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Meijo Hospital

In research, Meijo Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#12,139 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,231 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,052
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,807
of 1,923
Research works
186
▼ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.79×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Meijo Hospital

What is Meijo 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 #12,139 of 14,558 3.4%156
Health SciencesDomain #14,231 of 16,688 3.4%160

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Meijo 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 Meijo Hospital work in?

In all years, 86% of research at Meijo Hospital is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (84%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Engineering (2%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 160 fractional works · 85.7% of its workMedicine: 156 fractional works · 83.8% of its workSurgery: 52 fractional works · 27.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 11 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 10.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMeijo Hospital186fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences86%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine15683.8%
    2. Nursing20.9%
    3. Health Professions10.8%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology157.8%
    2. Neuroscience21.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Engineering42.0%
    2. Environmental Science10.3%
    3. Computer Science00.1%
    4. Materials Science00.0%
    5. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences10.5%
    2. Psychology10.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.72× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringDentistry: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.66× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social 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, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.66×16 works
  2. Dentistry1.87×0 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.72×0 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting0.56×0 works
  5. Nursing0.53×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.47×0 works
  8. Health Professions0.46×0 works
  9. Engineering0.09×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Meijo Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Taichi Tsuji, Noriaki Kawakami and Ayato Nohara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Meijo Hospital.

  1. 1 Taichi Tsuji Japan · #680,574 worldwide 3.5k citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Noriaki Kawakami Japan · #1,482,606 worldwide 6.1k citations · 231 works
  3. 3 Ayato Nohara Japan · #3,583,274 worldwide 534 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Kensuke Tsunemitsu Japan · #3,626,248 worldwide 95 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Masako Sugiyama Japan · #3,643,671 worldwide 706 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Tetsuya Ohara Japan · #4,373,302 worldwide 1k citations · 79 works
  7. 7 Hiroshi Yokochi Japan · #4,406,913 worldwide 61 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Meijo Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Meijo Hospital?

The most cited paper from Meijo Hospital is "Genetic variants in GPR126 are associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis" (Ikuyo Kou et al., 2013), with 301 citations. Next come "C5 palsy after cervical laminoplasty" (284) and "A genome-wide association study identifies common variants near LBX1 associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis" (276).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Genetic variants in GPR126 are associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Ikuyo Kou et al. · Nature Genetics 12 May 2013 301
2 C5 palsy after cervical laminoplasty Shiro Imagama, Yukihiro Matsuyama, Yasutsugu Yukawa et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume Open access 28 Feb 2010 284
3 A genome-wide association study identifies common variants near LBX1 associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Yohei Takahashi et al. · Nature Genetics 23 Oct 2011 276
4 Recapitulating the human segmentation clock with pluripotent stem cells Mitsuhiro Matsuda et al. · Nature Apr 2020 220
5 Adjacent Segment Disease After Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Hiroaki Nakashima, Noriaki Kawakami, Taichi Tsuji et al. · Spine 3 Apr 2015 187
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Meijo Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Spinal Fusion, Epidemiology, Scoliosis, Spinal Deformity, Degenerative Disc Disease, Surgical Management, Prognostic Factors and Surgical Treatment.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology25▲ 3.3×55 topics
  2. Spinal Fusion19▲ 116×2 topics
  3. Scoliosis12▲ 269×1 topic
  4. Spinal Deformity12▲ 269×1 topic
  5. Degenerative Disc Disease10▲ 57×2 topics
  6. Surgical Management9▲ 11×12 topics
  7. Prognostic Factors9▲ 10×10 topics
  8. Surgical Treatment8▲ 22×4 topics
  9. Low Back Pain8▲ 26×2 topics
  10. Inflammation8▲ 1.79×31 topics
  11. Spinal Surgery8▲ 56×2 topics
  12. Clinical Outcomes8▲ 20×2 topics
  13. Treatment8▲ 3.1×22 topics
  14. Intervertebral Disc8▲ 61×1 topic
  15. Lumbar Disc Degeneration8▲ 61×1 topic
  16. Biomechanics6▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Diagnosis6▲ 3.4×19 topics
  18. Myocardial Infarction6▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Immunotherapy6▲ 5.0×10 topics
  20. Cholangiocarcinoma6▲ 41×2 topics
  21. Molecular Pathology6▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Chemotherapy6▲ 4.2×16 topics
  23. Pedicle Screw Fixation6▲ 72×1 topic
  24. Vertebroplasty6▲ 72×1 topic
  25. Biliary Tract Cancer5▲ 82×1 topic
  26. Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma5▲ 82×1 topic
  27. Magnetic Resonance Imaging5▲ 7.7×3 topics
  28. Immunohistochemistry5▲ 28×4 topics
  29. Guidelines5▲ 5.5×8 topics
  30. Cardiac Imaging5▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Complications4▲ 4.7×12 topics
  32. Coronary Artery Disease4▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Echocardiography4▲ 8.7×6 topics
  34. Molecular Profiling4▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment4▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Computed Tomography Angiography4▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Myocardial Perfusion4▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Primary Urethral Carcinoma3▲ 80×1 topic
  40. Urachal Carcinoma3▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does Meijo Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.

Scoliosis diagnosis and …2Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 1 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma…0Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 0 fractional worksPain Mechanisms and Treatments: 0 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 0 fractional worksDiet, Metabolism, and Disease: 0 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 0 fractional works
SurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicineEpidemiologyHepatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 1 works
  6. 6 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 0 works
  7. 7 Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Physiology 0 works
  8. 8 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  10. 10 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 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 available44.4%not open55.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Meijo Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% 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 Meijo Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000057% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Meijo Hospital0.000074% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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