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Tokyo Health Care University

In research, Tokyo Health Care University stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,734 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,191 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,029
of 28,054 · #22,509 all time
Rank in Japan
#530
of 1,070
Research works
536
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.8k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Tokyo Health Care 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 #6,734 of 11,982 9.7%113 #7991
MedicineField #9,191 of 10,443 8.6%82 #13622

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tokyo Health Care 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.15× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.92× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.58× its world share, 82 worksMedicineNursing: 4.73× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.17× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tokyo Health Care University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hiroyoshi Kobayashi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tokyo Health Care University.

  1. 1 Hiroyoshi Kobayashi Japan · #1,130,518 worldwide 9 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Tokyo Health Care University

Which keywords describe research at Tokyo Health Care University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aging, Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Quality of Care, Epidemiology, Depression and Long-Term Care.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 1.81×54 topics
  2. Quality of Life10▲ 4.4×26 topics
  3. Inflammation10▲ 2.8×28 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 4.6×18 topics
  5. Aging8▲ 9.2×6 topics
  6. Depression7▲ 4.8×13 topics
  7. Public Health7▲ 2.7×19 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 4.4×15 topics
  9. Quality of Care6▲ 41×2 topics
  10. Social Support6▲ 6.0×9 topics
  11. Anxiety5▲ 6.9×7 topics
  12. Long-Term Care5▲ 42×2 topics
  13. Risk Factors5▲ 2.8×19 topics
  14. Elderly Patients5▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Job Satisfaction5▲ 6.5×6 topics
  16. Biomarkers4▲ 4.0×7 topics
  17. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 8.6×9 topics
  18. Mortality Risk4▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Patient Safety4▲ 18×4 topics
  20. Nursing Home4▲ 65×1 topic
  21. Person-Centered Care4▲ 65×1 topic
  22. Patient Care4▲ 21×3 topics
  23. Global Burden4▲ 4.4×9 topics
  24. Neuroimaging4▲ 8.4×5 topics
  25. Well-being4▲ 5.9×5 topics
  26. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  27. Magnetic Resonance Imaging4▲ 8.8×7 topics
  28. Cognitive Decline4▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Hypertension4▲ 7.4×8 topics
  30. Primary Care4▲ 5.8×7 topics
  31. Interventions4▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Caregiver Burden3▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Medical Education3▲ 8.0×6 topics
  34. Cardiovascular Events3▲ 16×4 topics
  35. Dementia3▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Mild Cognitive Impairment3▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Physician Burnout3▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Vascular Risk Factors3▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Ethical Considerations3▲ 5.7×7 topics
  40. Physical Performance3▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Tokyo Health Care University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Frailty in Older Adults and Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout.

Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 4 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 3 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults3Frailty in Older Adults: 3 fractional worksHealthcare professionals…3Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 3 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Well-being: 2 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …2Nutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPsychiatry and Mental healthGeriatrics and GerontologyPhysiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 4 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  3. 3 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  4. 4 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 3 works
  5. 5 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 2 works
  7. 7 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  8. 8 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 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 available59.1%not open40.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tokyo Health Care University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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