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Shimane University Hospital

In research, Shimane University Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,497 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,086 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,464
of 28,054 · #19,868 all time
Rank in Japan
#411
of 1,070
Research works
557
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Shimane 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,497 of 11,982 10.3%98 #8070
MedicineField #4,086 of 10,443 7.8%88 #7550

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shimane 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.60× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.74× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.43× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.86× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.73× its world share, 88 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shimane University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Nobuhiro Nishimura, Masahiro Hirose and Takashi Watari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shimane University Hospital.

  1. 1 Nobuhiro Nishimura Japan · #899,298 worldwide 30 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Masahiro Hirose Japan · #954,448 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Takashi Watari Japan · #970,837 worldwide 52 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Kikuo Iwamoto Japan · #1,164,181 worldwide 25 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Shimane University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Shimane University Hospital?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology19▲ 3.9×63 topics
  2. Diagnosis9▲ 7.6×26 topics
  3. Treatment8▲ 5.3×27 topics
  4. Inflammation6▲ 2.3×39 topics
  5. Management5▲ 5.6×21 topics
  6. Antimicrobial Resistance5▲ 21×5 topics
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 7.8×12 topics
  8. Chemotherapy5▲ 5.8×18 topics
  9. Pathogenesis5▲ 7.4×14 topics
  10. Quality of Life4▲ 2.6×20 topics
  11. Risk Factors4▲ 3.1×15 topics
  12. Complications4▲ 6.4×9 topics
  13. Healthcare Quality4▲ 30×4 topics
  14. Immunotherapy4▲ 4.2×15 topics
  15. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  16. Guidelines3▲ 5.8×11 topics
  17. Clinical Management3▲ 15×7 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.1×12 topics
  19. Prognostic Factors3▲ 5.7×12 topics
  20. Pain Management3▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Continuous Infusion3▲ 61×2 topics
  22. Radiotherapy3▲ 5.7×7 topics
  23. Surgery3▲ 6.2×8 topics
  24. Antibiotic Pharmacokinetics3▲ 72×1 topic
  25. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 7.3×6 topics
  26. Critically Ill Patients3▲ 72×1 topic
  27. Genetic Mutations2▲ 4.6×13 topics
  28. Reflective Practice2▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Bacteremia2▲ 25×3 topics
  30. Quality Improvement2▲ 9.4×7 topics
  31. Virulence Factors2▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Imaging2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  33. Children2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  34. Medical Errors2▲ 43×2 topics
  35. Medication Errors2▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Prophylaxis2▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Molecular Profiling2▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Patient Safety2▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Perioperative Care2▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Postoperative Pain2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Shimane University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, Patient Safety and Medication Errors and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections.

Antibiotics Pharmacokine…3Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy: 3 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and …2Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 2 fractional worksPatient Safety and Medic…2Patient Safety and Medication Errors: 2 fractional worksPneumonia and Respirator…2Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Mana…1Anesthesia and Pain Management: 1 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCancer Treatment and Pharmacology: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…1Innovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional works
PharmacologyPharmacyEmergency Medical ServicesEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Pharmacology 3 works
  2. 2 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 2 works
  3. 3 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  4. 4 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills Family Practice 1 works
  7. 7 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational 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 available56.3%not open43.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shimane University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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