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Hirosaki University Hospital

In research, Hirosaki University Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,360 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,594
of 28,054 · #31,982 all time
Rank in Japan
#762
of 1,070
Research works
512
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Hirosaki 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
Health SciencesDomain #10,360 of 11,982 10.4%61 #14008

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

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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.31× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.22× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.31× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.64× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.78× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× 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, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hirosaki University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Kazunobu Sugawara, Hiraku Yodono and Yoshiko Tamai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hirosaki University Hospital.

  1. 1 Kazunobu Sugawara Japan · #912,094 worldwide 35 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Hiraku Yodono Japan · #1,075,597 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Yoshiko Tamai Japan · #1,453,201 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Hirosaki University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Hirosaki University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Chemotherapy, Cholangiocarcinoma, Surgical Management, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Neurological Disorders and Prognosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.2×38 topics
  2. Inflammation8▲ 4.8×33 topics
  3. Chemotherapy3▲ 6.0×16 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.4×15 topics
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 6.8×11 topics
  6. Cholangiocarcinoma3▲ 45×2 topics
  7. Quality of Life3▲ 2.4×13 topics
  8. Surgical Management3▲ 8.4×6 topics
  9. Treatment3▲ 2.8×18 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders3▲ 5.7×10 topics
  11. Management2▲ 3.9×9 topics
  12. Diagnosis2▲ 3.1×15 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.6×8 topics
  14. Immunotherapy2▲ 4.0×11 topics
  15. Prognosis2▲ 8.4×9 topics
  16. Biomarkers2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  17. Guidelines2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.2×9 topics
  19. Autoantibodies2▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Complications2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  21. Neuroprotection2▲ 7.2×8 topics
  22. Stroke2▲ 14×6 topics
  23. Prevention2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  24. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  25. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 9.3×7 topics
  26. Therapeutic Strategies2▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Biliary Tract Cancer2▲ 58×1 topic
  28. Critical Care2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  29. Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma2▲ 58×1 topic
  30. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  31. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  32. Elderly2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  33. Matrix Metalloproteinases2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  35. Radiotherapy2▲ 5.0×8 topics
  36. Endoscopic Resection1▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  38. Molecular Characterization1▲ 9.0×4 topics
  39. Mesenchymal Stem Cells1▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Osteoarthritis1▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Hirosaki University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes.

Cholangiocarcinoma and G…2Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 2 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment…1Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…1Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…1Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksDysphagia Assessment and…1Dysphagia Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksAI in cancer detection: 1 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Tre…1Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional works
SurgeryRheumatologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSpeech and Hearing3 others

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

  1. 1 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 1 works
  3. 3 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works
  8. 8 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 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 available49.1%not open50.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hirosaki University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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