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Saga Medical School Hospital

In research, Saga Medical School Hospital stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,971 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#5,824 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,142 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,956
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#297
of 2,112
Research works
2.9k
▼ 58% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
20.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Saga Medical School 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,971 of 14,347 8.4%922
MedicineField #5,824 of 17,978 6.7%1,733
Health SciencesDomain #7,142 of 20,462 6.8%1,813
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,712 of 7,814 7.1%461
NeuroscienceField #1,948 of 2,675 10.7%203
SurgerySubfield #3,175 of 4,227 5.0%288
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #1,538 of 1,980 9.6%183
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #2,268 of 2,717 8.0%169
Physical SciencesDomain #18,956 of 21,541 6.2%122
ImmunologySubfield #1,248 of 1,394 10.2%167

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saga Medical School 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.61× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.97× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Saga Medical School Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Kazuma Fujimoto, Kenji Izuhara and Masaaki Goto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saga Medical School Hospital.

  1. 1 Kazuma Fujimoto Japan · #115,454 worldwide 143 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Kenji Izuhara Japan · #159,719 worldwide 175 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Masaaki Goto Japan · #183,506 worldwide 211 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Masayuki Sano Japan · #290,791 worldwide 132 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Satoshi Nunomura Japan · #334,709 worldwide 56 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Hisashi Matsunaga Japan · #346,315 worldwide 34 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Osamu Tokunaga Japan · #370,065 worldwide 38 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Kyosuke Yamamoto Japan · #372,232 worldwide 123 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Satoshi Okinami Japan · #463,914 worldwide 29 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Shoichiro Ohta Japan · #489,718 worldwide 87 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Saga Medical School Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Saga Medical School Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Cytokines, Asthma, Treatment, Fibrosis, Genetics and Immunology.

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

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation5▲ 9.2×13 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 3.9×19 topics
  3. Cytokines3▲ 34×4 topics
  4. Asthma2▲ 92×3 topics
  5. Treatment2▲ 7.3×9 topics
  6. Fibrosis2▲ 39×4 topics
  7. Quality of Life2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  8. Diagnosis2▲ 7.0×12 topics
  9. Genetics2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  10. Immunology2▲ 60×2 topics
  11. Allergic Diseases2▲ 104×1 topic
  12. Eosinophils2▲ 104×1 topic
  13. Management1▲ 6.6×8 topics
  14. Maternal Mortality1▲ 25×3 topics
  15. Heart Failure1▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Filaggrin1▲ 93×1 topic
  17. Hypertrophy1▲ 72×2 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  19. Preterm Birth1▲ 70×1 topic
  20. Progesterone1▲ 230×1 topic
  21. Skin Microbiome1▲ 93×1 topic
  22. Autoantibodies1▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Cancer Therapy1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  24. Cardiac Remodeling1▲ 92×1 topic
  25. Extracellular Matrix1▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Inflammatory Response1▲ 61×1 topic
  27. Low Back Pain1▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  29. Regulatory T Cells1▲ 36×4 topics
  30. Ketogenic Diet1▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Low-Carbohydrate Diet1▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Saga Medical School Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asthma and respiratory diseases, Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis and Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling.

Asthma and respiratory d…2Asthma and respiratory diseases: 2 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Dis…1Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 1 fractional worksPreterm Birth and Chorio…1Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis: 1 fractional worksCardiac Fibrosis and Rem…1Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksIL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways: 1 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…1Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional worksAllergic Rhinitis and Sensitization: 1 fractional worksUrticaria and Related Conditions: 1 fractional worksHealthcare and Venom Research: 0 fractional works
PhysiologyDermatologyEpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 2 works
  2. 2 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 1 works
  3. 3 Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways Immunology 1 works
  7. 7 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization Immunology and Allergy 1 works
  9. 9 Urticaria and Related Conditions Rheumatology 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare and Venom Research Pharmacology 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 available35.7%not open64.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.3%domestic only94.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Saga Medical School Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% 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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