Hikone Central Hospital
In research, Hikone Central Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#19,525 of 20,462 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.
- World rank, all time
- #39,540 of 42,892
- Rank in Japan
- #1,846 of 2,112
- Research works
- 150 ▲ 64% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 1.3k 8.4 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 0.7% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 56% world 28%
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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #19,525 of 20,462 | 4.9% | 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).
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.
- MedicineField · 34.1 works4.5×
- Health SciencesDomain · 35.8 works4.0×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.
Which keywords describe research at Hikone Central Hospital?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Degenerative Disc Disease, Endovascular Treatment, Radiosurgery, Surgical Management, Spinal Fusion, Genetic Mutations, Clinical Outcomes and Biomechanics.
- Fetal Surgery
- Quality of Life
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Hydrocephalus
- Anticoagulant Therapy
- Meningiomas
- DNA Methylation
- Prognostic Factors
- Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
- Embolization
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Intracranial Aneurysms
- Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Intervertebral Disc
- Vertebroplasty
- Low Back Pain
- Clinical Outcomes
- Spinal Fusion
- Radiosurgery
- Endovascular Treatment
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Epidemiology
- Surgical Management
- Genetic Mutations
- Biomechanics
- Pedicle Screw Fixation
- Surgical Treatment
- Lumbar Disc Degeneration
- Dysphagia
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy
- Clinical Management
- Arteriovenous Malformations
- Diagnosis
- Genomic Analysis
- Histological Classification
- Treatment
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks
- Neurological Disorders
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Stroke Prevention
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
- Degenerative Disc Disease5▲ 126×2 topics
- Endovascular Treatment4▲ 176×2 topics
- Epidemiology4▲ 2.5×22 topics
- Radiosurgery4▲ 101×3 topics
- Surgical Management3▲ 21×6 topics
- Spinal Fusion3▲ 88×2 topics
- Genetic Mutations3▲ 19×6 topics
- Clinical Outcomes3▲ 35×3 topics
- Biomechanics3▲ 24×2 topics
- Low Back Pain3▲ 41×2 topics
- Pedicle Screw Fixation3▲ 184×1 topic
- Vertebroplasty3▲ 184×1 topic
- Surgical Treatment3▲ 34×2 topics
- Intervertebral Disc2▲ 96×1 topic
- Lumbar Disc Degeneration2▲ 96×1 topic
- Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage2▲ 168×1 topic
- Dysphagia2▲ 101×2 topics
- Intracranial Aneurysms2▲ 168×1 topic
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy2▲ 198×1 topic
- Cervical Spine Surgery2▲ 198×1 topic
- Clinical Management2▲ 29×4 topics
- Embolization2▲ 75×4 topics
- Arteriovenous Malformations2▲ 188×1 topic
- Cerebral Cavernous Malformations2▲ 188×1 topic
- Diagnosis2▲ 4.3×10 topics
- Prognostic Factors2▲ 9.2×2 topics
- Genomic Analysis2▲ 15×2 topics
- DNA Methylation1▲ 32×2 topics
- Histological Classification1▲ 118×1 topic
- Meningiomas1▲ 118×1 topic
- Treatment1▲ 2.9×9 topics
- Anticoagulant Therapy1▲ 24×4 topics
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks1▲ 63×2 topics
- Hydrocephalus1▲ 67×2 topics
- Neurological Disorders1▲ 5.2×6 topics
- Prenatal Diagnosis1▲ 21×3 topics
- Endoscopic Surgery1▲ 28×2 topics
- Quality of Life1▲ 1.95×6 topics
- Stroke Prevention1▲ 23×2 topics
- Fetal Surgery1▲ 47×3 topics
Which research topics does Hikone Central Hospital publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 3 works
- 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
- 3 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 2 works
- 4 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 2 works
- 5 Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment Neurology 2 works
- 6 Meningioma and schwannoma management Epidemiology 1 works
- 7 Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances Epidemiology 1 works
- 8 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
- 9 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 1 works
- 10 Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications Neurology 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Hikone Central Hospital's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 64% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Hikone
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.