
  2. Epidemiology39▲ 2.0×81 topics
  3. Cancer34▲ 5.2×45 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress32▲ 3.9×51 topics
  5. Treatment21▲ 3.5×36 topics
  6. Diagnosis16▲ 3.6×30 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease16▲ 2.9×31 topics
  8. Immunotherapy16▲ 4.5×18 topics
  9. Quality of Life15▲ 2.1×30 topics
  10. Immune System14▲ 12×6 topics
  11. Glycosylation14▲ 26×3 topics
  12. Chemotherapy14▲ 4.0×20 topics
  13. Neurological Disorders13▲ 4.8×18 topics
  14. Therapeutics12▲ 22×2 topics
  15. Glycans12▲ 71×1 topic
  16. Mucins12▲ 71×1 topic
  17. Metabolic Syndrome11▲ 2.8×21 topics
  18. Angiogenesis11▲ 6.9×12 topics
  19. Radiotherapy11▲ 5.7×11 topics
  20. Management11▲ 2.8×24 topics
  21. Metabolism11▲ 4.2×22 topics
  22. Diagnostic Criteria10▲ 9.3×8 topics
  23. Cognitive Impairment10▲ 8.0×7 topics
  24. Prognosis10▲ 6.1×9 topics
  25. Hypertension10▲ 6.8×11 topics
  26. Neuroinflammation10▲ 7.0×6 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations10▲ 4.5×18 topics
  28. Tumor Microenvironment9▲ 4.3×8 topics
  29. Heart Failure9▲ 4.3×13 topics
  30. Neurodegeneration9▲ 6.0×8 topics
  31. Prognostic Factors9▲ 4.0×11 topics
  32. Fibrosis8▲ 9.2×7 topics
  33. Neoadjuvant Therapy8▲ 7.2×5 topics
  34. Surgical Management8▲ 4.2×16 topics
  35. Cell Signaling8▲ 10×12 topics
  36. Pharmacology7▲ 5.8×12 topics
  37. Cardiovascular Events7▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Autoimmunity6▲ 9.2×6 topics
  39. Multiple Sclerosis6▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Neuromyelitis Optica6▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis.

Glycosylation and Glycop…12Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 12 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 6 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksCarbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis: 3 fractional worksHormonal Regulation and Hypertension: 3 fractional worksGalectins and Cancer Biology: 3 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…3Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 3 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…3Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 3 fractional worksPancreatic function and …3Pancreatic function and diabetes: 3 fractional worksReceptor Mechanisms and …3Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling: 3 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPathology and Forensic MedicineGeneticsOrganic Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 12 works
  2. 2 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 4 works
  4. 4 Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis Organic Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  6. 6 Galectins and Cancer Biology Immunology 3 works
  7. 7 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 3 works
  8. 8 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  9. 9 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 3 works
  10. 10 Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Molecular Biology 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 available40.0%not open60.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% 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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