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Kitasato University Medical Center

In research, Kitasato University Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#16,948 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#19,564 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,212
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,460
of 2,112
Research works
290
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
8k
27.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Kitasato University 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 #16,948 of 17,978 6.2%196
Health SciencesDomain #19,564 of 20,462 6.4%203

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kitasato University 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.54× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.78× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.88× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.90× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.08× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksNursingPsychology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× 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, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kitasato University Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Clinical Trials, Targeted Therapy, Prognostic Factors and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.9×32 topics
  2. Chemotherapy5▲ 14×10 topics
  3. Inflammation5▲ 4.2×24 topics
  4. Immunotherapy4▲ 10×9 topics
  5. Clinical Trials3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  6. Targeted Therapy3▲ 24×3 topics
  7. Treatment3▲ 4.4×16 topics
  8. Prognostic Factors3▲ 10×6 topics
  9. Diagnosis2▲ 4.3×12 topics
  10. Quality of Life2▲ 2.8×12 topics
  11. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 16×4 topics
  12. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.3×13 topics
  14. Immune Response2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  15. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Guidelines2▲ 7.0×9 topics
  17. Radiotherapy2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  18. Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Pandemic2▲ 3.0×5 topics
  20. Surgical Management2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  21. ALK Inhibitors2▲ 47×1 topic
  22. EGFR Mutations2▲ 47×1 topic
  23. Molecular Characterization2▲ 17×4 topics
  24. Pathogenesis2▲ 5.9×9 topics
  25. Cancer2▲ 2.1×11 topics
  26. Pancreatic Cancer2▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Biomarkers2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  28. Gemcitabine2▲ 37×1 topic
  29. Surgical Complications2▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Diabetes1▲ 4.9×10 topics
  31. Management1▲ 3.0×6 topics
  32. Pathophysiology1▲ 8.4×5 topics
  33. Metastasis1▲ 6.7×4 topics
  34. Prognosis1▲ 6.8×6 topics
  35. CT Screening1▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Lung Cancer1▲ 13×1 topic
  37. SARS-CoV-21▲ 6.5×5 topics
  38. Thrombosis1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  39. Regeneration1▲ 9.0×4 topics
  40. Tumor Markers1▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Kitasato University Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders.

Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 2 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis an…1Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…1Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Studies: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal Tumor R…1Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 1 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncologyInfectious DiseasesGastroenterology2 others

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

  1. 1 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 2 works
  3. 3 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastroenterology 1 works
  8. 8 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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 available53.0%not open47.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kitasato University 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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