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Capital Medical University

In research, Capital Medical University stands highest in Health Sciences (#218 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#198 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#359 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology, Otorhinolaryngology and Neurology (Neurology is 6.9× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#547
of 22,385 · #876 all time
Rank in China
#131
of 2,481
Research works
77k
▲ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
916k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.08×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%

What is Capital 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 #218 of 9,902 11.9%15,496 #424
MedicineField #198 of 8,541 11.8%14,797 #368
Life SciencesDomain #359 of 6,403 10.0%4,915 #590
Physical SciencesDomain #808 of 10,670 12.9%1,237 #1230
SurgerySubfield #143 of 1,532 12.7%1,920 #286
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #300 of 2,964 9.6%2,702 #556
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #147 of 1,037 11.2%1,438 #268
EpidemiologySubfield #145 of 927 12.4%1,277 #325
Molecular BiologySubfield #303 of 1,880 9.4%1,598 #583
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #137 of 736 10.5%1,053 #247

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Capital 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#424 #218
  2. Medicine#368 #198
  3. Life Sciences#590 #359
  4. Physical Sciences#1,230 #808
  5. Surgery#286 #143
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#556 #300
  7. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#268 #147
  8. Epidemiology#325 #145
  9. Molecular Biology#583 #303
  10. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#247 #137
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 Capital Medical University work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Capital Medical University is in Health Sciences, 22% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (66%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Neuroscience (6%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 18k fractional works · 69.6% of its workMedicine: 17k fractional works · 66.5% of its workSurgery: 2,203 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1,641 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1,479 fractional works · 5.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1,205 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNeurology: 1,013 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOncology: 938 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 776 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysiology: 696 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 589 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 512 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 446 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRheumatology: 436 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOphthalmology: 431 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 423 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 385 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 340 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHepatology: 326 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 289 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 285 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 263 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 256 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 178 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 172 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 171 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 166 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 148 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 144 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 130 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 122 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 108 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 103 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 92 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 85 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 83 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 134 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 367 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 117 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 52 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 130 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 247 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 103 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 80 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 57 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 169 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 157 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 23 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5,645 fractional works · 22.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3,063 fractional works · 12.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,806 fractional works · 7.1% of its workCancer Research: 435 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 399 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 143 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 202 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 1,462 fractional works · 5.7% of its workNeurology: 475 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 414 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 256 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSensory Systems: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 878 fractional works · 3.4% of its workImmunology: 728 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMicrobiology: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 132 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 92 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 110 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,442 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEngineering: 553 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 424 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 128 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 270 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 177 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 94 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 259 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 122 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 77 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 170 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 89 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 35 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 658 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPsychology: 390 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 146 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 141 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 135 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 23 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCapital MedicalUniversity26kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences70%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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine17k66.5%
    2. Health Professions3671.4%
    3. Dentistry2471.0%
    4. Nursing1690.7%
    5. Veterinary230.1%
  1. Life Sciences5,64522.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3,06312.0%
    2. Neuroscience1,4625.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology8783.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1320.5%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1100.4%
    1. Engineering5532.2%
    2. Environmental Science2701.1%
    3. Computer Science2591.0%
    4. Materials Science1700.7%
    5. Chemistry890.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy380.2%
    7. Mathematics350.1%
    8. Energy120.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences80.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.0%
    1. Psychology3901.5%
    2. Social Sciences1350.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance670.3%
    4. Decision Sciences250.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting230.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities190.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Capital Medical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 1,013.1 works6.9×
  2. OtorhinolaryngologySubfield · 172.5 works6.8×
  3. NeurologySubfield · 474.9 works6.7×
  4. HepatologySubfield · 325.9 works6.6×
  5. OphthalmologySubfield · 431.2 works6.3×
  6. Developmental NeuroscienceSubfield · 68.1 works5.4×
  7. Internal MedicineSubfield · 83.3 works5.3×
  8. NephrologySubfield · 284.5 works5.2×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 110 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.25× its world share, 3,063 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.42× its world share, 878 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.53× its world share, 1,462 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.47× its world share, 132 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 89 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 259 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 553 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 270 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 170 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 35 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.99× its world share, 247 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 367 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.46× its world share, 17k worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 169 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 23 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 67 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 390 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 135 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience3.53×1,462 works
  2. Medicine3.46×17k works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.42×878 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.25×3,063 works
  5. Dentistry1.99×247 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.47×132 works
  7. Nursing1.35×169 works
  8. Veterinary0.67×23 works
  9. Health Professions0.55×367 works
  10. Psychology0.50×390 works
  11. Chemistry0.22×89 works
  12. Environmental Science0.21×270 works
  13. Materials Science0.19×170 works
  14. Engineering0.14×553 works
  15. Computer Science0.13×259 works
  16. Mathematics0.12×35 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.12×67 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.10×25 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×110 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.09×8 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.07×38 works
  22. Energy0.05×12 works
  23. Social Sciences0.04×135 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.03×19 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×23 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×8 works

Who are the top researchers at Capital Medical University?

