Oita Medical Center
In research, Oita Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#7,778 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#10,201 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,032 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.2× its share of world research.
- World rank, all time
- #18,397 of 42,892
- Rank in Japan
- #707 of 2,112
- Research works
- 1.5k ▲ 113% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 20k 13.1 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 2.5% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 36% world 28%
What is Oita Medical Center known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineField | #7,778 of 17,978 | 5.5% | 918 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #10,201 of 20,462 | 5.5% | 952 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #8,032 of 14,347 | 8.3% | 441 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #18,195 of 21,541 | 10.0% | 127 | |
| SurgerySubfield | #3,582 of 4,227 | 5.2% | 181 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #6,690 of 7,814 | 8.1% | 267 | |
| Molecular BiologySubfield | #4,623 of 4,961 | 10.1% | 151 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oita Medical Center 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 Oita Medical Center specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- MedicineField · 27.3 works4.2×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Medicine 4.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.1×
- Veterinary 1.0×
- Nursing 1.0×
- Health Professions 0.9×
- Neuroscience 0.9×
- Chemistry 0.7×
- Psychology 0.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.3×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Environmental Science 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Computer Science 0.0×
- Social Sciences 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Oita Medical Center?
Ranked on the composite score, Takashi Itoga, Susumu Takayasu and Yasunori Higuchi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oita Medical Center.
- 1 Takashi Itoga Japan · #424,306 worldwide 53 citations · 30 works
- 2 Susumu Takayasu Japan · #426,729 worldwide 94 citations · 53 works
- 3 Yasunori Higuchi Japan · #474,832 worldwide 70 citations · 20 works
- 4 Kumato Mifune Japan · #550,238 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
- 5 J Shirabe Japan · #707,296 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
- 6 Shigetaka Yanagisawa Japan · #970,703 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
- 7 Noritake Watanabe Japan · #1,058,621 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
- 8 A Ashizawa Japan · #1,070,003 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
- 9 Harumi Mizuki Japan · #1,142,770 worldwide 11 citations · 24 works
- 10 Toru Egashira Japan · #1,250,005 worldwide 28 citations · 54 works
Which keywords describe research at Oita Medical Center?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Complications, Immunotherapy, Cholangiocarcinoma, Diabetes and Tumor Microenvironment.
- Mortality
- Liver Transplantation
- Genetics
- Diagnosis
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Neoadjuvant Therapy
- Cholecystitis
- Regeneration
- Macrophages
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Treatment
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Complications
- Inflammation
- Epidemiology
- Chemotherapy
- Immunotherapy
- Diabetes
- Angiogenesis
- Tumor Microenvironment
- Obesity
- Wound Healing
- ERCP
- Cancer
- Surgical Complications
- Surgical Management
- Prognostic Factors
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Quality of Life
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
- Epidemiology6▲ 4.4×38 topics
- Inflammation5▲ 7.0×20 topics
- Chemotherapy2▲ 9.6×8 topics
- Complications2▲ 13×9 topics
- Immunotherapy2▲ 9.1×7 topics
- Cholangiocarcinoma2▲ 68×2 topics
- Diabetes2▲ 11×4 topics
- Treatment2▲ 4.4×18 topics
- Angiogenesis2▲ 15×3 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.5×12 topics
- Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 11×6 topics
- Macrophages2▲ 26×1 topic
- Obesity2▲ 6.1×7 topics
- Regeneration2▲ 23×1 topic
- Wound Healing2▲ 18×2 topics
- Cholecystitis2▲ 106×1 topic
- ERCP2▲ 106×1 topic
- Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 19×2 topics
- Cancer1▲ 3.0×12 topics
- Pancreatic Cancer1▲ 37×1 topic
- Surgical Complications1▲ 50×1 topic
- Diagnosis1▲ 4.1×11 topics
- Surgical Management1▲ 8.4×5 topics
- Genetics1▲ 4.7×6 topics
- Prognostic Factors1▲ 7.7×7 topics
- Liver Transplantation1▲ 25×2 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 3.7×6 topics
- Mortality1▲ 5.2×6 topics
- Quality of Life1▲ 2.1×8 topics
Which research topics does Oita Medical Center publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Wound Healing and Treatments, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research and Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 2 works
- 2 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
- 3 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
- 4 Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments Surgery 1 works
- 5 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 1 works
- 6 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 1 works
- 7 melanin and skin pigmentation Cell Biology 1 works
- 8 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 0 works
- 9 Surgical Sutures and Adhesives Surgery 0 works
- 10 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Oita Medical Center's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 113% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Ōita
- Oita University
- Oita University Hospital
- Nishida Hospital
- Oita Prefectural Hospital
- Noguchi Thyroid Clinic and Hospital Foundation
- Nippon Bunri University
- Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences
- Almeida Memorial Hospital
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.