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Kanazawa Medical Center

In research, Kanazawa Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#10,271 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,488 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,783
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,494
of 1,923
Research works
301
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.8k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.79×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Kanazawa Medical Center

What is Kanazawa Medical Center 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 #10,271 of 14,558 5.1%236
Health SciencesDomain #12,488 of 16,688 5.0%245

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

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Kanazawa Medical Center is in Health Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (77%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Engineering (3%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 57 fractional works · 81.4% of its workMedicine: 54 fractional works · 77.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 14.7% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 14.3% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 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 workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% 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: 10 fractional works · 13.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKKanazawa MedicalCenter70fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences81%Social Sciences1%

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. Medicine5477.3%
    2. Health Professions22.7%
    3. Dentistry10.8%
    4. Nursing00.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology68.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology22.4%
    3. Neuroscience11.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Engineering23.2%
    2. Environmental Science00.5%
    3. Mathematics00.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    5. Computer Science00.1%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Psychology00.7%
    2. Social Sciences00.0%
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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.67× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.43× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.02× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.02×54 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.43×2 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.67×6 works
  4. Dentistry1.57×0 works
  5. Health Professions1.03×2 works
  6. Neuroscience1.02×1 works
  7. Nursing0.98×0 works
  8. Veterinary0.88×0 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.79×0 works
  10. Psychology0.24×0 works
  11. Mathematics0.22×0 works
  12. Engineering0.21×2 works
  13. Environmental Science0.10×0 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.05×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.02×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kanazawa Medical Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Takashi Kagaya, Satomi Kasashima and Satoru Sakagami lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kanazawa Medical Center.

  1. 1 Takashi Kagaya Japan · #830,309 worldwide 4.2k citations · 94 works
  2. 2 Satomi Kasashima Japan · #949,601 worldwide 6.4k citations · 85 works
  3. 3 Satoru Sakagami Japan · #1,178,600 worldwide 3.2k citations · 154 works
  4. 4 Kengo Kawakami Japan · #2,143,451 worldwide 656 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Takahiro Saeki Japan · #2,221,672 worldwide 366 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Toshiyuki Kita Japan · #2,241,443 worldwide 4.6k citations · 255 works
  7. 7 Ryo Hara Japan · #2,380,773 worldwide 872 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Yutaka Wakasa Japan · #2,933,420 worldwide 444 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Katsuhiro Tsuchiya Japan · #4,548,703 worldwide 453 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Shunsuke Kano Japan · #4,640,616 worldwide 45 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kanazawa Medical Center

What are the most cited papers from Kanazawa Medical Center?

The most cited paper from Kanazawa Medical Center is "Consensus statement on the pathology of IgG4-related disease" (Vikram Deshpande et al., 2012), with 2,616 citations. Next come "Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19" (1,130) and "Recommendations for the nomenclature of IgG4‐related disease and its individual organ system manifestations" (731).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Consensus statement on the pathology of IgG4-related disease Vikram Deshpande et al. · Modern Pathology Open access 18 May 2012 2,616
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 Recommendations for the nomenclature of IgG4‐related disease and its individual organ system manifestations John H. Stone et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Open access 26 Jun 2012 731
4 Revision of diagnostic guidelines for Kawasaki disease (6th revised edition) Tohru Kobayashi, Mamoru Ayusawa, Hiroyuki Suzuki et al. · Pediatrics International Oct 2020 610
5 The wide spectrum of clinical manifestations in Sjögren's syndrome-associated neuropathy Keiko Mori, Masahiro Iijima, Haruki Koike et al. · Brain 27 Jul 2005 547
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Which keywords describe research at Kanazawa Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Treatment, Chemotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Prognosis and Surgical 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-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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.6×48 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 3.8×38 topics
  3. Diagnosis5▲ 7.6×20 topics
  4. Treatment4▲ 5.3×19 topics
  5. Chemotherapy4▲ 7.2×13 topics
  6. Prognostic Factors3▲ 11×11 topics
  7. Cancer3▲ 3.4×17 topics
  8. Clinical Trials3▲ 6.8×9 topics
  9. Prognosis3▲ 14×8 topics
  10. Surgical Management3▲ 10×13 topics
  11. Immunotherapy3▲ 5.7×12 topics
  12. Radiotherapy3▲ 10×8 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.1×23 topics
  14. Management2▲ 3.8×9 topics
  15. Risk Factors2▲ 2.8×9 topics
  16. Complications2▲ 5.6×7 topics
  17. Global Burden2▲ 4.8×8 topics
  18. Targeted Therapy2▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Aging2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  20. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.8×9 topics
  21. Imaging2▲ 10×3 topics
  22. Elderly2▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Genomic Profiling2▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Guidelines2▲ 5.3×10 topics
  25. Breast Cancer2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  26. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  27. Physical Performance2▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Rehabilitation2▲ 5.9×8 topics
  29. Rituximab Therapy1▲ 65×2 topics
  30. Treatment Guidelines1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  31. Antifungal Therapy1▲ 21×3 topics
  32. Autoimmune Pancreatitis1▲ 129×1 topic
  33. Children1▲ 8.4×4 topics
  34. Fibrosis1▲ 9.1×5 topics
  35. IgG4-Related Disease1▲ 129×1 topic
  36. Muscle Strength1▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Parkinson's Disease1▲ 7.5×5 topics
  38. Pneumothorax1▲ 53×2 topics
  39. Rituximab1▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Thrombosis1▲ 6.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Kanazawa Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention and Nutrition and Health in Aging.

IgG4-Related and Inflamm…1IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…1Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 1 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …1Nutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksPleural and Pulmonary Di…1Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…1Sports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 1 fractional worksAntifungal resistance and susceptibility: 1 fractional works
RheumatologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPhysiology3 others

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

  1. 1 IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases Rheumatology 1 works
  2. 2 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  4. 4 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  5. 5 Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Infectious Diseases 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 available57.5%not open42.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kanazawa Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% 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 Medical Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Kanazawa Medical Center0.00038% in 202519801990200020102020

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