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Hikone Central Hospital

In research, Hikone Central Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,852 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences (Medicine is 4.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#34,146
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,823
of 1,923
Research works
150
▲ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Hikone Central Hospital

What is Hikone Central Hospital 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 #13,852 of 16,688 2.5%126

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hikone Central 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 Hikone Central Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 91% of research at Hikone Central Hospital is in Health Sciences, 7% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (87%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%), Health Professions (3%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 41 fractional works · 91.3% of its workMedicine: 39 fractional works · 87.2% of its workSurgery: 12 fractional works · 27.1% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 14.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 9.1% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHikone CentralHospital45fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences1%Health Sciences91%Social Sciences0%

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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3987.2%
    2. Health Professions12.5%
    3. Nursing01.1%
    4. Dentistry00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.5%
    2. Neuroscience12.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    1. Engineering01.1%
    2. Environmental Science00.1%
    3. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Hikone Central Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 39.4 works4.5×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 41.2 works4.0×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.53× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 2.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingSocial 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, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.53×39 works
  2. Nursing2.22×0 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.09×0 works
  4. Neuroscience1.49×1 works
  5. Dentistry1.20×0 works
  6. Health Professions0.95×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×2 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.52×0 works
  9. Engineering0.07×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.04×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.02×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hikone Central Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Natsumi Okamoto, Tamaki Kobayashi and Yoshinori Maki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hikone Central Hospital.

  1. 1 Natsumi Okamoto Japan · #3,862,773 worldwide 172 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Tamaki Kobayashi Japan · #5,004,352 worldwide 270 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Yoshinori Maki Japan · #5,547,428 worldwide 23 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Toshinari Kawasaki Japan · #5,682,936 worldwide 166 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Yoshinori Maki Japan · #6,755,161 worldwide 148 citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at Hikone Central Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Hikone Central Hospital?

The most cited paper from Hikone Central Hospital is "Initial Surgical Versus Conservative Strategies in Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis" (Tomohiko Taniguchi et al., 2015), with 321 citations. Next come "Anticoagulation Therapy for Venous Thromboembolism in the Real World ― From the COMMAND VTE Registry ―" (149) and "Body mass index in male patients with COPD: correlation with low attenuation areas on CT" (146).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Initial Surgical Versus Conservative Strategies in Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis Tomohiko Taniguchi et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access 22 Oct 2015 321
2 Anticoagulation Therapy for Venous Thromboembolism in the Real World ― From the COMMAND VTE Registry ― Yugo Yamashita et al. · Circulation Journal Open access 2018 149
3 Body mass index in male patients with COPD: correlation with low attenuation areas on CT Eri Ogawa, Yasutaka Nakano, Tadashi Ohara et al. · Thorax Open access 3 Oct 2008 146
4 Therapeutic options for CTLA-4 insufficiency David Egg et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Open access 7 Jun 2021 137
5 Systemic Diseases in Association with Microbial Species in Oral Biofilm from Elderly Requiring Care Hidenobu Senpuku, A. Sogame, Eiji INOSHITA et al. · Gerontology 2003 132
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hikone Central Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Degenerative Disc Disease, Endovascular Treatment, Spinal Fusion, Radiosurgery, Genetic Mutations, Surgical Management, Clinical Outcomes and Low Back Pain.

▲ 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. Degenerative Disc Disease5▲ 124×2 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 2.4×24 topics
  3. Endovascular Treatment4▲ 165×2 topics
  4. Spinal Fusion4▲ 89×2 topics
  5. Radiosurgery4▲ 90×3 topics
  6. Genetic Mutations4▲ 18×8 topics
  7. Surgical Management3▲ 18×6 topics
  8. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 34×3 topics
  9. Low Back Pain3▲ 43×2 topics
  10. Intervertebral Disc3▲ 99×1 topic
  11. Lumbar Disc Degeneration3▲ 99×1 topic
  12. Surgical Treatment3▲ 35×2 topics
  13. Biomechanics3▲ 20×2 topics
  14. Pedicle Screw Fixation3▲ 161×1 topic
  15. Vertebroplasty3▲ 161×1 topic
  16. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage3▲ 165×1 topic
  17. Dysphagia3▲ 93×2 topics
  18. Intracranial Aneurysms3▲ 165×1 topic
  19. Anterior Cervical Discectomy2▲ 181×1 topic
  20. Cervical Spine Surgery2▲ 181×1 topic
  21. Prognostic Factors2▲ 10×3 topics
  22. Treatment2▲ 3.7×11 topics
  23. Clinical Management2▲ 25×4 topics
  24. Embolization2▲ 66×4 topics
  25. Diagnosis2▲ 4.1×10 topics
  26. Arteriovenous Malformations2▲ 165×1 topic
  27. Cerebral Cavernous Malformations2▲ 165×1 topic
  28. Genomic Analysis2▲ 13×2 topics
  29. DNA Methylation1▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Histological Classification1▲ 101×1 topic
  31. Meningiomas1▲ 101×1 topic
  32. Stroke Prevention1▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Anticoagulant Therapy1▲ 20×4 topics
  34. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks1▲ 55×2 topics
  35. Cerebrovascular Events1▲ 51×2 topics
  36. Hydrocephalus1▲ 56×2 topics
  37. Prenatal Diagnosis1▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Carotid Artery Stenosis1▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Endarterectomy1▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Pathophysiology1▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Hikone Central Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques, Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy.

Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 3 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 3 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: …3Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 3 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic My…2Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 2 fractional worksVascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksMeningioma and schwannoma management: 1 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…1Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 1 fractional worksNeuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances: 1 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksTrigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments: 1 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryNeurologyEpidemiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 3 works
  4. 4 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment Neurology 2 works
  6. 6 Meningioma and schwannoma management Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments Pathology and Forensic Medicine 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 available56.0%not open44.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hikone Central Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% 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 Hikone Central Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Hikone Central Hospital0.00018% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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