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Tsurumi University

In research, Tsurumi University stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,864 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,451 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 47.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,308
of 28,054 · #13,018 all time
Rank in Japan
#403
of 1,070
Research works
2.3k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Tsurumi 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 #6,864 of 11,982 8.3%130 #4681
MedicineField #8,451 of 10,443 10.8%71 #7543

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tsurumi 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).

What does Tsurumi University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 47.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 43.5 works48×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.84× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 47.50× its world share, 44 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.90× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.96× its world share, 71 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 47.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tsurumi University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ichiro Saito, Kaoru Kobayashi and Takatsugu Yamamoto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tsurumi University.

  1. 1 Ichiro Saito Japan · #149,395 worldwide 94 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Kaoru Kobayashi Japan · #191,331 worldwide 130 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Takatsugu Yamamoto Japan · #241,059 worldwide 12 citations · 146 works
  4. 4 Takumi Ogawa Japan · #304,564 worldwide 53 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Marcel Gut Japan · #371,528 worldwide 105 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Katsunori Ishibashi Japan · #381,729 worldwide 46 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Yoshiaki Nomura Japan · #401,865 worldwide 134 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 Yoshiki Nakamura Japan · #504,050 worldwide 38 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Chikahiro Ohkubo Japan · #585,366 worldwide 93 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Shinichiro Oida Japan · #611,187 worldwide 51 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Tsurumi University

Which keywords describe research at Tsurumi University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Bone Regeneration, Diagnostic Criteria, Psychological Factors, Bruxism, Temporomandibular Disorders and Dental Implants.

▲ 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. Epidemiology28▲ 3.7×39 topics
  2. Quality of Life16▲ 5.8×15 topics
  3. Bone Regeneration12▲ 51×2 topics
  4. Diagnostic Criteria11▲ 26×5 topics
  5. Inflammation11▲ 2.8×24 topics
  6. Psychological Factors10▲ 25×2 topics
  7. Bruxism9▲ 168×1 topic
  8. Temporomandibular Disorders9▲ 168×1 topic
  9. Dental Implants8▲ 87×1 topic
  10. Peri-implant Diseases8▲ 87×1 topic
  11. Clinical Trials8▲ 6.2×5 topics
  12. Dental Materials7▲ 69×1 topic
  13. Restorative Dentistry7▲ 69×1 topic
  14. Biomaterials7▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Orthognathic Surgery6▲ 70×2 topics
  16. Dental Caries6▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Dental Esthetics6▲ 87×1 topic
  18. Orthodontic Tooth Movement6▲ 87×1 topic
  19. Surgical Management6▲ 7.8×7 topics
  20. Treatment6▲ 2.7×12 topics
  21. Tissue Engineering5▲ 4.5×7 topics
  22. Angiogenesis4▲ 7.3×4 topics
  23. Diabetes Mellitus4▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Oral Microbiome4▲ 40×1 topic
  25. Periodontal Diseases4▲ 40×1 topic
  26. Genetic Regulation4▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Molecular Signaling4▲ 106×1 topic
  28. Tooth Development4▲ 106×1 topic
  29. Osteoporosis4▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Periodontal Disease4▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Regenerative Medicine4▲ 7.3×3 topics
  32. Treatment Outcomes3▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Cone-Beam CT3▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Dental Imaging3▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Hydroxyapatite3▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Scaffolds3▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Growth Factors3▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate3▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Platelet-Rich Plasma3▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Root Canal Irrigants3▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Tsurumi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, Dental materials and restorations and Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: 9 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 8 fractional worksDental materials and res…7Dental materials and restorations: 7 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofa…6Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 6 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 4 fractional worksdental development and anomalies: 4 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering …3Bone Tissue Engineering Materials: 3 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 3 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 3 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 3 fractional works
Complementary and Manual TherapyOral SurgeryOrthodonticsPeriodontics3 others

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

  1. 1 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 9 works
  2. 2 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 8 works
  3. 3 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 7 works
  4. 4 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 6 works
  5. 5 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 4 works
  6. 6 dental development and anomalies Molecular Biology 4 works
  7. 7 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 3 works
  9. 9 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 3 works
  10. 10 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 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 available55.6%not open44.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tsurumi University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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