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Star General Hospital

In research, Star General Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#10,677 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,933 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,775
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,767
of 1,923
Research works
170
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Star General Hospital

What is Star 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 #10,677 of 14,558 4.0%125
Health SciencesDomain #12,933 of 16,688 4.0%130

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

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Star General Hospital is in Health Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (74%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Immunology and Microbiology (3%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 29 fractional works · 78.5% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 73.8% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 9.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDrug Discovery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKStar GeneralHospital38fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences79%Social Sciences4%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2873.8%
    2. Health Professions12.3%
    3. Veterinary01.3%
    4. Dentistry00.7%
    5. Nursing00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology36.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology13.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics12.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.0%
    5. Neuroscience00.8%
    1. Psychology01.1%
    2. Decision Sciences01.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.9%
    5. Social Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering12.0%
    2. Computer Science00.7%
    3. Materials Science00.5%
    4. Energy00.2%
    5. Environmental Science00.1%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.14× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.84× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary9.80×0 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics7.14×1 works
  3. Medicine3.84×28 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology3.07×1 works
  5. Dentistry1.53×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.27×2 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.07×0 works
  8. Health Professions0.86×1 works
  9. Nursing0.76×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.47×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.41×0 works
  12. Psychology0.36×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×0 works
  15. Energy0.19×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.14×0 works
  17. Engineering0.13×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.09×0 works
  19. Environmental Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Star General Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Hiroko Sakuma, Takeshi Sakuma and Yuichi Ujiie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Star General Hospital.

  1. 1 Hiroko Sakuma Japan · #3,650,168 worldwide 644 citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Takeshi Sakuma Japan · #3,960,066 worldwide 322 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Yuichi Ujiie Japan · #4,066,196 worldwide 65 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Kenji Ihashi Japan · #4,574,340 worldwide 55 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Makoto SUMIKOSHI Japan · #4,838,219 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Mikihiro Kijima Japan · #4,933,821 worldwide 505 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Koki Tsuchida Japan · #4,945,681 worldwide 73 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Fumiaki Matsumi Japan · #5,000,131 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Yoshio Yamaki Japan · #5,015,145 worldwide 66 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Masako Shimizu Japan · #5,560,962 worldwide 60 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Star General Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Star General Hospital?

The most cited paper from Star General Hospital is "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., 2019), with 861 citations. Next come "Morphology of vulnerable coronary plaque: insights from follow-up of patients examined by intravascular ultrasound before an acute coronary syndrome" (436) and "HNPCC associated with germline mutation in the TGF-β type II receptor gene" (163).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 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
2 Morphology of vulnerable coronary plaque: insights from follow-up of patients examined by intravascular ultrasound before an acute coronary syndrome Masakazu Yamagishi, Mitsuyasu Terashima, Kojiro Awano et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access 2000 436
3 HNPCC associated with germline mutation in the TGF-β type II receptor gene Shi‐Long Lu, Masahiro Kawabata, Takeshi Imamura et al. · Nature Genetics May 1998 163
4 Long-term use of carvedilol in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention Hiroki Watanabe et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 28 Aug 2018 132
5 LOX-1-MT1-MMP axis is crucial for RhoA and Rac1 activation induced by oxidized low-density lipoprotein in endothelial cells Koichi Sugimoto, Toshiyuki Ishibashi, Tatsuya Sawamura et al. · Cardiovascular Research Open access Jun 2009 130
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Star General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Herbal Medicine, Chronic Pain, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guidelines and Psychological Factors.

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

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology7▲ 4.4×31 topics
  2. Diagnosis2▲ 7.0×16 topics
  3. Treatment2▲ 5.2×13 topics
  4. Inflammation2▲ 2.3×13 topics
  5. Herbal Medicine2▲ 17×5 topics
  6. Cancer2▲ 2.9×9 topics
  7. Chronic Pain1▲ 16×3 topics
  8. Clinical Trials1▲ 5.3×7 topics
  9. Guidelines1▲ 7.3×6 topics
  10. Heart Failure1▲ 7.5×8 topics
  11. Public Health1▲ 2.3×10 topics
  12. Traditional Chinese Medicine1▲ 29×2 topics
  13. COVID-191▲ 2.5×7 topics
  14. Clinical Management1▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Disease Burden1▲ 42×2 topics
  16. Genetic Testing1▲ 28×3 topics
  17. Healthcare1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  18. Psychological Factors1▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Quality of Life1▲ 2.2×6 topics
  20. Surgical Management1▲ 8.0×7 topics
  21. Vaccine1▲ 7.9×5 topics
  22. Cancer Treatment1▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Human Metapneumovirus1▲ 61×1 topic
  24. Low Back Pain1▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Metastasis1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  26. Pathogenesis1▲ 5.6×6 topics
  27. Respiratory Syncytial Virus1▲ 61×1 topic
  28. Cancer of Unknown Primary1▲ 109×1 topic
  29. Chinese Medicinal Prescription1▲ 85×1 topic
  30. Global Burden1▲ 4.9×3 topics
  31. Imatinib Mesylate1▲ 54×2 topics
  32. Integrative Medicine1▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Tissue of Origin1▲ 109×1 topic

Which research topics does Star General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Respiratory viral infections research, Medical Research and Treatments, Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation.

Respiratory viral infect…1Respiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional worksMedical Research and Tre…1Medical Research and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCancer Diagnosis and Tre…1Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…1Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 1 fractional worksPharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds: 0 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Diseas…0Peripheral Artery Disease Management: 0 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and Mycology: 0 fractional worksGastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment: 0 fractional worksEosinophilic Disorders a…0Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes: 0 fractional works
EpidemiologyComplementary and alternative medicineOncologyPharmacology5 others

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

  1. 1 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 1 works
  2. 2 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds Pharmacology 0 works
  7. 7 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Infectious Diseases and Mycology Small Animals 0 works
  9. 9 Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastroenterology 0 works
  10. 10 Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes Rheumatology 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 available58.5%not open41.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Star General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% higher 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 Star General Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000082% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Star General Hospital0.00021% in 20251990200020102020

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

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