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Kumamoto Medical Center

In research, Kumamoto Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#7,288 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,731 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#22,045
of 22,385 · #22,214 all time
Rank in Japan
#872
of 924
Research works
685
▼ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.7k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Kumamoto Medical Center

What is Kumamoto Medical Center known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #7,288 of 8,541 2.7%70 #5939
Health SciencesDomain #8,731 of 9,902 3.0%73 #7281

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kumamoto 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Kumamoto Medical Center work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Kumamoto Medical Center is in Health Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (78%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Immunology and Microbiology (5%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 84 fractional works · 81.5% of its workMedicine: 80 fractional works · 78.4% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 14.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 9.9% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 15.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKumamoto MedicalCenter103fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences1%Health Sciences81%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8078.4%
    2. Health Professions21.5%
    3. Dentistry11.0%
    4. Nursing10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology87.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology54.9%
    3. Neuroscience21.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Psychology10.8%
    2. Social Sciences10.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering10.5%
    2. Chemistry00.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    4. Materials Science00.1%
    5. Environmental Science00.0%
    6. Computer Science00.0%
    7. Mathematics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.84× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.08× its world share, 80 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.84×5 works
  2. Medicine4.08×80 works
  3. Dentistry2.01×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.39×8 works
  5. Neuroscience1.12×2 works
  6. Nursing1.08×0 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.02×0 works
  8. Veterinary0.60×0 works
  9. Health Professions0.58×2 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×2 works
  11. Psychology0.26×1 works
  12. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.07×0 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.05×1 works
  17. Engineering0.03×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.02×0 works
  19. Environmental Science0.01×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kumamoto Medical Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Kazuteru Fujimoto, Shinsuke Tsumura and Shunsuke Mori lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kumamoto Medical Center.

  1. 1 Kazuteru Fujimoto Japan · #1,527,688 worldwide 4k citations · 204 works
  2. 2 Shinsuke Tsumura Japan · #1,830,937 worldwide 653 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Shunsuke Mori Japan · #1,897,442 worldwide 9.9k citations · 385 works
  4. 4 Kotaro Kunitomo Japan · #2,109,133 worldwide 288 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Toshihiro Sakurai Japan · #2,319,344 worldwide 452 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Takenori Yamanouchi Japan · #2,332,459 worldwide 379 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Masahiro Harada Japan · #2,455,257 worldwide 2.7k citations · 175 works
  8. 8 Tatsunori Sakai Japan · #2,668,609 worldwide 1.2k citations · 57 works
  9. 9 Yukinori Koga Japan · #2,776,492 worldwide 1.3k citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Fumio Kawano Japan · #3,216,055 worldwide 4.7k citations · 202 works
All ranked researchers at Kumamoto Medical Center

What are the most cited papers from Kumamoto Medical Center?

The most cited paper from Kumamoto Medical Center is "Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19" (COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al., 2021), with 1,130 citations. Next come "International clinical harmonization of glycated hemoglobin in Japan: From Japan Diabetes Society to National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program values" (909) and "Antithrombotic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation with Stable Coronary Disease" (571).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al. · Nature Open access3,896 authors 8 Jul 2021 1,130
2 International clinical harmonization of glycated hemoglobin in Japan: From Japan Diabetes Society to National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program values Atsunori Kashiwagi et al. · Journal of Diabetes Investigation Open access Feb 2012 909
3 Antithrombotic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation with Stable Coronary Disease Satoshi Yasuda, Koichi Kaikita, Masaharu Akao et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 2 Sep 2019 571
4 Impact of Dual Lipid-Lowering Strategy With Ezetimibe and Atorvastatin on Coronary Plaque Regression in Patients With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Kenichi Tsujita et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access 27 Jul 2015 456
5 Japanese guidelines for the management of acute pancreatitis: Japanese Guidelines 2015 Masamichi Yokoe et al. · Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences 13 May 2015 422
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kumamoto Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Management, Diagnosis, Immunotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Surgical Management and Inflammation.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology14▲ 3.5×58 topics
  2. Chemotherapy9▲ 12×18 topics
  3. Inflammation8▲ 3.5×42 topics
  4. Diagnosis7▲ 7.0×27 topics
  5. Management7▲ 8.2×19 topics
  6. Immunotherapy6▲ 8.4×15 topics
  7. Prognostic Factors6▲ 14×11 topics
  8. Treatment6▲ 4.9×24 topics
  9. Surgical Management6▲ 14×12 topics
  10. Radiotherapy5▲ 12×8 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 7.4×9 topics
  12. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 8.7×7 topics
  13. Lymphoma4▲ 22×4 topics
  14. Complications4▲ 6.8×11 topics
  15. Prognosis4▲ 10×7 topics
  16. Rituximab3▲ 21×4 topics
  17. Clinical Trials3▲ 4.2×9 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations3▲ 6.5×10 topics
  19. Autoantibodies3▲ 12×8 topics
  20. Classification3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  21. Hematopoietic Stem Cells3▲ 31×3 topics
  22. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 11×4 topics
  23. PET Imaging3▲ 16×4 topics
  24. Molecular Profiling3▲ 27×3 topics
  25. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.8×9 topics
  26. Pancreatic Cancer2▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Children2▲ 10×5 topics
  28. Gene Expression Profiling2▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Guidelines2▲ 4.8×11 topics
  30. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Pathophysiology2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  32. Targeted Therapy2▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Gemcitabine2▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Surgical Complications2▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Survival2▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Survival Analysis2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  38. Genetic Pathogenesis2▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Hodgkin's Lymphoma2▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Infection2▲ 7.5×5 topics

Which research topics does Kumamoto Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and T-cell and Retrovirus Studies.

Pancreatic and Hepatic O…2Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 2 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and T…2Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: 2 fractional worksT-cell and Retrovirus Studies: 1 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis an…1Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksIntestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders: 1 fractional works
OncologyPathology and Forensic MedicineHematologyImmunology4 others

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

  1. 1 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 2 works
  2. 2 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Hematology 2 works
  4. 4 T-cell and Retrovirus Studies Immunology 1 works
  5. 5 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 1 works
  6. 6 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders Surgery 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 available50.2%not open49.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kumamoto Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kumamoto Medical Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00033% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Kumamoto Medical Center0.00046% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kumamoto Medical Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kumamoto Medical Center2.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.5% in 2012.

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