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Sumitomo Hospital

In research, Sumitomo Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#9,629 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,835 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,648
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#969
of 2,112
Research works
708
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

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 #9,629 of 17,978 7.8%557
Health SciencesDomain #11,835 of 20,462 7.8%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.12× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.11× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 2.26× its world share, 1 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× 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, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sumitomo Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, M Kameyama, Tadashi Kurihara and Fukashi Udaka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sumitomo Hospital.

  1. 1 M Kameyama Japan · #164,210 worldwide 117 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Tadashi Kurihara Japan · #168,467 worldwide 157 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Fukashi Udaka Japan · #451,876 worldwide 72 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Naoyuki Taenaka Japan · #826,220 worldwide 13 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Shigeki Fujita Japan · #835,215 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Hiroaki Itatani Japan · #982,755 worldwide 47 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Kazunori Nakazawa Japan · #1,123,474 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Masahiro Komoto Japan · #1,205,639 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Shigehiko Nishimura Japan · #1,411,699 worldwide 11 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 K Kanao Japan · #1,452,807 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Sumitomo Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Sumitomo Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Treatment, Inflammation, PET Imaging, Surgical Management, Metabolic Syndrome and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.7×27 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 4.0×24 topics
  3. Diagnosis4▲ 8.3×13 topics
  4. Treatment4▲ 5.8×14 topics
  5. PET Imaging3▲ 35×5 topics
  6. Surgical Management3▲ 14×7 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 6.3×11 topics
  8. Guidelines2▲ 9.3×8 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.8×11 topics
  10. Heart Failure2▲ 9.2×8 topics
  11. Prognostic Factors2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  12. Atherosclerosis2▲ 13×7 topics
  13. Imatinib Mesylate2▲ 76×2 topics
  14. Obesity2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  15. Management2▲ 4.5×13 topics
  16. Pathogenesis2▲ 7.0×7 topics
  17. Angiogenesis2▲ 10×6 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  19. PDGFRA Mutations2▲ 127×1 topic
  20. Sunitinib2▲ 127×1 topic
  21. Immunotherapy2▲ 4.6×8 topics
  22. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Complications2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  24. Prognosis2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  25. Autoantibodies1▲ 12×7 topics
  26. Children1▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 11×7 topics
  28. Genetic Mutations1▲ 6.0×10 topics
  29. Insulin Resistance1▲ 5.9×2 topics
  30. Molecular Profiling1▲ 26×3 topics
  31. Mortality1▲ 4.5×4 topics
  32. Clinical Management1▲ 15×5 topics
  33. Diagnostic Criteria1▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Rituximab1▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Intravenous Immunoglobulin1▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention1▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Postoperative Complications1▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Adipose Tissue1▲ 41×2 topics
  39. Echocardiography1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  40. Macrophages1▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Sumitomo Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies and Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth.

Gastrointestinal Tumor R…2Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksAdipokines, Inflammation…1Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases: 1 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Path…1Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies: 1 fractional worksMathematical Biology Tum…1Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksVasculitis and related c…1Vasculitis and related conditions: 1 fractional worksPeripheral Neuropathies and Disorders: 1 fractional worksVascular anomalies and interventions: 1 fractional worksCancer Diagnosis and Tre…1Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional works
GastroenterologyEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineModeling and Simulation4 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 Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Vascular anomalies and interventions Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Oncology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sumitomo Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower 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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