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Kasumigaura Medical Center

In research, Kasumigaura Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#12,551 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,950 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,108
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,421
of 1,923
Research works
368
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.8k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.67×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Kasumigaura Medical Center

What is Kasumigaura 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 #12,551 of 14,558 3.4%250
Health SciencesDomain #14,950 of 16,688 3.4%257

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

In 2022-now, 67% of research at Kasumigaura Medical Center is in Health Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (64%), Environmental Science (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 26 fractional works · 66.6% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 64.2% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 11.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 7.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 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: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 20.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKasumigauraMedical Center39fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences67%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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2564.2%
    2. Nursing11.4%
    3. Health Professions00.8%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Environmental Science49.6%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences25.1%
    3. Chemistry13.0%
    4. Engineering12.0%
    5. Materials Science00.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology49.2%
    2. Neuroscience01.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    1. Social Sciences00.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
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: 1.72× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.27× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.94× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.34× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 2.85× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.06× 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, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.34×25 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.27×2 works
  3. Nursing2.85×0 works
  4. Environmental Science1.94×4 works
  5. Chemistry1.93×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.72×4 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.47×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.74×0 works
  9. Neuroscience0.58×0 works
  10. Dentistry0.45×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.31×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.25×0 works
  13. Engineering0.13×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.06×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kasumigaura Medical Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Masahiko Kure, Yoshiko TAKAHASHI and Yuko Arai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kasumigaura Medical Center.

  1. 1 Masahiko Kure Japan · #2,168,270 worldwide 716 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Yoshiko TAKAHASHI Japan · #4,011,967 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Yuko Arai Japan · #4,632,589 worldwide 226 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Kinya Ishikawa Japan · #4,650,890 worldwide 62 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Nobuyuki Komatsu Japan · #4,875,205 worldwide 740 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Atsushi Toizumi Japan · #5,007,629 worldwide 65 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Yoichiro Tamura Japan · #5,035,235 worldwide 242 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Kin Y Japan · #5,048,090 worldwide 21 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Masami Negishi Japan · #5,077,608 worldwide 150 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Tetsuo Soma Japan · #5,183,859 worldwide 154 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Kasumigaura Medical Center

What are the most cited papers from Kasumigaura Medical Center?

The most cited paper from Kasumigaura Medical Center is "Strenuous endurance training in humans reduces oxidative stress following exhausting exercise" (Hiromi Miyazaki, Shuji Oh‐ishi, Takako Ookawara et al., 2001), with 386 citations. Next come "Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for Lung Cancers" (256) and "Detection and Characterization of Focal Liver Lesions" (234).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Strenuous endurance training in humans reduces oxidative stress following exhausting exercise Hiromi Miyazaki, Shuji Oh‐ishi, Takako Ookawara et al. · European Journal of Applied Physiology 16 Feb 2001 386
2 Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for Lung Cancers Jitsuo Usuda, Harubumi Kato, Tetsuya Okunaka et al. · Journal of Thoracic Oncology Open access Jun 2006 256
3 Detection and Characterization of Focal Liver Lesions Tomoaki Ichikawa, Kazuhiro Saito, Naoki Yoshioka et al. · Investigative Radiology 11 Feb 2010 234
4 The Ishikawa Cells from Birth to the Present Masato Nishida · Human Cell Aug 2002 213
5 Smooth muscle tumors of uncertain malignant potential and leiomyosarcomas of the uterus: MR findings Yumiko Tanaka, Masato Nishida, Hajime Tsunoda et al. · Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Open access 19 Nov 2004 206
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kasumigaura Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Eutrophication, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Harmful Algal Blooms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic Disorders.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.6×25 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 3.8×17 topics
  3. Eutrophication2▲ 58×4 topics
  4. Climate Change2▲ 2.2×5 topics
  5. Treatment2▲ 4.9×10 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 5.0×8 topics
  7. Diagnosis2▲ 6.1×13 topics
  8. Harmful Algal Blooms2▲ 66×3 topics
  9. Risk Factors2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  10. Metabolic Disorders2▲ 37×2 topics
  11. Cancer2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  12. Arrhythmias1▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Global Burden1▲ 6.8×5 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 4.3×7 topics
  15. Schizophrenia1▲ 33×2 topics
  16. Water Quality1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  17. Amino Acid Transporters1▲ 235×1 topic
  18. D-Serine1▲ 235×1 topic
  19. Hypertension1▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Chemotherapy1▲ 4.3×5 topics
  21. Clinical Trials1▲ 4.8×5 topics
  22. Dissolved Organic Matter1▲ 70×1 topic
  23. Genetic Mutations1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  24. Oceanic Carbon Cycle1▲ 70×1 topic
  25. Radiofrequency Ablation1▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Surgical Management1▲ 7.6×9 topics
  27. Biomarkers1▲ 4.1×4 topics
  28. Blood Pressure1▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Catheter Ablation1▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 5.1×4 topics
  31. Complications1▲ 5.7×7 topics
  32. Electroanatomic Mapping1▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Genetics1▲ 3.9×6 topics
  34. Management1▲ 3.7×9 topics
  35. Metastasis1▲ 8.6×6 topics
  36. Rehabilitation1▲ 7.1×5 topics
  37. Sudden Death1▲ 64×2 topics
  38. Ventricular Tachycardia1▲ 59×1 topic
  39. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 9.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Kasumigaura Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise.

Amino Acid Enzymes and M…1Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…1Marine and coastal ecosystems: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …1Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects o…1Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 1 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and P…1Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 1 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 1 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…1Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional works
BiochemistryOceanographyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEmergency Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism Biochemistry 1 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 1 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 1 works
  10. 10 Shoulder Injury and Treatment 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 available44.1%not open55.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kasumigaura Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher 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 Kasumigaura Medical Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Kasumigaura Medical Center0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kasumigaura Medical Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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