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Fukuoka Hospital

In research, Fukuoka Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#4,360 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,067 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,944
of 22,385 · #26,285 all time
Rank in Japan
#671
of 924
Research works
848
▲ 51% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.5k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Fukuoka Hospital

What is Fukuoka Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #4,360 of 8,541 6.1%79 #9089
Health SciencesDomain #5,067 of 9,902 5.8%85 #10506

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

Which fields of science does Fukuoka Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Fukuoka Hospital is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (77%), Health Professions (4%), Neuroscience (4%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 108 fractional works · 82.1% of its workMedicine: 101 fractional works · 76.6% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 14.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 15 fractional works · 11.1% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 10.1% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFukuoka Hospital132fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences82%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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10176.6%
    2. Health Professions64.4%
    3. Dentistry10.4%
    4. Veterinary00.4%
    5. Nursing00.3%
    1. Neuroscience54.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Psychology43.0%
    2. Social Sciences10.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.0%
    1. Engineering31.9%
    2. Environmental Science10.9%
    3. Computer Science00.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    6. Energy00.1%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.55× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.98× its world share, 101 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 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 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.98×101 works
  2. Veterinary2.79×0 works
  3. Neuroscience2.55×6 works
  4. Health Professions1.66×6 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.48×2 works
  6. Psychology0.97×4 works
  7. Dentistry0.87×1 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×5 works
  9. Nursing0.65×0 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.17×1 works
  12. Energy0.16×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×1 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.14×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×0 works
  16. Engineering0.13×2 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.11×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.06×1 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.05×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.02×0 works
  23. Mathematics0.02×0 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Fukuoka Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Eisuke Umeno, Koji Imanishi and Akiko Sugiyama lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fukuoka Hospital.

  1. 1 Eisuke Umeno Japan · #2,844,721 worldwide 531 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Koji Imanishi Japan · #2,870,325 worldwide 1.5k citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Akiko Sugiyama Japan · #3,017,865 worldwide 1.5k citations · 108 works
  4. 4 Hitoshi Nagano Japan · #3,840,356 worldwide 918 citations · 104 works
  5. 5 Shinsuke Sakoda Japan · #3,933,878 worldwide 112 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Youko Murakami Japan · #4,008,712 worldwide 163 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 So Tanaka Japan · #4,024,914 worldwide 115 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Kazuhito Taguchi Japan · #4,109,378 worldwide 192 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Akiko Ishimatsu Japan · #4,162,009 worldwide 234 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Yoshiyuki Hirakawa Japan · #4,262,275 worldwide 166 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Fukuoka Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Fukuoka Hospital?

The most cited paper from Fukuoka Hospital is "Periostin: A novel component of subepithelial fibrosis of bronchial asthma downstream of IL-4 and IL-13 signals" (Go Takayama, Kazuhiko Arima, Taisuke Kanaji et al., 2006), with 677 citations. Next come "Atherosclerosis: Known and unknown" (522) and "2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Executive summary" (512).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Periostin: A novel component of subepithelial fibrosis of bronchial asthma downstream of IL-4 and IL-13 signals Go Takayama, Kazuhiko Arima, Taisuke Kanaji et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 3 May 2006 677
2 Atherosclerosis: Known and unknown Jianglin Fan, Teruo Watanabe · Pathology International 25 Jan 2022 522
3 2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Executive summary Hugh G Calkins et al. · EP Europace Open access 15 Sep 2017 512
4 Oxidative Stress in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Motoo Yamauchi, Hiroshi Nakano, Junko Maekawa et al. · CHEST Journal May 2005 389
5 Early-onset ataxia with ocular motor apraxia and hypoalbuminemia is caused by mutations in a new HIT superfamily gene Hidetoshi Date et al. · Nature Genetics Oct 2001 385
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fukuoka Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Treatment, Management, Complications, Inflammation and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 4.1×57 topics
  2. Risk Factors8▲ 5.6×17 topics
  3. Treatment8▲ 5.0×21 topics
  4. Diagnosis8▲ 6.2×21 topics
  5. Inflammation8▲ 2.7×30 topics
  6. Quality of Life6▲ 3.3×24 topics
  7. Management6▲ 5.8×18 topics
  8. Complications5▲ 7.5×12 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.7×19 topics
  10. Prevention4▲ 7.4×8 topics
  11. Rehabilitation4▲ 7.7×10 topics
  12. Endovascular Treatment4▲ 54×2 topics
  13. Functional Recovery4▲ 20×4 topics
  14. Biomechanics4▲ 9.5×6 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 5.1×12 topics
  16. Global Burden4▲ 5.1×8 topics
  17. Neural Plasticity4▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Surgical Management4▲ 6.7×12 topics
  19. Constraint-Induced Therapy3▲ 33×1 topic
  20. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Motor Recovery3▲ 33×1 topic
  22. Neurological Disorders3▲ 4.6×17 topics
  23. Clinical Trials3▲ 3.6×9 topics
  24. Hemodynamics3▲ 46×2 topics
  25. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage3▲ 65×1 topic
  26. Intracranial Aneurysms3▲ 65×1 topic
  27. Injury Prevention3▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Revision Surgery3▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Endovascular Repair3▲ 24×3 topics
  31. Prognosis3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  32. Arthroplasty3▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Autoantibodies3▲ 8.3×6 topics
  34. Chronic Pain2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  35. Muscle Injuries2▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Pathophysiology2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  37. Sports Injury2▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Stroke Prevention2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Fibrosis2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  40. Regeneration2▲ 8.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Fukuoka Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, Sports injuries and prevention and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 3 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 3 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…2Sports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …2Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 2 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…2Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseas…1Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…1Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques …1Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional works
RehabilitationNeurologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 3 works
  2. 2 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 3 works
  3. 3 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  8. 8 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available53.9%not open46.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fukuoka Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 51% higher 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 Fukuoka Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00041% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Fukuoka Hospital0.00059% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Fukuoka Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Fukuoka Hospital4.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.8% in 2022.

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