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University of Kochi

In research, University of Kochi stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,536 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,987
of 28,054 · #13,767 all time
Rank in Japan
#495
of 1,070
Research works
956
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is University of Kochi 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 #11,536 of 11,982 4.2%76 #12672

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Kochi 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: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.14× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.59× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.49× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.79× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.95× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Kochi?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Ohkubo, Makoto Omura and Sakiko Kanbara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Kochi.

  1. 1 S. Ohkubo Japan · #557,598 worldwide 122 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Makoto Omura Japan · #575,592 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Sakiko Kanbara Japan · #1,363,573 worldwide 5 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at University of Kochi

Which keywords describe research at University of Kochi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Ethical Considerations, Infectious Diseases, Healthcare Workers, Disaster Response, Triage, Epidemiology and Aging.

▲ 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. Public Health11▲ 4.8×17 topics
  2. Epidemiology11▲ 1.74×47 topics
  3. Ethical Considerations8▲ 14×5 topics
  4. Healthcare Workers7▲ 19×3 topics
  5. Infectious Diseases7▲ 14×3 topics
  6. Inflammation7▲ 2.1×25 topics
  7. Disaster Response7▲ 57×1 topic
  8. Triage7▲ 103×1 topic
  9. Management5▲ 4.3×17 topics
  10. Aging5▲ 5.9×6 topics
  11. Quality of Life5▲ 2.2×19 topics
  12. Diagnosis5▲ 3.2×15 topics
  13. Treatment4▲ 2.4×15 topics
  14. Chemotherapy4▲ 4.0×13 topics
  15. Social Support4▲ 4.7×9 topics
  16. Mental Health4▲ 1.57×10 topics
  17. Resilience4▲ 4.8×5 topics
  18. Vulnerability3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  19. Prognosis3▲ 6.3×7 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 3.7×10 topics
  21. Prognostic Factors3▲ 4.7×11 topics
  22. Alzheimer's Disease3▲ 6.4×4 topics
  23. Social Capital3▲ 3.5×2 topics
  24. Biomarkers3▲ 2.6×7 topics
  25. Community3▲ 15×1 topic
  26. Disaster3▲ 36×1 topic
  27. Biogeography3▲ 6.6×7 topics
  28. Neuroimaging3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  29. Cognitive Training2▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Prevalence2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  31. Caregiver Burden2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Stress2▲ 3.7×7 topics
  33. Burnout2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Dementia2▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Mild Cognitive Impairment2▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Muscle Mass2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Chronic Disease2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  38. Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  39. Cancer Cachexia2▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Sarcopenia2▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Kochi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Disaster Response and Management, Disaster Management and Resilience, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Nutrition and Health in Aging.

Disaster Response and Ma…7Disaster Response and Management: 7 fractional worksDisaster Management and …3Disaster Management and Resilience: 3 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…2Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …2Nutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksFood Allergy and Anaphyl…1Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health…1Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 1 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 1 fractional works
Emergency Medical ServicesSociology and Political SciencePsychiatry and Mental healthPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 7 works
  2. 2 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  4. 4 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  5. 5 Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research Immunology and Allergy 1 works
  6. 6 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 1 works
  8. 8 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 1 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 available50.1%not open49.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Kochi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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