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Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital

In research, Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#14,992 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#18,009 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,342
of 28,054 · #38,074 all time
Rank in Japan
#1,036
of 1,070
Research works
481
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Shimane Prefectural Central 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 #14,992 of 17,978 5.8%421
Health SciencesDomain #18,009 of 20,462 5.7%428

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shimane Prefectural Central 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.35× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.39× its world share, 57 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 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, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Tetsuji Inagawa, Fusao Ikawa and Akiyoshi Kanazawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital.

  1. 1 Tetsuji Inagawa Japan · #204,344 worldwide 102 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Fusao Ikawa Japan · #1,348,917 worldwide 15 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Akiyoshi Kanazawa Japan · #1,454,796 worldwide 10 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Survival Analysis, Immunotherapy, Gastric Cancer, Surgical Management and Prognostic Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 4.6×44 topics
  2. Chemotherapy6▲ 13×14 topics
  3. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 14×8 topics
  4. Survival Analysis4▲ 23×3 topics
  5. Immunotherapy4▲ 8.7×10 topics
  6. Gastric Cancer4▲ 53×2 topics
  7. Surgical Management4▲ 14×10 topics
  8. Molecular Characterization4▲ 32×4 topics
  9. Prognostic Factors4▲ 13×11 topics
  10. Treatment4▲ 4.7×15 topics
  11. Adjuvant Therapy4▲ 43×2 topics
  12. Endoscopic Resection4▲ 55×2 topics
  13. Diagnosis3▲ 5.4×15 topics
  14. Lymph Node Dissection3▲ 85×1 topic
  15. Metastatic Gastric Cancer3▲ 85×1 topic
  16. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy3▲ 60×2 topics
  17. Complications3▲ 9.6×6 topics
  18. Inflammation3▲ 2.2×17 topics
  19. Prognosis3▲ 13×6 topics
  20. Molecular Profiling3▲ 41×3 topics
  21. Management2▲ 4.7×8 topics
  22. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 30×3 topics
  23. Immunohistochemistry2▲ 44×3 topics
  24. Endoscopic Stenting2▲ 68×1 topic
  25. Esophageal Perforation2▲ 68×1 topic
  26. PET Imaging2▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Radiotherapy2▲ 7.8×8 topics
  28. Imatinib Mesylate2▲ 57×2 topics
  29. Neurological Disorders2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  30. Pathogenesis2▲ 5.4×11 topics
  31. Autoantibodies2▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Children2▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Gene Expression Profiling2▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Pathophysiology2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  36. Wnt Signaling2▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Clinical Management1▲ 12×4 topics
  38. PDGFRA Mutations1▲ 77×1 topic
  39. Robotic Surgery1▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Sunitinib1▲ 77×1 topic

Which research topics does Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Esophageal and GI Pathology, Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma and Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment.

Gastric Cancer Managemen…3Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 2 fractional worksMyasthenia Gravis and Thymoma: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCongenital heart defects research: 1 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 1 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…1Tracheal and airway disorders: 1 fractional worksMetastasis and carcinoma…1Metastasis and carcinoma case studies: 1 fractional worksCerebrospinal fluid and …1Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus: 1 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and …1Surgical Simulation and Training: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgeryNeurologyGastroenterology2 others

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

  1. 1 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma Neurology 1 works
  4. 4 Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastroenterology 1 works
  5. 5 Congenital heart defects research Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 1 works
  7. 7 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Metastasis and carcinoma case studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 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 available51.4%not open48.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.6%domestic only96.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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