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Tokushima Hospital

In research, Tokushima Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#9,337 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,249 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,239
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,561
of 1,923
Research works
226
▲ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.84×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Tokushima Hospital

What is Tokushima 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 #9,337 of 14,558 5.0%172
Health SciencesDomain #11,249 of 16,688 4.8%180

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

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Tokushima Hospital is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (75%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Neuroscience (5%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 29 fractional works · 82.0% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 74.7% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 11.9% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 13.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTokushimaHospital35fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences82%Social Sciences2%

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. Medicine2674.7%
    2. Health Professions24.5%
    3. Nursing12.3%
    4. Dentistry00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology26.2%
    2. Neuroscience24.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.9%
    1. Engineering01.4%
    2. Environmental Science01.3%
    3. Computer Science00.4%
    4. Chemistry00.3%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences00.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    3. Psychology00.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
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: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.00× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.88× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 4.62× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.62×1 works
  2. Medicine3.88×26 works
  3. Neuroscience3.00×2 works
  4. Health Professions1.70×2 works
  5. Dentistry1.30×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.16×2 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.91×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.27×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×0 works
  10. Chemistry0.22×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.11×0 works
  12. Psychology0.10×0 works
  13. Engineering0.09×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.06×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.05×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Tokushima Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Hiroyuki Michiwaki, Takeo Ishimoto and Katsuhito Adachi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tokushima Hospital.

  1. 1 Hiroyuki Michiwaki Japan · #3,772,131 worldwide 141 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Takeo Ishimoto Japan · #3,974,553 worldwide 451 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Katsuhito Adachi Japan · #4,130,900 worldwide 504 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Takashi Oki Japan · #4,384,533 worldwide 2.8k citations · 152 works
  5. 5 Shigefumi Emi Japan · #4,562,916 worldwide 122 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Norio Nagase Japan · #4,701,219 worldwide 1.2k citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Yoshifumi Oishi Japan · #4,937,770 worldwide 1.4k citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Yoshiharu Arii Japan · #5,135,526 worldwide 30 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Nusrat Ara Japan · #5,368,540 worldwide 380 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Tokushima Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Tokushima Hospital?

The most cited paper from Tokushima Hospital is "Panitumumab vs Bevacizumab Added to Standard First-line Chemotherapy and Overall Survival Among Patients With RAS Wild-type, Left-Sided Metastatic Colorectal Cancer" (Jun Watanabe et al., 2023), with 281 citations. Next come "The Functional Role of Longitudinal, Circumferential, and Radial Myocardial Deformation for Regulating the Early Impairment of Left Ventricular Contraction and Relaxation in Patients With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Study With Two-Dimensional Strain Imaging" (251) and "Enhanced Inflammation in Epicardial Fat in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease" (174).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Panitumumab vs Bevacizumab Added to Standard First-line Chemotherapy and Overall Survival Among Patients With RAS Wild-type, Left-Sided Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Jun Watanabe et al. · JAMA Open access 18 Apr 2023 281
2 The Functional Role of Longitudinal, Circumferential, and Radial Myocardial Deformation for Regulating the Early Impairment of Left Ventricular Contraction and Relaxation in Patients With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Study With Two-Dimensional Strain Imaging Yukio Mizuguchi, Yoshifumi Oishi, Hirokazu Miyoshi et al. · Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Oct 2008 251
3 Enhanced Inflammation in Epicardial Fat in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Yoichiro Hirata, Hirotsugu Kurobe, Masashi Akaike et al. · International Heart Journal Open access 2011 174
4 Concentric left ventricular hypertrophy brings deterioration of systolic longitudinal, circumferential, and radial myocardial deformation in hypertensive patients with preserved left ventricular pump function Yukio Mizuguchi, Yoshifumi Oishi, Hirokazu Miyoshi et al. · Journal of Cardiology Open access 3 Sep 2009 150
5 Conservative Treatment for Osteochondrosis of the Humeral Capitellum Tetsuya Matsuura, Shinji Kashiwaguchi, Takenobu Iwase et al. · The American Journal of Sports Medicine 24 Jan 2008 146
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Which keywords describe research at Tokushima Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Hemodialysis, Heart Failure and Mortality.

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

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation4▲ 5.7×16 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 2.9×27 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 9.9×12 topics
  4. Chronic Kidney Disease4▲ 43×6 topics
  5. Quality of Life3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  6. Treatment2▲ 5.1×14 topics
  7. Hemodialysis2▲ 68×2 topics
  8. Heart Failure2▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Mortality2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress2▲ 3.0×7 topics
  11. Diabetes2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  12. Nutrition2▲ 11×2 topics
  13. Diagnosis2▲ 4.9×14 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 7.8×8 topics
  16. Prognosis1▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Risk Factors1▲ 3.6×8 topics
  18. Clinical Trials1▲ 5.4×6 topics
  19. Dialysis1▲ 72×1 topic
  20. Glycemic Control1▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Insulin Therapy1▲ 29×3 topics
  22. Peritoneal Dialysis1▲ 72×1 topic
  23. Acute Kidney Injury1▲ 67×2 topics
  24. Complications1▲ 7.0×5 topics
  25. Renal Failure1▲ 75×2 topics
  26. Management1▲ 4.1×10 topics
  27. Biomarkers1▲ 4.1×5 topics
  28. Parkinson's Disease1▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Stroke1▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Tokushima Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis, Acute Kidney Injury Research and Diabetes Treatment and Management.

Dialysis and Renal Disea…1Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 1 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters…1Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 1 fractional worksAcute Kidney Injury Rese…1Acute Kidney Injury Research: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and M…1Diabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases: 1 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional worksMuscle and Compartmental…0Muscle and Compartmental Disorders: 0 fractional worksErythropoietin and Anemia Treatment: 0 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 0 fractional worksDiet and metabolism stud…0Diet and metabolism studies: 0 fractional works
NephrologyEmergency Medical ServicesEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 1 works
  2. 2 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  3. 3 Acute Kidney Injury Research Nephrology 1 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  5. 5 Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 1 works
  7. 7 Muscle and Compartmental Disorders Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment Hematology 0 works
  9. 9 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 0 works
  10. 10 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 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 available47.5%not open52.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tokushima Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Tokushima Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Tokushima Hospital0.00020% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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