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Osaka University Hospital

In research, Osaka University Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#3,678 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,374 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,363
of 28,054 · #11,159 all time
Rank in Japan
#314
of 1,070
Research works
2.1k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
15.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Osaka University 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 #3,678 of 10,443 11.3%180 #3744
Health SciencesDomain #4,374 of 11,982 11.6%195 #4532

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

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.76× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.37× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.05× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.63× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.53× its world share, 180 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Osaka University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Kazunori Tomono, Takao Sonoda and Yoshiaki Tomiyama lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Osaka University Hospital.

  1. 1 Kazunori Tomono Japan · #159,481 worldwide 98 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Takao Sonoda Japan · #378,641 worldwide 23 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Yoshiaki Tomiyama Japan · #507,168 worldwide 128 citations · 68 works
  4. 4 窪田 昭男 Japan · #574,756 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 和夫 阿部 Japan · #605,428 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Eiichi Hiraoka Japan · #715,427 worldwide 19 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Masao Osafune Japan · #850,562 worldwide 13 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Bunzo Sato Japan · #853,340 worldwide 39 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Yoshiharu Sukenobu Japan · #878,729 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 岡田 正 Japan · #912,029 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Osaka University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Osaka University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Inflammation, Heart Failure, Thrombosis, Surgical Management, Immunotherapy and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology28▲ 2.7×83 topics
  2. Inflammation18▲ 3.3×56 topics
  3. Chemotherapy13▲ 7.1×22 topics
  4. Quality of Life9▲ 2.4×22 topics
  5. Immunotherapy9▲ 4.6×18 topics
  6. Treatment9▲ 2.7×32 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress8▲ 1.88×32 topics
  8. Diagnosis8▲ 3.3×25 topics
  9. Heart Failure8▲ 7.1×11 topics
  10. Thrombosis8▲ 10×7 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 5.2×13 topics
  12. Surgical Management8▲ 6.9×16 topics
  13. Cancer7▲ 2.0×36 topics
  14. Risk Factors7▲ 2.4×22 topics
  15. Neurological Disorders7▲ 4.7×13 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors7▲ 5.7×13 topics
  17. Management6▲ 3.1×19 topics
  18. Tumor Microenvironment6▲ 5.2×7 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations5▲ 4.5×19 topics
  20. Radiotherapy5▲ 5.0×10 topics
  21. Prognosis5▲ 5.7×8 topics
  22. Echocardiography5▲ 6.8×7 topics
  23. Magnetic Resonance Imaging5▲ 7.1×6 topics
  24. Cancer Therapy5▲ 3.1×13 topics
  25. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention5▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Hemostasis4▲ 17×4 topics
  27. Prevention4▲ 3.7×11 topics
  28. Rehabilitation4▲ 3.9×10 topics
  29. Pancreatic Cancer4▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Thrombus Formation4▲ 19×3 topics
  31. PET Imaging4▲ 8.0×4 topics
  32. Targeted Therapy4▲ 6.1×4 topics
  33. Critical Care4▲ 5.7×8 topics
  34. Immunosuppressive Therapy4▲ 7.1×6 topics
  35. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 5.6×5 topics
  36. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy3▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Perfusion Imaging3▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Platelets3▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura3▲ 44×1 topic
  40. von Willebrand Disease3▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Osaka University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Platelet Disorders and Treatments, Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers.

Platelet Disorders and T…3Platelet Disorders and Treatments: 3 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…2Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 2 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksMRI in cancer diagnosis2MRI in cancer diagnosis: 2 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniqu…2Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional works
HematologyBiomedical EngineeringOncologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging3 others

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

  1. 1 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 3 works
  2. 2 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 MRI in cancer diagnosis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  8. 8 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  9. 9 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available45.4%not open54.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Osaka University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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