Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital
In research, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#5,852 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,340 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 7.8× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #20,207 of 28,054 · #28,917 all time
- Rank in Japan
- #584 of 1,070
- Research works
- 869 ▲ 3% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 8.5k 9.8 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 7.4% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 49% world 28%
What is Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineField | #5,852 of 10,443 | 7.4% | 98 | #9612 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #7,340 of 11,982 | 7.6% | 100 | #12252 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hiroshima Prefectural 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 Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- SurgerySubfield · 20.1 works7.8×
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, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Medicine 4.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.1×
- Neuroscience 1.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.7×
- Dentistry 0.7×
- Nursing 0.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.4×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
- Health Professions 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Chemistry 0.0×
- Environmental Science 0.0×
- Materials Science 0.0×
- Psychology 0.0×
- Social Sciences 0.0×
- Arts and Humanities 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital?
Ranked on the composite score, Mitsunori Okamoto, Shinji Hirai and Norimasa Mitsui lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital.
- 1 Mitsunori Okamoto Japan · #324,006 worldwide 108 citations · 28 works
- 2 Shinji Hirai Japan · #346,091 worldwide 76 citations · 42 works
- 3 Norimasa Mitsui Japan · #431,573 worldwide 56 citations · 27 works
- 4 Yoshiharu Hamanaka Japan · #543,899 worldwide 46 citations · 36 works
- 5 Yasuhiro Matsugu Japan · #757,132 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
- 6 Masao Doi Japan · #844,702 worldwide 45 citations · 42 works
- 7 Takashi Sueda Japan · #1,103,812 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
- 8 Takashi Nishisaka Japan · #1,139,934 worldwide 26 citations · 24 works
- 9 Masao Kuwabara Japan · #1,304,109 worldwide 25 citations · 15 works
- 10 Masaki Hashimoto Japan · #1,362,734 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
Which keywords describe research at Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Treatment, Management, Surgical Management, Complications and Immunotherapy.
- Molecular Pathology
- Gastric Cancer
- Survival
- Free Flap
- ERCP
- Adjuvant Therapy
- Genetic Mutations
- Treatment Guidelines
- Targeted Therapy
- Surgery
- Metastasis
- Radiotherapy
- Prognosis
- Clinical Trials
- Risk Factors
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Immunotherapy
- Surgical Management
- Treatment
- Chemotherapy
- Epidemiology
- Diagnosis
- Management
- Complications
- Inflammation
- Prognostic Factors
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Guidelines
- Neoadjuvant Therapy
- Tumor Microenvironment
- Pathogenesis
- Survival Analysis
- Neurological Disorders
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Cholecystitis
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Microsurgical Reconstruction
- Tumor Markers
- Cytoreductive Surgery
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
- Epidemiology14▲ 3.2×53 topics
- Chemotherapy10▲ 13×20 topics
- Diagnosis9▲ 8.8×21 topics
- Treatment8▲ 6.3×25 topics
- Management7▲ 8.5×18 topics
- Surgical Management6▲ 14×16 topics
- Complications6▲ 11×8 topics
- Immunotherapy6▲ 7.5×13 topics
- Inflammation6▲ 2.5×27 topics
- Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 8.0×11 topics
- Prognostic Factors5▲ 10×12 topics
- Risk Factors4▲ 3.3×15 topics
- Cholangiocarcinoma4▲ 42×2 topics
- Clinical Trials4▲ 4.8×5 topics
- Guidelines4▲ 6.8×10 topics
- Prognosis3▲ 9.1×8 topics
- Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 13×5 topics
- Radiotherapy3▲ 7.4×10 topics
- Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 6.4×6 topics
- Metastasis3▲ 7.9×7 topics
- Pathogenesis3▲ 5.2×11 topics
- Surgery3▲ 7.5×6 topics
- Survival Analysis3▲ 9.3×4 topics
- Targeted Therapy3▲ 11×4 topics
- Neurological Disorders3▲ 4.4×9 topics
- Treatment Guidelines3▲ 11×4 topics
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma2▲ 11×3 topics
- Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.1×9 topics
- Endoscopic Surgery2▲ 22×3 topics
- Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 15×2 topics
- Cholecystitis2▲ 46×1 topic
- ERCP2▲ 46×1 topic
- Mechanical Ventilation2▲ 16×2 topics
- Free Flap2▲ 45×1 topic
- Microsurgical Reconstruction2▲ 45×1 topic
- Survival2▲ 13×3 topics
- Tumor Markers2▲ 21×2 topics
- Gastric Cancer2▲ 15×3 topics
- Cytoreductive Surgery2▲ 24×2 topics
- Molecular Pathology2▲ 15×2 topics
Which research topics does Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis and Tracheal and airway disorders.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
- 2 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 2 works
- 3 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 2 works
- 4 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
- 5 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 2 works
- 6 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
- 7 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
- 8 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
- 9 Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders Neurology 1 works
- 10 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 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 Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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 Hiroshima
- Hiroshima University
- Hiroshima University Hospital
- Hiroshima City University
- Hiroshima Institute of Technology
- Prefectural University of Hiroshima
- Hiroshima University of Economics
- Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital
- Mazda Motor Corporation (Japan)
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.