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Anhui Medical University

In research, Anhui Medical University stands highest in Health Sciences (#364 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#319 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#379 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biological Psychiatry, Cancer Research and Nephrology (Biological Psychiatry is 8.4× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#590
of 22,385 · #997 all time
Rank in China
#139
of 2,481
Research works
27k
▲ 91% vs 2018-21
Citations
351k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.19×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%

What is Anhui 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 #364 of 9,902 13.9%5,299 #759
MedicineField #319 of 8,541 13.5%4,991 #673
Life SciencesDomain #379 of 6,403 11.0%2,784 #729
Physical SciencesDomain #726 of 10,670 12.7%1,062 #888
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield #36 of 322 10.1%230 #50
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #340 of 2,964 10.2%1,772 #664
SurgerySubfield #208 of 1,532 14.3%589 #395
Environmental ScienceField #459 of 3,334 11.0%321 #480
Molecular BiologySubfield #323 of 1,880 9.9%1,070 #659
Social SciencesDomain #1,968 of 9,585 21.2%416 #2088

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Anhui 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#759 #364
  2. Medicine#673 #319
  3. Life Sciences#729 #379
  4. Physical Sciences#888 #726
  5. Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis#50 #36
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#664 #340
  7. Surgery#395 #208
  8. Environmental Science#480 #459
  9. Molecular Biology#659 #323
  10. Social Sciences#2,088 #1,968
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 Anhui Medical University work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Anhui Medical University is in Health Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (52%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (18%), Neuroscience (5%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 6,232 fractional works · 55.4% of its workMedicine: 5,871 fractional works · 52.2% of its workSurgery: 681 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 663 fractional works · 5.9% of its workOncology: 502 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEpidemiology: 484 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 239 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRheumatology: 238 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 233 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 232 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 226 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 221 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 176 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 162 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNephrology: 159 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 145 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHepatology: 133 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 129 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 119 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 102 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 97 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 93 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 157 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 69 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 111 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 98 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 3,281 fractional works · 29.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2,061 fractional works · 18.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,252 fractional works · 11.1% of its workCancer Research: 333 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 170 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 110 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 529 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 138 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 130 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 510 fractional works · 4.5% of its workImmunology: 437 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMicrobiology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 103 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 78 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,231 fractional works · 11.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 360 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 251 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPollution: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 355 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 271 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 210 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 122 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 134 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 90 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 496 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPsychology: 295 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 128 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 90 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 143 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAnhui MedicalUniversity11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences55%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 Sciences6,23255.4%
    1. Medicine5,87152.2%
    2. Health Professions1571.4%
    3. Nursing1111.0%
    4. Dentistry880.8%
    5. Veterinary50.0%
  2. Life Sciences3,28129.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2,06118.3%
    2. Neuroscience5294.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology5104.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1030.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics780.7%
    1. Environmental Science3603.2%
    2. Engineering3553.2%
    3. Materials Science2101.9%
    4. Computer Science1341.2%
    5. Chemistry900.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy350.3%
    7. Energy180.2%
    8. Mathematics150.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences90.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.0%
    1. Psychology2952.6%
    2. Social Sciences1431.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance270.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting140.1%
    5. Decision Sciences110.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities70.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Anhui Medical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biological Psychiatry takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biological PsychiatrySubfield · 51.5 works8.4×
  2. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 332.7 works6.8×
  3. NephrologySubfield · 158.7 works6.5×
  4. HepatologySubfield · 133.0 works6.1×
  5. ImmunologySubfield · 437.2 works5.7×
  6. Developmental NeuroscienceSubfield · 29.0 works5.2×
  7. Behavioral NeuroscienceSubfield · 21.4 works4.9×
  8. RheumatologySubfield · 238.5 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 103 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.44× its world share, 2,061 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.50× its world share, 510 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.90× its world share, 529 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.97× its world share, 78 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 90 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 134 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 355 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 360 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 210 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 35 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.62× its world share, 88 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 156 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.72× its world share, 5,871 worksMedicineNursing: 2.02× its world share, 111 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 295 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 143 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.50×510 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.44×2,061 works
  3. Neuroscience2.90×529 works
  4. Medicine2.72×5,871 works
  5. Nursing2.02×111 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.97×78 works
  7. Dentistry1.62×88 works
  8. Psychology0.86×295 works
  9. Environmental Science0.65×360 works
  10. Materials Science0.53×210 works
  11. Health Professions0.53×156 works
  12. Chemistry0.51×90 works
  13. Veterinary0.32×5 works
  14. Engineering0.21×355 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×103 works
  16. Energy0.18×18 works
  17. Computer Science0.15×134 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.14×35 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.13×5 works
  20. Mathematics0.11×15 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.11×27 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.10×11 works
  23. Social Sciences0.10×143 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×9 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×14 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.02×7 works

Who are the top researchers at Anhui Medical University?

Ranked on the quality score, Xianwen Wang, Shi‐Yang Guan and Haisheng Qian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Anhui Medical University.

