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Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University

In research, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University stands highest in Medicine (#2,565 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,537 of 20,462 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,069 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.0× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#8,862
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#332
of 2,112
Research works
7.3k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
121k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University 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 #2,565 of 17,978 8.0%4,818
Health SciencesDomain #3,537 of 20,462 8.0%4,999
SurgerySubfield #1,069 of 4,227 8.6%909
Life SciencesDomain #3,920 of 14,347 8.5%1,648
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,103 of 7,814 9.4%1,035
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #1,264 of 2,717 8.3%550
Physical SciencesDomain #11,122 of 21,541 7.9%520
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,999 of 4,961 9.8%568
OncologySubfield #1,205 of 1,852 9.0%334
EpidemiologySubfield #1,837 of 2,519 6.1%289

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University 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 Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 38.7 works4.0×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 40.1 works3.5×
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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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.87× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.05× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingPsychology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
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Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Shinji Kawabata, Toshiaki Hanafusa and Nobukazu Ishizaka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University.

  1. 1 Shinji Kawabata Japan · #10,249 worldwide 1.1k citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Toshiaki Hanafusa Japan · #127,043 worldwide 453 citations · 94 works
  3. 3 Nobukazu Ishizaka Japan · #130,234 worldwide 202 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Masaaki Shibata Japan · #187,628 worldwide 136 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Hiroyuki Kagamiyama Japan · #197,553 worldwide 198 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Muneaki Abe Japan · #204,154 worldwide 111 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Nabil Eid Japan · #291,700 worldwide 267 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Fumio Terasaki Japan · #297,897 worldwide 108 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Yoshiharu Miyamoto Japan · #315,270 worldwide 123 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Mizuo Miyazaki Japan · #324,687 worldwide 135 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University

Which keywords describe research at Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Cholangiocarcinoma, Immunotherapy, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Cholecystitis, ERCP, Inflammation and Tumor Microenvironment.

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

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Chemotherapy6▲ 17×12 topics
  2. Epidemiology6▲ 2.8×38 topics
  3. Cholangiocarcinoma5▲ 138×2 topics
  4. Inflammation5▲ 5.1×21 topics
  5. Immunotherapy5▲ 14×10 topics
  6. Neoadjuvant Therapy5▲ 40×5 topics
  7. Cholecystitis4▲ 214×1 topic
  8. ERCP4▲ 214×1 topic
  9. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 17×5 topics
  10. Liver Transplantation4▲ 59×4 topics
  11. Pancreatic Cancer3▲ 62×1 topic
  12. Surgical Complications3▲ 84×1 topic
  13. Alagille Syndrome3▲ 255×1 topic
  14. Biliary Atresia3▲ 255×1 topic
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 10×9 topics
  16. Treatment3▲ 4.2×13 topics
  17. Prognostic Factors2▲ 10×7 topics
  18. Molecular Characterization2▲ 25×4 topics
  19. Endoscopic Stenting2▲ 91×1 topic
  20. Esophageal Perforation2▲ 91×1 topic
  21. Surgical Management2▲ 7.8×7 topics
  22. Survival Analysis2▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Diagnosis1▲ 3.0×6 topics
  24. Adjuvant Therapy1▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Endoscopic Resection1▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Gastric Cancer1▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Degenerative Disc Disease1▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Guidelines1▲ 4.5×4 topics
  29. Management1▲ 2.6×7 topics
  30. Risk Factors1▲ 1.91×12 topics

Which research topics does Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments and Esophageal and GI Pathology.

  1. 1 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 3 works
  3. 3 Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 1 works
  10. 10 Boron Compounds in Chemistry Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 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 available42.4%not open57.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.1%domestic only94.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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