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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
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.

  1. MedicineField · 34.1 works4.5×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 35.8 works4.0×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringDentistry: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.55× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 2.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 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.

▲ 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. Degenerative Disc Disease5▲ 126×2 topics
  2. Endovascular Treatment4▲ 176×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology4▲ 2.5×22 topics
  4. Radiosurgery4▲ 101×3 topics
  5. Surgical Management3▲ 21×6 topics
  6. Spinal Fusion3▲ 88×2 topics
  7. Genetic Mutations3▲ 19×6 topics
  8. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 35×3 topics
  9. Biomechanics3▲ 24×2 topics
  10. Low Back Pain3▲ 41×2 topics
  11. Pedicle Screw Fixation3▲ 184×1 topic
  12. Vertebroplasty3▲ 184×1 topic
  13. Surgical Treatment3▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Intervertebral Disc2▲ 96×1 topic
  15. Lumbar Disc Degeneration2▲ 96×1 topic
  16. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage2▲ 168×1 topic
  17. Dysphagia2▲ 101×2 topics
  18. Intracranial Aneurysms2▲ 168×1 topic
  19. Anterior Cervical Discectomy2▲ 198×1 topic
  20. Cervical Spine Surgery2▲ 198×1 topic
  21. Clinical Management2▲ 29×4 topics
  22. Embolization2▲ 75×4 topics
  23. Arteriovenous Malformations2▲ 188×1 topic
  24. Cerebral Cavernous Malformations2▲ 188×1 topic
  25. Diagnosis2▲ 4.3×10 topics
  26. Prognostic Factors2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  27. Genomic Analysis2▲ 15×2 topics
  28. DNA Methylation1▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Histological Classification1▲ 118×1 topic
  30. Meningiomas1▲ 118×1 topic
  31. Treatment1▲ 2.9×9 topics
  32. Anticoagulant Therapy1▲ 24×4 topics
  33. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks1▲ 63×2 topics
  34. Hydrocephalus1▲ 67×2 topics
  35. Neurological Disorders1▲ 5.2×6 topics
  36. Prenatal Diagnosis1▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Endoscopic Surgery1▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Quality of Life1▲ 1.95×6 topics
  39. Stroke Prevention1▲ 23×2 topics
  40. 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.

  1. 1 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 2 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 Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 1 works
  10. 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.

openly available56.0%not open44.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

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.

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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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