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University of Toyama

In research, University of Toyama stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,766 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,742 of 7,800 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,508 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,309
of 28,054 · #2,032 all time
Rank in Japan
#31
of 1,070
Research works
16k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
224k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is University of Toyama 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 #1,766 of 12,888 11.4%789 #1686
Life SciencesDomain #1,742 of 7,800 9.0%444 #1775
MedicineField #2,508 of 10,443 7.1%805 #2334
Health SciencesDomain #3,073 of 11,982 7.4%846 #3061
EngineeringField #2,011 of 6,636 10.0%296 #1690
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,392 of 3,579 9.7%223 #1708
Computer ScienceField #3,012 of 4,667 20.8%117 #4070
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,231 of 1,884 26.6%62 #1839
SurgerySubfield #1,286 of 1,816 8.0%110 #1952
NeuroscienceField #840 of 1,168 5.5%113 #1002

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Toyama 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. Physical Sciences#1,686 #1,766
  2. Life Sciences#1,775 #1,742
  3. Medicine#2,334 #2,508
  4. Health Sciences#3,061 #3,073
  5. Engineering#1,690 #2,011
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,708 #1,392
  7. Computer Science#4,070 #3,012
  8. Artificial Intelligence#1,839 #1,231
  9. Surgery#1,952 #1,286
  10. Neuroscience#1,002 #840
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 Toyama specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 141.0 works6.1×
  2. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 30.6 works4.4×
  3. NeurologySubfield · 21.6 works3.5×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.89× its world share, 223 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.87× its world share, 42 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.16× its world share, 114 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.68× its world share, 21 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.00× its world share, 23 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.41× its world share, 84 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 117 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 296 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.12× its world share, 87 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 49 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.89× its world share, 805 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Toyama?

Ranked on the composite score, Kazuyuki Tobe, Takashi Nozawa and Hideki Origasa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Toyama.

  1. 1 Kazuyuki Tobe Japan · #42,442 worldwide 477 citations · 69 works
  2. 2 Takashi Nozawa Japan · #48,920 worldwide 907 citations · 137 works
  3. 3 Hideki Origasa Japan · #70,711 worldwide 178 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Shigeru Saito Japan · #79,856 worldwide 674 citations · 157 works
  5. 5 Ikuo Saiki Japan · #85,791 worldwide 249 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Shoko Matsui Japan · #95,740 worldwide 191 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Toshio Nikaido Japan · #95,974 worldwide 255 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Yoshiharu Kawaguchi Japan · #123,329 worldwide 202 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 J. Sakurai Japan · #134,079 worldwide 271 citations · 62 works
  10. 10 Kimíyasu Shiraki Japan · #159,103 worldwide 152 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at University of Toyama

Which keywords describe research at University of Toyama?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heart Failure, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Evolutionary Algorithms, Catheter Ablation, Mechanical Properties, Guidelines and Echocardiography.

▲ 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. Epidemiology114▲ 1.30×111 topics
  2. Inflammation88▲ 1.92×80 topics
  3. Heart Failure72▲ 7.5×13 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress60▲ 1.66×55 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties59▲ 2.8×30 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease58▲ 2.4×37 topics
  7. Diagnosis55▲ 2.7×36 topics
  8. Treatment55▲ 2.0×45 topics
  9. Cancer50▲ 1.68×50 topics
  10. Guidelines46▲ 4.5×12 topics
  11. Nanoparticles43▲ 1.54×32 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders41▲ 3.2×19 topics
  13. Evolutionary Algorithms38▲ 16×4 topics
  14. Echocardiography38▲ 6.3×7 topics
  15. Chemotherapy37▲ 2.4×24 topics
  16. Catheter Ablation36▲ 14×2 topics
  17. Immunotherapy35▲ 2.2×18 topics
  18. Microstructure31▲ 2.7×16 topics
  19. Tumor Microenvironment30▲ 3.1×8 topics
  20. Particle Swarm Optimization28▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Arrhythmias28▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Hypertension27▲ 4.2×14 topics
  23. Stroke Prevention24▲ 9.2×2 topics
  24. Sudden Cardiac Death23▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Anticoagulant Therapy22▲ 8.1×3 topics
  26. Atrial Fibrillation21▲ 9.5×2 topics
  27. Constraint Handling20▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Risk Stratification19▲ 12×1 topic
  29. Thromboembolism19▲ 12×1 topic
  30. Metaheuristics19▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Ant Colony Optimization19▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Differential Evolution19▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Global Optimization19▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Grain Refinement19▲ 7.5×4 topics
  35. Multiobjective Optimization19▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Radiofrequency Ablation19▲ 8.1×2 topics
  37. Firefly Algorithm19▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Nature-Inspired Algorithms19▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Catalytic18▲ 7.1×6 topics
  40. Cardiomyopathy18▲ 9.2×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Toyama publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors.

Atrial Fibrillation Mana…19Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 19 fractional worksMetaheuristic Optimizati…19Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research: 19 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …17Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 17 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …13Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 13 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 12 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 12 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…12Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 12 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 11 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 10 fractional worksEvolutionary Algorithms …10Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications: 10 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineArtificial IntelligenceOncologyAerospace Engineering

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 19 works
  2. 2 Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research Artificial Intelligence 19 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 17 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 13 works
  5. 5 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 works
  6. 6 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 works
  7. 7 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 12 works
  8. 8 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 11 works
  9. 9 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  10. 10 Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications Artificial Intelligence 10 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 available47.2%not open52.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Toyama's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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.