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Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital

In research, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#11,899 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,905 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,655
of 28,054 · #23,699 all time
Rank in Japan
#660
of 1,070
Research works
373
▲ 58% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Shiga University of Medical Science 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 #11,899 of 17,978 10.5%246
Health SciencesDomain #13,905 of 20,462 10.5%256

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shiga University of Medical Science 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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.86× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.25× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.99× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× 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, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Takeshi Ono, Daiki Hira and Sei Fukui lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital.

  1. 1 Takeshi Ono Japan · #483,976 worldwide 138 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Daiki Hira Japan · #643,510 worldwide 29 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Sei Fukui Japan · #707,064 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Shin‐ya Morita Japan · #726,651 worldwide 47 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Tokuzo Minouchi Japan · #861,272 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Akira Yamaji Japan · #870,906 worldwide 11 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Satoshi Noda Japan · #970,122 worldwide 42 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Yoshito Ikeda Japan · #1,240,338 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Kunihiko Morita Japan · #1,315,770 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Hiroki Konishi Japan · #1,381,975 worldwide 18 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Complications, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Endoscopic Resection and Rehabilitation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 3.7×40 topics
  2. Chemotherapy4▲ 9.2×16 topics
  3. Inflammation4▲ 3.1×23 topics
  4. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 8.7×10 topics
  5. Risk Factors3▲ 4.4×15 topics
  6. Complications3▲ 8.6×8 topics
  7. Treatment2▲ 3.3×13 topics
  8. Endoscopic Resection2▲ 37×2 topics
  9. Quality of Life2▲ 2.4×12 topics
  10. Management2▲ 4.2×10 topics
  11. Cancer2▲ 2.3×17 topics
  12. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Rehabilitation2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  14. Survival Analysis2▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Diagnosis2▲ 3.3×12 topics
  16. Molecular Characterization2▲ 17×4 topics
  17. Prevention2▲ 7.1×7 topics
  18. Gastric Cancer2▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes2▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Surgical Management2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  21. Guidelines2▲ 5.7×9 topics
  22. Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Biomarkers2▲ 3.7×10 topics
  24. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy2▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Endoscopic Stenting1▲ 49×1 topic
  26. Esophageal Perforation1▲ 49×1 topic
  27. Lymph Node Dissection1▲ 40×1 topic
  28. Metastatic Gastric Cancer1▲ 40×1 topic
  29. Precision Medicine1▲ 5.0×6 topics
  30. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy1▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Global Burden1▲ 4.2×8 topics
  32. Maternal Mortality1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  33. Pathogenesis1▲ 4.3×9 topics
  34. Shoulder Function1▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Surgery1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  36. Critical Care1▲ 7.8×5 topics
  37. Intrauterine Infection1▲ 51×2 topics
  38. Pregnancy1▲ 8.9×6 topics
  39. Preterm Birth1▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Sepsis1▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Esophageal and GI Pathology, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis and Shoulder Injury and Treatment.

Esophageal and GI Pathol…1Esophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…1Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksPreterm Birth and Chorio…1Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…1Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 1 fractional worksElectronic Health Record…1Electronic Health Records Systems: 1 fractional worksPregnancy-related medical research: 1 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 1 fractional worksNeonatal and fetal brain…1Neonatal and fetal brain pathology: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Electronic Health Records Systems Health Information Management 1 works
  8. 8 Pregnancy-related medical research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available56.6%not open43.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.4%domestic only93.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% 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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