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Fukushima Medical University Hospital

In research, Fukushima Medical University Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#6,527 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,250 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,939
of 28,054 · #30,119 all time
Rank in Japan
#683
of 1,070
Research works
531
▲ 93% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Fukushima Medical University Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #6,527 of 10,443 5.3%121 #8257
Health SciencesDomain #8,250 of 11,982 5.8%129 #10948

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fukushima Medical University 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).

What does Fukushima Medical University Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 29.1 works8.2×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.46× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.18× its world share, 122 worksMedicineNursing: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.70× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× 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, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fukushima Medical University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Tomohiro Ogawa, Kenji Omae and Yuichi Waragai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fukushima Medical University Hospital.

  1. 1 Tomohiro Ogawa Japan · #586,674 worldwide 72 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Kenji Omae Japan · #974,035 worldwide 37 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Yuichi Waragai Japan · #1,177,016 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Jun Nakamura Japan · #1,217,332 worldwide 23 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Naoki Konno Japan · #1,247,883 worldwide 16 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Hitomi Kikuchi Japan · #1,423,512 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Masamitsu Unakami Japan · #1,431,160 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Fukushima Medical University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Fukushima Medical University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Prognostic Factors, Treatment, Immunotherapy, Surgical Management 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology20▲ 3.4×63 topics
  2. Chemotherapy9▲ 8.6×17 topics
  3. Inflammation9▲ 2.8×32 topics
  4. Treatment9▲ 4.7×23 topics
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines9▲ 10×14 topics
  6. Prognostic Factors7▲ 11×12 topics
  7. Immunotherapy7▲ 6.1×11 topics
  8. Surgical Management6▲ 9.1×13 topics
  9. Complications6▲ 7.4×11 topics
  10. Diagnosis6▲ 3.9×20 topics
  11. Quality of Life5▲ 2.5×21 topics
  12. Molecular Characterization5▲ 20×4 topics
  13. Tumor Microenvironment5▲ 7.1×5 topics
  14. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Endoscopic Resection4▲ 29×2 topics
  16. Survival Analysis4▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations4▲ 6.2×10 topics
  18. Gastric Cancer4▲ 24×3 topics
  19. Palliative Treatment4▲ 41×2 topics
  20. Endoscopic Stenting4▲ 54×1 topic
  21. Esophageal Perforation4▲ 54×1 topic
  22. Surgery4▲ 7.0×8 topics
  23. Pathophysiology4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis4▲ 4.0×11 topics
  25. Adjuvant Therapy3▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Imaging3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  27. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy3▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Prognosis3▲ 6.3×6 topics
  29. Perioperative Care3▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Liver Transplantation3▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Lymph Node Dissection3▲ 33×1 topic
  32. Metastatic Gastric Cancer3▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Stroke3▲ 11×6 topics
  34. Breast Cancer3▲ 7.7×8 topics
  35. Children3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  36. Cholangiocarcinoma3▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Critical Care3▲ 7.7×7 topics
  38. Pancreatic Cancer3▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Nutritional Support2▲ 18×3 topics
  40. PET Imaging2▲ 9.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Fukushima Medical University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Esophageal and GI Pathology, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders.

Esophageal and GI Pathol…4Esophageal and GI Pathology: 4 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…3Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…2Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 2 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…2Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional worksGastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksPediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorde…2Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…2Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Mana…2Anesthesia and Pain Management: 2 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Resear…1Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncologyGastroenterology

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

  1. 1 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastroenterology 2 works
  6. 6 Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  9. 9 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment 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 available54.9%not open45.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fukushima Medical University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 93% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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