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Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center

In research, Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#14,227 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,252 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,637
of 28,054 · #37,084 all time
Rank in Japan
#973
of 1,070
Research works
465
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Kitakyushu Municipal 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 #14,227 of 17,978 5.0%352
Health SciencesDomain #17,252 of 20,462 5.1%362

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kitakyushu Municipal 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 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.47× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.99× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Toru Nakano, Shoshu Mitsuyama and Yusuke Watanabe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center.

  1. 1 Toru Nakano Japan · #443,299 worldwide 101 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Shoshu Mitsuyama Japan · #1,133,465 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Yusuke Watanabe Japan · #1,228,974 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Immunotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Adjuvant Therapy, Tumor Microenvironment, Clinical Trials and Targeted Therapy.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy11▲ 24×16 topics
  2. Epidemiology6▲ 2.5×41 topics
  3. Prognostic Factors6▲ 22×12 topics
  4. Immunotherapy5▲ 11×11 topics
  5. Inflammation5▲ 3.7×20 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 13×8 topics
  7. Adjuvant Therapy4▲ 54×2 topics
  8. Clinical Trials4▲ 9.5×7 topics
  9. Targeted Therapy4▲ 28×4 topics
  10. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 14×5 topics
  11. Survival Analysis4▲ 23×4 topics
  12. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 25×4 topics
  13. Diagnosis3▲ 5.7×16 topics
  14. Molecular Characterization3▲ 30×3 topics
  15. Endoscopic Resection3▲ 52×2 topics
  16. Surgical Management3▲ 12×8 topics
  17. Gastric Cancer3▲ 43×3 topics
  18. Radiotherapy3▲ 12×9 topics
  19. Lymph Node Dissection3▲ 70×1 topic
  20. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy3▲ 49×1 topic
  21. Treatment2▲ 3.2×16 topics
  22. Metastasis2▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Gemcitabine2▲ 50×1 topic
  24. Pancreatic Cancer2▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Surgical Complications2▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Genomic Profiling2▲ 32×2 topics
  27. PET Imaging2▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 16×2 topics
  29. ALK Inhibitors2▲ 52×1 topic
  30. EGFR Mutations2▲ 52×1 topic
  31. Tumor Markers2▲ 38×2 topics
  32. Palliative Treatment2▲ 45×2 topics
  33. Breast Cancer2▲ 12×7 topics
  34. Endoscopic Stenting2▲ 61×1 topic
  35. Esophageal Perforation2▲ 61×1 topic
  36. Molecular Profiling2▲ 27×3 topics
  37. CT Screening2▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Lung Cancer2▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Prognosis2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  40. Imatinib Mesylate2▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations and Esophageal and GI Pathology.

Gastric Cancer Managemen…3Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…2Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…2Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 2 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…2Esophageal and GI Pathology: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksGastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Stu…2Lung Cancer Research Studies: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…1Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…1Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defib…1Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncologySurgeryGastroenterology2 others

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

  1. 1 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 2 works
  3. 3 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastroenterology 2 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 2 works
  8. 8 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available45.4%not open54.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.7%domestic only96.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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