Kumamoto University

Kumamoto University
Short name
KU
Country, city
Japan, Kumamoto
Publications
33 079
Citations
821 139
h-index
274
Top-3 journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo (1976 publications)
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (1700 publications)
Kyushu University
Kyushu University (1689 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (210 publications)
National Cancer Institute
National Cancer Institute (176 publications)

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Since 1950

Total publications
33079
Total citations
821139
Citations per publication
24.82
Average publications per year
441.05
Average authors per publication
7.83
h-index
274
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, 6315, 8.09%
General Medicine
6315 publications, 8.09%
Biochemistry, 3067, 3.93%
Biochemistry
3067 publications, 3.93%
Molecular Biology, 2712, 3.47%
Molecular Biology
2712 publications, 3.47%
Cell Biology, 2396, 3.07%
Cell Biology
2396 publications, 3.07%
Condensed Matter Physics, 2104, 2.69%
Condensed Matter Physics
2104 publications, 2.69%
Oncology, 2053, 2.63%
Oncology
2053 publications, 2.63%
General Chemistry, 2020, 2.59%
General Chemistry
2020 publications, 2.59%
Cancer Research, 1768, 2.26%
Cancer Research
1768 publications, 2.26%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 1680, 2.15%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
1680 publications, 2.15%
General Materials Science, 1494, 1.91%
General Materials Science
1494 publications, 1.91%
Surgery, 1403, 1.8%
Surgery
1403 publications, 1.8%
Immunology, 1351, 1.73%
Immunology
1351 publications, 1.73%
Neurology (clinical), 1282, 1.64%
Neurology (clinical)
1282 publications, 1.64%
Mechanical Engineering, 1239, 1.59%
Mechanical Engineering
1239 publications, 1.59%
Mechanics of Materials, 1203, 1.54%
Mechanics of Materials
1203 publications, 1.54%
Organic Chemistry, 1161, 1.49%
Organic Chemistry
1161 publications, 1.49%
Pharmacology, 1154, 1.48%
Pharmacology
1154 publications, 1.48%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 1135, 1.45%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
1135 publications, 1.45%
Genetics, 1090, 1.4%
Genetics
1090 publications, 1.4%
Materials Chemistry, 1053, 1.35%
Materials Chemistry
1053 publications, 1.35%
Drug Discovery, 1029, 1.32%
Drug Discovery
1029 publications, 1.32%
Pharmaceutical Science, 958, 1.23%
Pharmaceutical Science
958 publications, 1.23%
Hematology, 944, 1.21%
Hematology
944 publications, 1.21%
General Physics and Astronomy, 849, 1.09%
General Physics and Astronomy
849 publications, 1.09%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 836, 1.07%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
836 publications, 1.07%
Multidisciplinary, 832, 1.07%
Multidisciplinary
832 publications, 1.07%
Biophysics, 805, 1.03%
Biophysics
805 publications, 1.03%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 800, 1.02%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
800 publications, 1.02%
Immunology and Allergy, 751, 0.96%
Immunology and Allergy
751 publications, 0.96%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 719, 0.92%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
719 publications, 0.92%
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Journals

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Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
491 publications, 1.48%
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
450 publications, 1.36%
Scientific Reports
338 publications, 1.02%
Blood
295 publications, 0.89%
Cancer Research
268 publications, 0.81%
Materials Science Forum
229 publications, 0.69%
Journal of Biological Chemistry
227 publications, 0.69%
Journal of Clinical Oncology
207 publications, 0.63%
PLoS ONE
207 publications, 0.63%
Journal of Dermatology
193 publications, 0.58%
Circulation Journal
173 publications, 0.52%
Internal Medicine
168 publications, 0.51%
Journal of Biochemistry
167 publications, 0.5%
Cancer Science
157 publications, 0.47%
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
153 publications, 0.46%
Surgery Today
152 publications, 0.46%
Circulation
151 publications, 0.46%
Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
148 publications, 0.45%
Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica
144 publications, 0.44%
Materials Transactions
134 publications, 0.41%
Journal of Immunology
131 publications, 0.4%
Tetrahedron Letters
130 publications, 0.39%
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
118 publications, 0.36%
Neuroscience Research
116 publications, 0.35%
Yakugaku Zasshi
113 publications, 0.34%
Nature Communications
112 publications, 0.34%
Japanese Journal of Radiological Technology
107 publications, 0.32%
Journal of Virology
106 publications, 0.32%
International Journal of Clinical Oncology
104 publications, 0.31%
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
101 publications, 0.31%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
8697 publications, 26.29%
Springer Nature
5311 publications, 16.06%
Wiley
4067 publications, 12.29%
Oxford University Press
1063 publications, 3.21%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
760 publications, 2.3%
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
746 publications, 2.26%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
724 publications, 2.19%
Taylor & Francis
688 publications, 2.08%
MDPI
559 publications, 1.69%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
404 publications, 1.22%
Trans Tech Publications
400 publications, 1.21%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
337 publications, 1.02%
SAGE
308 publications, 0.93%
Architectural Institute of Japan
305 publications, 0.92%
American Society of Hematology
304 publications, 0.92%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
294 publications, 0.89%
Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
278 publications, 0.84%
American Society for Microbiology
247 publications, 0.75%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
238 publications, 0.72%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
235 publications, 0.71%
AIP Publishing
231 publications, 0.7%
Japan Institute of Metals
222 publications, 0.67%
IOP Publishing
221 publications, 0.67%
The Japanese Circulation Society
218 publications, 0.66%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
208 publications, 0.63%
Frontiers Media S.A.
198 publications, 0.6%
S. Karger AG
194 publications, 0.59%
Physical Society of Japan
153 publications, 0.46%
Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
149 publications, 0.45%
Japan Neurosurgical Society
146 publications, 0.44%
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With other organizations

