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Air Force Medical University

In research, Air Force Medical University stands highest in Health Sciences (#521 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#499 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#538 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, Oral Surgery and Dentistry (Orthodontics is 11.1× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#954
of 22,385 · #2,540 all time
Rank in China
#229
of 2,481
Research works
23k
▲ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
332k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.30×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%

What is Air Force Medical University 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
Health SciencesDomain #521 of 9,902 16.0%1,818 #1834
MedicineField #499 of 8,541 15.4%1,601 #1678
Life SciencesDomain #538 of 6,403 14.4%1,080 #1457
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #377 of 2,964 15.0%672 #1114
Physical SciencesDomain #1,746 of 10,670 12.5%397 #2620
Molecular BiologySubfield #367 of 1,880 14.5%407 #1074
SurgerySubfield #409 of 1,532 15.3%214 #1048
DentistryField #113 of 405 19.7%131 #319
EngineeringField #2,040 of 5,901 12.5%201 #4715
PsychologyField #743 of 2,121 20.7%103 #1738

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Air Force Medical University 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,834 #521
  2. Medicine#1,678 #499
  3. Life Sciences#1,457 #538
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,114 #377
  5. Physical Sciences#2,620 #1,746
  6. Molecular Biology#1,074 #367
  7. Surgery#1,048 #409
  8. Dentistry#319 #113
  9. Engineering#4,715 #2,040
  10. Psychology#1,738 #743
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Air Force Medical University work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Air Force Medical University is in Health Sciences, 31% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (47%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (19%), Neuroscience (7%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,063 fractional works · 52.9% of its workMedicine: 1,817 fractional works · 46.6% of its workSurgery: 240 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 207 fractional works · 5.3% of its workOncology: 165 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEpidemiology: 120 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysiology: 103 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 94 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 86 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 73 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 68 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 60 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 44 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 43 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 42 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHepatology: 40 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 147 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOral Surgery: 60 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrthodontics: 49 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPeriodontics: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 74 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,224 fractional works · 31.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 759 fractional works · 19.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 462 fractional works · 11.9% of its workCancer Research: 122 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 63 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 54 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 255 fractional works · 6.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 76 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 64 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 50 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 164 fractional works · 4.2% of its workImmunology: 151 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMicrobiology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 443 fractional works · 11.4% of its workEngineering: 223 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 133 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 74 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 44 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 168 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPsychology: 115 fractional works · 3.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 46 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAir Force MedicalUniversity3,898fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences31%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences4%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences2,06352.9%
    1. Medicine1,81746.6%
    2. Dentistry1473.8%
    3. Health Professions741.9%
    4. Nursing220.6%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
  2. Life Sciences1,22431.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology75919.5%
    2. Neuroscience2556.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1644.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences280.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics180.5%
    1. Engineering2235.7%
    2. Materials Science741.9%
    3. Computer Science441.1%
    4. Chemistry381.0%
    5. Environmental Science290.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy180.5%
    7. Mathematics60.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.1%
    9. Energy40.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Psychology1153.0%
    2. Social Sciences340.9%
    3. Decision Sciences70.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities50.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance50.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Air Force Medical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 48.8 works11×
  2. Oral SurgerySubfield · 60.0 works8.0×
  3. DentistryField · 147.2 works7.8×
  4. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 121.8 works7.2×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.65× its world share, 759 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.19× its world share, 164 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.03× its world share, 255 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.33× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 38 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 223 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 74 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 7.78× its world share, 147 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 74 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.42× its world share, 1,817 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 115 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry7.78×147 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology4.19×164 works
  3. Neuroscience4.03×255 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.65×759 works
  5. Medicine2.42×1,817 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.33×18 works
  7. Nursing1.15×22 works
  8. Psychology0.97×115 works
  9. Health Professions0.72×74 works
  10. Chemistry0.62×38 works
  11. Materials Science0.55×74 works
  12. Veterinary0.44×2 works
  13. Engineering0.38×223 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.21×18 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.20×7 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.17×2 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×28 works
  18. Computer Science0.15×44 works
  19. Environmental Science0.15×29 works
  20. Energy0.12×4 works
  21. Mathematics0.12×6 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×4 works
  23. Social Sciences0.07×34 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.06×5 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.04×5 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Air Force Medical University?

Ranked on the quality score, Li‐na Niu, Yan Jin and Shiyu Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Air Force Medical University.

