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Kurashiki Medical Center

In research, Kurashiki Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,097 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,047
of 28,054 · #25,029 all time
Rank in Japan
#862
of 1,070
Research works
556
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Kurashiki Medical Center 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
Health SciencesDomain #11,097 of 11,982 10.0%61 #18046

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

What does Kurashiki Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 59.1 works4.1×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.47× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.07× its world share, 59 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× 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.

Who are the top researchers at Kurashiki Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Mari Sawada, M. Andou and Junji Ukida lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kurashiki Medical Center.

  1. 1 Mari Sawada Japan · #409,139 worldwide 75 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 M. Andou Japan · #897,882 worldwide 2 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Junji Ukida Japan · #1,253,827 worldwide 22 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Tomonori Hada Japan · #1,457,715 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Susumu Nishiyama Japan · #1,469,635 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Osamu Arai Japan · #1,542,824 worldwide 5 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Kurashiki Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Kurashiki Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Diagnosis, Management, Surgical Treatment, Pathophysiology, Robotic Surgery and Immunobiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 6.8×42 topics
  2. Quality of Life9▲ 8.4×8 topics
  3. Diagnosis9▲ 13×9 topics
  4. Management8▲ 14×7 topics
  5. Surgical Treatment8▲ 50×3 topics
  6. Pathophysiology7▲ 32×4 topics
  7. Robotic Surgery7▲ 66×5 topics
  8. Immunobiology7▲ 190×1 topic
  9. Infertility7▲ 63×1 topic
  10. Health-related Quality of Life5▲ 29×3 topics
  11. Uterine Fibroids5▲ 223×1 topic
  12. Uterine Leiomyoma5▲ 223×1 topic
  13. Inflammation5▲ 3.0×16 topics
  14. Single-Incision Laparoscopy4▲ 293×1 topic
  15. Transgastric Surgery4▲ 293×1 topic
  16. Chemotherapy3▲ 6.2×11 topics
  17. Treatment3▲ 3.4×15 topics
  18. Pathogenesis3▲ 7.9×9 topics
  19. Autoantibodies3▲ 16×5 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Complications3▲ 7.3×8 topics
  22. Public Health3▲ 2.5×8 topics
  23. Radiation Therapy3▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Survival Analysis3▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Cytokines2▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Biological Therapy2▲ 56×1 topic
  27. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  28. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs2▲ 63×1 topic
  29. Rheumatoid Arthritis2▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Brachytherapy2▲ 72×1 topic
  31. Cervical Cancer2▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Endometrial Carcinoma2▲ 72×1 topic
  33. Molecular Classification2▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Reproductive Outcome2▲ 69×2 topics
  35. Hysteroscopic Treatment2▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Surgery2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  37. Uterine Anomalies2▲ 110×1 topic
  38. Glycemic Control2▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Insulin Therapy2▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Self-Efficacy2▲ 7.5×2 topics

Which research topics does Kurashiki Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Endometriosis Research and Treatment, Uterine Myomas and Treatments, Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies.

Endometriosis Research a…7Endometriosis Research and Treatment: 7 fractional worksUterine Myomas and Treatments: 5 fractional worksMinimally Invasive Surgical Techniques: 4 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 2 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 2 fractional worksGynecological conditions…2Gynecological conditions and treatments: 2 fractional worksUreteral procedures and complications: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 1 fractional works
Reproductive MedicineObstetrics and GynecologySurgeryRheumatology3 others

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

  1. 1 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 Uterine Myomas and Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 5 works
  3. 3 Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 2 works
  5. 5 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  6. 6 Gynecological conditions and treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  7. 7 Ureteral procedures and complications Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  8. 8 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  9. 9 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kurashiki Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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