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Shizuoka General Hospital

In research, Shizuoka General Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#4,891 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,870 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Oncology (Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine is 9.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,567
of 22,385 · #22,849 all time
Rank in Japan
#418
of 924
Research works
1.2k
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.4k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.79×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Shizuoka General Hospital

What is Shizuoka General Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #4,891 of 8,541 4.4%212 #8617
Health SciencesDomain #5,870 of 9,902 4.5%222 #10562

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shizuoka General 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Shizuoka General Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 85% of research at Shizuoka General Hospital is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (81%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Health Professions (2%). It does 3.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 262 fractional works · 84.8% of its workMedicine: 250 fractional works · 80.9% of its workSurgery: 56 fractional works · 18.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 46 fractional works · 14.9% of its workOncology: 20 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEpidemiology: 19 fractional works · 6.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 16 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPhysiology: 11 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 35 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKShizuoka GeneralHospital309fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences85%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine25080.9%
    2. Health Professions72.1%
    3. Nursing30.9%
    4. Dentistry30.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology237.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology51.6%
    3. Neuroscience51.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
    1. Engineering31.1%
    2. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    3. Computer Science10.3%
    4. Materials Science10.3%
    5. Chemistry00.1%
    6. Environmental Science00.1%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences10.5%
    2. Psychology10.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Shizuoka General Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 45.9 works9.7×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 56.0 works7.7×
  3. OncologySubfield · 20.1 works5.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.60× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.21× its world share, 250 worksMedicineNursing: 1.92× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 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.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.21×250 works
  2. Nursing1.92×3 works
  3. Dentistry1.70×2 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.60×5 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.42×23 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.96×1 works
  7. Neuroscience0.94×5 works
  8. Health Professions0.81×7 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.19×1 works
  10. Psychology0.15×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.11×1 works
  12. Materials Science0.08×1 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×1 works
  14. Chemistry0.07×0 works
  15. Engineering0.07×3 works
  16. Mathematics0.05×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.04×1 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.04×1 works
  21. Environmental Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Shizuoka General Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Chihiro Narita, Michiko Tsuneizumi and Takuya Isho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shizuoka General Hospital.

  1. 1 Chihiro Narita Japan · #1,175,407 worldwide 834 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Michiko Tsuneizumi Japan · #1,292,803 worldwide 1.3k citations · 100 works
  3. 3 Takuya Isho Japan · #1,757,641 worldwide 544 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Masakazu Takagi Japan · #1,967,987 worldwide 4.1k citations · 103 works
  5. 5 Yasuyo Takeuchi Japan · #2,023,504 worldwide 1.1k citations · 67 works
  6. 6 Satoru Morita Japan · #2,520,565 worldwide 3.2k citations · 237 works
  7. 7 Ryoichi Matsunuma Japan · #2,530,963 worldwide 518 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Kohei Saito Japan · #2,768,593 worldwide 715 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Kazuya Ohno Japan · #3,228,471 worldwide 724 citations · 58 works
  10. 10 Chikara Ueki Japan · #3,414,685 worldwide 403 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Shizuoka General Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Shizuoka General Hospital?

The most cited paper from Shizuoka General Hospital is "S-1 plus cisplatin versus S-1 alone for first-line treatment of advanced gastric cancer (SPIRITS trial): a phase III trial" (Wasaburo Koizumi, Hiroyuki Narahara, Takuo Hara et al., 2008), with 1,876 citations. Next come "Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19" (1,130) and "Effect of 1-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Followed by Clopidogrel vs 12-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Cardiovascular and Bleeding Events in Patients Receiving PCI" (861).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 S-1 plus cisplatin versus S-1 alone for first-line treatment of advanced gastric cancer (SPIRITS trial): a phase III trial Wasaburo Koizumi, Hiroyuki Narahara, Takuo Hara et al. · The Lancet Oncology 22 Feb 2008 1,876
2 Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al. · Nature Open access3,896 authors 8 Jul 2021 1,130
3 Effect of 1-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Followed by Clopidogrel vs 12-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Cardiovascular and Bleeding Events in Patients Receiving PCI Hirotoshi Watanabe et al. · JAMA Open access 25 Jun 2019 861
4 Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing Katherine S. Ruth et al. · Nature Open access274 authors 4 Aug 2021 468
5 Short-term surgical outcomes from a phase III study of laparoscopy-assisted versus open distal gastrectomy with nodal dissection for clinical stage IA/IB gastric cancer: Japan Clinical Oncology Group Study JCOG0912 Hitoshi Katai, Junki Mizusawa, Hiroshi G. Katayama et al. · Gastric Cancer Open access 7 Oct 2016 396
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Shizuoka General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Chemotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Neoadjuvant Therapy and Management.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology52▲ 4.2×75 topics
  2. Treatment28▲ 7.5×29 topics
  3. Inflammation28▲ 4.2×53 topics
  4. Diagnosis24▲ 8.5×30 topics
  5. Chemotherapy20▲ 9.2×21 topics
  6. Management14▲ 5.7×22 topics
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines14▲ 8.0×14 topics
  8. Immunotherapy13▲ 6.0×15 topics
  9. Neoadjuvant Therapy13▲ 18×5 topics
  10. Complications12▲ 7.5×13 topics
  11. Quality of Life11▲ 2.6×24 topics
  12. Surgical Management11▲ 8.8×18 topics
  13. Surgery11▲ 10×8 topics
  14. Cancer11▲ 2.5×30 topics
  15. Genetics10▲ 4.7×12 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors10▲ 7.5×12 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations9▲ 6.6×16 topics
  18. Tumor Microenvironment9▲ 6.3×7 topics
  19. Guidelines8▲ 5.6×11 topics
  20. Endoscopic Resection8▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Survival Analysis8▲ 9.5×6 topics
  22. Molecular Characterization8▲ 15×5 topics
  23. Asthma8▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Heart Failure8▲ 5.6×12 topics
  25. Cholangiocarcinoma8▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Meta-Analysis8▲ 4.2×7 topics
  27. Immunology7▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Allergic Diseases7▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Eosinophils7▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Metastasis7▲ 6.6×10 topics
  31. Global Burden7▲ 4.1×10 topics
  32. Echocardiography7▲ 7.8×6 topics
  33. Prevention6▲ 4.7×11 topics
  34. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy6▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Prognosis6▲ 5.7×8 topics
  36. Cholecystitis6▲ 42×1 topic
  37. ERCP6▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Pancreatic Cancer5▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Gemcitabine5▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Surgical Complications5▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Shizuoka General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Asthma and respiratory diseases, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research and Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment.

Asthma and respiratory d…7Asthma and respiratory diseases: 7 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…6Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 6 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…5Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 5 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Resear…4Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 4 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 4 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology a…4Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 4 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 4 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 3 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…3Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 3 fractional works
PhysiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncologySurgery1 others

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

  1. 1 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 7 works
  2. 2 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 5 works
  4. 4 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  5. 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  8. 8 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 4 works
  9. 9 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 3 works
  10. 10 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.8%domestic only96.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Shizuoka General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Shizuoka General Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Shizuoka General Hospital0.0012% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Shizuoka General Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Shizuoka General Hospital4.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.3% in 2016.

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