  1. 1 Li‐na Niu China · #26,476 worldwide 14k citations · 310 works
  2. 2 Yan Jin China · #35,075 worldwide 22k citations · 451 works
  3. 3 Shiyu Liu China · #37,114 worldwide 11k citations · 228 works
  4. 4 Lin Wang China · #81,901 worldwide 2.1k citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Daiming Fan China · #103,557 worldwide 44k citations · 856 works
  6. 6 Zhuo Wan China · #104,423 worldwide 2.5k citations · 69 works
  7. 7 Fa‐Ming Chen China · #112,689 worldwide 10k citations · 153 works
  8. 8 Fa‐Ming Chen China · #116,852 worldwide 2.6k citations · 72 works
  9. 9 Xiao‐Tao He China · #126,258 worldwide 2.4k citations · 65 works
  10. 10 Guohong Han China · #128,357 worldwide 20k citations · 293 works
All ranked researchers at Air Force Medical University

What are the most cited papers from Air Force Medical University?

The most cited paper from Air Force Medical University is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2016), with 6,023 citations. Next come "Lenvatinib versus sorafenib in first-line treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomised phase 3 non-inferiority trial" (5,578) and "The repertoire of mutational signatures in human cancer" (3,854).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
2 Lenvatinib versus sorafenib in first-line treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomised phase 3 non-inferiority trial Masatoshi Kudo et al. · The Lancet Open access Mar 2018 5,578
3 The repertoire of mutational signatures in human cancer Ludmil B. Alexandrov et al. · Nature Open access1,384 authors 5 Feb 2020 3,854
4 Regorafenib for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who progressed on sorafenib treatment (RESORCE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial Jordi Bruix et al. · The Lancet Open access 5 Dec 2016 3,732
5 Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes Lauri A. Aaltonen et al. · Nature Open access1,324 authors 5 Feb 2020 3,360
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Air Force Medical University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Tumor Microenvironment, Epidemiology, Gene Expression, Cell Death and Biomarkers.

▲ 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. Inflammation383▲ 4.6×82 topics
  2. Cancer355▲ 6.8×57 topics
  3. Epidemiology291▲ 1.87×122 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress250▲ 3.9×60 topics
  5. Tumor Microenvironment141▲ 8.0×8 topics
  6. Gene Expression133▲ 5.4×18 topics
  7. Biomarkers132▲ 4.8×16 topics
  8. Immunotherapy110▲ 3.9×19 topics
  9. Cell Death109▲ 11×6 topics
  10. Quality of Life108▲ 1.92×46 topics
  11. Angiogenesis106▲ 8.1×16 topics
  12. Chemotherapy99▲ 3.6×23 topics
  13. Treatment96▲ 2.0×49 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease95▲ 2.1×35 topics
  15. Immunity92▲ 5.8×11 topics
  16. Biogenesis92▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders86▲ 3.9×18 topics
  18. Metastasis86▲ 6.4×12 topics
  19. Drug Delivery85▲ 4.0×14 topics
  20. Regulation85▲ 4.1×11 topics
  21. Neuroinflammation80▲ 7.1×6 topics
  22. Metabolism78▲ 3.8×29 topics
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines78▲ 3.6×14 topics
  24. Tissue Engineering77▲ 3.3×13 topics
  25. Reactive Oxygen Species75▲ 4.7×13 topics
  26. Innate Immunity75▲ 5.9×11 topics
  27. Apoptosis74▲ 6.1×21 topics
  28. Cancer Therapy72▲ 3.3×19 topics
  29. Cancer Progression69▲ 9.8×8 topics
  30. Regeneration69▲ 8.7×5 topics
  31. Cytokines64▲ 5.7×8 topics
  32. Wound Healing60▲ 5.8×11 topics
  33. Macrophages60▲ 8.2×7 topics
  34. Biomaterials55▲ 5.8×7 topics
  35. Lipid Peroxidation53▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Epigenetic Regulation52▲ 6.4×6 topics
  37. Mitochondria51▲ 9.7×6 topics
  38. Ferroptosis51▲ 16×1 topic
  39. GPX451▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Bone Regeneration51▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Air Force Medical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Extracellular vesicles in disease, MicroRNA in disease regulation and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research.

  1. 1 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 51 works
  2. 2 Extracellular vesicles in disease Molecular Biology 38 works
  3. 3 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 36 works
  4. 4 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 34 works
  5. 5 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 32 works
  6. 6 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 31 works
  7. 7 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 30 works
  8. 8 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 27 works
  9. 9 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 26 works
  10. 10 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 24 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 available28.6%not open71.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Air Force Medical University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% 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 Air Force Medical University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.016% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Air Force Medical University0.015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Air Force Medical University 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%Air Force Medical University16.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.0% in 2025.

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