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Nishikawa Hospital

In research, Nishikawa Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#16,550 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#19,190 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#37,981
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,716
of 2,112
Research works
400
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Nishikawa 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 #16,550 of 17,978 6.4%279
Health SciencesDomain #19,190 of 20,462 6.2%297

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nishikawa 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 Nishikawa Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 30.4 works3.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.13× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.57× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× 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, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nishikawa Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Takashi Kitade lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nishikawa Hospital.

  1. 1 Takashi Kitade Japan · #1,063,161 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Nishikawa Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Nishikawa Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Complications, Rehabilitation, Biomechanics, Quality of Life, Low Back Pain and Degenerative Disc Disease.

▲ 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 2.7×41 topics
  2. Chemotherapy2▲ 8.1×13 topics
  3. Quality of Life2▲ 3.6×14 topics
  4. Complications2▲ 9.5×10 topics
  5. Rehabilitation2▲ 9.9×7 topics
  6. Biomechanics2▲ 12×4 topics
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 6.6×9 topics
  8. Low Back Pain2▲ 20×2 topics
  9. Obesity2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  10. Degenerative Disc Disease2▲ 36×2 topics
  11. Diagnosis2▲ 3.6×12 topics
  12. Surgical Treatment2▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.9×11 topics
  14. Clinical Outcomes1▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Inflammation1▲ 1.56×12 topics
  16. Risk Factors1▲ 2.8×9 topics
  17. Pandemic1▲ 2.7×5 topics
  18. Spinal Fusion1▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Guidelines1▲ 6.0×7 topics
  20. Intervertebral Disc1▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Lumbar Disc Degeneration1▲ 39×1 topic
  22. Treatment1▲ 2.3×10 topics
  23. Atherosclerosis1▲ 8.6×4 topics
  24. Clinical Trials1▲ 3.8×7 topics
  25. Deep Learning1▼ 0.73×6 topics
  26. Management1▲ 3.1×10 topics
  27. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention1▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Radiotherapy1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  29. SARS-CoV-21▲ 7.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Nishikawa Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques and Adrenal Hormones and Disorders.

Spine and Intervertebral…1Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional worksAdrenal and Paraganglion…1Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors: 1 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…1Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdrenal Hormones and Dis…1Adrenal Hormones and Disorders: 1 fractional worksHormonal Regulation and Hypertension: 1 fractional worksVascular Procedures and Complications: 1 fractional worksTendon Structure and Tre…0Tendon Structure and Treatment: 0 fractional worksHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies: 0 fractional worksWhipple's Disease and Interleukins: 0 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…0Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 0 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Adrenal Hormones and Disorders Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  5. 5 Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  6. 6 Vascular Procedures and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Whipple's Disease and Interleukins Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nishikawa Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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