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University of Shimane

In research, University of Shimane stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,776 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,936
of 28,054 · #17,344 all time
Rank in Japan
#492
of 1,070
Research works
1.4k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is University of Shimane 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,776 of 12,888 5.2%65 #10651

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Shimane 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: 1.04× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.79× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.26× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.33× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 2.78× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.28× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of Shimane?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Microstructure, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Mechanical Properties, Biodiversity, Cardiovascular Disease, Ecosystem Management and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 1.34×58 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 2.1×33 topics
  3. Climate Change6▲ 1.27×31 topics
  4. Microstructure6▲ 6.5×15 topics
  5. Sustainability5▲ 1.34×21 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties5▲ 3.1×22 topics
  7. Machine Learning5◆ 0.90×23 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.5×17 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress4▲ 1.49×24 topics
  10. Public Health4▲ 1.68×17 topics
  11. Biodiversity4▲ 3.2×14 topics
  12. Quality of Life3▲ 1.41×18 topics
  13. Risk Factors3▲ 1.86×15 topics
  14. Aging3▲ 3.3×9 topics
  15. Diagnosis3▲ 1.85×16 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 2.0×10 topics
  17. Nanomaterials3▲ 1.61×11 topics
  18. Global Burden2▲ 2.7×9 topics
  19. Prognosis2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  20. Ecosystem Management2▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Neoliberalism2▲ 3.8×3 topics
  22. Complications2▲ 2.6×8 topics
  23. Capitalism2▲ 18×1 topic
  24. Marxism2▲ 28×1 topic
  25. Satoyama2▲ 118×1 topic
  26. landscape conservation2▲ 118×1 topic
  27. Hypertension2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  28. Superconductivity2▲ 6.0×7 topics
  29. Cancer Cachexia2▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Grain Refinement2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  31. Molecular Profiling2▲ 10.0×3 topics
  32. Sarcopenia2▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Diabetes Mellitus2▲ 4.4×3 topics
  34. Environmental Noise1▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Gene Expression Profiling1▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Hydrogen Embrittlement1▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Noise Pollution1▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Phase Stability1▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Plate Tectonics1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  40. Immunohistochemistry1▲ 9.3×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Shimane publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political Economy and Marxism, Urban and spatial planning, Nutrition and Health in Aging and Noise Effects and Management.

Political Economy and Ma…2Political Economy and Marxism: 2 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning2Urban and spatial planning: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …2Nutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksNoise Effects and Manage…1Noise Effects and Management: 1 fractional worksKorean Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 1 fractional worksCategorization, percepti…1Categorization, perception, and language: 1 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksCancer Diagnosis and Tre…1Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceNature and Landscape ConservationPhysiologySpeech and Hearing5 others

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

  1. 1 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  3. 3 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works
  5. 5 Korean Urban and Social Studies Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  6. 6 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Categorization, perception, and language Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Oncology 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 available50.9%not open49.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Shimane's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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.

Other research institutions in Hamada

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