Cell evaluation method, cell evaluation device, and cell evaluation program

A cell evaluation method of evaluating quality of a cell population including a plurality of cells from a collective order of the plurality of cells, comprising:

• an index calculation step of calculating an index based on the collective order of the plurality of cells, based on a captured image of the cell population, the index including at least any one of:
• an average distance representing a packing degree of the cells, or
• a spring constant representing a degree of consistency in distances between the cells,
• wherein the average distance and spring constant are obtained by applying curve fitting to a potential function obtained which obeys a Boltzmann distribution, the function being based on a radial distribution function of the cells;
• and
• an evaluation step of evaluating the cell population, based on the index calculated in the index calculation step, wherein the evaluation step comprises executing, by an evaluation unit, calculation of an overlapping coefficient (OVL), wherein OVL represents the overlapping degree of the Gaussian distributions determined based on the value of indices and error components thereof.