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Kurume University Medical Center

In research, Kurume University Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#6,785 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,366 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,138
of 28,054 · #24,168 all time
Rank in Japan
#744
of 1,070
Research works
634
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Kurume University 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
MedicineField #6,785 of 10,443 7.8%61 #10352
Health SciencesDomain #8,366 of 11,982 7.6%71 #12468

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

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.12× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEnergy: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 16.33× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.62× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 16.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kurume University Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Shogo Kikuta, Rin Yamaguchi and Jingo Kusukawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kurume University Medical Center.

  1. 1 Shogo Kikuta Japan · #947,958 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Rin Yamaguchi Japan · #1,013,392 worldwide 28 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Jingo Kusukawa Japan · #1,036,015 worldwide 36 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Kurume University Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Kurume University Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Surgical Management, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Treatment, Aging, Prognosis and Rehabilitation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 2.6×53 topics
  2. Inflammation8▲ 4.2×27 topics
  3. Surgical Management7▲ 20×15 topics
  4. Treatment6▲ 5.2×17 topics
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 10×13 topics
  6. Quality of Life5▲ 3.7×15 topics
  7. Aging5▲ 9.8×5 topics
  8. Prognosis4▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Radiotherapy4▲ 10×9 topics
  10. Rehabilitation4▲ 10.0×7 topics
  11. Diagnosis3▲ 4.2×14 topics
  12. Risk Factors3▲ 3.5×14 topics
  13. Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor3▲ 117×1 topic
  14. Molecular Pathology3▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Odontogenic Tumors3▲ 117×1 topic
  16. Complications3▲ 7.2×10 topics
  17. Muscle Mass3▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Cancer Cachexia3▲ 40×1 topic
  19. Sarcopenia3▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.9×14 topics
  21. Shoulder Function3▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Prognostic Factors2▲ 5.6×7 topics
  23. Insulin Resistance2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  24. Breast Cancer2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  25. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  26. Prophylaxis2▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Molecular Classification2▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Rotator Cuff Tears2▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Shoulder Pathology2▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 8.7×5 topics
  31. Cone-Beam CT2▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Dental Imaging2▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Hepatocellular Carcinoma2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  34. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 9.5×3 topics
  35. Antithrombotic Therapy1▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Biopsy1▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Deep Vein Thrombosis1▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Prostate Cancer1▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Venous Thromboembolism1▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Reconstruction1▲ 8.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Kurume University Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Nutrition and Health in Aging, Shoulder Injury and Treatment and Dental Radiography and Imaging.

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology: 3 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 3 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 2 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksSalivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksBone Tumor Diagnosis and…1Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments: 1 fractional worksBreast Lesions and Carcinomas: 1 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works
Oral SurgeryPhysiologySurgeryInternal Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 3 works
  3. 3 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments Rheumatology 1 works
  8. 8 Breast Lesions and Carcinomas Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation 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 available53.3%not open46.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kurume University Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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