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Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital

In research, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#4,777 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,427 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,814 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,097
of 28,054 · #15,109 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#172
of 221
Research works
1.9k
▼ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital 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 #4,777 of 17,978 12.0%1,402
Health SciencesDomain #6,427 of 20,462 12.0%1,464
Life SciencesDomain #6,814 of 14,347 12.2%349
SurgerySubfield #2,833 of 4,227 8.7%230
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,911 of 7,814 13.3%180

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Buddhist Tzu Chi 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).

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: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.80× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.10× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.33× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.51× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× 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, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Hann‐Chorng Kuo, Yu‐Chieh Su and Ming‐Che Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital.

  1. 1 Hann‐Chorng Kuo Taiwan · #751,037 worldwide 161 citations · 138 works
  2. 2 Yu‐Chieh Su Taiwan · #1,089,574 worldwide 32 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Ming‐Che Lee Taiwan · #1,175,687 worldwide 30 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Lü Taiwan · #1,240,500 worldwide 27 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Yu‐Hsien Lai Taiwan · #1,352,279 worldwide 2 citations · 209 works
  6. 6 Lee Jj Taiwan · #1,562,552 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 En‐Ting Chang Taiwan · #1,624,585 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Oxidative Stress, Urinary Incontinence, Hypertension, Quality of Life and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.6×52 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 4.5×41 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 5.2×20 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.4×26 topics
  5. Quality of Life4▲ 3.4×18 topics
  6. Cancer3▲ 3.0×26 topics
  7. Obesity3▲ 5.0×14 topics
  8. Risk Factors3▲ 3.4×10 topics
  9. Urinary Incontinence3▲ 47×2 topics
  10. Hypertension3▲ 12×8 topics
  11. Guidelines2▲ 7.1×7 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.2×15 topics
  13. Diabetes2▲ 6.4×11 topics
  14. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.3×13 topics
  15. Atherosclerosis2▲ 10×6 topics
  16. Meta-Analysis2▲ 4.5×9 topics
  17. Surgical Treatment2▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Immunotherapy2▲ 3.6×9 topics
  19. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.5×7 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Events2▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Biomarkers2▲ 3.5×11 topics
  22. Insulin Resistance2▲ 4.9×8 topics
  23. Surgery2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  24. Surgical Management2▲ 5.4×9 topics
  25. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia2▲ 61×1 topic
  26. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms2▲ 61×1 topic
  27. Microbiome2▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 9.7×6 topics
  29. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 6.6×5 topics
  30. Macrophages1▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 7.1×6 topics
  32. Treatment Guidelines1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  33. Degenerative Disc Disease1▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Neoadjuvant Therapy1▲ 7.1×4 topics
  35. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction1▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Pelvic Organ Prolapse1▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Angioplasty1▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Macular Degeneration1▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Peripheral Arterial Disease1▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Revascularization1▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research, Pelvic floor disorders treatments, Urinary Tract Infections Management and Peripheral Artery Disease Management.

Urinary Bladder and Pros…2Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 2 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders t…1Pelvic floor disorders treatments: 1 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections…1Urinary Tract Infections Management: 1 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Diseas…1Peripheral Artery Disease Management: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention: 1 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…1Corneal surgery and disorders: 1 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 1 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…1Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 1 fractional works
UrologyRheumatologyEpidemiologySurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 2 works
  2. 2 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 1 works
  3. 3 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  8. 8 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 1 works
  10. 10 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available44.4%not open55.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.8%domestic only90.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% lower 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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