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Mizushima Central Hospital

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Research works
84
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
674
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Mizushima Central Hospital

Not ranked overall: Mizushima Central Hospital is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Mizushima Central Hospital work in?

In all years, 73% of research at Mizushima Central Hospital is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (72%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Engineering (6%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 62 fractional works · 73.1% of its workMedicine: 60 fractional works · 71.8% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 17.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 15.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 10.5% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMizushima CentralHospital84fractional works, all years
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences73%Social Sciences1%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6071.8%
    2. Veterinary00.5%
    3. Health Professions00.4%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology89.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology22.0%
    3. Neuroscience11.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    1. Engineering55.6%
    2. Materials Science11.7%
    3. Environmental Science11.5%
    4. Chemical Engineering10.6%
    5. Chemistry00.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    7. Computer Science00.2%
    1. Social Sciences11.0%
    2. Psychology00.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
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: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.43× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.41× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingPsychology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.41×4 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.43×1 works
  3. Nursing1.47×0 works
  4. Health Professions1.34×0 works
  5. Social Sciences0.74×1 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.72×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.62×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.42×0 works
  9. Psychology0.41×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.14×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mizushima Central Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Naoaki Kahara, Yoichi Ishibe and Hiroo Fujiwara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mizushima Central Hospital.

  1. 1 Naoaki Kahara Japan · #3,748,261 worldwide 64 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Yoichi Ishibe Japan · #3,898,140 worldwide 199 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Hiroo Fujiwara Japan · #4,542,605 worldwide 12 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Akira Nagita Japan · #6,102,461 worldwide 668 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Mizushima Central Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Mizushima Central Hospital?

The most cited paper from Mizushima Central Hospital is "The relationship between brain surface elastance and brain re-expansion after evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma" (Toru Fukuhara, Masaki Gotoh, Shoji Asari et al., 1996), with 89 citations. Next come "Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with central nervous system relapse: prognosis and risk factors according to retrospective analysis from a single-center experience" (89) and "Clinical and Immunological Study of IgA Nephropathy before and after Tonsillectomy" (58).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The relationship between brain surface elastance and brain re-expansion after evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma Toru Fukuhara, Masaki Gotoh, Shoji Asari et al. · Surgical Neurology Jun 1996 89
2 Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with central nervous system relapse: prognosis and risk factors according to retrospective analysis from a single-center experience Yutaka Shimazu, Kenji Notohara, Yasunori Ueda · International Journal of Hematology 8 Apr 2009 89
3 Clinical and Immunological Study of IgA Nephropathy before and after Tonsillectomy Yu Masuda, Kazutaka Terazawa, Shinichiro Kawakami et al. · Acta Oto-Laryngologica 1988 58
4 Prevalence and characteristics of cytolethal distending toxin‐producing Escherichia coli from children with diarrhea in Japan Atsushi Hinenoya, Akira Naigita, Keiko Ninomiya et al. · Microbiology and Immunology 21 Jan 2009 56
5 A new option for education during surgical procedures and related clinical anatomy in a virtual reality workspace Joe Iwanaga, Yasuhiko Kamura, Yuu Nishimura et al. · Clinical Anatomy 27 Jan 2021 52
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mizushima Central Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Surgical Management, Complications, Treatment, Diagnosis, Management, Inflammation and Genomic Analysis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 3.7×40 topics
  2. Surgical Management6▲ 16×10 topics
  3. Treatment5▲ 4.4×15 topics
  4. Inflammation4▲ 2.2×20 topics
  5. Diagnosis4▲ 4.6×12 topics
  6. Complications4▲ 8.6×8 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.4×11 topics
  8. Management3▲ 4.8×12 topics
  9. Risk Factors3▲ 3.3×9 topics
  10. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.0×12 topics
  11. Genomic Analysis2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  12. Mortality2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  13. Pathogenicity2▲ 27×3 topics
  14. Pathophysiology2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  15. Revision Surgery2▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Acupuncture2▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Pain Relief2▲ 50×2 topics
  19. Autoantibodies2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  20. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  21. Prognostic Factors2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  22. Biomechanics2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  23. Infection2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  24. Vaccine Development2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  25. Bee Venom2▲ 74×1 topic
  26. CT Diagnosis2▲ 57×2 topics
  27. Immunomodulation2▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Melittin2▲ 74×1 topic
  29. Rheumatoid Arthritis2▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  31. Surgery2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  32. Urinary Tract Infection2▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Molecular Characterization2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  34. Virulence2▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Anticoagulant Therapy1▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Escherichia coli1▲ 73×1 topic
  37. Genetic Factors1▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Postoperative Complications1▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Shiga toxin1▲ 73×1 topic
  40. Autoimmune1▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Mizushima Central Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research, Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers and Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments.

Prostate Cancer Diagnosi…0Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksEnterobacteriaceae and C…0Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research: 0 fractional worksMultiple and Secondary P…0Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers: 0 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial C…0Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental law and policy: 0 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disea…0Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental Justice and Health Disparities: 0 fractional worksCancer-related Molecular Pathways: 0 fractional worksMetastasis and carcinoma…0Metastasis and carcinoma case studies: 0 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEndocrinologyEpidemiologySurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  2. 2 Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research Endocrinology 0 works
  3. 3 Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers Epidemiology 0 works
  4. 4 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 0 works
  5. 5 Environmental law and policy Law 0 works
  6. 6 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 0 works
  8. 8 Environmental Justice and Health Disparities Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Cancer-related Molecular Pathways Oncology 0 works
  10. 10 Metastasis and carcinoma case studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available56.9%not open43.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mizushima Central Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Mizushima Central Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000016% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Mizushima Central Hospital0.000027% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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