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Uji Hospital

In research, Uji Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#5,509 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,522 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,938
of 22,385 · #26,216 all time
Rank in Japan
#615
of 924
Research works
763
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.5k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Uji Hospital

What is Uji Hospital known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #5,509 of 8,541 5.2%99 #10646
Health SciencesDomain #6,522 of 9,902 5.6%105 #12865

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

In 2022-now, 84% of research at Uji Hospital is in Health Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (80%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%), Health Professions (3%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 115 fractional works · 84.2% of its workMedicine: 109 fractional works · 80.0% of its workSurgery: 18 fractional works · 12.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 11.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 9.2% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 7.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKUji Hospital137fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences84%Social Sciences3%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10980.0%
    2. Health Professions42.8%
    3. Nursing10.8%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology64.3%
    2. Neuroscience21.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Engineering32.4%
    2. Environmental Science10.9%
    3. Computer Science10.5%
    4. Materials Science10.5%
    5. Energy00.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Arts and Humanities11.0%
    2. Social Sciences10.8%
    3. Psychology10.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.16× its world share, 109 worksMedicineNursing: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.16×109 works
  2. Nursing1.65×1 works
  3. Veterinary1.20×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.05×2 works
  5. Dentistry1.05×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.05×4 works
  7. Neuroscience1.02×2 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.83×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.81×6 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.35×1 works
  11. Psychology0.24×1 works
  12. Environmental Science0.18×1 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×0 works
  14. Engineering0.16×3 works
  15. Materials Science0.16×1 works
  16. Energy0.13×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.13×1 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.07×1 works
  20. Social Sciences0.06×1 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Uji Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Takeharu Tonai, Takeshi Serikawa and Koichi Morota lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Uji Hospital.

  1. 1 Takeharu Tonai Japan · #1,403,976 worldwide 2.9k citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Takeshi Serikawa Japan · #2,083,733 worldwide 948 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Koichi Morota Japan · #2,631,577 worldwide 148 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Yushi Sakamoto Japan · #3,852,503 worldwide 417 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Muneo Nakamura Japan · #4,143,054 worldwide 237 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Kozo Fukuyama Japan · #4,159,422 worldwide 278 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Makoto Ogi Japan · #4,314,180 worldwide 279 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Yamato Fukuda Japan · #4,547,147 worldwide 285 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Taku Koyama Japan · #4,574,457 worldwide 271 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Teru Nada Japan · #4,933,719 worldwide 565 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Uji Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Uji Hospital?

The most cited paper from Uji Hospital is "Molecular Characterization of a Phospholipase D Generating Anandamide and Its Congeners" (Yasuo Okamoto, Jun Morishita, Kazuhito Tsuboi et al., 2004), with 814 citations. Next come "A Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism in the Translation Initiation Codon: Effect on Protein Activity and Relation to Bone Mineral Density in Japanese Women" (656) and "Atherosclerosis: Known and unknown" (522).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Molecular Characterization of a Phospholipase D Generating Anandamide and Its Congeners Yasuo Okamoto, Jun Morishita, Kazuhito Tsuboi et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Feb 2004 814
2 A Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism in the Translation Initiation Codon: Effect on Protein Activity and Relation to Bone Mineral Density in Japanese Women Hidekazu Arai, Ken‐ichi Miyamoto, Yutaka Taketani et al. · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Jun 1997 656
3 Atherosclerosis: Known and unknown Jianglin Fan, Teruo Watanabe · Pathology International 25 Jan 2022 522
4 Clinical Application of Pulsed Doppler Tissue Imaging for Assessing Abnormal Left Ventricular Relaxation Takashi Oki, Tomotsugu Tabata, Hirotsugu Yamada et al. · The American Journal of Cardiology Apr 1997 490
5 Molecular Characterization of N-Acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing Acid Amidase, a Novel Member of the Choloylglycine Hydrolase Family with Structural and Functional Similarity to Acid Ceramidase Kazuhito Tsuboi, Yongxin Sun, Yasuo Okamoto et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access 18 Jan 2005 332
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Which keywords describe research at Uji Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Stroke Prevention, Surgical Management, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Guidelines, Diagnosis, Treatment and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 2.5×57 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 2.5×33 topics
  3. Treatment7▲ 4.3×24 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 4.4×25 topics
  5. Diagnosis7▲ 5.2×21 topics
  6. Risk Factors6▲ 4.3×12 topics
  7. Stroke Prevention6▲ 37×2 topics
  8. Magnetic Resonance Imaging6▲ 17×5 topics
  9. Surgical Management6▲ 11×15 topics
  10. Guidelines6▲ 8.6×7 topics
  11. Anticoagulant Therapy5▲ 29×3 topics
  12. Quality of Life5▲ 2.5×17 topics
  13. Catheter Ablation4▲ 27×2 topics
  14. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention4▲ 24×4 topics
  15. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 14×5 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations4▲ 6.9×12 topics
  17. Global Burden4▲ 5.5×7 topics
  18. Atherosclerosis4▲ 10×7 topics
  19. Cerebrovascular Events4▲ 53×2 topics
  20. Clinical Outcomes4▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Endovascular Treatment4▲ 48×2 topics
  22. Complications4▲ 5.1×9 topics
  23. Echocardiography4▲ 9.2×8 topics
  24. Rehabilitation4▲ 6.4×9 topics
  25. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 4.5×9 topics
  26. Carotid Artery Stenosis3▲ 49×1 topic
  27. Endarterectomy3▲ 49×1 topic
  28. Heart Failure3▲ 5.2×10 topics
  29. Neuroprotection3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  30. Revascularization3▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Atrial Fibrillation3▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Risk Stratification3▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Ischemic Stroke3▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Embolization3▲ 31×3 topics
  35. Radiosurgery3▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 7.3×9 topics
  37. Hemodynamics2▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Low Back Pain2▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 16×4 topics
  40. Surgical Treatment2▲ 9.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Uji Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications and Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics.

Cerebrovascular and Caro…3Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 3 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…3Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: …2Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 2 fractional worksCoronary Interventions a…2Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…2Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …2Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineNeurologySurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 2 works
  4. 4 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 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 available58.0%not open42.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Uji Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Uji Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00056% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Uji Hospital0.00055% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Uji Hospital7.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.1% in 2013.

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