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University of Tsukuba Hospital

In research, University of Tsukuba Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#5,987 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,877 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,311
of 28,054 · #20,149 all time
Rank in Japan
#437
of 1,070
Research works
1.3k
▲ 97% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is University of Tsukuba Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #5,987 of 10,443 8.6%254 #7201
Health SciencesDomain #6,877 of 11,982 9.0%269 #8278

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

What does University of Tsukuba Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 51.5 works6.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.95× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.69× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.91× its world share, 254 worksMedicineNursing: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Tsukuba Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Yumiko Maruyama, Yoshiaki Inoue and Takeshi Yamada lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Tsukuba Hospital.

  1. 1 Yumiko Maruyama Japan · #1,068,686 worldwide 16 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Yoshiaki Inoue Japan · #1,223,075 worldwide 31 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Takeshi Yamada Japan · #1,533,799 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Tsukuba Hospital

Which keywords describe research at University of Tsukuba Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Treatment, Radiotherapy, Surgical Management, Complications, Diagnosis and Prognostic Factors.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology39▲ 2.9×96 topics
  2. Inflammation16▲ 2.3×50 topics
  3. Treatment16▲ 3.8×37 topics
  4. Chemotherapy15▲ 6.5×21 topics
  5. Diagnosis13▲ 4.1×32 topics
  6. Radiotherapy11▲ 8.4×13 topics
  7. Surgical Management11▲ 7.8×15 topics
  8. Complications10▲ 6.2×14 topics
  9. Clinical Practice Guidelines10▲ 5.7×14 topics
  10. Quality of Life10▲ 2.1×33 topics
  11. Management10▲ 3.9×24 topics
  12. Immunotherapy10▲ 4.1×16 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors10▲ 6.7×14 topics
  14. Risk Factors10▲ 2.6×22 topics
  15. Neurological Disorders8▲ 4.1×16 topics
  16. Rehabilitation8▲ 5.8×11 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations7▲ 5.0×19 topics
  18. Clinical Trials7▲ 3.2×13 topics
  19. Genetics6▲ 2.7×16 topics
  20. Surgery6▲ 5.2×9 topics
  21. Guidelines6▲ 3.8×11 topics
  22. Survival Analysis6▲ 6.4×7 topics
  23. Echocardiography6▲ 6.3×8 topics
  24. Heart Failure6▲ 3.9×13 topics
  25. Molecular Classification5▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Neuroprotection5▲ 4.4×11 topics
  27. Pain Management5▲ 6.7×7 topics
  28. Prognosis5▲ 4.7×8 topics
  29. Robotic Surgery5▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Biomechanics5▲ 4.7×7 topics
  31. Pathophysiology5▲ 4.6×8 topics
  32. Chronic Kidney Disease5▲ 5.6×8 topics
  33. Chronic Pain4▲ 6.1×5 topics
  34. Breast Cancer4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  35. Functional Recovery4▲ 8.1×4 topics
  36. Anticoagulant Therapy4▲ 9.5×4 topics
  37. Clinical Management4▲ 6.9×8 topics
  38. Mechanical Ventilation4▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Molecular Profiling4▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Radiosurgery4▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Tsukuba Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Tracheal and airway disorders, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry.

Tracheal and airway diso…3Tracheal and airway disorders: 3 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…3Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Do…3Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 3 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…2Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 2 fractional worksHead and Neck Surgical O…2Head and Neck Surgical Oncology: 2 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 2 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGeneticsSurgeryRehabilitation3 others

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

  1. 1 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 3 works
  3. 3 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 works
  6. 6 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 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 available51.3%not open48.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Tsukuba Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 97% 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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