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Kagoshima University Hospital

In research, Kagoshima University Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,733 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,690 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,049
of 28,054 · #27,489 all time
Rank in Japan
#689
of 1,070
Research works
736
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Kagoshima 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 #9,733 of 11,982 4.6%113 #12945
MedicineField #8,690 of 10,443 4.8%102 #11269

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kagoshima 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: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.36× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.80× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.97× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.65× its world share, 102 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.08× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 4 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: Dentistry, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kagoshima University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Kenji Ishitsuka and Mamoru Murakami lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kagoshima University Hospital.

  1. 1 Kenji Ishitsuka Japan · #970,347 worldwide 58 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Mamoru Murakami Japan · #1,397,597 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Kagoshima University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Kagoshima University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Immunotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Molecular Classification, Prognostic Factors, Radiotherapy, Surgical Management and Lymphoma.

▲ 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. Epidemiology19▲ 3.4×66 topics
  2. Immunotherapy8▲ 7.2×15 topics
  3. Quality of Life6▲ 3.1×28 topics
  4. Inflammation6▲ 1.99×29 topics
  5. Treatment6▲ 3.4×25 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 7.0×10 topics
  7. Chemotherapy5▲ 5.1×19 topics
  8. Diagnosis5▲ 3.9×21 topics
  9. Molecular Classification5▲ 24×4 topics
  10. Prognostic Factors5▲ 8.2×13 topics
  11. Radiotherapy5▲ 9.2×11 topics
  12. Surgical Management5▲ 8.3×12 topics
  13. Cancer4▲ 2.3×19 topics
  14. Lymphoma4▲ 18×4 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations4▲ 6.5×17 topics
  16. Survival Analysis4▲ 10×6 topics
  17. Management4▲ 3.5×17 topics
  18. Complications4▲ 5.2×12 topics
  19. Pathogenesis4▲ 4.8×12 topics
  20. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 15×6 topics
  21. Infection3▲ 8.8×5 topics
  22. Robotic Surgery3▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Leukemia3▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Viral Transmission3▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Genomic Analysis3▲ 7.4×8 topics
  26. Metastasis3▲ 5.4×8 topics
  27. PET Imaging3▲ 11×3 topics
  28. HTLV-13▲ 169×1 topic
  29. Laparoscopic Surgery3▲ 15×5 topics
  30. Radiation Therapy3▲ 13×5 topics
  31. proviral load3▲ 169×1 topic
  32. Cervical Cancer2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Molecular Profiling2▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Imaging2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  35. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  36. Prognostic Markers2▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy2▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Brachytherapy2▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Congenital Anomalies2▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Endometrial Carcinoma2▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Kagoshima University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: T-cell and Retrovirus Studies, Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment and Medical Imaging and Analysis.

T-cell and Retrovirus St…3T-cell and Retrovirus Studies: 3 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical…2Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 2 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…2Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Anal…2Medical Imaging and Analysis: 2 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 2 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…1Tracheal and airway disorders: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorde…1Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional works
ImmunologyObstetrics and GynecologyGeneticsBiomedical Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 T-cell and Retrovirus Studies Immunology 3 works
  2. 2 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  3. 3 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  4. 4 Medical Imaging and Analysis Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 1 works
  10. 10 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 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 available49.2%not open50.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kagoshima University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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