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Tsukuba Memorial Hospital

In research, Tsukuba Memorial Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#11,492 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,554 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#22,277
of 22,385 · #32,163 all time
Rank in Japan
#908
of 924
Research works
353
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.3k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Tsukuba Memorial Hospital

What is Tsukuba Memorial 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 #11,492 of 14,558 2.2%302
Health SciencesDomain #13,554 of 16,688 2.3%312

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

In 2022-now, 89% of research at Tsukuba Memorial Hospital is in Health Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (86%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%), Neuroscience (2%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 66 fractional works · 89.3% of its workMedicine: 64 fractional works · 86.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 16.4% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 13.5% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKTsukuba MemorialHospital74fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences89%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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6486.3%
    2. Dentistry11.2%
    3. Health Professions11.0%
    4. Nursing10.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.6%
    2. Neuroscience22.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering11.0%
    2. Environmental Science00.6%
    3. Computer Science00.3%
    4. Mathematics00.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    2. Social Sciences00.4%
    3. Psychology00.0%
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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.40× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.49× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.49×64 works
  2. Dentistry2.40×1 works
  3. Nursing1.64×1 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.51×0 works
  5. Neuroscience1.46×2 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.97×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.68×3 works
  8. Health Professions0.39×1 works
  9. Mathematics0.23×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.11×0 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  13. Engineering0.07×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.03×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.01×0 works
  17. Psychology0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Tsukuba Memorial Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Masataka Fukue, Masayuki Igawa and Kenichi Okamura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tsukuba Memorial Hospital.

  1. 1 Masataka Fukue Japan · #1,734,539 worldwide 216 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Masayuki Igawa Japan · #2,356,073 worldwide 582 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Kenichi Okamura Japan · #4,349,590 worldwide 184 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 K. Yamasaki Japan · #4,353,042 worldwide 1.4k citations · 78 works
  5. 5 Kanan Kurahashi Japan · #4,531,275 worldwide 97 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Takafumi Inoue Japan · #4,582,384 worldwide 392 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Yasunori Funayama Japan · #4,618,316 worldwide 614 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Atsuko Soeda Japan · #4,916,954 worldwide 275 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Yuichi Dai Japan · #4,955,765 worldwide 430 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Masayuki Fujisaki Japan · #4,962,518 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Tsukuba Memorial Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Tsukuba Memorial Hospital?

The most cited paper from Tsukuba Memorial Hospital is "Somatic RHOA mutation in angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma" (Mamiko Sakata‐Yanagimoto et al., 2014), with 653 citations. Next come "Receptor-Mediated Monitoring of Tissue Well-Being Via Detection of Soluble Heparan Sulfate by Toll-Like Receptor 4" (653) and "The Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2020 (J-SSCG 2020)" (252).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Somatic RHOA mutation in angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma Mamiko Sakata‐Yanagimoto et al. · Nature Genetics 12 Jan 2014 653
2 Receptor-Mediated Monitoring of Tissue Well-Being Via Detection of Soluble Heparan Sulfate by Toll-Like Receptor 4 Geoffrey Bates Johnson, Gregory J. Brunn, Yuzo Kodaira et al. · The Journal of Immunology May 2002 653
3 The Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2020 (J-SSCG 2020) Moritoki Egi et al. · Journal of Intensive Care Open access226 authors 25 Aug 2021 252
4 Influence of Deteriorating Ability of Emotional Comprehension on Interpersonal Behavior in Alzheimer-Type Dementia Akio Shimokawa, Naomi Yatomi, Sachiko Anamizu et al. · Brain and Cognition Dec 2001 139
5 Comparison of Levels of Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Versus Unstable Angina Pectoris Versus Stable Angina Pectoris Daiju Fukuda, Kenei Shimada, Atsushi Tanaka et al. · The American Journal of Cardiology 18 Nov 2005 139
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tsukuba Memorial Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Surgical Management, Management, Anticoagulant Therapy, Endovascular Repair, Guidelines, Risk Factors and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.3×36 topics
  2. Surgical Management5▲ 15×8 topics
  3. Management4▲ 7.2×15 topics
  4. Anticoagulant Therapy4▲ 40×3 topics
  5. Risk Factors4▲ 4.4×11 topics
  6. Diagnosis3▲ 4.9×14 topics
  7. Inflammation3▲ 2.1×21 topics
  8. Endovascular Repair3▲ 48×3 topics
  9. Treatment3▲ 3.5×16 topics
  10. Guidelines3▲ 8.7×10 topics
  11. Chemotherapy3▲ 5.3×10 topics
  12. Endovascular Treatment3▲ 65×2 topics
  13. Quality of Life3▲ 2.6×12 topics
  14. Radiosurgery3▲ 40×3 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  16. Biomechanics2▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Stroke Prevention2▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks2▲ 64×2 topics
  19. Genetic Susceptibility2▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Pathophysiology2▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Catheter Ablation2▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  23. Clinical Management2▲ 16×4 topics
  24. Aortic Aneurysm2▲ 42×2 topics
  25. Echocardiography2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  26. Atrial Fibrillation2▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Risk Stratification2▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Embolization2▲ 35×2 topics
  29. Molecular Profiling2▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Postoperative Complications2▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Angiogenesis2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  32. Aortic Dissection2▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Bicuspid Aortic Valve2▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Matrix Metalloproteinases2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Neuroinflammation2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  36. Critical Care2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  37. Gene Expression Profiling2▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Sepsis2▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Thrombus Formation2▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Chronic Subdural Hematoma1▲ 131×1 topic

Which research topics does Tsukuba Memorial Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications and Aortic aneurysm repair treatments.

Atrial Fibrillation Mana…2Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treat…2Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 2 fractional worksNeurosurgical Procedures and Complications: 1 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair t…1Aortic aneurysm repair treatments: 1 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: …1Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 1 fractional worksVascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Pathology Studies: 1 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseas…1Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 1 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksMeningioma and schwannoma management: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineNeurologyPathology and Forensic Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications Neurology 1 works
  4. 4 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 1 works
  6. 6 Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment Neurology 1 works
  7. 7 Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Meningioma and schwannoma management Epidemiology 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 available53.5%not open46.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tsukuba Memorial Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Tsukuba Memorial Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00038% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Tsukuba Memorial Hospital0.00028% in 20251990200020102020

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