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Tsurumi University

In research, Tsurumi University stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,579 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,761 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry (Dentistry is 46.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,120
of 22,385 · #17,101 all time
Rank in Japan
#324
of 924
Research works
2.3k
▼ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
34k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Tsurumi University

What is Tsurumi University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,579 of 9,902 5.4%130 #8487
MedicineField #4,761 of 8,541 5.6%71 #8868

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Tsurumi University work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Tsurumi University is in Health Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Dentistry (23%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 144 fractional works · 68.4% of its workMedicine: 80 fractional works · 37.9% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 6.4% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 47 fractional works · 22.5% of its workOral Surgery: 19 fractional works · 9.1% of its workOrthodontics: 18 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPeriodontics: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 7.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 10 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 14.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 27 fractional works · 12.8% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKTsurumiUniversity210fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences68%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8037.9%
    2. Dentistry4722.5%
    3. Health Professions167.6%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology209.4%
    2. Neuroscience52.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.7%
    1. Engineering146.6%
    2. Materials Science52.2%
    3. Environmental Science31.6%
    4. Computer Science31.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    6. Chemistry10.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Arts and Humanities41.7%
    2. Social Sciences21.2%
    3. Psychology10.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    5. Decision Sciences10.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Tsurumi University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 46.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 47.4 works46×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.76× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.09× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 46.42× its world share, 47 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.90× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.97× its world share, 80 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× 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, 46.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry46.42×47 works
  2. Health Professions2.90×16 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.09×2 works
  4. Medicine1.97×80 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.76×20 works
  6. Neuroscience1.40×5 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.07×2 works
  8. Nursing0.67×1 works
  9. Materials Science0.64×5 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.59×4 works
  11. Engineering0.44×14 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.44×1 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.34×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.32×3 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×2 works
  16. Chemistry0.20×1 works
  17. Veterinary0.19×0 works
  18. Psychology0.18×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.17×3 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×1 works
  21. Social Sciences0.09×2 works
  22. Mathematics0.07×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Tsurumi University?

Ranked on the quality score, Yasuo Yamakoshi, T. Tanabe and Tadafumi Kawamoto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tsurumi University.

  1. 1 Yasuo Yamakoshi Japan · #1,338,540 worldwide 5.2k citations · 142 works
  2. 2 T. Tanabe Japan · #1,621,090 worldwide 3k citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Tadafumi Kawamoto Japan · #1,801,020 worldwide 2.7k citations · 73 works
  4. 4 M. Fukae Japan · #2,070,937 worldwide 4.4k citations · 100 works
  5. 5 Mika Hayano Japan · #2,367,925 worldwide 1.7k citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Ichiro Saito Japan · #2,415,136 worldwide 14k citations · 304 works
  7. 7 Rie Nomoto Japan · #3,050,389 worldwide 1.1k citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Yoshihiro Suda Japan · #3,294,762 worldwide 417 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Aiko Ito Japan · #3,441,037 worldwide 3k citations · 98 works
  10. 10 Tetsuji Sato Japan · #3,556,174 worldwide 2.2k citations · 76 works
All ranked researchers at Tsurumi University

What are the most cited papers from Tsurumi University?

The most cited paper from Tsurumi University is "Suppression of basal autophagy in neural cells causes neurodegenerative disease in mice" (Taichi Hara, Kenji D. Nakamura, Makoto Matsui et al., 2006), with 3,905 citations. Next come "Newly generated T cell receptor microclusters initiate and sustain T cell activation by recruitment of Zap70 and SLP-76" (702) and "Use of a new adhesive film for the preparation of multi-purpose fresh-frozen sections from hard tissues, whole-animals, insects and plants" (635).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Suppression of basal autophagy in neural cells causes neurodegenerative disease in mice Taichi Hara, Kenji D. Nakamura, Makoto Matsui et al. · Nature 19 Apr 2006 3,905
2 Newly generated T cell receptor microclusters initiate and sustain T cell activation by recruitment of Zap70 and SLP-76 Tadashi Yokosuka, Kumiko Sakata-Sogawa, Wakana Kobayashi et al. · Nature Immunology 6 Nov 2005 702
3 Use of a new adhesive film for the preparation of multi-purpose fresh-frozen sections from hard tissues, whole-animals, insects and plants Tadafumi Kawamoto · Archivum histologicum japonicum Open access 2003 635
4 The International Workshop on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: Report of the Subcommittee on Management and Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Gerd Geerling, Joseph Tauber, Christophe Baudouin et al. · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science Open access 30 Mar 2011 624
5 Oral hypofunction in the older population: Position paper of the Japanese Society of Gerodontology in 2016 Shunsuke Minakuchi, Kazuhiro Tsuga, Kazunori Ikebe et al. · Gerodontology Open access 8 Jun 2018 547
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tsurumi University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-now 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. Epidemiology32▲ 3.9×42 topics
  2. Quality of Life17▲ 5.7×15 topics
  3. Inflammation13▲ 2.8×28 topics
  4. Bone Regeneration13▲ 52×2 topics
  5. Diagnostic Criteria12▲ 26×5 topics
  6. Psychological Factors11▲ 26×2 topics
  7. Bruxism10▲ 168×1 topic
  8. Temporomandibular Disorders10▲ 168×1 topic
  9. Dental Implants9▲ 87×1 topic
  10. Peri-implant Diseases9▲ 87×1 topic
  11. Clinical Trials9▲ 6.1×5 topics
  12. Dental Materials8▲ 69×1 topic
  13. Restorative Dentistry8▲ 69×1 topic
  14. Orthognathic Surgery8▲ 70×2 topics
  15. Dental Esthetics7▲ 88×1 topic
  16. Orthodontic Tooth Movement7▲ 88×1 topic
  17. Biomaterials7▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Dental Caries7▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Surgical Management6▲ 7.4×7 topics
  20. Treatment6▲ 2.4×12 topics
  21. Tissue Engineering6▲ 4.7×7 topics
  22. Angiogenesis5▲ 6.9×4 topics
  23. Diabetes Mellitus5▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Oral Microbiome5▲ 37×1 topic
  25. Periodontal Diseases5▲ 37×1 topic
  26. Genetic Regulation4▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Molecular Signaling4▲ 99×1 topic
  28. Tooth Development4▲ 99×1 topic
  29. Treatment Outcomes4▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Osteoporosis4▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Hydroxyapatite4▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Scaffolds4▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Wound Healing4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  34. Periodontal Disease4▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Cone-Beam CT4▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Dental Imaging4▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Regenerative Medicine4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  38. Cell Signaling3▲ 9.9×5 topics
  39. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate3▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Root Canal Irrigants3▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does Tsurumi University publish most on?

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

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: 10 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 9 fractional worksDental materials and res…8Dental materials and restorations: 8 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofa…7Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 7 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 5 fractional worksdental development and anomalies: 4 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering …4Bone Tissue Engineering Materials: 4 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 4 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 10 works
  2. 2 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 9 works
  3. 3 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 8 works
  4. 4 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 7 works
  5. 5 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 5 works
  6. 6 dental development and anomalies Molecular Biology 4 works
  7. 7 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 4 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tsurumi University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Tsurumi University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00071% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Tsurumi University0.00098% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Tsurumi University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Tsurumi University7.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.5% in 2025.

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