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Hokuto Hospital

In research, Hokuto Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#11,193 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,968 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,353
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,003
of 1,923
Research works
305
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.5k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Hokuto Hospital

What is Hokuto 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
MedicineField #11,193 of 14,558 5.3%205
Health SciencesDomain #12,968 of 16,688 5.6%217

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

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Hokuto Hospital is in Health Sciences, 22% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (67%), Neuroscience (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 48 fractional works · 70.5% of its workMedicine: 46 fractional works · 67.0% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 22.0% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 9.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHokuto Hospital68fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences71%Social Sciences3%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4667.0%
    2. Health Professions11.9%
    3. Dentistry11.0%
    4. Nursing00.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Neuroscience79.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology56.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics22.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.0%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    1. Engineering11.2%
    2. Environmental Science10.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    4. Materials Science00.6%
    5. Mathematics00.6%
    6. Computer Science00.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    1. Arts and Humanities11.5%
    2. Psychology10.9%
    3. Social Sciences00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.01× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.16× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.10× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.49× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics7.16×2 works
  2. Neuroscience6.01×7 works
  3. Medicine3.49×46 works
  4. Dentistry2.10×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.29×5 works
  6. Nursing1.00×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.83×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.73×1 works
  9. Veterinary0.72×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.51×1 works
  11. Mathematics0.48×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×1 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.37×1 works
  14. Psychology0.29×1 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.18×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.18×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.16×1 works
  18. Engineering0.08×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.05×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hokuto Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Oi Harada, Yasutaka Kato and Kenichi Kashihara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hokuto Hospital.

  1. 1 Oi Harada Japan · #1,685,955 worldwide 801 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Yasutaka Kato Japan · #1,706,181 worldwide 1.6k citations · 93 works
  3. 3 Kenichi Kashihara Japan · #2,447,472 worldwide 4.1k citations · 186 works
  4. 4 Yoshihito Shigihara Japan · #2,541,127 worldwide 1.3k citations · 260 works
  5. 5 Manabu Ohno Japan · #2,875,802 worldwide 304 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Satoshi Inatomi Japan · #3,048,445 worldwide 1.1k citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Shogo Baba Japan · #3,297,253 worldwide 81 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Junya Kawai Japan · #3,492,501 worldwide 290 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Sanami Kawada Japan · #3,727,420 worldwide 841 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 K. Nitta Japan · #3,926,598 worldwide 346 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Hokuto Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Hokuto Hospital?

The most cited paper from Hokuto Hospital is "Guidelines for Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Second Edition" (Etsuro Mori, Masatsune Ishikawa, Takeo Kato et al., 2012), with 682 citations. Next come "Prognostic Value of Fractional Flow Reserve" (632) and "Guidelines for Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (Third Edition): Endorsed by the Japanese Society of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus" (604).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Second Edition Etsuro Mori, Masatsune Ishikawa, Takeo Kato et al. · Neurologia medico-chirurgica Open access 2012 682
2 Prognostic Value of Fractional Flow Reserve Nils P. Johnson et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access Oct 2014 632
3 Guidelines for Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (Third Edition): Endorsed by the Japanese Society of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Madoka Nakajima et al. · Neurologia medico-chirurgica Open access 2021 604
4 Meta‐Analysis of Gut Dysbiosis in Parkinson's Disease Hiroshi Nishiwaki, Mikako Ito, Tomohiro Ishida et al. · Movement Disorders 18 Jun 2020 369
5 Twenty-Year Change in Severity and Outcome of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Strokes Ḱazunori Toyoda et al. · JAMA Neurology Open access 6 Dec 2021 312
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hokuto Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Radiotherapy, Biomarkers, Neuroimaging, Radiosurgery, Surgical Management, Chemotherapy and Endovascular Treatment.

▲ 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. Neurological Disorders5▲ 13×12 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 1.48×29 topics
  3. Radiotherapy4▲ 15×6 topics
  4. Biomarkers3▲ 7.0×7 topics
  5. Inflammation3▲ 2.1×18 topics
  6. Treatment3▲ 3.6×14 topics
  7. Neuroimaging3▲ 15×6 topics
  8. Chemotherapy3▲ 5.5×7 topics
  9. Radiosurgery3▲ 42×4 topics
  10. Surgical Management3▲ 9.3×8 topics
  11. Diagnosis2▲ 3.9×8 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.2×14 topics
  13. Immunotherapy2▲ 4.7×12 topics
  14. Aging2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  15. Endovascular Treatment2▲ 56×2 topics
  16. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 12×6 topics
  18. Cognitive Functions2▲ 41×2 topics
  19. Functional Connectivity2▲ 22×3 topics
  20. Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.6×7 topics
  21. Cancer Therapy2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  22. Neuroprotection2▲ 7.9×6 topics
  23. Default Mode Network2▲ 36×1 topic
  24. Resting-State fMRI2▲ 36×1 topic
  25. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  26. Pathophysiology2▲ 8.4×5 topics
  27. Primary CNS Lymphoma2▲ 151×1 topic
  28. Prognostic Scoring System2▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  30. Basal Ganglia2▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Embolization2▲ 34×2 topics
  32. Molecular Classification2▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Prognostic Factors2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  34. Stroke2▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Dementia1▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Ischemic Stroke1▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Clinical Management1▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Cognitive Decline1▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Functional Recovery1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Mild Cognitive Impairment1▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Hokuto Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications.

Functional Brain Connect…2Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 2 fractional worksCNS Lymphoma Diagnosis a…2CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 1 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 1 fractional worksVascular Malformations D…1Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 1 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceNeurologyPsychiatry and Mental healthPharmacology3 others

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

  1. 1 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  2. 2 CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Neurology 2 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  4. 4 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 1 works
  5. 5 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 1 works
  6. 6 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory 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 available59.8%not open40.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hokuto Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hokuto Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Hokuto Hospital0.00040% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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