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Matsushita Memorial Hospital

In research, Matsushita Memorial Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#16,039 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#18,933 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, 2022–2025
#26,478
of 28,054 · #24,994 all time
Rank in Japan
#967
of 1,070
Research works
476
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Matsushita Memorial 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 #16,039 of 17,978 3.9%315
Health SciencesDomain #18,933 of 20,462 3.9%324

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

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: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.54× its world share, 57 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologyworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Matsushita Memorial Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Tatsuya Kawasaki, Michiyo Yamano and Tadaaki Kamitani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Matsushita Memorial Hospital.

  1. 1 Tatsuya Kawasaki Japan · #545,887 worldwide 76 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Michiyo Yamano Japan · #828,754 worldwide 31 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Tadaaki Kamitani Japan · #863,966 worldwide 57 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Shigeyuki Miki Japan · #1,443,670 worldwide 21 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Eri Kawata Japan · #1,591,293 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Matsushita Memorial Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Matsushita Memorial Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Echocardiography, Obesity, Prognosis, Heart Failure and Aging.

▲ 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. Inflammation9▲ 6.3×25 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 9.5×19 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 11×8 topics
  4. Echocardiography6▲ 31×8 topics
  5. Obesity6▲ 11×11 topics
  6. Epidemiology5▲ 1.90×28 topics
  7. Prognosis5▲ 22×6 topics
  8. Heart Failure5▲ 16×9 topics
  9. Diagnosis4▲ 6.7×13 topics
  10. Aging4▲ 11×5 topics
  11. Chemotherapy4▲ 8.0×16 topics
  12. Insulin Resistance4▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Muscle Mass3▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 16×7 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations3▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Treatment3▲ 3.9×13 topics
  17. Cancer Cachexia3▲ 50×1 topic
  18. Cardiac Imaging3▲ 36×3 topics
  19. Diabetes3▲ 8.8×6 topics
  20. Sarcopenia3▲ 50×1 topic
  21. Dilated Cardiomyopathy2▲ 55×2 topics
  22. Glucose Metabolism2▲ 38×2 topics
  23. Classification2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  24. Lifestyle Intervention2▲ 39×2 topics
  25. Neurological Disorders2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  26. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 13×7 topics
  27. Prognostic Factors2▲ 7.3×10 topics
  28. Cholesterol2▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Weight Loss2▲ 18×4 topics
  30. Atherosclerosis2▲ 9.8×1 topic
  31. Global Prevalence2▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Cardiomyopathy2▲ 28×3 topics
  34. Rituximab2▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Cardiomyopathies2▲ 80×1 topic
  36. Fibrosis2▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Myosin2▲ 80×1 topic
  38. Atrial Fibrillation1▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance1▲ 39×2 topics
  40. Ketogenic Diet1▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Matsushita Memorial Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nutrition and Health in Aging, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies and Diet and metabolism studies.

  1. 1 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 3 works
  2. 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  3. 3 Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac tumors and thrombi Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available45.7%not open54.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.4%domestic only93.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Matsushita Memorial Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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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