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Yamagata University

In research, Yamagata University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,862 of 12,888 worldwide), Medicine (#2,831 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,292 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics — Polymers and Plastics is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,811
of 28,054 · #2,308 all time
Rank in Japan
#71
of 1,070
Research works
18k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
272k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Yamagata University 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 #2,862 of 12,888 6.8%783 #1535
MedicineField #2,831 of 10,443 8.7%451 #3290
Health SciencesDomain #3,292 of 11,982 8.5%487 #4072
EngineeringField #2,594 of 6,636 7.1%305 #1037
Life SciencesDomain #3,208 of 7,800 9.1%290 #2928
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,128 of 3,579 9.1%157 #1852
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,618 of 2,318 8.8%115 #489
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #971 of 1,144 8.9%68 #1337
Materials ScienceField #2,099 of 2,468 5.3%173 #1217
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,916 of 3,409 11.4%69 #3387

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yamagata University 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#1,535 #2,862
  2. Medicine#3,290 #2,831
  3. Health Sciences#4,072 #3,292
  4. Engineering#1,037 #2,594
  5. Life Sciences#2,928 #3,208
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,852 #2,128
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#489 #1,618
  8. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#1,337 #971
  9. Materials Science#1,217 #2,099
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,387 #2,916
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 Yamagata University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 45.4 works7.0×
← 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: 0.90× its world share, 69 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.82× its world share, 156 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.17× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.64× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.61× its world share, 66 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 51 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.26× its world share, 305 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 69 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.07× its world share, 173 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.09× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.42× its world share, 51 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.26× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.45× its world share, 451 worksMedicineNursing: 1.44× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yamagata University?

Ranked on the composite score, Shigeki Takahashi, Yuuki Watanabe and Hidetoshi Yamashita lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yamagata University.

  1. 1 Shigeki Takahashi Japan · #62,602 worldwide 347 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Yuuki Watanabe Japan · #77,767 worldwide 370 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Hidetoshi Yamashita Japan · #145,930 worldwide 390 citations · 115 works
  4. 4 Yasuhiko Abe Japan · #146,060 worldwide 184 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Satoru Nagase Japan · #156,817 worldwide 113 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Mitsutoshi Kuroda Japan · #182,526 worldwide 305 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Gen Tamura Japan · #182,846 worldwide 110 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Manabu Wada Japan · #183,256 worldwide 136 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Satoru Sato Japan · #207,019 worldwide 28 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Junji Kido Japan · #229,729 worldwide 802 citations · 110 works
All ranked researchers at Yamagata University

Which keywords describe research at Yamagata University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Bioimaging, Flexible Electronics, Tissue Engineering, Self-Assembly, Polymer Blends and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications65▲ 3.4×34 topics
  2. Epidemiology64◆ 1.01×100 topics
  3. Inflammation56▲ 1.66×74 topics
  4. Nanocomposites51▲ 3.9×20 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress42▲ 1.59×51 topics
  6. Nanoparticles41▲ 2.0×36 topics
  7. Tissue Engineering40▲ 4.0×13 topics
  8. Cancer33▲ 1.51×45 topics
  9. Self-Assembly32▲ 6.1×12 topics
  10. Bioimaging32▲ 8.7×6 topics
  11. Catalysis29▲ 2.7×25 topics
  12. Flexible Electronics29▲ 11×3 topics
  13. Chemotherapy28▲ 2.5×23 topics
  14. Immunotherapy26▲ 2.2×17 topics
  15. Polymer Blends25▲ 29×2 topics
  16. Chemical Sensors24▲ 6.2×3 topics
  17. Field-Effect Transistors23▲ 9.0×3 topics
  18. Conducting Polymers23▲ 10.0×2 topics
  19. Radiotherapy22▲ 3.6×12 topics
  20. Transition Metal Complexes22▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Energy Harvesting22▲ 7.3×2 topics
  22. Health Monitoring21▲ 6.3×3 topics
  23. Nanofibers21▲ 5.9×3 topics
  24. Semiconductors21▲ 4.2×5 topics
  25. Nanogenerators20▲ 9.4×1 topic
  26. Wearable20▲ 9.4×1 topic
  27. Polymer Composites19▲ 4.5×6 topics
  28. Electroluminescence19▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Photodynamic Therapy19▲ 5.3×6 topics
  30. Organic Electronics19▲ 7.8×2 topics
  31. Organic Light-Emitting Diodes19▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Phosphorescent Materials19▲ 45×1 topic
  33. Bulk Heterojunction18▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Conjugated Polymers18▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Solar Cells18▲ 5.4×7 topics
  36. Aggregation-Induced Emission16▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Fluorescent Materials16▲ 15×1 topic
  38. PEDOT:PSS16▲ 8.1×1 topic
  39. Polyaniline16▲ 8.1×1 topic
  40. Biodegradable Polymers15▲ 5.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Yamagata University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research, Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials.

Advanced Sensor and Ener…20Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 20 fractional worksOrganic Light-Emitting D…19Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research: 19 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and …18Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 18 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluores…16Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 16 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 16 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 13 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…9biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 9 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 8 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 8 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryPolymers and Plastics4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 20 works
  2. 2 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 works
  3. 3 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  4. 4 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 16 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 16 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  7. 7 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 9 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 9 works
  9. 9 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 8 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 8 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 available38.3%not open61.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yamagata University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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.

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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.