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Kumamoto University
Short name
KU
Country, city
Japan, Kumamoto
Publications
38 279
Citations
861 199
h-index
280
Top-3 organizations
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo (2163 publications)
Kyushu University
Kyushu University (1924 publications)
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (1873 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (224 publications)
National Cancer Institute
National Cancer Institute (182 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1950

Total publications
38279
Total citations
861199
Citations per publication
22.5
Average publications per year
503.67
Average authors per publication
7.63
h-index
280
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 6464, 16.89%
General Medicine
6464 publications, 16.89%
Biochemistry, 3094, 8.08%
Biochemistry
3094 publications, 8.08%
Molecular Biology, 2723, 7.11%
Molecular Biology
2723 publications, 7.11%
Cell Biology, 2400, 6.27%
Cell Biology
2400 publications, 6.27%
Condensed Matter Physics, 2119, 5.54%
Condensed Matter Physics
2119 publications, 5.54%
Oncology, 2083, 5.44%
Oncology
2083 publications, 5.44%
General Chemistry, 2030, 5.3%
General Chemistry
2030 publications, 5.3%
Cancer Research, 1780, 4.65%
Cancer Research
1780 publications, 4.65%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 1698, 4.44%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
1698 publications, 4.44%
General Materials Science, 1516, 3.96%
General Materials Science
1516 publications, 3.96%
Surgery, 1417, 3.7%
Surgery
1417 publications, 3.7%
Immunology, 1365, 3.57%
Immunology
1365 publications, 3.57%
Mechanical Engineering, 1309, 3.42%
Mechanical Engineering
1309 publications, 3.42%
Neurology (clinical), 1308, 3.42%
Neurology (clinical)
1308 publications, 3.42%
Mechanics of Materials, 1217, 3.18%
Mechanics of Materials
1217 publications, 3.18%
Pharmacology, 1164, 3.04%
Pharmacology
1164 publications, 3.04%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 1163, 3.04%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
1163 publications, 3.04%
Organic Chemistry, 1161, 3.03%
Organic Chemistry
1161 publications, 3.03%
Genetics, 1102, 2.88%
Genetics
1102 publications, 2.88%
Materials Chemistry, 1100, 2.87%
Materials Chemistry
1100 publications, 2.87%
Drug Discovery, 1029, 2.69%
Drug Discovery
1029 publications, 2.69%
Pharmaceutical Science, 960, 2.51%
Pharmaceutical Science
960 publications, 2.51%
Hematology, 950, 2.48%
Hematology
950 publications, 2.48%
General Physics and Astronomy, 849, 2.22%
General Physics and Astronomy
849 publications, 2.22%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 839, 2.19%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
839 publications, 2.19%
Multidisciplinary, 833, 2.18%
Multidisciplinary
833 publications, 2.18%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 808, 2.11%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
808 publications, 2.11%
Biophysics, 805, 2.1%
Biophysics
805 publications, 2.1%
Immunology and Allergy, 765, 2%
Immunology and Allergy
765 publications, 2%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 719, 1.88%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
719 publications, 1.88%
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Journals

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Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
494 publications, 1.29%
Orthopedics & Traumatology
482 publications, 1.26%
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
452 publications, 1.18%
The Proceedings of Conference of Kyushu Branch
380 publications, 0.99%
Scientific Reports
346 publications, 0.9%
Blood
300 publications, 0.78%
Cancer Research
273 publications, 0.71%
Materials Science Forum
229 publications, 0.6%
Journal of Biological Chemistry
229 publications, 0.6%
Journal of Clinical Oncology
209 publications, 0.55%
PLoS ONE
207 publications, 0.54%
Journal of Dermatology
200 publications, 0.52%
Circulation Journal
186 publications, 0.49%
Internal Medicine
174 publications, 0.45%
Journal of Biochemistry
168 publications, 0.44%
Cancer Science
162 publications, 0.42%
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
158 publications, 0.41%
Circulation
157 publications, 0.41%
Surgery Today
152 publications, 0.4%
Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
150 publications, 0.39%
Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica
147 publications, 0.38%
Materials Transactions
139 publications, 0.36%
Journal of Immunology
132 publications, 0.34%
The proceedings of the JSME annual meeting
131 publications, 0.34%
Tetrahedron Letters
130 publications, 0.34%
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
118 publications, 0.31%
Nature Communications
117 publications, 0.31%
Neuroscience Research
116 publications, 0.3%
Yakugaku Zasshi
114 publications, 0.3%
International Journal of Clinical Oncology
108 publications, 0.28%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
8863 publications, 23.15%
Springer Nature
5707 publications, 14.91%
Wiley
4169 publications, 10.89%
Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
1329 publications, 3.47%
Oxford University Press
1111 publications, 2.9%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
782 publications, 2.04%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
754 publications, 1.97%
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
752 publications, 1.96%
Taylor & Francis
700 publications, 1.83%
MDPI
607 publications, 1.59%
West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology
482 publications, 1.26%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
426 publications, 1.11%
Trans Tech Publications
400 publications, 1.04%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
346 publications, 0.9%
S. Karger AG
330 publications, 0.86%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
327 publications, 0.85%
SAGE
321 publications, 0.84%
American Society of Hematology
309 publications, 0.81%
Architectural Institute of Japan
306 publications, 0.8%
Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
284 publications, 0.74%
Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEE Japan)
267 publications, 0.7%
American Society for Microbiology
253 publications, 0.66%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
241 publications, 0.63%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
235 publications, 0.61%
The Japanese Circulation Society
235 publications, 0.61%
AIP Publishing
234 publications, 0.61%
Japan Institute of Metals
233 publications, 0.61%
IOP Publishing
222 publications, 0.58%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
212 publications, 0.55%
Frontiers Media S.A.
212 publications, 0.55%
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With other organizations

