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Akebono Clinic

In research, Akebono Clinic stands highest in Medicine (#7,038 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,526 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,494
of 22,385 · #25,855 all time
Rank in Japan
#799
of 924
Research works
321
▲ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
4k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Akebono Clinic

What is Akebono Clinic 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
MedicineField #7,038 of 14,558 8.2%225
Health SciencesDomain #8,526 of 16,688 8.0%246

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Akebono Clinic 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Akebono Clinic work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Akebono Clinic is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (68%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Neuroscience (4%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 56 fractional works · 74.0% of its workMedicine: 51 fractional works · 67.6% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 12.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAkebono Clinic76fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences74%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5167.6%
    2. Health Professions22.7%
    3. Dentistry11.6%
    4. Nursing11.5%
    5. Veterinary10.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45.7%
    2. Neuroscience34.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Social Sciences34.2%
    2. Psychology22.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Engineering11.7%
    2. Environmental Science11.6%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
    4. Computer Science00.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.67× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.26× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.51× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 3.09× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary5.11×0 works
  2. Medicine3.51×51 works
  3. Dentistry3.26×1 works
  4. Nursing3.09×1 works
  5. Neuroscience2.67×3 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.64×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.08×4 works
  8. Health Professions1.02×2 works
  9. Psychology0.92×2 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.73×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.55×1 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.33×3 works
  14. Environmental Science0.32×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×1 works
  16. Engineering0.11×1 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.07×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  20. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Akebono Clinic?

Ranked on the quality score, Motoko Tanaka, Kazutaka Matsushita and Toshihiro Habara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Akebono Clinic.

  1. 1 Motoko Tanaka Japan · #1,888,954 worldwide 3.3k citations · 515 works
  2. 2 Kazutaka Matsushita Japan · #2,451,647 worldwide 1.4k citations · 79 works
  3. 3 Toshihiro Habara Japan · #2,597,943 worldwide 855 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Natsumi YOSHIOKA Japan · #4,598,960 worldwide 25 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 H. Saito Japan · #4,813,900 worldwide 36 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 M Tanaka Japan · #5,244,839 worldwide 144 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Tetsuo AKIBA Japan · #6,070,470 worldwide 429 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Akebono Clinic

What are the most cited papers from Akebono Clinic?

The most cited paper from Akebono Clinic is "Prevalence of symptomatic and asymptomatic rotator cuff tears in the general population: From mass-screening in one village" (Hiroshi Minagawa, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Hidekazu Abe et al., 2013), with 638 citations. Next come "p -Cresyl sulfate causes renal tubular cell damage by inducing oxidative stress by activation of NADPH oxidase" (386) and "Smartphone Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as an Adjunct to Pharmacotherapy for Refractory Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial" (211).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prevalence of symptomatic and asymptomatic rotator cuff tears in the general population: From mass-screening in one village Hiroshi Minagawa, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Hidekazu Abe et al. · Journal of Orthopaedics Open access Mar 2013 638
2 p -Cresyl sulfate causes renal tubular cell damage by inducing oxidative stress by activation of NADPH oxidase Hiroshi Watanabe, Yohei Miyamoto, Daisuke Honda et al. · Kidney International Open access 16 Jan 2013 386
3 Smartphone Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as an Adjunct to Pharmacotherapy for Refractory Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial Akio Mantani, Tadashi Kato, Toshi A. Furukawa et al. · Journal of Medical Internet Research Open access 3 Nov 2017 211
4 Cys34-Cysteinylated Human Serum Albumin Is a Sensitive Plasma Marker in Oxidative Stress-Related Chronic Diseases Kohei Nagumo, Motohiko Tanaka, Victor Tuan Giam Chuang et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 8 Jan 2014 202
5 Indoxyl sulfate potentiates skeletal muscle atrophy by inducing the oxidative stress-mediated expression of myostatin and atrogin-1 Yuki Enoki, Hiroshi Watanabe, Riho Arake et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 23 Aug 2016 188
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Akebono Clinic?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Risk Factors, Oxidative Stress, Glaucoma, Treatment and Prenatal Diagnosis.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology9▲ 3.1×59 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 4.0×32 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 5.4×21 topics
  4. Risk Factors4▲ 5.1×14 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.4×17 topics
  6. Treatment3▲ 3.5×20 topics
  7. Quality of Life3▲ 2.5×20 topics
  8. Glaucoma2▲ 20×4 topics
  9. Neurological Disorders2▲ 5.2×14 topics
  10. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 20×6 topics
  11. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  12. Diabetes Mellitus2▲ 13×7 topics
  13. Complications2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  14. Heart Failure2▲ 5.5×8 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.1×13 topics
  16. Neuroimaging2▲ 9.0×8 topics
  17. Intraocular Pressure2▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Neurodegeneration2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  19. Global Burden2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  20. Migration2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  21. Anemia2▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 8.6×6 topics
  23. Genomic Sequencing2▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Optic Nerve2▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Aneuploidy Screening2▲ 77×1 topic
  26. Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing2▲ 77×1 topic
  27. Glycemic Control1▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Hypertension1▲ 6.5×6 topics
  29. Insulin Therapy1▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Iron Deficiency1▲ 37×2 topics
  31. Type 2 Diabetes1▲ 8.2×6 topics
  32. Islam1▲ 8.5×2 topics
  33. North Africa1▲ 49×2 topics
  34. Retinal Ganglion Cells1▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Assisted Reproductive Technology1▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Diabetic Retinopathy1▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Macular Degeneration1▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Ocular Hypertension1▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Optical Coherence Tomography1▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Surgical Treatment1▲ 8.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Akebono Clinic publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies and Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy.

Prenatal Screening and D…2Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…1Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 1 fractional worksAssisted Reproductive Te…1Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Eye Di…1Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders: 1 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and M…1Diabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 1 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthOphthalmologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePathology and Forensic Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  2. 2 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  3. 3 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 1 works
  7. 7 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 1 works
  8. 8 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  9. 9 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 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 available56.2%not open43.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Akebono Clinic's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Akebono Clinic as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Akebono Clinic0.00035% in 202519801990200020102020

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