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Kokura Memorial Hospital

In research, Kokura Memorial Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#5,270 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,879 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 20.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,028
of 28,054 · #17,511 all time
Rank in Japan
#621
of 1,070
Research works
1.4k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Kokura Memorial 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 #5,270 of 10,443 9.7%215 #3975
Health SciencesDomain #6,879 of 11,982 9.7%217 #5382

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kokura Memorial 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).

What does Kokura Memorial Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 20.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 51.2 works20×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 34.5 works9.3×
  3. SurgerySubfield · 46.3 works8.2×
  4. MedicineField · 214.7 works4.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.65× its world share, 215 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 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, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kokura Memorial Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Goro Awaya, Yoshimitsu Soga and Kenji Andò lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kokura Memorial Hospital.

  1. 1 Goro Awaya Japan · #348,749 worldwide 60 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Yoshimitsu Soga Japan · #610,387 worldwide 179 citations · 105 works
  3. 3 Kenji Andò Japan · #640,785 worldwide 216 citations · 138 works
  4. 4 Takenori Domei Japan · #665,138 worldwide 37 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Hiroyoshi Yokoi Japan · #667,814 worldwide 157 citations · 101 works
  6. 6 Fumiharu Miura Japan · #672,173 worldwide 68 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Hiroshi Miyawaki Japan · #753,327 worldwide 53 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Ko Yamamoto Japan · #772,094 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Masanori Gomi Japan · #774,804 worldwide 21 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Yusuke Tomoi Japan · #779,931 worldwide 18 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Kokura Memorial Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Kokura Memorial Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Guidelines, Diagnosis, Treatment, Echocardiography, Stroke Prevention, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Catheter Ablation and Heart Failure.

▲ 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. Guidelines22▲ 19×9 topics
  2. Epidemiology20▲ 2.1×52 topics
  3. Diagnosis18▲ 8.1×22 topics
  4. Treatment18▲ 6.2×23 topics
  5. Echocardiography16▲ 25×7 topics
  6. Risk Factors15▲ 5.7×9 topics
  7. Stroke Prevention14▲ 50×2 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines14▲ 10×12 topics
  9. Catheter Ablation14▲ 47×2 topics
  10. Heart Failure13▲ 13×11 topics
  11. Atherosclerosis12▲ 18×6 topics
  12. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement12▲ 72×1 topic
  13. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement12▲ 72×1 topic
  14. Magnetic Resonance Imaging12▲ 20×6 topics
  15. Radiofrequency Ablation11▲ 45×2 topics
  16. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention11▲ 35×4 topics
  17. Management11▲ 5.8×16 topics
  18. Anticoagulant Therapy10▲ 34×4 topics
  19. Revascularization10▲ 27×3 topics
  20. Complications10▲ 8.0×14 topics
  21. Endovascular Repair9▲ 46×3 topics
  22. Arrhythmias9▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Diabetes8▲ 7.0×8 topics
  24. Myocardial Infarction8▲ 15×5 topics
  25. Angioplasty8▲ 55×2 topics
  26. Surgical Management8▲ 8.0×13 topics
  27. Sudden Cardiac Death8▲ 38×2 topics
  28. Cerebrovascular Events8▲ 58×2 topics
  29. Mortality8▲ 5.4×7 topics
  30. Atrial Fibrillation7▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Risk Stratification7▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Thromboembolism7▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Carotid Artery Stenosis7▲ 62×1 topic
  34. Endarterectomy7▲ 62×1 topic
  35. Claudication7▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Peripheral Arterial Disease7▲ 77×1 topic
  37. Cardiomyopathy6▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Electroanatomic Mapping6▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Ventricular Tachycardia6▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Hepatocellular Carcinoma6▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Kokura Memorial Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases and Peripheral Artery Disease Management.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…12Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 12 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…7Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 7 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…7Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 7 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Diseas…7Peripheral Artery Disease Management: 7 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 6 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 5 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defib…5Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 5 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 5 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 5 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treat…4Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 4 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgeryHepatology1 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  3. 3 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  4. 4 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 7 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  6. 6 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 5 works
  7. 7 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  8. 8 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 5 works
  9. 9 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 5 works
  10. 10 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 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 available50.4%not open49.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.3%domestic only93.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kokura Memorial Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower 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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