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University of Tokyo
2163 publications, 5.65%
Kyushu University
1924 publications, 5.03%
Kyoto University
1873 publications, 4.89%
Tohoku University
1290 publications, 3.37%
Osaka University
1209 publications, 3.16%
Kumamoto University Hospital
946 publications, 2.47%
Nagoya University
884 publications, 2.31%
Keio University
750 publications, 1.96%
Sojo University
698 publications, 1.82%
Hokkaido University
678 publications, 1.77%
Hiroshima University
654 publications, 1.71%
University of Tsukuba
535 publications, 1.4%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
533 publications, 1.39%
Chiba University
530 publications, 1.38%
Okayama University
514 publications, 1.34%
Nagasaki University
495 publications, 1.29%
Kagoshima University
492 publications, 1.29%
Kobe University
480 publications, 1.25%
Tokai University
478 publications, 1.25%
Japan Science and Technology Agency
465 publications, 1.21%
Kanazawa University
441 publications, 1.15%
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
409 publications, 1.07%
Kurume University
406 publications, 1.06%
Fukuoka University
403 publications, 1.05%
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
376 publications, 0.98%
Osaka Metropolitan University
374 publications, 0.98%
Yokohama City University
358 publications, 0.94%
Nagoya City University
340 publications, 0.89%
Saga University
340 publications, 0.89%
Tokyo Women's Medical University
336 publications, 0.88%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University
224 publications, 0.59%
National Cancer Institute
182 publications, 0.48%
National University of Singapore
155 publications, 0.4%
University of Southern California
148 publications, 0.39%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
130 publications, 0.34%
University of Sydney
124 publications, 0.32%
University of Oxford
115 publications, 0.3%
University of Michigan
95 publications, 0.25%
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
85 publications, 0.22%
Purdue University
76 publications, 0.2%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
75 publications, 0.2%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
75 publications, 0.2%
Johns Hopkins University
71 publications, 0.19%
Université Paris-Saclay
70 publications, 0.18%
University College London
68 publications, 0.18%
Peking University
66 publications, 0.17%
University of Cambridge
65 publications, 0.17%
University of California, San Francisco
64 publications, 0.17%
University of Chicago
64 publications, 0.17%
Imperial College London
63 publications, 0.16%
Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology
63 publications, 0.16%
Columbia University
62 publications, 0.16%
Yale University
61 publications, 0.16%
Stanford University
61 publications, 0.16%
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
60 publications, 0.16%
Khon Kaen University
59 publications, 0.15%
Georgia State University
59 publications, 0.15%
University of Toronto
59 publications, 0.15%
University of Queensland
58 publications, 0.15%
Massachusetts General Hospital
58 publications, 0.15%
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With other countries

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USA, 2590, 6.77%
USA
2590 publications, 6.77%
China, 1084, 2.83%
China
1084 publications, 2.83%
United Kingdom, 637, 1.66%
United Kingdom
637 publications, 1.66%
Australia, 501, 1.31%
Australia
501 publications, 1.31%
Germany, 486, 1.27%
Germany
486 publications, 1.27%
France, 460, 1.2%
France
460 publications, 1.2%
Republic of Korea, 343, 0.9%
Republic of Korea
343 publications, 0.9%
Canada, 323, 0.84%
Canada
323 publications, 0.84%
India, 306, 0.8%
India
306 publications, 0.8%
Italy, 293, 0.77%
Italy
293 publications, 0.77%
Singapore, 290, 0.76%
Singapore
290 publications, 0.76%
Indonesia, 258, 0.67%
Indonesia
258 publications, 0.67%
Thailand, 193, 0.5%
Thailand
193 publications, 0.5%
Egypt, 191, 0.5%
Egypt
191 publications, 0.5%
Netherlands, 180, 0.47%
Netherlands
180 publications, 0.47%
Bangladesh, 172, 0.45%
Bangladesh
172 publications, 0.45%
Malaysia, 160, 0.42%
Malaysia
160 publications, 0.42%
Sweden, 151, 0.39%
Sweden
151 publications, 0.39%
Spain, 149, 0.39%
Spain
149 publications, 0.39%
Switzerland, 134, 0.35%
Switzerland
134 publications, 0.35%
Turkey, 131, 0.34%
Turkey
131 publications, 0.34%
Russia, 105, 0.27%
Russia
105 publications, 0.27%
Czech Republic, 101, 0.26%
Czech Republic
101 publications, 0.26%
Denmark, 100, 0.26%
Denmark
100 publications, 0.26%
Belgium, 99, 0.26%
Belgium
99 publications, 0.26%
Poland, 94, 0.25%
Poland
94 publications, 0.25%
Austria, 91, 0.24%
Austria
91 publications, 0.24%
Vietnam, 91, 0.24%
Vietnam
91 publications, 0.24%
Iran, 77, 0.2%
Iran
77 publications, 0.2%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1950 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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