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Showa University Koto Toyosu Hospital

In research, Showa University Koto Toyosu Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#14,638 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,541 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,458
of 28,054 · #39,531 all time
Rank in Japan
#1,046
of 1,070
Research works
161
▲ 128% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Showa University Koto Toyosu 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 #14,638 of 17,978 8.9%140
Health SciencesDomain #17,541 of 20,462 8.8%146

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Showa University Koto Toyosu 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).

What does Showa University Koto Toyosu Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 56.1 works4.6×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.59× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.93× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Showa University Koto Toyosu Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Proton Pump Inhibitors, Endoscopic Stenting, Esophageal Perforation, Esophageal Motility Disorders, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Endoscopic Resection.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 5.4×32 topics
  2. Complications8▲ 26×11 topics
  3. Proton Pump Inhibitors5▲ 125×2 topics
  4. Endoscopic Stenting5▲ 174×1 topic
  5. Esophageal Motility Disorders5▲ 290×1 topic
  6. Esophageal Perforation5▲ 174×1 topic
  7. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease5▲ 290×1 topic
  8. Endoscopic Resection5▲ 80×2 topics
  9. Treatment4▲ 5.6×15 topics
  10. Diagnosis4▲ 7.2×16 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 12×9 topics
  12. Guidelines4▲ 13×8 topics
  13. Chemotherapy4▲ 8.6×11 topics
  14. Inflammation4▲ 2.8×15 topics
  15. Gastric Cancer4▲ 49×3 topics
  16. Surgical Management3▲ 13×9 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  18. Survival Analysis3▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Adjuvant Therapy3▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Children3▲ 19×4 topics
  22. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy3▲ 52×2 topics
  23. Surgery3▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Lymph Node Dissection3▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Metastatic Gastric Cancer3▲ 71×1 topic
  26. Molecular Characterization3▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy3▲ 52×2 topics
  28. Chemoradiation2▲ 58×2 topics
  29. Prognostic Factors2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  30. Adults2▲ 60×2 topics
  31. Barrett's Esophagus2▲ 92×1 topic
  32. Esophageal Carcinoma2▲ 92×1 topic
  33. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 24×3 topics
  34. PET Imaging2▲ 18×4 topics
  35. Stroke Prevention2▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Atrial Fibrillation2▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Catheter Ablation2▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Imaging2▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Rehabilitation2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  40. Imatinib Mesylate2▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Showa University Koto Toyosu Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments, Esophageal and GI Pathology, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes and Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment.

Gastroesophageal reflux …5Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments: 5 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…5Esophageal and GI Pathology: 5 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksGastrointestinal Tumor R…2Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksDysphagia Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksMetastasis and carcinoma case studies: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal motility and disorders: 1 fractional works
GastroenterologySurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastroenterology 5 works
  2. 2 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 5 works
  3. 3 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastroenterology 2 works
  7. 7 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works
  9. 9 Metastasis and carcinoma case studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Gastroenterology 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 available66.8%not open33.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Showa University Koto Toyosu Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 128% higher than in 2013–2017.

20152020
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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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