Ranked on the quality score, Zunpeng Liu, Yanling Fan and Shuhui Sun lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Capital Medical University.

  1. 1 Zunpeng Liu China · #29,560 worldwide 6.8k citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Yanling Fan China · #44,995 worldwide 3.1k citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Shuhui Sun China · #80,398 worldwide 3.8k citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Xiuhua Guo China · #101,314 worldwide 9.5k citations · 350 works
  5. 5 Zixiao Li China · #102,697 worldwide 13k citations · 465 works
  6. 6 Piu Chan China · #103,144 worldwide 23k citations · 255 works
  7. 7 Zhiwei Sun China · #106,384 worldwide 13k citations · 326 works
  8. 8 Tao Jiang China · #106,943 worldwide 27k citations · 692 works
  9. 9 Zheng Zhao China · #111,685 worldwide 7.9k citations · 191 works
  10. 10 Fei Shao China · #116,457 worldwide 6.4k citations · 102 works
All ranked researchers at Capital Medical University

What are the most cited papers from Capital Medical University?

The most cited paper from Capital Medical University is "Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China" (Chaolin Huang et al., 2020), with 52,028 citations. Next come "Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study" (29,236) and "Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (14,344).

All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Capital Medical University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Cancer, Oxidative Stress, Cardiovascular Disease, Treatment, Diagnosis and Immunotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology2,675▲ 2.6×134 topics
  2. Inflammation2,424▲ 4.5×83 topics
  3. Cancer1,382▲ 4.0×58 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress1,379▲ 3.3×62 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease1,108▲ 3.8×39 topics
  6. Treatment1,038▲ 3.3×51 topics
  7. Diagnosis909▲ 3.8×41 topics
  8. Risk Factors850▲ 3.0×36 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome790▲ 3.8×22 topics
  10. Immunotherapy777▲ 4.2×19 topics
  11. Quality of Life754▲ 2.0×51 topics
  12. Biomarkers732▲ 4.1×18 topics
  13. Management696▲ 3.4×31 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders680▲ 4.7×20 topics
  15. Tumor Microenvironment659▲ 5.7×8 topics
  16. Obesity623▲ 3.2×27 topics
  17. Chemotherapy618▲ 3.4×25 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines570▲ 4.1×14 topics
  19. Immune Response566▲ 3.9×23 topics
  20. Global Burden544▲ 3.9×12 topics
  21. Insulin Resistance535▲ 4.7×10 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations516▲ 4.6×23 topics
  23. Gene Expression494▲ 3.1×19 topics
  24. Neuroinflammation494▲ 6.7×6 topics
  25. Neuroprotection493▲ 5.5×17 topics
  26. Neurodegeneration488▲ 6.2×11 topics
  27. Guidelines486▲ 4.0×13 topics
  28. Radiotherapy484▲ 4.8×13 topics
  29. Prognostic Factors484▲ 4.4×14 topics
  30. Metastasis457▲ 5.2×12 topics
  31. Immunity454▲ 4.4×11 topics
  32. Prognosis449▲ 5.3×9 topics
  33. Atherosclerosis443▲ 6.1×13 topics
  34. Neuroimaging384▲ 5.5×11 topics
  35. Magnetic Resonance Imaging377▲ 5.8×8 topics
  36. Ischemic Stroke376▲ 9.7×4 topics
  37. Myocardial Infarction368▲ 6.1×7 topics
  38. Cell Death358▲ 5.8×6 topics
  39. Clinical Outcomes351▲ 6.4×6 topics
  40. Stroke Prevention303▲ 9.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Capital Medical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.

  1. 1 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 208 works
  2. 2 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 189 works
  3. 3 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 184 works
  4. 4 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 169 works
  5. 5 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 167 works
  6. 6 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 136 works
  7. 7 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 135 works
  8. 8 Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis Oncology 134 works
  9. 9 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 132 works
  10. 10 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 130 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: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Capital Medical University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Capital Medical University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.099% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%Capital Medical University0.11% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Capital 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%Capital Medical University12.2% 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 12.2% in 2024.

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