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Otsu Municipal Hospital

In research, Otsu Municipal Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#12,685 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#15,701 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,981
of 28,054 · #30,693 all time
Rank in Japan
#616
of 1,070
Research works
515
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.1k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Otsu Municipal 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 #12,685 of 17,978 5.7%428
Health SciencesDomain #15,701 of 20,462 6.0%441

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Otsu Municipal 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.07× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.39× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.20× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Otsu Municipal Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Minoru Hoshimaru, Tsunemaro Koyama and Shigeo Ueda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Otsu Municipal Hospital.

  1. 1 Minoru Hoshimaru Japan · #585,938 worldwide 44 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Tsunemaro Koyama Japan · #601,616 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Shigeo Ueda Japan · #1,157,540 worldwide 12 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Yugo Nagai Japan · #1,193,860 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Iwao Nishiura Japan · #1,322,882 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Otsu Municipal Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Otsu Municipal Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Surgical Management, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Diagnosis, Surgical Treatment, Inflammation and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.3×41 topics
  2. Chemotherapy4▲ 9.3×14 topics
  3. Inflammation4▲ 3.1×21 topics
  4. Quality of Life4▲ 3.9×15 topics
  5. Diagnosis3▲ 5.8×12 topics
  6. Surgical Management3▲ 13×9 topics
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 8.8×10 topics
  8. Risk Factors3▲ 4.4×11 topics
  9. Surgical Treatment3▲ 24×4 topics
  10. Management3▲ 5.6×13 topics
  11. Prognostic Factors2▲ 8.9×11 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.4×17 topics
  13. Aging2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  14. Degenerative Disc Disease2▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Immunotherapy2▲ 4.9×9 topics
  16. Prognosis2▲ 11×8 topics
  17. Biomarkers2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  18. Biomechanics2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders2▲ 5.2×9 topics
  20. Pathophysiology2▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  22. Gastric Cancer2▲ 24×3 topics
  23. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Spinal Fusion2▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Stem Cells2▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Hypertension2▲ 8.4×8 topics
  29. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 21×4 topics
  30. Molecular Characterization2▲ 14×5 topics
  31. Postoperative Complications2▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Radiotherapy2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  33. Spinal Surgery1▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Survival Analysis1▲ 8.2×5 topics
  35. Autoantibodies1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  36. Breast Cancer1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  37. Low Back Pain1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy1▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Intervertebral Disc1▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Tumor Markers1▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Otsu Municipal Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Reproductive System and Pregnancy, Spinal Hematomas and Complications and Endometriosis Research and Treatment.

Spine and Intervertebral…1Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional worksReproductive System and …1Reproductive System and Pregnancy: 1 fractional worksSpinal Hematomas and Complications: 1 fractional worksEndometriosis Research a…1Endometriosis Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…1Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 1 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…1Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksSpinal Dysraphism and Malformations: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 1 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineImmunologySurgeryReproductive Medicine4 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 Reproductive System and Pregnancy Immunology 1 works
  3. 3 Spinal Hematomas and Complications Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 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 available52.8%not open47.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Otsu Municipal Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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.

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.