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Tsurugi Hospital

In research, Tsurugi Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#11,946 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,297 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,113
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,820
of 1,923
Research works
204
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.79×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Tsurugi Hospital

What is Tsurugi 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 #11,946 of 14,558 3.3%171
Health SciencesDomain #14,297 of 16,688 3.3%176

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

In 2022-now, 92% of research at Tsurugi Hospital is in Health Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (90%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%), Health Professions (1%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 38 fractional works · 91.7% of its workMedicine: 37 fractional works · 90.2% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 18.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 13.8% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 10.2% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 9.0% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% 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: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTsurugi Hospital41fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences0%Health Sciences92%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 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3790.2%
    2. Health Professions00.9%
    3. Nursing00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.5%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Social Sciences00.9%
    2. Decision Sciences00.8%
    3. Psychology00.7%
    1. Engineering00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.69× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× 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, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.69×37 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.66×0 works
  3. Nursing1.23×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.84×2 works
  5. Decision Sciences0.83×0 works
  6. Health Professions0.35×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.30×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.23×0 works
  9. Psychology0.22×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.07×0 works
  11. Engineering0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Tsurugi Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Shizuo Hatashita, Shingo Takeuchi and Hidetomo Yamasaki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tsurugi Hospital.

  1. 1 Shizuo Hatashita Japan · #2,425,523 worldwide 1.6k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Shingo Takeuchi Japan · #3,270,478 worldwide 319 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Hidetomo Yamasaki Japan · #3,911,162 worldwide 248 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Norimitsu Kurogi Japan · #3,914,499 worldwide 189 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Takahiro Terashima Japan · #4,301,026 worldwide 434 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Koji HINO Japan · #4,571,710 worldwide 77 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Yoshihiro Takasaka Japan · #5,310,826 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Tsurugi Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Tsurugi Hospital?

The most cited paper from Tsurugi Hospital is "Peripheral blood levels of matrix metalloproteases-2 and -9 are elevated in patients with acute coronary syndromes" (Hisashi Kai, Hisao Ikeda, Hideo Yasukawa et al., 1998), with 593 citations. Next come "Prospective Clinical Comparisons of Anatomic Double-Bundle versus Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Procedures in 328 Consecutive Patients" (297) and "2015 Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy: Guidelines for Renal Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease" (254).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Peripheral blood levels of matrix metalloproteases-2 and -9 are elevated in patients with acute coronary syndromes Hisashi Kai, Hisao Ikeda, Hideo Yasukawa et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access Aug 1998 593
2 Prospective Clinical Comparisons of Anatomic Double-Bundle versus Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Procedures in 328 Consecutive Patients Eiji Kondo, Kazunori Yasuda, Hirotaka Azuma et al. · The American Journal of Sports Medicine 19 May 2008 297
3 2015 Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy: Guidelines for Renal Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease Hiroyasu Yamamoto, Shinichi Nishi, Tadashi Tomo et al. · Renal Replacement Therapy Open access 8 Jun 2017 254
4 High expression of Toll-like receptor 4/myeloid differentiation factor 88 signals correlates with poor prognosis in colorectal cancer E L Wang, Zhi Rong Qian, Masahiko Nakasono et al. · British Journal of Cancer Open access 9 Feb 2010 240
5 Impact of Inflammation on Ferritin, Hepcidin and the Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease Norishi Ueda, Kazuya Takasawa · Nutrients Open access 27 Aug 2018 230
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tsurugi Hospital?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 3.1×29 topics
  2. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 18×10 topics
  3. Chemotherapy4▲ 12×12 topics
  4. Diagnosis3▲ 7.8×12 topics
  5. Treatment3▲ 6.0×16 topics
  6. Immunotherapy3▲ 9.3×9 topics
  7. Inflammation2▲ 2.6×19 topics
  8. Management2▲ 7.0×12 topics
  9. Prognostic Factors2▲ 13×7 topics
  10. Quality of Life2▲ 3.8×13 topics
  11. Surgical Management2▲ 12×8 topics
  12. Hepatocellular Carcinoma2▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Prostate Cancer2▲ 34×3 topics
  14. Cardiac Surgery2▲ 58×2 topics
  15. Breast Cancer2▲ 17×6 topics
  16. Complications2▲ 8.4×7 topics
  17. Survival Analysis2▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 16×5 topics
  19. Biomarkers1▲ 4.6×5 topics
  20. Clinical Trials1▲ 4.7×4 topics
  21. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.93×11 topics
  22. Radiation Therapy1▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Cancer Incidence1▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  25. Hemorrhage1▲ 41×2 topics
  26. Molecular Characterization1▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Population-Based Study1▲ 43×2 topics
  28. Cancer Treatment1▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Insulin Resistance1▲ 5.6×3 topics
  30. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 3.2×4 topics
  31. Mortality1▲ 4.7×4 topics
  32. Mortality Risk1▲ 12×3 topics
  33. PET Imaging1▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Radiofrequency Ablation1▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Anemia1▲ 26×3 topics
  36. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.2×10 topics
  37. Critical Care1▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Endovascular Repair1▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Liver Cancer1▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Sorafenib1▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Tsurugi Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis, Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment and Congenital Heart Disease Studies.

Hepatocellular Carcinoma…1Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 1 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatmen…1Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…1Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 1 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treat…1Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 1 fractional worksBlood transfusion and management: 1 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 1 fractional worksMultiple and Secondary P…1Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers: 1 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksHemostasis and retained surgical items: 1 fractional works
HepatologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyBiochemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 1 works
  2. 2 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Hemostasis and retained surgical items Hematology 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 available58.8%not open41.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.9%domestic only96.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tsurugi Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower 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 Tsurugi Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00019% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Tsurugi Hospital0.00023% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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