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Yao Tokushukai General Hospital

In research, Yao Tokushukai General Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#10,163 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,791 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 10.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,286
of 28,054 · #37,860 all time
Rank in Japan
#1,033
of 1,070
Research works
475
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Yao Tokushukai General 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 #10,163 of 10,443 2.1%92 #15540
Health SciencesDomain #11,791 of 11,982 2.1%97 #16564

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yao Tokushukai General 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 Yao Tokushukai General Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 26.9 works11×
← 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: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.02× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.52× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× 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, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yao Tokushukai General Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Ken Ishikawa, Miyuki Ando and Takahiro Mito lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yao Tokushukai General Hospital.

  1. 1 Ken Ishikawa Japan · #1,342,911 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Miyuki Ando Japan · #1,346,931 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Takahiro Mito Japan · #1,436,450 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Masaki Sakamoto Japan · #1,505,375 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Satoru Takayama Japan · #1,515,193 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Akimitsu Tanaka Japan · #1,583,694 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Hisanori Kani Japan · #1,586,355 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Yao Tokushukai General Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Yao Tokushukai General Hospital?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 2.8×40 topics
  2. Chemotherapy8▲ 10×16 topics
  3. Risk Factors7▲ 5.9×14 topics
  4. Surgical Management6▲ 14×15 topics
  5. Complications6▲ 11×12 topics
  6. Treatment6▲ 4.6×20 topics
  7. Diagnosis6▲ 5.7×15 topics
  8. Endovascular Repair6▲ 64×3 topics
  9. Echocardiography6▲ 19×6 topics
  10. Management4▲ 5.4×13 topics
  11. Catheter Ablation4▲ 33×2 topics
  12. Clinical Trials4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  13. Guidelines4▲ 8.8×9 topics
  14. Prognostic Factors4▲ 9.1×10 topics
  15. Immunotherapy4▲ 4.9×10 topics
  16. Surgery4▲ 9.6×6 topics
  17. Radiotherapy4▲ 8.6×10 topics
  18. Aortic Aneurysm3▲ 50×2 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 5.8×9 topics
  20. Mortality3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  21. Biomechanics3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  22. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention3▲ 22×4 topics
  23. Radiofrequency Ablation3▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Heart Failure3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  25. Aortic Dissection3▲ 70×1 topic
  26. Arrhythmias3▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Bicuspid Aortic Valve3▲ 70×1 topic
  28. Degenerative Disc Disease3▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Myocardial Infarction3▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 6.0×5 topics
  31. Metastasis3▲ 7.5×4 topics
  32. Electroanatomic Mapping3▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Genetic Susceptibility3▲ 26×3 topics
  34. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 9.6×4 topics
  35. Treatment Guidelines3▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Ventricular Tachycardia3▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Surgical Treatment2▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Yao Tokushukai General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Aortic aneurysm repair treatments.

Aortic Disease and Treat…3Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 3 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …3Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 3 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…2Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair t…2Aortic aneurysm repair treatments: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorde…2Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Issues in…1Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePathology and Forensic MedicineSurgery2 others

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

  1. 1 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available61.6%not open38.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.2%domestic only96.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yao Tokushukai General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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