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Kagawa University Hospital

In research, Kagawa University Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#9,789 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,468 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,714
of 28,054 · #30,411 all time
Rank in Japan
#725
of 1,070
Research works
494
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Kagawa 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
MedicineField #9,789 of 10,443 8.1%69 #13876
Health SciencesDomain #11,468 of 11,982 7.8%72 #15506

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kagawa 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.81× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.58× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.56× its world share, 69 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kagawa University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, SHUSHI MORITA, Hiroaki Tanaka and Noriyasu Fukuoka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kagawa University Hospital.

  1. 1 SHUSHI MORITA Japan · #704,433 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Hiroaki Tanaka Japan · #841,337 worldwide 41 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Noriyasu Fukuoka Japan · #904,662 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Hitoshi Houchi Japan · #1,239,815 worldwide 24 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Noriyuki Kuroda Japan · #1,270,909 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Shinji Kosaka Japan · #1,350,064 worldwide 9 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 S. Takahashi Japan · #1,479,613 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Kagawa University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Kagawa University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Immunotherapy, Neuroprotection, Radiotherapy, Dosimetry and Management.

▲ 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▲ 2.5×50 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 3.4×30 topics
  3. Chemotherapy6▲ 8.4×14 topics
  4. Immunotherapy5▲ 6.8×14 topics
  5. Treatment4▲ 3.4×21 topics
  6. Management4▲ 4.8×12 topics
  7. Diagnosis4▲ 3.9×20 topics
  8. Neuroprotection4▲ 10×6 topics
  9. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 6.0×11 topics
  10. Quality of Life3▲ 2.2×15 topics
  11. Radiotherapy3▲ 8.4×9 topics
  12. Dosimetry3▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.8×14 topics
  14. Heart Failure3▲ 7.2×8 topics
  15. Monte Carlo Simulation3▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Hypothermia3▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Image-Guided Radiotherapy3▲ 64×1 topic
  18. Prognostic Factors3▲ 6.2×9 topics
  19. Radiotherapy Physics3▲ 64×1 topic
  20. Surgical Management3▲ 6.4×9 topics
  21. Biomarkers2▲ 3.6×11 topics
  22. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 9.7×5 topics
  23. Prognosis2▲ 7.2×8 topics
  24. Survival Rates2▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Thrombosis2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  26. Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Critical Care2▲ 8.8×7 topics
  28. Imaging2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  29. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  30. Resuscitation2▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Cardiac Arrest2▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Out-of-Hospital2▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Reconstruction2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Type 1 Diabetes2▲ 23×2 topics
  35. PET/CT2▲ 32×1 topic
  36. tumor2▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Autoantibodies2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  38. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation2▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Left Ventricular Assist Device2▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Kagawa University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices.

Advanced Radiotherapy Te…3Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 3 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resus…2Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 2 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniqu…2Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…2Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksPharmacy and Medical Practices: 1 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Res…1Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 1 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…1Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …1Diabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional worksEducational Robotics and…1Educational Robotics and Engineering: 1 fractional works
RadiationEmergency MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 3 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Pharmacy and Medical Practices Pharmacology 1 works
  7. 7 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 1 works
  8. 8 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Educational Robotics and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 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 available57.2%not open42.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kagawa University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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