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Hamamatsu Medical Center

In research, Hamamatsu Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#9,668 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,407 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,894
of 28,054 · #24,591 all time
Rank in Japan
#925
of 1,070
Research works
761
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.9k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Hamamatsu Medical Center 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 #9,668 of 10,443 4.2%69 #10126
Health SciencesDomain #11,407 of 11,982 4.0%73 #11357

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hamamatsu 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 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.93× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.32× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.88× its world share, 69 worksMedicineNursing: 2.39× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× 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: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hamamatsu Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Takao Kobayashi, Yoshito Ikematsu and Yoshikazu Kotsuma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hamamatsu Medical Center.

  1. 1 Takao Kobayashi Japan · #537,060 worldwide 123 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Yoshito Ikematsu Japan · #636,242 worldwide 19 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Yoshikazu Kotsuma Japan · #713,942 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Yoshiro Nishiwaki Japan · #725,889 worldwide 18 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Hiroki Mori Japan · #935,780 worldwide 16 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Hideo Kida Japan · #955,021 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Tokiko Fukuda Japan · #1,067,894 worldwide 26 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Kunio Yano Japan · #1,149,534 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Tatsuo Torizuka Japan · #1,210,730 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Shinji WAKI Japan · #1,312,564 worldwide 8 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Hamamatsu Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Hamamatsu Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Treatment, Guidelines, Management, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Prognosis and Cancer.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 3.1×49 topics
  2. Diagnosis8▲ 8.8×21 topics
  3. Treatment7▲ 6.3×21 topics
  4. Inflammation5▲ 2.7×23 topics
  5. Management5▲ 6.6×15 topics
  6. Guidelines5▲ 11×10 topics
  7. Cancer4▲ 3.6×26 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 8.4×8 topics
  9. Risk Factors4▲ 3.6×10 topics
  10. Quality of Life4▲ 2.6×13 topics
  11. Neurological Disorders3▲ 6.4×12 topics
  12. Chemotherapy3▲ 5.0×15 topics
  13. Prognosis3▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Mortality3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  15. Antithrombotic Therapy3▲ 37×2 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.6×12 topics
  17. Complications3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations3▲ 6.5×12 topics
  19. Pathophysiology2▲ 9.0×7 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.2×10 topics
  21. Immunotherapy2▲ 3.6×9 topics
  22. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  23. Surgery2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  24. Hemostasis2▲ 25×4 topics
  25. Pregnancy2▲ 12×8 topics
  26. PET Imaging2▲ 13×5 topics
  27. Radiofrequency Ablation2▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Catheter Ablation2▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Prophylaxis2▲ 17×4 topics
  30. SARS-CoV-22▲ 6.3×5 topics
  31. Stroke Prevention2▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Thrombosis2▲ 7.4×6 topics
  33. Revision Surgery2▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Echocardiography2▲ 6.8×7 topics
  36. Immune System2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  37. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Molecular Characterization2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  39. Postoperative Complications2▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Targeted Therapy2▲ 7.7×5 topics

Which research topics does Hamamatsu Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Vitamin D Research Studies and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis.

Blood Coagulation and Th…2Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …1Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksVitamin D Research Studies: 1 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma…1Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …1Nutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…1Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksFluorine in Organic Chemistry: 1 fractional works
HematologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePathology and Forensic MedicineHepatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms Hematology 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Vitamin D Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 1 works
  5. 5 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Fluorine in Organic Chemistry Pharmaceutical Science 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 available44.4%not open55.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hamamatsu Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher 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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