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University of Shizuoka

In research, University of Shizuoka stands highest in Medicine (#3,836 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,825 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,569 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics and Organic Chemistry — Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics is 13.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,265
of 28,054 · #5,107 all time
Rank in Japan
#179
of 1,070
Research works
6.6k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
145k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is University of Shizuoka 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 #3,836 of 10,443 15.4%169 #5233
Health SciencesDomain #4,825 of 11,982 14.6%199 #6809
Life SciencesDomain #3,569 of 7,800 12.1%223 #2732
Physical SciencesDomain #8,234 of 12,888 6.9%126 #4529
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,873 of 3,579 11.3%122 #2499
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,044 of 2,175 9.7%84 #2046

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Shizuoka 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#5,233 #3,836
  2. Health Sciences#6,809 #4,825
  3. Life Sciences#2,732 #3,569
  4. Physical Sciences#4,529 #8,234
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,499 #2,873
  6. Molecular Biology#2,046 #2,044
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 Shizuoka specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics takes 13.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 27.5 works13×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 29.4 works6.6×
← 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: 1.44× its world share, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.83× its world share, 122 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.74× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.38× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13.08× its world share, 28 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.35× its world share, 41 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.48× its world share, 169 worksMedicineNursing: 5.38× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 13.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Shizuoka?

Ranked on the composite score, Toshio Miyase, Akira Ueno and Takuo Kosuge lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Shizuoka.

  1. 1 Toshio Miyase Japan · #33,549 worldwide 326 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Akira Ueno Japan · #61,899 worldwide 227 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Takuo Kosuge Japan · #76,051 worldwide 141 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Toshimasa Toyo’oka Japan · #110,922 worldwide 224 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Kazumi Saito Japan · #123,607 worldwide 378 citations · 71 works
  6. 6 Masanori Kuroyanagi Japan · #158,310 worldwide 194 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 SEIGO FUKUSHIMA Japan · #165,175 worldwide 134 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Tadataka Noro Japan · #173,687 worldwide 135 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Kaoru Umehara Japan · #194,138 worldwide 117 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Yoshitaka Hamashima Japan · #212,077 worldwide 259 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at University of Shizuoka

Which keywords describe research at University of Shizuoka?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Metabolism, Antioxidant, Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Obesity and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Inflammation46▲ 3.8×66 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress46▲ 4.7×50 topics
  3. Epidemiology33▲ 1.40×73 topics
  4. Cancer30▲ 3.8×47 topics
  5. Antioxidant27▲ 6.7×35 topics
  6. Metabolism27▲ 8.8×27 topics
  7. Obesity19▲ 4.2×19 topics
  8. Nanoparticles18▲ 2.4×23 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease18▲ 2.7×28 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome16▲ 3.3×20 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity15▲ 4.1×19 topics
  12. Cancer Prevention15▲ 9.4×8 topics
  13. Cancer Therapy14▲ 4.1×18 topics
  14. Aging14▲ 4.2×14 topics
  15. Antioxidants13▲ 4.7×13 topics
  16. Drug Delivery12▲ 3.7×10 topics
  17. Insulin Resistance11▲ 4.1×10 topics
  18. Health Effects11▲ 3.0×16 topics
  19. Pharmacokinetics11▲ 6.9×11 topics
  20. Neuroprotection10▲ 5.0×11 topics
  21. Toxicity10▲ 4.0×14 topics
  22. Medicinal Chemistry10▲ 6.2×7 topics
  23. Nutrition10▲ 3.6×9 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Health10▲ 8.4×5 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants9▲ 3.9×13 topics
  26. Antimicrobial9▲ 5.5×9 topics
  27. Metabolic Regulation9▲ 9.2×5 topics
  28. Drug Discovery8▲ 6.3×8 topics
  29. Genomics8▲ 4.8×6 topics
  30. Flavonoids8▲ 5.1×9 topics
  31. Immune System8▲ 5.5×8 topics
  32. Protein8▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Transcriptional Regulation7▲ 7.5×9 topics
  34. Transition Metal Catalysis7▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Green Tea7▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Tea Polyphenols7▲ 55×1 topic
  37. Organic Synthesis7▲ 9.9×6 topics
  38. Mass Spectrometry7▲ 7.3×5 topics
  39. Nuclear Receptors6▲ 12×5 topics
  40. Polymeric Materials6▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Shizuoka publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Tea Polyphenols and Effects, Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems, Advanced Drug Delivery Systems and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques.

Tea Polyphenols and Effe…7Tea Polyphenols and Effects: 7 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Deli…6Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems: 5 fractional worksBiochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques: 4 fractional worksPharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism: 4 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 4 fractional worksFood Quality and Safety Studies: 4 fractional worksMicrobial Natural Produc…4Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 4 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 4 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 4 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicinePharmaceutical ScienceNutrition and DieteticsPharmacology4 others

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

  1. 1 Tea Polyphenols and Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 6 works
  3. 3 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 5 works
  4. 4 Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  5. 5 Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Pharmacology 4 works
  6. 6 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Food Quality and Safety Studies Food Science 4 works
  8. 8 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 4 works
  9. 9 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 4 works
  10. 10 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 4 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 available43.8%not open56.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Shizuoka's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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.

Other research institutions in Shizuoka

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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.