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Sumitomo Hospital

In research, Sumitomo Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#11,397 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,904 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,488
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,365
of 1,923
Research works
708
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.63×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Sumitomo Hospital

What is Sumitomo 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 #11,397 of 14,558 5.3%557
Health SciencesDomain #13,904 of 16,688 5.2%569

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

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Sumitomo Hospital is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (81%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%), Neuroscience (3%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 51 fractional works · 82.3% of its workMedicine: 50 fractional works · 80.8% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 17.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 10.5% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKSumitomo Hospital62fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences82%Social Sciences3%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5080.8%
    2. Nursing10.9%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    4. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.4%
    2. Neuroscience23.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.8%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    1. Engineering12.2%
    2. Mathematics11.6%
    3. Materials Science00.4%
    4. Computer Science00.2%
    5. Environmental Science00.0%
    1. Psychology11.1%
    2. Social Sciences11.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.20× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× 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, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.20×50 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.31×0 works
  3. Nursing1.94×1 works
  4. Neuroscience1.90×2 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.55×1 works
  6. Mathematics1.38×1 works
  7. Dentistry0.88×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.82×3 works
  9. Psychology0.37×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×0 works
  11. Engineering0.15×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.10×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.08×1 works
  15. Health Professions0.06×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sumitomo Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Satoru Nagatomi, Yuji Yasuga and Noriko Yoshikawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sumitomo Hospital.

  1. 1 Satoru Nagatomi Japan · #3,070,826 worldwide 165 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Yuji Yasuga Japan · #3,207,624 worldwide 520 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Noriko Yoshikawa Japan · #3,556,415 worldwide 227 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Motonobu KAMEYAMA Japan · #3,563,133 worldwide 2.8k citations · 120 works
  5. 5 Toshiro Kikkawa Japan · #4,079,445 worldwide 253 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Naoto Seriu Japan · #4,131,406 worldwide 310 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Bun-ichiro Kishino Japan · #4,457,844 worldwide 972 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Naoko Ohira Japan · #4,582,046 worldwide 205 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Yukiko Shoda Japan · #4,782,347 worldwide 403 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Sachiko Tamba Japan · #4,919,824 worldwide 513 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Sumitomo Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Sumitomo Hospital?

The most cited paper from Sumitomo Hospital is "Effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on major coronary events in hypercholesterolaemic patients (JELIS): a randomised open-label, blinded endpoint analysis" (Mitsuhiro Yokoyama, Hideki Origasa, Masunori Matsuzaki et al., 2007), with 2,538 citations. Next come "Waist circumference as a vital sign in clinical practice: a Consensus Statement from the IAS and ICCR Working Group on Visceral Obesity" (1,996) and "Visceral and ectopic fat, atherosclerosis, and cardiometabolic disease: a position statement" (1,604).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on major coronary events in hypercholesterolaemic patients (JELIS): a randomised open-label, blinded endpoint analysis Mitsuhiro Yokoyama, Hideki Origasa, Masunori Matsuzaki et al. · The Lancet Mar 2007 2,538
2 Waist circumference as a vital sign in clinical practice: a Consensus Statement from the IAS and ICCR Working Group on Visceral Obesity Robert R. Ross, Ian J. Neeland, Shizuya Yamashita et al. · Nature Reviews Endocrinology ReviewOpen access 4 Feb 2020 1,996
3 Visceral and ectopic fat, atherosclerosis, and cardiometabolic disease: a position statement Ian J. Neeland, Robert R. Ross, Jean‐Pierre Després et al. · The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Open access 10 Jul 2019 1,604
4 Adiponectin and Metabolic Syndrome Yūji Matsuzawa, Tohru Funahashi, Shinji Kihara et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 14 Oct 2003 1,209
5 Obesity Pedro González‐Muniesa, Miguel Ángel Martínez‐González, Frank B. Hu et al. · Nature Reviews Disease Primers Review 14 Jun 2017 1,137
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sumitomo Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Treatment, Surgical Management, PET Imaging, Guidelines and Obesity.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.6×30 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 4.5×26 topics
  3. Diagnosis4▲ 7.7×13 topics
  4. Treatment4▲ 5.4×14 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 4.9×11 topics
  6. Surgical Management3▲ 13×7 topics
  7. Obesity3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  8. PET Imaging3▲ 31×5 topics
  9. Guidelines3▲ 11×8 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 6.1×11 topics
  11. Heart Failure3▲ 11×8 topics
  12. Atherosclerosis3▲ 15×8 topics
  13. Immunotherapy2▲ 5.1×9 topics
  14. Prognostic Factors2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  15. Diabetes2▲ 6.9×7 topics
  16. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.5×10 topics
  17. Imatinib Mesylate2▲ 66×2 topics
  18. Pathogenesis2▲ 6.3×8 topics
  19. Management2▲ 3.8×13 topics
  20. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Angiogenesis2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  22. Echocardiography2▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Insulin Resistance2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  24. Neurological Disorders2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  25. PDGFRA Mutations2▲ 110×1 topic
  26. Prognosis2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  27. Sunitinib2▲ 110×1 topic
  28. Complications2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  29. Endovascular Repair2▲ 32×3 topics
  30. Mortality2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  31. Molecular Profiling2▲ 26×3 topics
  32. Autoantibodies1▲ 10×7 topics
  33. Children1▲ 9.8×4 topics
  34. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 9.3×7 topics
  35. Clinical Management1▲ 13×5 topics
  36. Diagnostic Criteria1▲ 8.9×4 topics
  37. Rituximab1▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Diagnostic Imaging1▲ 17×4 topics
  39. Glycemic Control1▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Immunohistochemistry1▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Sumitomo Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment, Aortic aneurysm repair treatments, Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases.

Gastrointestinal Tumor R…2Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair t…1Aortic aneurysm repair treatments: 1 fractional worksMathematical Biology Tumor Growth: 1 fractional worksAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases: 1 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Pathology Studies: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorde…1Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 1 fractional worksDiagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis: 1 fractional works
GastroenterologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineModeling and SimulationEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastroenterology 2 works
  2. 2 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  4. 4 Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  8. 8 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis 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 available40.8%not open59.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.0%domestic only95.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sumitomo Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Sumitomo Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00031% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Sumitomo Hospital0.00037% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Sumitomo Hospital2.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.3% in 2006.

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