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Spinal Injuries Center

In research, Spinal Injuries Center stands highest in Medicine (#14,005 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#16,859 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#35,474
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,539
of 2,112
Research works
391
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Spinal Injuries Center 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 #14,005 of 17,978 6.9%310
Health SciencesDomain #16,859 of 20,462 7.4%326

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Spinal Injuries Center 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 Spinal Injuries Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 30.1 works4.4×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.53× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.38× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× 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, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Spinal Injuries Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Eiji Mori, Hideki Ohta and Takayoshi Ueta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Spinal Injuries Center.

  1. 1 Eiji Mori Japan · #223,298 worldwide 92 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Hideki Ohta Japan · #435,913 worldwide 64 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Takayoshi Ueta Japan · #1,167,085 worldwide 3 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Nobuaki Tsunoda Japan · #1,209,930 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Keiichiro Shiba Japan · #1,223,903 worldwide 12 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Kunio Sasaki Japan · #1,354,310 worldwide 11 citations · 61 works
  7. 7 S. Kurose Japan · #1,536,656 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Spinal Injuries Center

Which keywords describe research at Spinal Injuries Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Recovery, Clinical Trials, Functional Recovery, Spinal Cord Injury, Neuroprotection and Neurological Classification.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology10▲ 6.8×18 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 10.0×13 topics
  3. Clinical Trials7▲ 28×3 topics
  4. Functional Recovery7▲ 124×2 topics
  5. Recovery7▲ 178×2 topics
  6. Spinal Cord Injury6▲ 417×2 topics
  7. Neuroprotection6▲ 49×3 topics
  8. Neurological Classification6▲ 733×1 topic
  9. Physical Activity6▲ 35×1 topic
  10. Degenerative Disc Disease4▲ 124×2 topics
  11. Dysphagia4▲ 175×2 topics
  12. Anterior Cervical Discectomy3▲ 308×1 topic
  13. Cervical Spine Surgery3▲ 308×1 topic
  14. Quality of Life3▲ 5.4×10 topics
  15. Biomechanics3▲ 24×4 topics
  16. Pedicle Screw Fixation2▲ 173×1 topic
  17. Vertebroplasty2▲ 173×1 topic
  18. Rehabilitation2▲ 15×6 topics
  19. Spinal Fusion2▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Low Back Pain2▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Surgical Treatment2▲ 23×4 topics
  22. Urinary Incontinence2▲ 56×2 topics
  23. Hydrocephalus1▲ 80×2 topics
  24. Mortality1▲ 6.3×5 topics
  25. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia1▲ 103×1 topic
  26. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms1▲ 103×1 topic
  27. Neurological Disorders1▲ 6.0×5 topics
  28. Prenatal Diagnosis1▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Intervertebral Disc1▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Lumbar Disc Degeneration1▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Chiari Malformation1▲ 196×1 topic
  32. Spina Bifida1▲ 196×1 topic

Which research topics does Spinal Injuries Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spinal Cord Injury Research, Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research.

Spinal Cord Injury Resea…6Spinal Cord Injury Research: 6 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 3 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…2Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 2 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 1 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional worksSpinal Dysraphism and Malformations: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 1 fractional worksDysphagia Assessment and Management: 1 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryUrologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Spinal Cord Injury Research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 1 works
  5. 5 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  10. 10 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 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 available60.3%not open39.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.1%domestic only73.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Spinal Injuries Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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