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Tokushima University

In research, Tokushima University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,700 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,744 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,671 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cell Biology and Dentistry — Cell Biology is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,890
of 28,054 · #1,590 all time
Rank in Japan
#49
of 1,070
Research works
29k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
466k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Tokushima 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 #1,700 of 11,982 9.1%950 #1573
MedicineField #1,744 of 10,443 9.0%854 #1634
Life SciencesDomain #1,671 of 7,800 10.1%447 #845
Physical SciencesDomain #4,380 of 12,888 4.1%826 #1866
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,609 of 3,579 8.6%277 #772
SurgerySubfield #953 of 1,816 9.4%136 #838
EngineeringField #3,663 of 6,636 4.0%321 #2098
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,589 of 2,175 8.7%162 #770
Computer ScienceField #3,685 of 4,667 4.5%165 #2207
Social SciencesDomain #8,757 of 10,521 11.4%107 #8551

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tokushima 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. Health Sciences#1,573 #1,700
  2. Medicine#1,634 #1,744
  3. Life Sciences#845 #1,671
  4. Physical Sciences#1,866 #4,380
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#772 #1,609
  6. Surgery#838 #953
  7. Engineering#2,098 #3,663
  8. Molecular Biology#770 #1,589
  9. Computer Science#2,207 #3,685
  10. Social Sciences#8,551 #8,757
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 Tokushima University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cell Biology takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cell BiologySubfield · 27.5 works3.9×
  2. DentistryField · 40.4 works3.6×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 40 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.23× its world share, 277 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.39× its world share, 56 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.55× its world share, 59 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.86× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.65× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.98× its world share, 72 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 165 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 321 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.09× its world share, 89 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.31× its world share, 68 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.58× its world share, 40 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.90× its world share, 854 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 56 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tokushima University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yasumasa Monden, Hiroshi Kawano and Hideo Yoshida lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tokushima University.

  1. 1 Yasumasa Monden Japan · #19,962 worldwide 387 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Hiroshi Kawano Japan · #46,384 worldwide 278 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Hideo Yoshida Japan · #71,095 worldwide 251 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Hiroshi Kiwada Japan · #71,264 worldwide 316 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Tatsuhiro Ishida Japan · #76,444 worldwide 361 citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Antonio Norio Nakagaito Japan · #99,584 worldwide 590 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Hiroshi Sakaue Japan · #109,239 worldwide 227 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Akira Ichihara Japan · #116,341 worldwide 377 citations · 66 works
  9. 9 Hiroko Segawa Japan · #144,585 worldwide 150 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Yoshio Takeda Japan · #151,535 worldwide 262 citations · 90 works
All ranked researchers at Tokushima University

Which keywords describe research at Tokushima University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Deep Learning, Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ 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. Epidemiology138▲ 1.50×108 topics
  2. Inflammation136▲ 2.8×77 topics
  3. Deep Learning93▲ 1.16×66 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress82▲ 2.1×54 topics
  5. Cancer74▲ 2.4×53 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease56▲ 2.1×35 topics
  7. Quality of Life54▲ 1.62×41 topics
  8. Chemotherapy51▲ 3.1×24 topics
  9. Treatment50▲ 1.78×40 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome48▲ 2.5×21 topics
  11. Neural Networks45▲ 1.25×27 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications41▲ 1.49×32 topics
  13. Obesity40▲ 2.3×23 topics
  14. Diagnosis38▲ 1.76×35 topics
  15. Insulin Resistance37▲ 3.5×9 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines35▲ 2.8×14 topics
  17. Biosensors35▲ 2.9×10 topics
  18. Metabolism34▲ 2.9×29 topics
  19. Immunotherapy34▲ 2.0×18 topics
  20. Management34▲ 1.84×29 topics
  21. Biomarkers33▲ 2.1×17 topics
  22. Cancer Therapy33▲ 2.5×20 topics
  23. Diabetes32▲ 2.8×20 topics
  24. Neurological Disorders32▲ 2.4×19 topics
  25. Aging32▲ 2.5×15 topics
  26. Tumor Microenvironment30▲ 2.9×8 topics
  27. Prognostic Factors26▲ 2.6×14 topics
  28. Genetic Mutations25▲ 2.5×21 topics
  29. Surgical Management25▲ 2.6×20 topics
  30. Heart Failure24▲ 2.4×13 topics
  31. Angiogenesis24▲ 3.1×14 topics
  32. Molecular Characterization22▲ 5.4×5 topics
  33. Diagnostic Criteria20▲ 3.8×10 topics
  34. Adjuvant Therapy20▲ 6.6×2 topics
  35. Optical Modulators19▲ 5.5×3 topics
  36. Diabetes Mellitus19▲ 4.0×8 topics
  37. Vortex Dynamics18▲ 6.5×4 topics
  38. TGF-ß17▲ 4.8×4 topics
  39. Microwave Photonics17▲ 8.3×2 topics
  40. Endoscopic Resection16▲ 6.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Tokushima University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Nutrition and Health in Aging, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies.

Photonic and Optical Dev…14Photonic and Optical Devices: 14 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …12Nutrition and Health in Aging: 12 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…11Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 11 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…11Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 11 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 10 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 9 fractional worksPancreatic function and …9Pancreatic function and diabetes: 9 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 9 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 9 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringPhysiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics6 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 12 works
  3. 3 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  4. 4 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 11 works
  5. 5 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 11 works
  6. 6 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 10 works
  7. 7 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 9 works
  8. 8 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 9 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 9 works
  10. 10 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 9 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 available41.1%not open58.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tokushima University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower 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.

Other research institutions in Tokushima

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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.