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Shuto General Hospital

In research, Shuto General Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#13,287 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#15,380 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,295
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,698
of 1,923
Research works
183
▼ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
940
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.78×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Shuto General Hospital

What is Shuto General 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 #13,287 of 14,558 4.8%127
Health SciencesDomain #15,380 of 16,688 4.6%132

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shuto 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 Shuto General Hospital work in?

In all years, 72% of research at Shuto General Hospital is in Health Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (70%), Engineering (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 132 fractional works · 72.5% of its workMedicine: 127 fractional works · 69.6% of its workSurgery: 25 fractional works · 14.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 17 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 6.1% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 5.9% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 5.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 29 fractional works · 16.0% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 10.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 9.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKShuto GeneralHospital183fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine12769.6%
    2. Health Professions42.3%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Engineering1810.1%
    2. Computer Science52.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy31.4%
    4. Environmental Science10.7%
    5. Materials Science10.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology84.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology42.0%
    3. Neuroscience31.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    1. Social Sciences20.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    3. Psychology00.2%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 3.26× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.89× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× 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, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.89×14 works
  2. Health Professions3.26×2 works
  3. Nursing1.87×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.18×0 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.86×0 works
  6. Psychology0.60×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.27×0 works
  9. Engineering0.27×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.18×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Shuto General Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Shu Kiyotoki, Kazumi Nakajima and Kinya Murata lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shuto General Hospital.

  1. 1 Shu Kiyotoki Japan · #1,601,454 worldwide 1.2k citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Kazumi Nakajima Japan · #4,706,730 worldwide 759 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Kinya Murata Japan · #4,724,868 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  4. 3 Masahiro Tokuhara Japan · #4,724,868 worldwide 67 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Mitsuaki Tajiri Japan · #4,780,154 worldwide 64 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Tohru Tsurutani Japan · #4,870,236 worldwide 173 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Toshihiro KANEYUKI Japan · #5,413,718 worldwide 50 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Akifumi Izumihara Japan · #5,906,544 worldwide 333 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Tomoaki MORITA Japan · #6,231,893 worldwide 1.4k citations · 93 works
All ranked researchers at Shuto General Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Shuto General Hospital?

The most cited paper from Shuto General Hospital is "Molecular mimicry by Helicobacter pylori CagA protein may be involved in the pathogenesis of H. pylori‐associated chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura" (Toru Takahashi, Toshiaki Yujiri, Kenji Shinohara et al., 2003), with 274 citations. Next come "Prediction model of bleeding after endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer: BEST-J score" (169) and "Efficacy and Safety of Early vs Elective Colonoscopy for Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding" (100).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Molecular mimicry by Helicobacter pylori CagA protein may be involved in the pathogenesis of H. pylori‐associated chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura Toru Takahashi, Toshiaki Yujiri, Kenji Shinohara et al. · British Journal of Haematology Open access 11 Dec 2003 274
2 Prediction model of bleeding after endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer: BEST-J score Waku Hatta et al. · Gut Open access 4 Jun 2020 169
3 Efficacy and Safety of Early vs Elective Colonoscopy for Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Ryota Niikura et al. · Gastroenterology Open access 26 Sep 2019 100
4 A multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial of Shosaiko-to in chronic active hepatitis Chisato Hirayama, Makoto Okumura, Kyuichi Tanikawa et al. · Gastroenterologia Japonica Dec 1989 97
5 Efficacy of Vonoprazan for Helicobacter pylori Eradication Shu Kiyotoki, Jun Nishikawa, Isao Sakaida · Internal Medicine Open access 26 Jun 2019 94
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Shuto General Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Treatment, Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Surgical Management, Immunotherapy, Diagnosis, Prognostic Factors and Genetic Mutations.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology20▲ 2.7×43 topics
  2. Treatment14▲ 5.9×19 topics
  3. Chemotherapy11▲ 8.6×15 topics
  4. Diagnosis11▲ 5.8×19 topics
  5. Surgical Management11▲ 13×9 topics
  6. Immunotherapy10▲ 8.7×9 topics
  7. Prognostic Factors9▲ 11×9 topics
  8. Inflammation8▲ 1.98×29 topics
  9. Genetic Mutations8▲ 8.1×11 topics
  10. Management8▲ 5.5×16 topics
  11. Complications7▲ 7.8×8 topics
  12. Hepatocellular Carcinoma7▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 6.7×11 topics
  14. Immunohistochemistry6▲ 33×4 topics
  15. Neoadjuvant Therapy5▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Survival Analysis5▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Molecular Characterization5▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Children5▲ 9.8×5 topics
  19. Molecular Profiling4▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Breast Cancer4▲ 8.1×6 topics
  21. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 6.3×6 topics
  22. Genetic Susceptibility4▲ 22×4 topics
  23. Neuroprotection4▲ 5.6×5 topics
  24. Gastric Cancer4▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 6.5×4 topics
  26. Prognosis4▲ 6.3×6 topics
  27. Survival4▲ 15×3 topics
  28. NAFLD4▲ 17×1 topic
  29. NASH4▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Imatinib Mesylate3▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Pancreatic Cancer3▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Prognostic Markers3▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Neuroimaging3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  34. PET Imaging3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  35. Biopsy3▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Liver Cancer3▲ 31×1 topic
  37. PDGFRA Mutations3▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Radiofrequency Ablation3▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Sunitinib3▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Therapy3▲ 7.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Shuto General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Cancer and Skin Lesions and Fungal Infections and Studies.

Orthopaedic implants and…1Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …1Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCancer and Skin Lesions1Cancer and Skin Lesions: 1 fractional worksFungal Infections and St…1Fungal Infections and Studies: 1 fractional worksBreast Lesions and Carcinomas: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksBiliary and Gastrointest…0Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas: 0 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 0 fractional worksTesticular diseases and treatments: 0 fractional worksHuman auditory perception and evaluation: 0 fractional works
SurgeryDermatologyEpidemiologyPathology and Forensic Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Cancer and Skin Lesions Dermatology 1 works
  4. 4 Fungal Infections and Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Breast Lesions and Carcinomas Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Testicular diseases and treatments Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Human auditory perception and evaluation Aerospace Engineering 0 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Shuto General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Shuto General Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Shuto General Hospital0.000037% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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