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Kure Kyosai Hospital

In research, Kure Kyosai Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#11,402 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,610 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,948
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,523
of 1,923
Research works
406
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.1k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.69×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Kure Kyosai Hospital

What is Kure Kyosai Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #11,402 of 14,558 3.4%337
Health SciencesDomain #13,610 of 16,688 3.3%344

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

Which fields of science does Kure Kyosai Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 85% of research at Kure Kyosai Hospital is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (83%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Health Professions (2%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 32 fractional works · 85.4% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 83.2% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 19.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 13.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKure KyosaiHospital37fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences1%Health Sciences85%Social Sciences1%

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 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3183.2%
    2. Health Professions12.1%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology49.4%
    2. Neuroscience11.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    2. Social Sciences00.3%
    3. Psychology00.3%
    1. Engineering01.1%
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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.77× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.33× its world share, 31 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 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, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.33×31 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.77×4 works
  3. Neuroscience1.20×1 works
  4. Veterinary1.09×0 works
  5. Health Professions0.79×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.45×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works
  9. Psychology0.09×0 works
  10. Engineering0.07×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kure Kyosai Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Shiro Okamoto, Naokatsu Horita and Naoyuki Samejima lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kure Kyosai Hospital.

  1. 1 Shiro Okamoto Japan · #1,430,134 worldwide 6.4k citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Naokatsu Horita Japan · #3,650,542 worldwide 390 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Naoyuki Samejima Japan · #4,297,314 worldwide 797 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Ryutaro Sakabe Japan · #4,369,053 worldwide 562 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Shusuke Matsuo Japan · #4,624,959 worldwide 195 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Naomi Sasaki Japan · #4,687,091 worldwide 5.7k citations · 96 works
  7. 7 K. Kojima Japan · #4,802,454 worldwide 127 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Hitomi Matsumoto Japan · #4,825,406 worldwide 309 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 R. Mannami Japan · #4,883,092 worldwide 110 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Mineo Miyazaki Japan · #4,930,322 worldwide 61 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Kure Kyosai Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Kure Kyosai Hospital?

The most cited paper from Kure Kyosai Hospital is "Helicobacter pylori Infection and the Development of Gastric Cancer" (Naomi Uemura, Shiro Okamoto, Soichiro Yamamoto et al., 2001), with 4,507 citations. Next come "Effect of eradication of Helicobacter pylori on incidence of metachronous gastric carcinoma after endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer: an open-label, randomised controlled trial" (1,254) and "Effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on subsequent development of cancer after endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer." (549).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Helicobacter pylori Infection and the Development of Gastric Cancer Naomi Uemura, Shiro Okamoto, Soichiro Yamamoto et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 13 Sep 2001 4,507
2 Effect of eradication of Helicobacter pylori on incidence of metachronous gastric carcinoma after endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer: an open-label, randomised controlled trial Kazutoshi Fukase, Mototsugu Kato, Shogo Kikuchi et al. · The Lancet Open access Aug 2008 1,254
3 Effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on subsequent development of cancer after endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer. Naomi Uemura, T. Mukai, Shigefumi OKAMOTO et al. · PubMed Aug 1997 549
4 Diagnosis of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus is supported by MRI-based scheme: a prospective cohort study The study of INPH on neurological improvement (SINPHONI), Masaaki Hashimoto, Masatsune Ishikawa et al. · Cerebrospinal Fluid Research Open access 31 Oct 2010 515
5 Asia–Pacific consensus guidelines on gastric cancer prevention Kwong Ming Fock, Nick J. Talley, Paul Moayyedi et al. · Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Open access Mar 2008 354
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kure Kyosai Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Management, Chemotherapy, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Aging and Muscle Mass.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.9×29 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 4.4×16 topics
  3. Treatment3▲ 6.2×17 topics
  4. Management2▲ 7.1×14 topics
  5. Chemotherapy2▲ 7.3×10 topics
  6. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 21×5 topics
  7. Aging2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  8. Diagnosis2▲ 4.9×16 topics
  9. Guidelines2▲ 8.9×7 topics
  10. Immunotherapy2▲ 6.0×8 topics
  11. Muscle Mass2▲ 38×2 topics
  12. Surgical Management2▲ 10×7 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 7.3×9 topics
  14. Obesity2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  15. Complications1▲ 7.4×4 topics
  16. Prognosis1▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Prognostic Factors1▲ 8.4×8 topics
  18. Surgery1▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Molecular Characterization1▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Autoantibodies1▲ 13×7 topics
  21. Risk Factors1▲ 3.0×10 topics
  22. Survival Analysis1▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Angiogenesis1▲ 8.8×4 topics
  24. Cancer1▲ 2.1×8 topics
  25. Cancer Cachexia1▲ 33×1 topic
  26. Echocardiography1▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Elderly Patients1▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Fibrosis1▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Radiotherapy1▲ 7.7×6 topics
  30. Sarcopenia1▲ 33×1 topic
  31. Treatment Guidelines1▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 6.0×6 topics

Which research topics does Kure Kyosai Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nutrition and Health in Aging, Frailty in Older Adults, Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments and Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments.

Nutrition and Health in …1Nutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults1Frailty in Older Adults: 1 fractional worksGastroesophageal reflux and treatments: 1 fractional worksLymphatic Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 0 fractional worksBody Composition Measurement Techniques: 0 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial C…0Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 0 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 0 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 0 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology a…0Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 0 fractional works
PhysiologyGeriatrics and GerontologyGastroenterologySurgery2 others

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

  1. 1 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  2. 2 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  3. 3 Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastroenterology 1 works
  4. 4 Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Body Composition Measurement Techniques Physiology 0 works
  7. 7 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 0 works
  10. 10 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 0 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 available45.7%not open54.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kure Kyosai Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% 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 Kure Kyosai Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000066% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Kure Kyosai Hospital0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kure Kyosai Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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