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Yokohama University of Pharmacy

In research, Yokohama University of Pharmacy stands highest in Life Sciences (#8,597 of 14,347 worldwide), Health Sciences (#17,049 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#15,112 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,622
of 28,054 · #20,011 all time
Rank in Japan
#603
of 1,070
Research works
589
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Yokohama University of Pharmacy known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #8,597 of 14,347 11.5%210
Health SciencesDomain #17,049 of 20,462 9.7%229
MedicineField #15,112 of 17,978 9.5%208
Physical SciencesDomain #19,683 of 21,541 6.7%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yokohama University of Pharmacy 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: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.19× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.57× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14.98× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.16× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.88× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 6.29× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 15.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yokohama University of Pharmacy?

Ranked on the composite score, Kohsuke Hayamizu, H Yaoi and Kiyomi Sadamoto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yokohama University of Pharmacy.

  1. 1 Kohsuke Hayamizu Japan · #952,757 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 H Yaoi Japan · #1,337,873 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Kiyomi Sadamoto Japan · #1,355,250 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Yokohama University of Pharmacy

Which keywords describe research at Yokohama University of Pharmacy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cancer, Cancer Therapy, Metabolism, Oxidative Stress, Metabolic Syndrome, Weight Loss and Transition Metal Catalysis.

▲ 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. Inflammation10▲ 4.4×34 topics
  2. Cancer7▲ 5.1×22 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress6▲ 3.5×30 topics
  4. Epidemiology6▲ 1.35×32 topics
  5. Cancer Therapy5▲ 7.7×10 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 5.4×11 topics
  7. Metabolism4▲ 7.9×14 topics
  8. Obesity3▲ 4.2×10 topics
  9. Weight Loss3▲ 19×3 topics
  10. Antioxidant3▲ 4.4×18 topics
  11. Transition Metal Catalysis3▲ 35×4 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 4.2×12 topics
  13. Adverse Drug Reactions3▲ 48×3 topics
  14. Insulin Resistance3▲ 5.6×9 topics
  15. Pharmacokinetics3▲ 9.7×10 topics
  16. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 5.7×6 topics
  17. Antioxidants2▲ 5.5×8 topics
  18. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  19. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  21. Drug Delivery2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  22. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Adverse Events2▲ 31×3 topics
  24. Long Noncoding RNAs2▲ 24×1 topic
  25. Metabolic Disorders2▲ 17×3 topics
  26. RNA Regulation2▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Alternative Splicing2▲ 37×1 topic
  28. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 7.0×10 topics
  29. C-C Bond Formation2▲ 48×3 topics
  30. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 12×4 topics
  31. RNA-Binding Proteins2▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Nuclear Receptors2▲ 21×4 topics
  33. Probiotics2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  34. Heterocycles2▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Ketogenic Diet2▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Low-Carbohydrate Diet2▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Matrix Metalloproteinases2▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Cancer Progression2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  39. Gene Expression Regulation2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Nutritional Significance2▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Yokohama University of Pharmacy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, RNA Research and Splicing, Diet and metabolism studies and RNA modifications and cancer.

Cancer-related molecular…2Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 2 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing2RNA Research and Splicing: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 2 fractional worksPharmacology and Obesity Treatment: 1 fractional worksInfant Nutrition and Health: 1 fractional worksDrug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging1Skin Protection and Aging: 1 fractional worksPharmacy and Medical Practices: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional works
Cancer ResearchMolecular BiologyPhysiologyPharmacology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 2 works
  2. 2 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment Pharmacology 1 works
  6. 6 Infant Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  7. 7 Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 1 works
  9. 9 Pharmacy and Medical Practices Pharmacology 1 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 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 available61.5%not open38.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yokohama University of Pharmacy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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