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University of Tokyo
1976 publications, 3.78%
Kyoto University
1700 publications, 3.25%
Kyushu University
1689 publications, 3.23%
Tohoku University
1162 publications, 2.22%
Osaka University
1096 publications, 2.1%
Kumamoto University Hospital
848 publications, 1.62%
Nagoya University
784 publications, 1.5%
Keio University
684 publications, 1.31%
Sojo University
624 publications, 1.19%
Hokkaido University
612 publications, 1.17%
Hiroshima University
596 publications, 1.14%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
506 publications, 0.97%
University of Tsukuba
488 publications, 0.93%
Chiba University
475 publications, 0.91%
Okayama University
472 publications, 0.9%
Japan Science and Technology Agency
453 publications, 0.87%
Nagasaki University
446 publications, 0.85%
Kagoshima University
430 publications, 0.82%
Tokai University
420 publications, 0.8%
Kobe University
416 publications, 0.8%
Kanazawa University
406 publications, 0.78%
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
369 publications, 0.71%
Kurume University
357 publications, 0.68%
Fukuoka University
352 publications, 0.67%
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
338 publications, 0.65%
Osaka Metropolitan University
326 publications, 0.62%
National Center for Global Health and Medicine
323 publications, 0.62%
Yokohama City University
319 publications, 0.61%
Nagoya City University
306 publications, 0.59%
Tokyo Women's Medical University
305 publications, 0.58%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University
210 publications, 1.53%
National Cancer Institute
176 publications, 1.28%
National University of Singapore
152 publications, 1.11%
University of Southern California
143 publications, 1.04%
University of Sydney
116 publications, 0.85%
University of Oxford
111 publications, 0.81%
University of Michigan
93 publications, 0.68%
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
82 publications, 0.6%
Purdue University
76 publications, 0.55%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
72 publications, 0.53%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
70 publications, 0.51%
University College London
66 publications, 0.48%
Johns Hopkins University
66 publications, 0.48%
Université Paris-Saclay
65 publications, 0.47%
University of Chicago
64 publications, 0.47%
Peking University
62 publications, 0.45%
Imperial College London
62 publications, 0.45%
Columbia University
60 publications, 0.44%
University of Cambridge
59 publications, 0.43%
Yale University
59 publications, 0.43%
Georgia State University
59 publications, 0.43%
University of Toronto
57 publications, 0.42%
Charles University
56 publications, 0.41%
University of Queensland
56 publications, 0.41%
Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology
56 publications, 0.41%
Massachusetts General Hospital
56 publications, 0.41%
University of California, San Francisco
56 publications, 0.41%
Stanford University
55 publications, 0.4%
Khon Kaen University
55 publications, 0.4%
University of California, Los Angeles
55 publications, 0.4%
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With other countries

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USA, 2526, 5.77%
USA
2526 publications, 5.77%
China, 1059, 2.42%
China
1059 publications, 2.42%
United Kingdom, 612, 1.4%
United Kingdom
612 publications, 1.4%
Australia, 489, 1.12%
Australia
489 publications, 1.12%
Germany, 470, 1.07%
Germany
470 publications, 1.07%
France, 452, 1.03%
France
452 publications, 1.03%
Republic of Korea, 332, 0.76%
Republic of Korea
332 publications, 0.76%
Canada, 318, 0.73%
Canada
318 publications, 0.73%
India, 289, 0.66%
India
289 publications, 0.66%
Singapore, 286, 0.65%
Singapore
286 publications, 0.65%
Italy, 280, 0.64%
Italy
280 publications, 0.64%
Indonesia, 249, 0.57%
Indonesia
249 publications, 0.57%
Thailand, 189, 0.43%
Thailand
189 publications, 0.43%
Egypt, 188, 0.43%
Egypt
188 publications, 0.43%
Netherlands, 176, 0.4%
Netherlands
176 publications, 0.4%
Bangladesh, 163, 0.37%
Bangladesh
163 publications, 0.37%
Malaysia, 156, 0.36%
Malaysia
156 publications, 0.36%
Sweden, 150, 0.34%
Sweden
150 publications, 0.34%
Spain, 146, 0.33%
Spain
146 publications, 0.33%
Switzerland, 130, 0.3%
Switzerland
130 publications, 0.3%
Turkey, 126, 0.29%
Turkey
126 publications, 0.29%
Russia, 104, 0.24%
Russia
104 publications, 0.24%
Czech Republic, 100, 0.23%
Czech Republic
100 publications, 0.23%
Denmark, 98, 0.22%
Denmark
98 publications, 0.22%
Belgium, 96, 0.22%
Belgium
96 publications, 0.22%
Poland, 93, 0.21%
Poland
93 publications, 0.21%
Austria, 91, 0.21%
Austria
91 publications, 0.21%
Vietnam, 89, 0.2%
Vietnam
89 publications, 0.2%
Iran, 77, 0.18%
Iran
77 publications, 0.18%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1950 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
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