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Kobe University Hospital

In research, Kobe University Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,762 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,826 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,959
of 28,054 · #16,950 all time
Rank in Japan
#297
of 1,070
Research works
1.3k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Kobe University Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #2,762 of 10,443 9.8%218 #4266
Health SciencesDomain #3,826 of 11,982 9.8%228 #5855

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kobe University 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.80× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.93× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.92× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.94× its world share, 218 worksMedicineNursing: 1.90× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kobe University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Tsutomu Nakamura, Toshiyuki Sakaeda and Tomonori Tanaka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kobe University Hospital.

  1. 1 Tsutomu Nakamura Japan · #167,771 worldwide 143 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Toshiyuki Sakaeda Japan · #295,590 worldwide 96 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Tomonori Tanaka Japan · #414,856 worldwide 14 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Katsuhiko Okumura Japan · #431,894 worldwide 94 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Naoko Chayahara Japan · #695,009 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Naomi Kiyota Japan · #796,150 worldwide 68 citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Hironobu Minami Japan · #876,386 worldwide 110 citations · 109 works
  8. 8 Yoshinori Imamura Japan · #921,938 worldwide 40 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Midori Hirai Japan · #1,017,044 worldwide 49 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Yohei Funakoshi Japan · #1,030,721 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Kobe University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Kobe University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Epidemiology, Radiotherapy, Inflammation, Prognostic Factors, Treatment, Clinical Practice Guidelines and Prognosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology28▲ 2.5×85 topics
  2. Inflammation18▲ 3.1×52 topics
  3. Chemotherapy18▲ 8.9×23 topics
  4. Treatment13▲ 3.8×29 topics
  5. Radiotherapy13▲ 12×12 topics
  6. Quality of Life12▲ 2.9×30 topics
  7. Diagnosis12▲ 4.4×29 topics
  8. Immunotherapy10▲ 5.1×18 topics
  9. Cancer10▲ 2.7×33 topics
  10. Prognostic Factors10▲ 8.0×13 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines10▲ 6.4×14 topics
  12. Management9▲ 4.0×25 topics
  13. Prognosis9▲ 9.6×8 topics
  14. Surgical Management8▲ 7.1×14 topics
  15. Treatment Guidelines8▲ 12×4 topics
  16. Echocardiography8▲ 9.6×5 topics
  17. Guidelines7▲ 5.1×12 topics
  18. Clinical Trials6▲ 3.3×12 topics
  19. Complications6▲ 4.4×16 topics
  20. Genetic Mutations6▲ 5.0×14 topics
  21. Heart Failure6▲ 5.0×11 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders6▲ 3.8×13 topics
  23. Rehabilitation6▲ 5.0×6 topics
  24. Growth Hormone6▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Survival6▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Immunity6▲ 4.7×10 topics
  27. Squamous Cell Carcinoma5▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Molecular Classification5▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Stroke5▲ 9.2×7 topics
  30. Endoscopic Surgery5▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Health-related Quality of Life5▲ 6.8×4 topics
  32. Targeted Therapy5▲ 7.2×4 topics
  33. Adjuvant Therapy4▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Chronic Kidney Disease4▲ 6.5×8 topics
  35. Cetuximab4▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Elderly Patients4▲ 8.9×4 topics
  37. Endoscopic Resection4▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Clinical Management4▲ 8.4×8 topics
  39. Molecular Characterization4▲ 7.9×6 topics
  40. Muscle Mass4▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Kobe University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments, Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments and Pharmacy and Medical Practices.

Head and Neck Cancer Stu…4Head and Neck Cancer Studies: 4 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension R…4Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 4 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 4 fractional worksPharmacy and Medical Pra…3Pharmacy and Medical Practices: 3 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …3Nutrition and Health in Aging: 3 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 3 fractional worksAdrenal Hormones and Disorders: 3 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…2Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksDysphagia Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 2 fractional works
OtorhinolaryngologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPharmacology3 others

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

  1. 1 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 4 works
  2. 2 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 works
  4. 4 Pharmacy and Medical Practices Pharmacology 3 works
  5. 5 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 3 works
  6. 6 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Adrenal Hormones and Disorders Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  8. 8 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 2 works
  10. 10 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 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.

openly available57.0%not open43.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kobe University Hospital'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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