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Tomishiro Central Hospital

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World rank, all time
#34,511
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,876
of 1,923
Research works
130
▼ 58% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Tomishiro Central Hospital

Which fields of science does Tomishiro Central Hospital work in?

In all years, 87% of research at Tomishiro Central Hospital is in Health Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (85%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Immunology and Microbiology (3%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 113 fractional works · 87.1% of its workMedicine: 111 fractional works · 85.5% of its workSurgery: 23 fractional works · 17.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 12.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 9.5% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 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 workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTomishiro CentralHospital130fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences87%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11185.5%
    2. Health Professions10.9%
    3. Dentistry10.5%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology64.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology42.9%
    3. Neuroscience11.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Engineering21.7%
    2. Materials Science10.6%
    3. Computer Science00.4%
    4. Chemistry00.2%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
    6. Environmental Science00.1%
    1. Social Sciences00.4%
    2. Psychology00.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
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.

Who are the top researchers at Tomishiro Central Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Yoshiki Shiohira, Satoshi Yamaguchi and Masahiro Tamashiro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tomishiro Central Hospital.

  1. 1 Yoshiki Shiohira Japan · #1,322,280 worldwide 1.1k citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Satoshi Yamaguchi Japan · #2,269,297 worldwide 2.2k citations · 152 works
  3. 3 Masahiro Tamashiro Japan · #2,797,382 worldwide 524 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Takayuki Adachi Japan · #3,294,648 worldwide 57 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Kageyuki Oba Japan · #3,359,010 worldwide 192 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Masamori Shimabuku Japan · #4,128,956 worldwide 95 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Kazuhito Tatsu Japan · #4,212,931 worldwide 42 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Nobuhiro Shimabukuro Japan · #4,648,637 worldwide 92 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Moriichi Sugama Japan · #4,698,483 worldwide 22 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Osamu Arasaki Japan · #4,777,963 worldwide 623 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Tomishiro Central Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Tomishiro Central Hospital?

The most cited paper from Tomishiro Central Hospital is "Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Asia: a systematic review and analysis" (Thaminda Liyanage, Tadashi Toyama, Carinna Hockham et al., 2022), with 353 citations. Next come "Obesity-induced DNA released from adipocytes stimulates chronic adipose tissue inflammation and insulin resistance" (252) and "Kidney disease and obesity: epidemiology, mechanisms and treatment" (244).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Asia: a systematic review and analysis Thaminda Liyanage, Tadashi Toyama, Carinna Hockham et al. · BMJ Global Health ReviewOpen access 2022 353
2 Obesity-induced DNA released from adipocytes stimulates chronic adipose tissue inflammation and insulin resistance Sachiko Nishimoto, Daiju Fukuda, Yasutomi Higashikuni et al. · Science Advances Open access 4 Mar 2016 252
3 Kidney disease and obesity: epidemiology, mechanisms and treatment Niels Olsen Saraiva Câmara, Kunitoshi Iseki, Holly Kramer et al. · Nature Reviews Nephrology Review 16 Jan 2017 244
4 Adiposity and risk of decline in glomerular filtration rate: meta-analysis of individual participant data in a global consortium Alex R. Chang et al. · BMJ ReviewOpen access 10 Jan 2019 236
5 Metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease in Okinawa, Japan Hideaki Tanaka, Yoshiki Shiohira, Yoshinao Uezu et al. · Kidney International Open access 2006 205
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tomishiro Central Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Chronic Kidney Disease, Heart Failure, Guidelines, Mortality and Global Burden.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology14▲ 2.7×43 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 8.4×23 topics
  3. Inflammation12▲ 4.0×41 topics
  4. Chronic Kidney Disease7▲ 22×8 topics
  5. Heart Failure6▲ 11×12 topics
  6. Diagnosis6▲ 4.3×21 topics
  7. Guidelines6▲ 9.4×10 topics
  8. Global Burden6▲ 8.1×6 topics
  9. Mortality6▲ 8.9×8 topics
  10. Treatment6▲ 3.4×19 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 5.0×12 topics
  12. Quality of Life6▲ 3.1×17 topics
  13. Obesity5▲ 5.5×11 topics
  14. Risk Factors5▲ 3.9×14 topics
  15. Echocardiography5▲ 14×5 topics
  16. Surgical Management5▲ 8.6×14 topics
  17. Complications5▲ 7.2×9 topics
  18. Insulin Resistance4▲ 6.4×6 topics
  19. Atherosclerosis4▲ 7.5×8 topics
  20. Fibrosis4▲ 14×5 topics
  21. Chemotherapy3▲ 3.7×13 topics
  22. Hypertension3▲ 7.5×11 topics
  23. Hemodialysis3▲ 35×2 topics
  24. Prognostic Factors3▲ 5.3×10 topics
  25. Arrhythmias3▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Catheter Ablation3▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Diabetes3▲ 4.3×8 topics
  28. TGF-ß3▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 6.1×6 topics
  30. Inflammatory Response3▲ 28×3 topics
  31. Myocardial Infarction3▲ 8.3×6 topics
  32. Sudden Cardiac Death3▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Diabetic Nephropathy3▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Glomerular Filtration Rate3▲ 63×1 topic
  35. Dialysis3▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Peritoneal Dialysis3▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Neurocognitive Function2▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Glucose Metabolism2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Endovascular Repair2▲ 20×3 topics
  40. Stroke Prevention2▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Tomishiro Central Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management.

Cardiac electrophysiolog…0Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 0 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease a…0Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 0 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 0 fractional worksCardiac tumors and thrombi: 0 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treat…0Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 0 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 0 fractional worksAcute Kidney Injury Research: 0 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineNephrologyPathology and Forensic MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  2. 2 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 0 works
  3. 3 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 0 works
  5. 5 Cardiac tumors and thrombi Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  10. 10 Acute Kidney Injury Research Nephrology 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 available58.2%not open41.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.3%domestic only83.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tomishiro Central Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 58% lower 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 Tomishiro Central Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000068% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Tomishiro Central Hospital0.000057% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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