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Ureshino Medical Center

In research, Ureshino Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#12,499 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,648 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine (Medicine is 4.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#34,356
of 34,923
Rank in Japan
#1,850
of 1,923
Research works
195
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.79×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Ureshino Medical Center

What is Ureshino Medical Center 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 #12,499 of 14,558 2.8%163
Health SciencesDomain #14,648 of 16,688 2.7%167

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ureshino Medical Center 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 Ureshino Medical Center work in?

In 2022-now, 91% of research at Ureshino Medical Center is in Health Sciences, 4% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (88%), Health Professions (2%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (2%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 39 fractional works · 90.9% of its workMedicine: 37 fractional works · 87.6% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 19.2% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 13.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 10.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUreshino MedicalCenter43fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences91%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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3787.6%
    2. Health Professions12.4%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    4. Dentistry00.4%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.4%
    3. Neuroscience00.9%
    1. Social Sciences11.7%
    2. Psychology01.0%
    3. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Mathematics00.8%
    2. Computer Science00.6%
    3. Engineering00.4%
    4. Environmental Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ureshino Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 37.4 works4.6×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.56× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× 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, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.56×37 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology1.43×1 works
  3. Nursing1.06×0 works
  4. Health Professions0.91×1 works
  5. Dentistry0.80×0 works
  6. Mathematics0.66×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.55×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×1 works
  9. Psychology0.32×0 works
  10. Veterinary0.30×0 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.23×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.13×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.08×0 works
  14. Engineering0.02×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ureshino Medical Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Keisuke Ario, Yumi Mizuta and Daisuke Yamaguchi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ureshino Medical Center.

  1. 1 Keisuke Ario Japan · #1,930,947 worldwide 1.5k citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Yumi Mizuta Japan · #2,579,369 worldwide 152 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Daisuke Yamaguchi Japan · #2,862,688 worldwide 1.5k citations · 157 works
  4. 4 Shinsuke Fujiwara Japan · #3,718,446 worldwide 526 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Tadahiro Nomura Japan · #3,782,580 worldwide 116 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Yoshifumi Soejima Japan · #4,536,540 worldwide 569 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Seiji Honjo Japan · #4,680,633 worldwide 88 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Naosuke Tashiro Japan · #4,747,479 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Fumi Yamamoto Japan · #4,835,481 worldwide 423 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Ryo Katsuki Japan · #5,057,968 worldwide 105 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Ureshino Medical Center

What are the most cited papers from Ureshino Medical Center?

The most cited paper from Ureshino Medical Center is "The First Identification and Retrospective Study of Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Japan" (Toru Takahashi et al., 2013), with 970 citations. Next come "TRPA1 underlies a sensing mechanism for O2" (273) and "Imaging appearances and management of isolated spontaneous dissection of the superior mesenteric artery" (253).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The First Identification and Retrospective Study of Severe Fever With Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Japan Toru Takahashi et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases Open access 14 Nov 2013 970
2 TRPA1 underlies a sensing mechanism for O2 Nobuaki Takahashi, Tomoyuki Kuwaki, Shigeki Kiyonaka et al. · Nature Chemical Biology Open access 28 Aug 2011 273
3 Imaging appearances and management of isolated spontaneous dissection of the superior mesenteric artery Ichiro Sakamoto, Yoji Ogawa, Eijun Sueyoshi et al. · European Journal of Radiology 13 Jul 2007 253
4 Free radical scavenger, edaravone, in stroke with internal carotid artery occlusion Ḱazunori Toyoda, Kenichiro Fujii, Masahiro Kamouchi et al. · Journal of the Neurological Sciences 28 Apr 2004 134
5 Skin toxicities and survival in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with sorafenib Taiga Otsuka, Yuichiro Eguchi, Seiji Kawazoe et al. · Hepatology Research Open access 29 Feb 2012 96
All 65 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ureshino Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Clinical Practice Guidelines, Guidelines, Laparoscopic Surgery, Chemotherapy, Treatment, Diagnosis, Neoadjuvant Therapy and Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy.

▲ 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. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 19×7 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 2.5×27 topics
  3. Guidelines4▲ 20×8 topics
  4. Laparoscopic Surgery4▲ 71×3 topics
  5. Treatment4▲ 7.1×16 topics
  6. Chemotherapy4▲ 12×14 topics
  7. Diagnosis3▲ 8.5×13 topics
  8. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 31×4 topics
  9. Inflammation3▲ 3.3×19 topics
  10. Risk Factors3▲ 6.3×9 topics
  11. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy3▲ 86×2 topics
  12. Tumor Markers3▲ 83×2 topics
  13. Adjuvant Chemotherapy3▲ 96×2 topics
  14. Rectal Cancer3▲ 164×1 topic
  15. Total Mesorectal Excision3▲ 164×1 topic
  16. Mortality2▲ 10×5 topics
  17. Quality of Life2▲ 2.7×10 topics
  18. Surgical Management2▲ 9.7×8 topics
  19. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Prevention2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  21. Robotic Surgery2▲ 23×4 topics
  22. Colorectal Cancer1▲ 41×2 topics
  23. Complications1▲ 6.8×5 topics
  24. Colonoscopy1▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Management1▲ 3.9×6 topics
  26. Meta-Analysis1▲ 5.2×5 topics
  27. Prognostic Factors1▲ 7.3×7 topics
  28. Screening1▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Surgery1▲ 8.8×4 topics
  30. Adjuvant Therapy1▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Biomarkers1▲ 4.1×6 topics
  32. Molecular Characterization1▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Capsule Endoscopy1▲ 156×1 topic
  34. Postoperative Complications1▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 5.5×6 topics
  36. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding1▲ 156×1 topic
  37. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.1×7 topics
  38. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Depression1▲ 2.8×5 topics
  40. Endoscopic Resection1▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Ureshino Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection, Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments.

Colorectal Cancer Surgic…3Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 3 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…1Esophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksColorectal and Anal Carcinomas: 1 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 1 fractional worksMinimally Invasive Surgical Techniques: 1 fractional works
OncologyGastroenterologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 3 works
  2. 2 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment Gastroenterology 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 1 works
  10. 10 Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques Surgery 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 available56.6%not open43.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ureshino Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ureshino Medical Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Ureshino Medical Center0.00017% in 202519801990200020102020

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