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United States Naval Hospital Okinawa

In research, United States Naval Hospital Okinawa stands highest in Health Sciences (#19,028 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#17,011 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#39,149
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,813
of 2,112
Research works
182
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is United States Naval Hospital Okinawa 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
Health SciencesDomain #19,028 of 20,462 8.3%146
MedicineField #17,011 of 17,978 7.7%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Naval Hospital Okinawa 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.22× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.27× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.67× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 4.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Naval Hospital Okinawa?

Ranked on the composite score, Kiyoshi Ishikawa, Tsutomu Kawabata and Keiichiro Genka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Naval Hospital Okinawa.

  1. 1 Kiyoshi Ishikawa Japan · #822,992 worldwide 13 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Tsutomu Kawabata Japan · #840,573 worldwide 11 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Keiichiro Genka Japan · #914,350 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Masayuki Kuniyoshi Japan · #978,958 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Morio Ohta Japan · #1,111,417 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at United States Naval Hospital Okinawa

Which research topics does United States Naval Hospital Okinawa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Travel-related health issues, Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies.

Travel-related health issues: 1 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare …0COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 0 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…0Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 0 fractional worksRestless Legs Syndrome Research: 0 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 0 fractional worksEthics in medical practice0Ethics in medical practice: 0 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 0 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 0 fractional worksGun Ownership and Violen…0Gun Ownership and Violence Research: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineOncologyEmergency Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Travel-related health issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 0 works
  4. 4 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Restless Legs Syndrome Research Epidemiology 0 works
  6. 6 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  7. 7 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 0 works
  9. 9 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 0 works
  10. 10 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 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 available39.0%not open61.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.0%domestic only65.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Naval Hospital Okinawa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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