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Nakamura Memorial Hospital

In research, Nakamura Memorial Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#10,225 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,805 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology — Neurology is 43.8× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#26,454
of 28,054 · #35,072 all time
Rank in Japan
#966
of 1,070
Research works
474
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Nakamura Memorial Hospital 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 #10,225 of 10,443 2.4%97 #14863
Health SciencesDomain #11,805 of 11,982 2.4%99 #17398

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

What does Nakamura Memorial Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 43.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 27.7 works44×
← less than its size predictsmore →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.48× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.58× its world share, 97 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologyworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nakamura Memorial Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Junichi Nakamura, Jyoji Nakagawara and Kenji Kamiyama lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nakamura Memorial Hospital.

  1. 1 Junichi Nakamura Japan · #308,548 worldwide 91 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Jyoji Nakagawara Japan · #442,337 worldwide 61 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Kenji Kamiyama Japan · #562,476 worldwide 49 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Katsumi SUEMATSU Japan · #601,610 worldwide 12 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Toshiaki Osato Japan · #682,910 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Seiji Fukuoka Japan · #904,718 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Hirohiko Nakamura Japan · #1,070,639 worldwide 57 citations · 87 works
  8. 8 Masahiro Mizobuchi Japan · #1,112,210 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Y Shimamoto Japan · #1,247,106 worldwide 7 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Hideki Endo Japan · #1,351,462 worldwide 18 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Nakamura Memorial Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Nakamura Memorial Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Endovascular Treatment, Hemodynamics, Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Intracranial Aneurysms, Radiosurgery, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Stroke Prevention and Cerebrovascular Events.

▲ 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. Endovascular Treatment16▲ 254×2 topics
  2. Hemodynamics12▲ 207×2 topics
  3. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage12▲ 302×1 topic
  4. Intracranial Aneurysms12▲ 302×1 topic
  5. Radiosurgery11▲ 109×4 topics
  6. Treatment9▲ 6.7×15 topics
  7. Magnetic Resonance Imaging9▲ 31×5 topics
  8. Stroke Prevention9▲ 65×2 topics
  9. Cerebrovascular Events8▲ 143×2 topics
  10. Carotid Artery Stenosis8▲ 152×1 topic
  11. Endarterectomy8▲ 152×1 topic
  12. Neurological Complications8▲ 114×2 topics
  13. Risk Factors7▲ 6.0×7 topics
  14. Genetic Susceptibility7▲ 64×3 topics
  15. Neuroprotection6▲ 17×6 topics
  16. Clinical Outcomes6▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Moyamoya Disease6▲ 546×1 topic
  18. RNF213 Gene6▲ 546×1 topic
  19. Surgical Management6▲ 14×8 topics
  20. Ischemic Stroke6▲ 36×3 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders6▲ 9.6×11 topics
  22. Diagnosis6▲ 5.5×12 topics
  23. Embolization6▲ 76×3 topics
  24. Global Burden6▲ 9.3×3 topics
  25. Anticoagulant Therapy5▲ 40×4 topics
  26. Endovascular Therapy5▲ 73×1 topic
  27. Thrombolysis5▲ 73×1 topic
  28. Pathophysiology5▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Immunotherapy5▲ 6.2×7 topics
  30. Neuroimaging5▲ 16×7 topics
  31. Genetic Mutations5▲ 9.7×5 topics
  32. Clinical Management4▲ 24×3 topics
  33. Arteriovenous Malformations4▲ 178×1 topic
  34. Cerebral Cavernous Malformations4▲ 178×1 topic
  35. Neuropathic Pain4▲ 57×2 topics
  36. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks4▲ 74×2 topics
  37. Microvascular Decompression4▲ 266×1 topic
  38. Trigeminal Neuralgia4▲ 266×1 topic
  39. Stroke4▲ 18×5 topics
  40. Biomechanics3▲ 10×7 topics

Which research topics does Nakamura Memorial Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment and Acute Ischemic Stroke Management.

  1. 1 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 12 works
  2. 2 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  3. 3 Moyamoya disease diagnosis and treatment Rheumatology 6 works
  4. 4 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 5 works
  5. 5 Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment Neurology 4 works
  6. 6 Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 3 works
  8. 8 Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications Neurology 2 works
  9. 9 Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Neurology 2 works
  10. 10 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 2 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 available61.2%not open38.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.6%domestic only94.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nakamura Memorial Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% higher 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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