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Tochigi Medical Center

In research, Tochigi Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#8,510 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,273 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,972
of 28,054 · #25,919 all time
Rank in Japan
#859
of 1,070
Research works
620
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Tochigi Medical Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #8,510 of 10,443 8.1%71 #11135
Health SciencesDomain #10,273 of 11,982 7.9%75 #14140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tochigi Medical 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).

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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.51× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.04× its world share, 71 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tochigi Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Michinaga Takahashi, Hiroshi Iwabuchi and Kimio Uchiyama lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tochigi Medical Center.

  1. 1 Michinaga Takahashi Japan · #1,105,219 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Hiroshi Iwabuchi Japan · #1,315,368 worldwide 20 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Kimio Uchiyama Japan · #1,372,147 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Hiroaki Arai Japan · #1,427,865 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Tochigi Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Tochigi Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Surgical Management, Chemotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Treatment, Complications and Immunotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 3.5×58 topics
  2. Surgical Management8▲ 21×18 topics
  3. Chemotherapy7▲ 10×12 topics
  4. Inflammation6▲ 3.1×35 topics
  5. Treatment6▲ 5.3×22 topics
  6. Prognostic Factors6▲ 14×10 topics
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 11×12 topics
  8. Complications5▲ 10×11 topics
  9. Diagnosis5▲ 5.5×19 topics
  10. Immunotherapy4▲ 6.8×12 topics
  11. Radiotherapy4▲ 11×10 topics
  12. Risk Factors3▲ 3.1×16 topics
  13. Pathogenesis3▲ 6.4×11 topics
  14. Quality of Life3▲ 2.2×16 topics
  15. Survival Analysis3▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Management3▲ 3.6×15 topics
  17. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  18. Metastasis2▲ 8.2×6 topics
  19. Gastric Cancer2▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  21. Molecular Characterization2▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Molecular Classification2▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  25. PET Imaging2▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Prevention2▲ 5.1×7 topics
  27. Shoulder Function2▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Targeted Therapy2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  29. Guidelines2▲ 4.4×8 topics
  30. Rehabilitation2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  31. Endoscopic Resection2▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Prognosis2▲ 6.1×7 topics
  33. Echocardiography2▲ 7.0×7 topics
  34. Pathophysiology2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  35. Lymph Node Dissection2▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Molecular Pathology2▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy2▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Tumor Markers2▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Prophylaxis2▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Tochigi Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Lung Cancer Research Studies, Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment and Shoulder Injury and Treatment.

Gastric Cancer Managemen…2Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Stu…1Lung Cancer Research Studies: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 1 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksSalivary Gland Tumors Di…1Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksOral and Maxillofacial Pathology: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncologyGastroenterologySurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastroenterology 1 works
  4. 4 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 1 works
  6. 6 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes 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 available57.7%not open42.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tochigi Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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