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University of Fukui

In research, University of Fukui stands highest in Medicine (#2,199 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,821 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,569 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics — Polymers and Plastics is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,704
of 28,054 · #2,561 all time
Rank in Japan
#103
of 1,070
Research works
14k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
171k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is University of Fukui 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 #2,199 of 10,443 10.5%386 #1724
Health SciencesDomain #2,821 of 11,982 10.5%418 #2042
Physical SciencesDomain #4,569 of 12,888 5.7%612 #2111
Life SciencesDomain #3,604 of 7,800 7.9%172 #2606
EngineeringField #3,864 of 6,636 5.9%244 #2123
Computer ScienceField #3,714 of 4,667 5.9%126 #3265
Social SciencesDomain #8,911 of 10,521 13.2%70 #9898
Materials ScienceField #2,346 of 2,468 3.0%94 #1792
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,441 of 3,579 4.4%96 #2748

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Fukui 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#1,724 #2,199
  2. Health Sciences#2,042 #2,821
  3. Physical Sciences#2,111 #4,569
  4. Life Sciences#2,606 #3,604
  5. Engineering#2,123 #3,864
  6. Computer Science#3,265 #3,714
  7. Social Sciences#9,898 #8,911
  8. Materials Science#1,792 #2,346
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,748 #3,441
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 University of Fukui specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 24.3 works4.7×
← 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, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.41× its world share, 96 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.23× its world share, 46 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.41× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.46× its world share, 49 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 126 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.28× its world share, 244 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.12× its world share, 94 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.52× its world share, 43 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.30× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.58× its world share, 386 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Fukui?

Ranked on the composite score, Harumi Itoh, Toru Nakamura and Yoshimitsu Katayama lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Fukui.

  1. 1 Harumi Itoh Japan · #95,420 worldwide 170 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Toru Nakamura Japan · #96,275 worldwide 244 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Yoshimitsu Katayama Japan · #159,362 worldwide 0 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Fumikazu Kotsuji Japan · #181,477 worldwide 64 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Akio Yamamoto Japan · #193,735 worldwide 346 citations · 68 works
  6. 6 Hiroshi Tada Japan · #216,536 worldwide 393 citations · 134 works
  7. 7 T. Kobayashi Japan · #216,973 worldwide 320 citations · 119 works
  8. 8 Yoshimitsu Katayama Japan · #217,680 worldwide 4 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 S Takahashi Japan · #253,433 worldwide 95 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Kaoru Miyamoto Japan · #257,456 worldwide 173 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at University of Fukui

Which keywords describe research at University of Fukui?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Mechanical Properties, Catheter Ablation and Treatment.

▲ 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. Deep Learning68▲ 1.55×64 topics
  2. Epidemiology64▲ 1.26×93 topics
  3. Inflammation50▲ 1.87×70 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications34▲ 2.2×31 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties30▲ 2.5×30 topics
  6. Quality of Life30▲ 1.63×35 topics
  7. Treatment29▲ 1.87×35 topics
  8. Nanocomposites28▲ 2.8×18 topics
  9. Nanoparticles28▲ 1.74×33 topics
  10. Cancer26▲ 1.55×45 topics
  11. Neural Networks26▲ 1.33×30 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress24▲ 1.17×42 topics
  13. Risk Factors22▲ 1.58×24 topics
  14. Chemotherapy20▲ 2.2×20 topics
  15. Diagnosis19▲ 1.57×32 topics
  16. Genetics18▲ 2.0×14 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering18▲ 2.3×12 topics
  18. Prognostic Factors16▲ 2.9×14 topics
  19. Guidelines16▲ 2.7×11 topics
  20. Heat Transfer16▲ 2.5×12 topics
  21. Catheter Ablation16▲ 10×2 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders16▲ 2.1×18 topics
  23. Recycling15▲ 3.1×7 topics
  24. Surgical Management14▲ 2.7×16 topics
  25. Arrhythmias13▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Imaging13▲ 4.0×12 topics
  27. Health Monitoring13▲ 4.8×2 topics
  28. Self-Assembly13▲ 3.1×9 topics
  29. Conducting Polymers12▲ 6.9×2 topics
  30. Polymer Composites12▲ 3.6×6 topics
  31. Neurobiology12▲ 3.6×7 topics
  32. Spectroscopy11▲ 5.1×6 topics
  33. Stroke Prevention10▲ 6.8×2 topics
  34. Glaucoma10▲ 5.4×4 topics
  35. Anticoagulant Therapy10▲ 6.3×4 topics
  36. Radiofrequency Ablation10▲ 7.3×2 topics
  37. Sudden Cardiac Death9▲ 8.6×2 topics
  38. Cardiomyopathy8▲ 7.2×2 topics
  39. Heat Exchangers8▲ 8.6×2 topics
  40. Risk Stratification8▲ 8.6×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Fukui publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments and Polymer crystallization and properties.

Advanced Sensor and Ener…8Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 8 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…8Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 8 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 8 fractional worksPolymer crystallization …8Polymer crystallization and properties: 8 fractional worksFiber-reinforced polymer…6Fiber-reinforced polymer composites: 6 fractional worksSinusitis and nasal conditions: 6 fractional worksTerahertz technology and applications: 6 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Base…6Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 6 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques: 5 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePolymers and PlasticsMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  4. 4 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 8 works
  5. 5 Fiber-reinforced polymer composites Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Sinusitis and nasal conditions Otorhinolaryngology 6 works
  7. 7 Terahertz technology and applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  10. 10 Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 5 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 available46.3%not open53.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.0%domestic only91.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Fukui's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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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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.