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Akita Red Cross Hospital

In research, Akita Red Cross Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#12,117 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#15,317 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#36,793
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,643
of 2,112
Research works
468
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
8k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Akita Red Cross Hospital 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 #12,117 of 17,978 5.1%387
Health SciencesDomain #15,317 of 20,462 5.0%393

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Akita Red Cross Hospital 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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.37× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Akita Red Cross Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Hideki Kawai, Hiro‐o Yamano and Hiro‐o Matsushita lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Akita Red Cross Hospital.

  1. 1 Hideki Kawai Japan · #529,845 worldwide 53 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Hiro‐o Yamano Japan · #966,784 worldwide 28 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Hiro‐o Matsushita Japan · #1,156,336 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Akita Red Cross Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Akita Red Cross Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Treatment, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Management, Complications, Chemotherapy, Pathogenesis and Surgery.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.9×27 topics
  2. Treatment6▲ 9.6×14 topics
  3. Diagnosis5▲ 11×14 topics
  4. Management3▲ 7.5×11 topics
  5. Chemotherapy3▲ 7.3×13 topics
  6. Complications3▲ 10.0×5 topics
  7. Pathogenesis2▲ 9.5×9 topics
  8. Immunotherapy2▲ 6.3×11 topics
  9. Inflammation2▲ 1.98×15 topics
  10. Surgery2▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Risk Factors2▲ 3.5×8 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 6.9×6 topics
  13. Autoantibodies2▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 14×5 topics
  15. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 7.2×7 topics
  16. Endoscopic Resection2▲ 28×2 topics
  17. Hepatocellular Carcinoma2▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Imaging2▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Prognosis2▲ 8.6×6 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.7×8 topics
  21. Quality of Life2▲ 1.98×9 topics
  22. Chemoradiation1▲ 38×2 topics
  23. Radiotherapy1▲ 6.4×6 topics
  24. Intussusception1▲ 66×1 topic
  25. Meckel's Diverticulum1▲ 66×1 topic
  26. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy1▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Revision Surgery1▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Total Hip Replacement1▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Barrett's Esophagus1▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Biomechanics1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  31. Cancer Treatment1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  32. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  33. Esophageal Carcinoma1▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Meta-Analysis1▲ 3.6×2 topics
  35. Mortality1▲ 3.7×5 topics
  36. Prenatal Diagnosis1▲ 14×4 topics
  37. Gait Analysis1▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Immunology1▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Inflammatory Bowel Disease1▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Interstitial Lung Disease1▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Akita Red Cross Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments, Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment, Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Gastrointestinal disorde…1Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Resear…1Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksPeripheral Nerve Disorders: 1 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…1Tracheal and airway disorders: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 1 fractional works
SurgeryBiomedical EngineeringNeurologyOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 1 works
  6. 6 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Peripheral Nerve Disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  8. 8 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 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 available45.0%not open55.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.0%domestic only95.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Akita Red Cross Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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