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Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,806
of 28,054 · #39,142 all time
Rank in Japan
#921
of 1,070
Research works
179
▲ 87% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.30× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 4.79× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.54× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 1.59× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.37× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Kazumi Hirayama and Hiromi Fujii lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences.

  1. 1 Kazumi Hirayama Japan · #986,626 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Hiromi Fujii Japan · #1,018,717 worldwide 48 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Parkinson's Disease, Functional Recovery, Quality of Life, Neural Plasticity, Elderly and Constraint-Induced Therapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 4.0×41 topics
  2. Quality of Life5▲ 5.4×16 topics
  3. Rehabilitation5▲ 20×7 topics
  4. Functional Recovery5▲ 47×4 topics
  5. Parkinson's Disease5▲ 29×5 topics
  6. Neural Plasticity4▲ 35×3 topics
  7. Elderly4▲ 25×3 topics
  8. Constraint-Induced Therapy4▲ 66×1 topic
  9. Inflammation4▲ 2.5×13 topics
  10. Motor Recovery4▲ 66×1 topic
  11. Physical Performance4▲ 57×2 topics
  12. Muscle Strength3▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Fall Risk3▲ 104×1 topic
  14. Gait Speed3▲ 104×1 topic
  15. Gait Analysis3▲ 43×2 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  17. Mental Health2▲ 2.5×9 topics
  18. Risk Factors2▲ 3.1×11 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.0×10 topics
  20. Biomechanics2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  21. Shoulder Function2▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Well-being2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  23. Aging2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  24. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  25. Complications2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  26. Global Burden2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  27. Neuroanatomy2▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Rotator Cuff Tears2▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Shoulder Pathology2▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Electromyography2▲ 50×1 topic
  31. Muscle Fatigue2▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Chronic Pain2▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Autism Spectrum Disorders2▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Disability2▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Emotion Recognition2▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Low Back Pain2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Self-Efficacy2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  38. Cerebral Palsy1▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Diagnostic Criteria1▲ 9.5×4 topics
  40. Executive Functioning1▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Shoulder Injury and Treatment and Muscle activation and electromyography studies.

Stroke Rehabilitation an…4Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 4 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 3 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 2 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…1Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 1 fractional worksMotor Control and Adaptation: 1 fractional worksPsychiatric care and mental health services: 1 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 1 fractional works
RehabilitationPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSurgeryBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 4 works
  2. 2 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 3 works
  3. 3 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  6. 6 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  7. 7 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Motor Control and Adaptation Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 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 available69.3%not open30.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 87% 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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