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Beppu Medical Center

In research, Beppu Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#10,435 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,616 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,029
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,323
of 1,923
Research works
407
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.9k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.74×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Beppu Medical Center

What is Beppu Medical Center 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 #10,435 of 14,558 2.7%331
Health SciencesDomain #12,616 of 16,688 2.7%341

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Beppu Medical Center 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 Beppu Medical Center work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Beppu Medical Center is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (83%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Immunology and Microbiology (2%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 45 fractional works · 85.9% of its workMedicine: 44 fractional works · 83.2% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 12.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 10.5% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBeppu MedicalCenter52fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences86%Social Sciences1%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4483.2%
    2. Health Professions11.9%
    3. Veterinary00.4%
    4. Nursing00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology47.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.4%
    3. Neuroscience11.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering11.2%
    2. Environmental Science00.4%
    3. Computer Science00.3%
    4. Mathematics00.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    6. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Psychology00.9%
    2. Social Sciences00.1%
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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.40× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.33× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× 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, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.33×44 works
  2. Veterinary3.15×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.40×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.32×4 works
  5. Nursing0.81×0 works
  6. Health Professions0.71×1 works
  7. Neuroscience0.68×1 works
  8. Psychology0.30×0 works
  9. Mathematics0.18×0 works
  10. Chemistry0.10×0 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.10×0 works
  12. Engineering0.08×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.07×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Beppu Medical Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Takashi Etoh, Shinichiro Kira and Shoichi Era lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Beppu Medical Center.

  1. 1 Takashi Etoh Japan · #3,239,194 worldwide 988 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Shinichiro Kira Japan · #3,809,933 worldwide 671 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Shoichi Era Japan · #3,950,367 worldwide 775 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Masahisa Nagano Japan · #3,977,723 worldwide 423 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Masazumi Imamura Japan · #4,211,806 worldwide 149 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Shoji Fujimoto Japan · #5,009,693 worldwide 157 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 S Hino Japan · #5,062,620 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 T. Wakimaru Japan · #5,148,291 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Kazuhide Tomari Japan · #5,272,956 worldwide 90 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Masahiko Ono Japan · #5,398,383 worldwide 5 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Beppu Medical Center

What are the most cited papers from Beppu Medical Center?

The most cited paper from Beppu Medical Center is "Human atrial natriuretic peptide and nicorandil as adjuncts to reperfusion treatment for acute myocardial infarction (J-WIND): two randomised trials" (Masafumi Kitakaze et al., 2007), with 479 citations. Next come "Impact of Dual Lipid-Lowering Strategy With Ezetimibe and Atorvastatin on Coronary Plaque Regression in Patients With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention" (456) and "Complete coding sequence and deduced primary structure of the human cartilage large aggregating proteoglycan, aggrecan. Human-specific repeats, and additional alternatively spliced forms." (450).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Human atrial natriuretic peptide and nicorandil as adjuncts to reperfusion treatment for acute myocardial infarction (J-WIND): two randomised trials Masafumi Kitakaze et al. · The Lancet Oct 2007 479
2 Impact of Dual Lipid-Lowering Strategy With Ezetimibe and Atorvastatin on Coronary Plaque Regression in Patients With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Kenichi Tsujita et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access 27 Jul 2015 456
3 Complete coding sequence and deduced primary structure of the human cartilage large aggregating proteoglycan, aggrecan. Human-specific repeats, and additional alternatively spliced forms. Kurt J. Doege, Makoto Sasaki, T Kimura et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access 1991 450
4 Epidemiology of sarcoidosis in Japan Tohru Morimoto, Arata Azuma, Shinya Abe et al. · European Respiratory Journal Open access 24 Oct 2007 430
5 Hair follicle aging is driven by transepidermal elimination of stem cells via COL17A1 proteolysis Hiroyuki Matsumura, Yasuaki Mohri, Nguyễn Thanh Bình et al. · Science 4 Feb 2016 414
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Which keywords describe research at Beppu Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Treatment, Management, Obesity, Clinical Practice Guidelines and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology8▲ 3.6×48 topics
  2. Diagnosis5▲ 10×24 topics
  3. Inflammation4▲ 3.5×20 topics
  4. Treatment3▲ 4.9×19 topics
  5. Management3▲ 6.2×12 topics
  6. Obesity2▲ 5.6×8 topics
  7. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.5×10 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 6.8×7 topics
  9. Immune Response2▲ 6.3×9 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 2.8×8 topics
  11. Muscle Mass2▲ 29×2 topics
  12. Metastasis2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.9×8 topics
  14. Aging2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  15. Imaging2▲ 12×4 topics
  16. Immunotherapy2▲ 4.1×9 topics
  17. Genetic Susceptibility1▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Growth Hormone1▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.64×12 topics
  20. Prognosis1▲ 7.9×5 topics
  21. Surgery1▲ 7.9×7 topics
  22. Cancer1▲ 1.86×8 topics
  23. Genetic Mutations1▲ 5.5×9 topics
  24. Metabolism1▲ 4.7×4 topics
  25. Risk Factors1▲ 2.1×8 topics
  26. Surgical Management1▲ 5.4×9 topics
  27. Vaccine1▲ 5.6×4 topics
  28. Autoantibodies1▲ 9.2×7 topics
  29. Cancer Cachexia1▲ 24×1 topic
  30. Echocardiography1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  31. Endovascular Repair1▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Neoadjuvant Therapy1▲ 9.1×3 topics
  33. Sarcopenia1▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Type 2 Diabetes1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  35. Angiosarcoma1▲ 140×1 topic
  36. Diabetes1▲ 3.9×5 topics
  37. Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma1▲ 140×1 topic
  38. Rituximab1▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Squamous Cell Carcinoma1▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Beppu Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nutrition and Health in Aging, Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas, Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies and Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors.

Nutrition and Health in …1Nutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksVascular Tumors and Angi…1Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas: 1 fractional worksNonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksGrowth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors: 1 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 1 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksTakotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena: 1 fractional worksVascular Procedures and …1Vascular Procedures and Complications: 1 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 1 fractional worksSarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyOncologyEpidemiologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism3 others

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

  1. 1 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  2. 2 Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  5. 5 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  7. 7 Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Vascular Procedures and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research Physiology 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 available58.1%not open41.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.2%domestic only94.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Beppu Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Beppu Medical Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Beppu Medical Center0.00025% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Beppu Medical Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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