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University of Miyazaki

In research, University of Miyazaki stands highest in Medicine (#2,820 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,306 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,814 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, Small Animals and Veterinary — Transportation is 17.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,627
of 28,054 · #4,634 all time
Rank in Japan
#98
of 1,070
Research works
13k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
168k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is University of Miyazaki 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 #2,820 of 10,443 6.6%453 #3347
Health SciencesDomain #3,306 of 11,982 7.3%509 #3449
Life SciencesDomain #2,814 of 7,800 9.5%385 #1917
Physical SciencesDomain #5,891 of 12,888 5.4%669 #4715
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,069 of 3,579 9.3%144 #1733
EngineeringField #4,449 of 6,636 3.6%344 #3781
Social SciencesDomain #7,178 of 10,521 4.6%288 #8269
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,473 of 3,409 12.2%154 #2492
SurgerySubfield #1,493 of 1,816 7.6%80 #2424
Social SciencesField #5,277 of 6,365 2.0%232 #4744

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Miyazaki 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#3,347 #2,820
  2. Health Sciences#3,449 #3,306
  3. Life Sciences#1,917 #2,814
  4. Physical Sciences#4,715 #5,891
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,733 #2,069
  6. Engineering#3,781 #4,449
  7. Social Sciences#8,269 #7,178
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,492 #2,473
  9. Surgery#2,424 #1,493
  10. Social Sciences#4,744 #5,277
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 Miyazaki specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 17.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 107.9 works18×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 21.1 works9.3×
  3. VeterinaryField · 21.5 works8.6×
  4. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 115.0 works5.3×
  5. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 20.5 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: 1.75× its world share, 154 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 144 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.43× its world share, 45 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.23× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 76 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.17× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.24× its world share, 344 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 89 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 50 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.05× its world share, 43 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.27× its world share, 453 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.56× its world share, 22 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 232 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Miyazaki?

Ranked on the composite score, Hisayuki Matsuo, Kazuya Shimoda and Eiji Ishikawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Miyazaki.

  1. 1 Hisayuki Matsuo Japan · #37,761 worldwide 577 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Kazuya Shimoda Japan · #85,458 worldwide 275 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Eiji Ishikawa Japan · #147,928 worldwide 264 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Kazuo Kitamura Japan · #157,858 worldwide 317 citations · 100 works
  5. 5 Chihiro Watanabe Japan · #179,044 worldwide 0 citations · 91 works
  6. 6 Yukifumi Nawa Japan · #201,238 worldwide 140 citations · 71 works
  7. 7 Masahiro Tasumi Japan · #205,930 worldwide 127 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Yoshiyuki Takasaki Japan · #206,743 worldwide 170 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Shinji Yoshitake Japan · #216,497 worldwide 202 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Seiichi Hashida Japan · #245,566 worldwide 184 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at University of Miyazaki

Which keywords describe research at University of Miyazaki?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Culture, Literature, History, Modernization, Social Influence, Science and Islam.

▲ 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. Epidemiology109▲ 1.48×109 topics
  2. History102▲ 7.9×4 topics
  3. Culture102▲ 10×3 topics
  4. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles102▲ 29×4 topics
  5. Literature102▲ 10×3 topics
  6. Modernization101▲ 30×2 topics
  7. Social Influence101▲ 25×3 topics
  8. Islam100▲ 26×3 topics
  9. Science100▲ 22×3 topics
  10. Ethnicity100▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Air Force100▲ 44×1 topic
  12. Legal Regulation100▲ 24×1 topic
  13. Malay Language100▲ 38×1 topic
  14. Sharia Law100▲ 37×1 topic
  15. Transport Policy100▲ 43×1 topic
  16. Warfare100▲ 44×1 topic
  17. Inflammation55▲ 1.43×74 topics
  18. Climate Change46◆ 0.93×57 topics
  19. Oxidative Stress39▲ 1.30×53 topics
  20. Immunotherapy34▲ 2.6×19 topics
  21. Treatment33▲ 1.49×39 topics
  22. Diagnosis28▲ 1.60×35 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Disease26▲ 1.27×31 topics
  24. Pathogenesis24▲ 2.5×20 topics
  25. Animal Welfare24▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Prognostic Factors22▲ 2.7×14 topics
  27. Surgical Management19▲ 2.5×20 topics
  28. Genetic Diversity18▲ 2.2×18 topics
  29. Infection17▲ 3.6×9 topics
  30. Consumer Perception14▲ 3.5×6 topics
  31. Photovoltaics14▲ 4.6×4 topics
  32. Emotional State14▲ 24×1 topic
  33. Stress Indicators14▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Dairy Cattle14▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Genetic Characterization14▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Traceability13▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Heat Stress12▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Cold Chain Monitoring11▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Logistics Management11▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Physiological Responses10▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Miyazaki publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…100Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 100 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …100Military Technology and Strategies: 100 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…100Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 100 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 14 fractional worksFood Supply Chain Traceability: 11 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 10 fractional worksT-cell and Retrovirus Studies: 8 fractional worksAnimal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 7 fractional workssolar cell performance optimization: 7 fractional worksSemiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices: 7 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportationSmall Animals6 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 100 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 100 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 100 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 14 works
  5. 5 Food Supply Chain Traceability Food Science 11 works
  6. 6 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 10 works
  7. 7 T-cell and Retrovirus Studies Immunology 8 works
  8. 8 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 7 works
  9. 9 solar cell performance optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7 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 available54.3%not open45.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Miyazaki's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher 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.