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Kanazawa Hospital

In research, Kanazawa Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#10,681 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,793 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,829
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,124
of 1,923
Research works
648
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.2k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.62×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Kanazawa Hospital

What is Kanazawa 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 #10,681 of 14,558 3.4%520
Health SciencesDomain #12,793 of 16,688 3.3%540

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

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Kanazawa Hospital is in Health Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Health Professions (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 54 fractional works · 79.1% of its workMedicine: 49 fractional works · 71.0% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 21.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKKanazawa Hospital68fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences79%Social Sciences4%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4971.0%
    2. Health Professions45.9%
    3. Dentistry11.0%
    4. Nursing11.0%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    4. Neuroscience00.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Engineering45.2%
    2. Environmental Science10.9%
    3. Materials Science10.8%
    4. Chemistry00.3%
    5. Computer Science00.3%
    6. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Psychology23.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.09× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.23× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.69× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.11× its world share, 2 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: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.69×49 works
  2. Health Professions2.23×4 works
  3. Dentistry2.09×1 works
  4. Nursing2.04×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.21×1 works
  6. Veterinary1.19×0 works
  7. Psychology1.11×2 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.10×4 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.86×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.42×0 works
  11. Engineering0.35×4 works
  12. Materials Science0.22×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.21×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×1 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.20×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.18×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.03×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kanazawa Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Yohei Yakuta, Keiko Konishi and Hisao Sasaki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kanazawa Hospital.

  1. 1 Yohei Yakuta Japan · #3,007,089 worldwide 214 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Keiko Konishi Japan · #3,067,777 worldwide 1.7k citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Hisao Sasaki Japan · #4,275,907 worldwide 661 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Tokio Wakabayashi Japan · #4,774,808 worldwide 1.9k citations · 117 works
  5. 5 Hidenobu Terai Japan · #4,964,452 worldwide 1.4k citations · 123 works
  6. 6 Yukihiro Shirota Japan · #4,996,440 worldwide 1.6k citations · 98 works
  7. 7 K Akemoto Japan · #5,030,115 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 M. Kiriyama Japan · #5,084,470 worldwide 126 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Yoshiaki KOMURA Japan · #5,178,990 worldwide 48 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 T Katsumi Japan · #5,200,645 worldwide 43 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Kanazawa Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Kanazawa Hospital?

The most cited paper from Kanazawa Hospital is "A Novel DNA Virus (TTV) Associated with Elevated Transaminase Levels in Posttransfusion Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology" (Tsutomu Nishizawa, Hiroaki Okamoto, Keiko Konishi et al., 1997), with 1,248 citations. Next come "Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19" (1,130) and "IgG4-related Sclerosing Cholangitis With and Without Hepatic Inflammatory Pseudotumor, and Sclerosing Pancreatitis-associated Sclerosing Cholangitis" (542).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Novel DNA Virus (TTV) Associated with Elevated Transaminase Levels in Posttransfusion Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology Tsutomu Nishizawa, Hiroaki Okamoto, Keiko Konishi et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Dec 1997 1,248
2 Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al. · Nature Open access3,896 authors 8 Jul 2021 1,130
3 IgG4-related Sclerosing Cholangitis With and Without Hepatic Inflammatory Pseudotumor, and Sclerosing Pancreatitis-associated Sclerosing Cholangitis Yoh Zen, Kenichi Harada, Motoko Sasaki et al. · The American Journal of Surgical Pathology 31 Aug 2004 542
4 Synergistic Cooperation between Sp1 and Smad3/Smad4 Mediates Transforming Growth Factor β1 Stimulation of α2(I)-Collagen (COL1A2) Transcription Wen Zhang, Jiongwen Ou, Yutaka Inagaki et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Dec 2000 215
5 Idiopathic ventricular arrhythmia arising from the mitral annulus Hiroshi Tada, Sachiko Ito, Shigeto Naito et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access Mar 2005 211
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Which keywords describe research at Kanazawa Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Surgical Management, Rehabilitation, Biomechanics, Inflammation, Myocardial Infarction and Parkinson's Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 3.3×41 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 2.7×25 topics
  3. Complications3▲ 9.4×9 topics
  4. Surgical Management3▲ 10×9 topics
  5. Treatment3▲ 3.2×22 topics
  6. Diagnosis2▲ 3.9×14 topics
  7. Management2▲ 4.5×11 topics
  8. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.9×11 topics
  9. Rehabilitation2▲ 8.7×9 topics
  10. Biomechanics2▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Risk Factors2▲ 2.9×13 topics
  12. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.7×8 topics
  15. Prevention2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  16. Gait Analysis2▲ 28×2 topics
  17. Guidelines2▲ 5.7×8 topics
  18. Diabetes2▲ 5.0×9 topics
  19. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  20. Palliative Treatment2▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Pancreatic Cancer2▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Arthroplasty2▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  24. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  25. Elderly1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  26. Pathophysiology1▲ 6.9×4 topics
  27. Survival Analysis1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  28. Gemcitabine1▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Osteoarthritis1▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Revision Surgery1▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Surgical Complications1▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Total Hip Replacement1▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Autoimmune Pancreatitis1▲ 122×1 topic
  34. Dilated Cardiomyopathy1▲ 26×2 topics
  35. IgG4-Related Disease1▲ 122×1 topic
  36. Postoperative Complications1▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Rituximab Therapy1▲ 59×2 topics
  38. Surgical Repair1▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Surgical Treatment1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  40. Ventricular Reconstruction1▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Kanazawa Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair, IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention.

Pancreatic and Hepatic O…1Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anoma…1Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 1 fractional worksIgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases: 1 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls…1Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 1 fractional worksKnee injuries and recons…1Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 1 fractional worksGenetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities: 1 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…1Esophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional works
OncologySurgeryRheumatologyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation2 others

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

  1. 1 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases Rheumatology 1 works
  4. 4 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  5. 5 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes 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 available45.6%not open54.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.4%domestic only94.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kanazawa Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kanazawa Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Kanazawa Hospital0.00032% in 202519801990200020102020

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