Kobe Children's Hospital
In research, Kobe Children's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#6,116 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,824 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #21,158 of 28,054 · #29,223 all time
- Rank in Japan
- #629 of 1,070
- Research works
- 798 ▲ 75% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 8.6k 10.8 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 5.4% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 39% world 28%
What is Kobe Children's Hospital known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineField | #6,116 of 10,443 | 4.7% | 140 | #9046 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #7,824 of 11,982 | 4.8% | 144 | #11905 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kobe Children's 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 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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
Who are the top researchers at Kobe Children's Hospital?
Ranked on the composite score, Chikara Tsugawa, Makiko Yoshida and Eiji Nishijima lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kobe Children's Hospital.
- 1 Chikara Tsugawa Japan · #286,383 worldwide 47 citations · 21 works
- 2 Makiko Yoshida Japan · #344,778 worldwide 180 citations · 15 works
- 3 Eiji Nishijima Japan · #755,861 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
- 4 Hiroshi Kurosawa Japan · #769,495 worldwide 69 citations · 37 works
- 5 Masahiro Yamaguchi Japan · #960,982 worldwide 27 citations · 32 works
- 6 Daiichiro Hasegawa Japan · #990,990 worldwide 42 citations · 27 works
- 7 Naoki Yoshimura Japan · #1,042,663 worldwide 20 citations · 24 works
- 8 Kosaku Maeda Japan · #1,047,042 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
- 9 Tetsuro Kagawa Japan · #1,148,962 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
- 10 Yoshiyuki Kosaka Japan · #1,164,164 worldwide 32 citations · 28 works
Which keywords describe research at Kobe Children's Hospital?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Prenatal Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Mechanical Ventilation, Fetal Surgery, Airway Stenosis and Tracheostomy.
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Echocardiography
- Thrombosis
- SARS-CoV-2
- Esophageal Perforation
- Clinical Management
- Pathophysiology
- Surgery
- Congenital Anomalies
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Genetic Mutations
- Pathogenesis
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Complications
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Tracheostomy
- Fetal Surgery
- Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
- Diagnosis
- Inflammation
- Epidemiology
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Airway Stenosis
- Management
- Surgical Management
- Preterm Infants
- Lung Volume
- Immunotherapy
- Palliative Treatment
- Cardiac Surgery
- Prognostic Factors
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Endoscopic Stenting
- Prognosis
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Critical Care
- Genetic Variants
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
- Epidemiology25▲ 3.6×58 topics
- Inflammation10▲ 2.7×26 topics
- Prenatal Diagnosis9▲ 36×6 topics
- Diagnosis9▲ 5.5×28 topics
- Treatment7▲ 3.5×24 topics
- Neurodevelopmental Outcomes7▲ 23×6 topics
- Mechanical Ventilation7▲ 37×2 topics
- Fetal Surgery7▲ 75×3 topics
- Airway Stenosis6▲ 66×1 topic
- Tracheostomy6▲ 66×1 topic
- Management6▲ 4.7×20 topics
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation6▲ 47×2 topics
- Surgical Management6▲ 8.6×12 topics
- Complications6▲ 6.5×9 topics
- Preterm Infants6▲ 26×3 topics
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia5▲ 105×1 topic
- Lung Volume5▲ 105×1 topic
- Pathogenesis5▲ 5.8×9 topics
- Immunotherapy5▲ 4.1×10 topics
- Genetic Mutations5▲ 6.5×13 topics
- Palliative Treatment4▲ 39×2 topics
- Congenital Heart Disease4▲ 30×2 topics
- Cardiac Surgery4▲ 33×2 topics
- Congenital Anomalies4▲ 41×3 topics
- Prognostic Factors4▲ 5.4×9 topics
- Surgery4▲ 6.7×8 topics
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease4▲ 42×1 topic
- Pathophysiology4▲ 7.5×8 topics
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement4▲ 42×1 topic
- Clinical Management4▲ 13×5 topics
- Endoscopic Stenting4▲ 47×1 topic
- Esophageal Perforation4▲ 47×1 topic
- Prognosis4▲ 6.8×7 topics
- SARS-CoV-24▲ 6.8×5 topics
- Pulmonary Hypertension4▲ 14×3 topics
- Thrombosis4▲ 7.2×6 topics
- Critical Care3▲ 8.5×8 topics
- Echocardiography3▲ 7.2×7 topics
- Genetic Variants3▲ 11×5 topics
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome3▲ 22×2 topics
Which research topics does Kobe Children's Hospital publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Tracheal and airway disorders, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies, Congenital Heart Disease Studies and Esophageal and GI Pathology.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
- 2 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 5 works
- 3 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 4 works
- 4 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 4 works
- 5 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
- 6 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 2 works
- 7 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
- 8 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
- 9 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
- 10 Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Kobe Children's Hospital's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 75% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Kobe
- Kobe University
- University of Hyogo
- Konan University
- Kobe Steel (Japan)
- Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital
- Kobe Gakuin University
- Kobe Pharmaceutical University
- RIKEN Advanced Science Institute
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.