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Shonan University of Medical Sciences

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,079
of 28,054 · #38,931 all time
Rank in Japan
#693
of 1,070
Research works
174
▲ 244% vs 2013–17
Citations
553
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

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: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.76× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.76× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11.16× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.37× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.24× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.45× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 2.55× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Shonan University of Medical Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Pain Management, Quality of Life, Adverse Drug Reactions, Epidemiology, Neural Plasticity, Functional Recovery 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. Epidemiology8▲ 1.93×32 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 3.6×32 topics
  3. Quality of Life6▲ 3.9×18 topics
  4. Pain Management5▲ 22×7 topics
  5. Adverse Drug Reactions4▲ 72×3 topics
  6. Neural Plasticity4▲ 21×3 topics
  7. Treatment4▲ 3.0×14 topics
  8. Neurological Disorders4▲ 6.2×8 topics
  9. Clinical Trials3▲ 5.0×8 topics
  10. Functional Recovery3▲ 22×3 topics
  11. Rehabilitation3▲ 8.0×6 topics
  12. Depression3▲ 3.5×11 topics
  13. Constraint-Induced Therapy3▲ 38×1 topic
  14. Motor Recovery3▲ 38×1 topic
  15. Postoperative Pain3▲ 32×3 topics
  16. Chronic Pain3▲ 13×5 topics
  17. Regeneration2▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Drug Development2▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Botulinum Toxin2▲ 37×3 topics
  20. Stress2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  21. Antioxidant2▲ 3.3×11 topics
  22. Medication Adherence2▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Toxicology2▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Elderly Patients2▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Mesenchymal Stem Cells2▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Stroke2▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Low Back Pain2▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Elderly2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  29. Matrix Metalloproteinases2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Off-Label Drug Use2▲ 64×1 topic
  31. Pain Assessment Tools2▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Pediatric Pharmacokinetics2▲ 64×1 topic
  33. Cartilage2▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Chondrocyte2▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Interventions2▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Neurotoxins2▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Osteoarthritis2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Spasticity2▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Cancer Pain2▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Opioid Analgesics2▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does Shonan University of Medical Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Pharmaceutical studies and practices, Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms.

Stroke Rehabilitation an…3Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 3 fractional worksPharmaceutical studies a…2Pharmaceutical studies and practices: 2 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Rela…2Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 2 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment…2Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksPain Management and Opioid Use: 2 fractional worksPharmacy and Medical Practices: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…1Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 1 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…1Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional works
RehabilitationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNeurologyRheumatology5 others

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

  1. 1 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 3 works
  2. 2 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  3. 3 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 2 works
  4. 4 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 2 works
  5. 5 Pain Management and Opioid Use Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Pharmacy and Medical Practices Pharmacology 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  9. 9 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Shoulder Injury and Treatment 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 available76.4%not open23.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shonan University of Medical Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 244% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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