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Tochigi Cancer Center

In research, Tochigi Cancer Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,626 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#10,410 of 14,558 worldwide) and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (#1,550 of 2,077 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#22,265
of 22,385 · #29,185 all time
Rank in Japan
#907
of 924
Research works
664
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Tochigi Cancer Center

What is Tochigi Cancer 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
Health SciencesDomain #11,626 of 16,688 6.2%543
MedicineField #10,410 of 14,558 6.2%536
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #1,550 of 2,077 7.0%132

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tochigi Cancer 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Tochigi Cancer Center work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Tochigi Cancer Center is in Health Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (79%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Computer Science (2%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 62 fractional works · 79.6% of its workMedicine: 62 fractional works · 78.7% of its workOncology: 18 fractional works · 22.9% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 18.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 14.7% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 15.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 13.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTochigi CancerCenter78fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences1%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6278.7%
    2. Dentistry00.4%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Health Professions00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1113.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Computer Science22.1%
    2. Engineering00.5%
    3. Chemistry00.4%
    4. Mathematics00.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    6. Materials Science00.0%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    2. Psychology00.2%
    3. Social Sciences00.2%
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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.54× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.09× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× 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, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.09×62 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.54×11 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.41×1 works
  4. Dentistry0.83×0 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.80×0 works
  6. Nursing0.47×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×1 works
  8. Computer Science0.26×2 works
  9. Chemistry0.24×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.21×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.14×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.08×0 works
  14. Psychology0.07×0 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  16. Engineering0.03×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.01×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Tochigi Cancer Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Hirofumi Shirakawa, Kokichi Sugano and Hisayuki Matsushita lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tochigi Cancer Center.

  1. 1 Hirofumi Shirakawa Japan · #1,280,108 worldwide 2k citations · 84 works
  2. 2 Kokichi Sugano Japan · #2,048,818 worldwide 6k citations · 238 works
  3. 3 Hisayuki Matsushita Japan · #2,286,617 worldwide 786 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Rie Nakahara Japan · #2,455,928 worldwide 1.8k citations · 107 works
  5. 5 Haruhisa Matsuguma Japan · #2,626,389 worldwide 2.1k citations · 86 works
  6. 6 Seigo Yukisawa Japan · #2,691,890 worldwide 1.3k citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Yukari Kamiyama Japan · #3,400,055 worldwide 1.1k citations · 67 works
  8. 8 Kenjiro Kotake Japan · #3,423,663 worldwide 9.7k citations · 206 works
  9. 9 Yoshifumi Kuroki Japan · #3,574,560 worldwide 1.1k citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Shoichi Hishinuma Japan · #3,724,220 worldwide 2.6k citations · 83 works
All ranked researchers at Tochigi Cancer Center

What are the most cited papers from Tochigi Cancer Center?

The most cited paper from Tochigi Cancer Center is "Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR) guidelines 2016 for the treatment of colorectal cancer" (Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum et al., 2017), with 2,496 citations. Next come "A Randomized Trial Comparing Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy with Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil Versus Preoperative Chemotherapy for Localized Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Thoracic Esophagus (JCOG9907)" (1,459) and "Irinotecan plus Cisplatin Compared with Etoposide plus Cisplatin for Extensive Small-Cell Lung Cancer" (1,376).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR) guidelines 2016 for the treatment of colorectal cancer Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum et al. · International Journal of Clinical Oncology Open access 27 Mar 2017 2,496
2 A Randomized Trial Comparing Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy with Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil Versus Preoperative Chemotherapy for Localized Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Thoracic Esophagus (JCOG9907) Nobutoshi Ando, Hoichi Kato, Hiroyasu Igaki et al. · Annals of Surgical Oncology Open access 30 Aug 2011 1,459
3 Irinotecan plus Cisplatin Compared with Etoposide plus Cisplatin for Extensive Small-Cell Lung Cancer Kazumasa Noda, Yutaka Nishiwaki, Masaaki Kawahara et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 10 Jan 2002 1,376
4 Adjuvant chemotherapy of S-1 versus gemcitabine for resected pancreatic cancer: a phase 3, open-label, randomised, non-inferiority trial (JASPAC 01) Katsuhiko Uesaka, Narikazu Boku, Akira Fukutomi et al. · The Lancet 3 Jun 2016 1,145
5 Association between Body-Mass Index and Risk of Death in More Than 1 Million Asians Wei Zheng et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 23 Feb 2011 894
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tochigi Cancer Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Prognostic Factors, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Tumor Microenvironment, Immunotherapy, Survival Analysis and Tumor Markers.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy15▲ 28×19 topics
  2. Clinical Practice Guidelines10▲ 23×10 topics
  3. Prognostic Factors8▲ 25×10 topics
  4. Epidemiology7▲ 2.2×25 topics
  5. Neoadjuvant Therapy7▲ 38×5 topics
  6. Tumor Microenvironment7▲ 19×8 topics
  7. Immunotherapy6▲ 11×15 topics
  8. Survival Analysis5▲ 22×6 topics
  9. Inflammation4▲ 2.6×19 topics
  10. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy4▲ 63×2 topics
  11. Tumor Markers4▲ 63×2 topics
  12. Endoscopic Resection4▲ 51×2 topics
  13. Cancer4▲ 3.6×25 topics
  14. Metastasis4▲ 14×10 topics
  15. Surgical Management4▲ 12×8 topics
  16. Targeted Therapy3▲ 19×4 topics
  17. Molecular Characterization3▲ 24×4 topics
  18. Osteosarcoma3▲ 90×1 topic
  19. Quality of Life3▲ 3.0×11 topics
  20. Soft Tissue Sarcoma3▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Gastric Cancer3▲ 37×3 topics
  22. Adjuvant Therapy3▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Clinical Trials3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  24. Laparoscopic Surgery3▲ 31×4 topics
  25. Adjuvant Chemotherapy3▲ 49×2 topics
  26. Chemoradiation3▲ 52×2 topics
  27. Prevention3▲ 8.2×6 topics
  28. Immune Checkpoint Blockade2▲ 28×1 topic
  29. PD-1 and PD-L12▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Breast Cancer2▲ 12×8 topics
  31. Prognostic Markers2▲ 28×3 topics
  32. Radiotherapy2▲ 7.9×11 topics
  33. Rectal Cancer2▲ 78×1 topic
  34. Total Mesorectal Excision2▲ 78×1 topic
  35. Lymph Node Dissection2▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy2▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Surgery2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  38. Cholangiocarcinoma2▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Molecular Profiling2▲ 27×3 topics
  40. Pancreatic Cancer2▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Tochigi Cancer Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes.

Sarcoma Diagnosis and Tr…3Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…2Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgic…2Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 2 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…2Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Studies: 2 fractional worksCholangiocarcinoma and G…2Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 2 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Resear…2Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksAI in cancer detection2AI in cancer detection: 2 fractional worksMetastasis and carcinoma…1Metastasis and carcinoma case studies: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncologySurgeryArtificial Intelligence

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

  1. 1 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  3. 3 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Metastasis and carcinoma case studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tochigi Cancer Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% 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 Tochigi Cancer Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00032% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Tochigi Cancer Center0.00028% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Tochigi Cancer Center 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.

10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2022Tochigi Cancer Center3.4% in 2022200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.6% in 2007.

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