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Fukui CardioVascular Center

In research, Fukui CardioVascular Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#14,687 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#13,093 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences (Medicine is 4.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#33,856
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,774
of 1,923
Research works
216
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.76×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Fukui CardioVascular Center

What is Fukui CardioVascular 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
Health SciencesDomain #14,687 of 16,688 3.8%185
MedicineField #13,093 of 14,558 3.7%181

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

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Fukui CardioVascular Center is in Health Sciences, 13% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Engineering (8%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (3%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 23 fractional works · 78.9% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 75.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 17.9% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 15.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 12.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.7% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFukuiCardioVascular…29fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences79%Social Sciences4%

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. Medicine2275.8%
    2. Health Professions13.0%
    1. Engineering27.7%
    2. Computer Science01.2%
    3. Materials Science01.2%
    4. Environmental Science00.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    7. Energy00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
    3. Neuroscience00.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Psychology12.8%
    2. Social Sciences00.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Fukui CardioVascular Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 21.6 works4.0×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 22.5 works3.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.95× its world share, 22 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× 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, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.95×22 works
  2. Health Professions1.16×1 works
  3. Psychology0.93×1 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology0.85×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×1 works
  6. Engineering0.51×2 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×0 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.39×0 works
  9. Materials Science0.33×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.27×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.19×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.15×0 works
  13. Energy0.14×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.06×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Fukui CardioVascular Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Kuniaki Taga, Sumio Mizuno and Hiromasa Kokado lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fukui CardioVascular Center.

  1. 1 Kuniaki Taga Japan · #3,810,613 worldwide 131 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Sumio Mizuno Japan · #3,878,374 worldwide 725 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Hiromasa Kokado Japan · #4,370,700 worldwide 230 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Y Tsutsumi Japan · #4,938,658 worldwide 38 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Takahiro Kawai Japan · #4,943,976 worldwide 598 citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Ikuo Moriuchi Japan · #5,295,804 worldwide 162 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Junichiro Mifune Japan · #5,528,323 worldwide 620 citations · 82 works
  8. 8 Masateru Ohnaka Japan · #5,722,465 worldwide 244 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Kazuo Ohsato Japan · #5,907,873 worldwide 405 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Tatsuaki Murakami Japan · #6,313,389 worldwide 349 citations · 97 works
All ranked researchers at Fukui CardioVascular Center

What are the most cited papers from Fukui CardioVascular Center?

The most cited paper from Fukui CardioVascular Center is "Roles of thromboxane A2 and prostacyclin in the development of atherosclerosis in apoE-deficient mice" (Takuya Kobayashi, Yoshio Tahara, Mayumi Matsumoto et al., 2004), with 360 citations. Next come "Idiopathic ventricular arrhythmia arising from the mitral annulus" (211) and "Serum Level of Triglycerides Is a Potent Risk Factor Comparable to LDL Cholesterol for Coronary Heart Disease in Japanese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Subanalysis of the Japan Diabetes Complications Study (JDCS)" (203).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Roles of thromboxane A2 and prostacyclin in the development of atherosclerosis in apoE-deficient mice Takuya Kobayashi, Yoshio Tahara, Mayumi Matsumoto et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 15 Sep 2004 360
2 Idiopathic ventricular arrhythmia arising from the mitral annulus Hiroshi Tada, Sachiko Ito, Shigeto Naito et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access Mar 2005 211
3 Serum Level of Triglycerides Is a Potent Risk Factor Comparable to LDL Cholesterol for Coronary Heart Disease in Japanese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Subanalysis of the Japan Diabetes Complications Study (JDCS) Hirohito Sone, Sachiko Tanaka, Shiro Tanaka et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Open access 25 Aug 2011 203
4 Idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias originating from the tricuspid annulus: Prevalence, electrocardiographic characteristics, and results of radiofrequency catheter ablation Hiroshi Tada, Kazuyoshi Tadokoro, Sachiko Ito et al. · Heart Rhythm 29 Sep 2006 197
5 Long-term lifestyle intervention lowers the incidence of stroke in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes: a nationwide multicentre randomised controlled trial (the Japan Diabetes Complications Study) for the Japan Diabetes Complications Study Group, Hirohito Sone, Shiro Tanaka et al. · Diabetologia Open access 6 Jan 2010 151
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fukui CardioVascular Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement, Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement, Diagnosis, Treatment, Endovascular Repair, Risk Factors and Complications.

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

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 4.0×19 topics
  2. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 105×1 topic
  3. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 105×1 topic
  4. Treatment2▲ 6.3×7 topics
  5. Risk Factors2▲ 6.5×7 topics
  6. Diagnosis2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  7. Endovascular Repair2▲ 78×2 topics
  8. Inflammation2▲ 3.0×10 topics
  9. Complications2▲ 11×3 topics
  10. Echocardiography1▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Prophylaxis1▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Bacteremia1▲ 56×1 topic
  13. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 3.6×5 topics
  14. Infective Endocarditis1▲ 115×1 topic
  15. Obesity1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  16. Surgery1▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Aortic Dissection1▲ 90×1 topic
  18. Bicuspid Aortic Valve1▲ 90×1 topic
  19. Biomechanics1▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Dilated Cardiomyopathy1▲ 56×2 topics
  21. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention1▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Atherosclerosis1▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Endothelial Dysfunction1▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Epicardial Fat1▲ 79×1 topic
  25. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Perivascular Adipose Tissue1▲ 79×1 topic
  27. Statins1▲ 51×2 topics

Which research topics does Fukui CardioVascular Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…2Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treat…1Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease a…1Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 1 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 1 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair treatments: 1 fractional worksCoronary Artery Anomalies1Coronary Artery Anomalies: 1 fractional worksKawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications: 1 fractional worksVascular Procedures and Complications: 1 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 0 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgery

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Coronary Artery Anomalies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Vascular Procedures and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 0 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fukui CardioVascular Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% 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 Fukui CardioVascular Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Fukui CardioVascular Center0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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