  1. 1 Xianwen Wang China · #21,308 worldwide 15k citations · 275 works
  2. 2 Shi‐Yang Guan China · #21,332 worldwide 26k citations · 112 works
  3. 3 Haisheng Qian China · #22,833 worldwide 14k citations · 254 works
  4. 4 Yichao Huang China · #48,863 worldwide 4.9k citations · 144 works
  5. 5 Zhaoyou Chu China · #94,671 worldwide 1.7k citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Hua Wang China · #96,386 worldwide 61k citations · 1,602 works
  7. 7 Mingrong Lv China · #99,727 worldwide 2.3k citations · 82 works
  8. 8 Xiao‐Ming Meng China · #104,523 worldwide 20k citations · 307 works
  9. 9 Huan Wu China · #121,152 worldwide 5.2k citations · 218 works
  10. 10 Xiaojin He China · #129,078 worldwide 4.9k citations · 209 works
All ranked researchers at Anhui Medical University

What are the most cited papers from Anhui Medical University?

The most cited paper from Anhui 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 "Efficacy and safety of sorafenib in patients in the Asia-Pacific region with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a phase III randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial" (5,881) and "Epidemiology of COVID-19 Among Children in China" (4,312).

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 Efficacy and safety of sorafenib in patients in the Asia-Pacific region with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a phase III randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial Ann‐Lii Cheng et al. · The Lancet Oncology 18 Dec 2008 5,881
3 Epidemiology of COVID-19 Among Children in China Yuanyuan Dong, Xi Mo, Yabin Hu et al. · PEDIATRICS Open access 16 Mar 2020 4,312
4 TGF-β: the master regulator of fibrosis Xiao‐Ming Meng, David J. Nikolic‐Paterson, Hui Y. Lan · Nature Reviews Nephrology Review 25 Apr 2016 3,595
5 Functional exhaustion of antiviral lymphocytes in COVID-19 patients Meijuan Zheng, Yong Gao, Gang Wang et al. · Cellular and Molecular Immunology Open access 19 Mar 2020 1,879
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Anhui Medical University?

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

▲ 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. Inflammation1,325▲ 5.5×83 topics
  2. Cancer1,069▲ 7.1×57 topics
  3. Epidemiology968▲ 2.2×126 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress927▲ 5.0×62 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease491▲ 3.8×39 topics
  6. Tumor Microenvironment480▲ 9.5×8 topics
  7. Gene Expression420▲ 6.0×19 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome414▲ 4.5×23 topics
  9. Biomarkers363▲ 4.6×18 topics
  10. Cell Death336▲ 12×6 topics
  11. Immunotherapy317▲ 3.9×18 topics
  12. Treatment300▲ 2.2×52 topics
  13. Immunity291▲ 6.4×11 topics
  14. Metabolism276▲ 4.7×32 topics
  15. Depression268▲ 2.7×22 topics
  16. Chemotherapy257▲ 3.2×24 topics
  17. Management252▲ 2.8×30 topics
  18. Diagnosis246▲ 2.4×41 topics
  19. Metastasis242▲ 6.3×12 topics
  20. Immune Response241▲ 3.8×23 topics
  21. Insulin Resistance236▲ 4.6×10 topics
  22. Angiogenesis219▲ 5.8×16 topics
  23. Apoptosis219▲ 6.2×22 topics
  24. Cancer Therapy213▲ 3.3×20 topics
  25. Health Effects208▲ 3.1×21 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders202▲ 3.1×19 topics
  27. Reactive Oxygen Species202▲ 4.3×14 topics
  28. Regulation200▲ 3.3×18 topics
  29. Lipid Peroxidation198▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Ferroptosis190▲ 21×1 topic
  31. GPX4190▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Cytokines190▲ 5.8×8 topics
  33. Innate Immunity187▲ 5.2×11 topics
  34. Neuroinflammation180▲ 5.5×6 topics
  35. Biogenesis179▲ 9.3×3 topics
  36. Epigenetic Regulation175▲ 7.4×6 topics
  37. Neuroprotection173▲ 4.3×17 topics
  38. Cancer Progression167▲ 8.2×8 topics
  39. Hepatocellular Carcinoma152▲ 6.6×3 topics
  40. Macrophages149▲ 7.1×7 topics

Which research topics does Anhui Medical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, RNA modifications and cancer and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.

  1. 1 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 190 works
  2. 2 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 117 works
  3. 3 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 96 works
  4. 4 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 96 works
  5. 5 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 89 works
  6. 6 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 82 works
  7. 7 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 78 works
  8. 8 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 68 works
  9. 9 Inflammasome and immune disorders Molecular Biology 67 works
  10. 10 Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis Oncology 67 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 available46.9%not open53.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Anhui Medical University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 91% 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 Anhui Medical University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.044% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Anhui Medical University0.051% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Anhui 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 counting5%10%15%Anhui Medical University13.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.5% in 2023.

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