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Caritas Medical Centre

In research, Caritas Medical Centre stands highest in Medicine (#11,362 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,680 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,396
of 42,892
Rank in China
#2,822
of 3,536
Research works
403
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.5k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Caritas Medical Centre 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 #11,362 of 17,978 13.8%315
Health SciencesDomain #13,680 of 20,462 14.0%330

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Caritas Medical Centre 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: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.78× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.89× its world share, 42 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Caritas Medical Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, C.S. Ng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Caritas Medical Centre.

  1. 1 C.S. Ng China · #351,944 worldwide 159 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Caritas Medical Centre

Which keywords describe research at Caritas Medical Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Treatment, Quality of Life, Guidelines, Complications, Surgical Management and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.4×35 topics
  2. Risk Factors4▲ 5.6×11 topics
  3. Treatment3▲ 4.9×18 topics
  4. Quality of Life3▲ 4.0×15 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.9×14 topics
  6. Guidelines2▲ 8.6×7 topics
  7. Complications2▲ 7.7×7 topics
  8. Inflammation2▲ 1.82×15 topics
  9. Surgical Management2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  10. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  11. Immune Response2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  12. Diagnosis2▲ 3.0×12 topics
  13. Mortality2▲ 5.0×8 topics
  14. Management2▲ 3.4×7 topics
  15. Global Burden1▲ 4.7×7 topics
  16. CT Imaging1▲ 57×2 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 4.1×8 topics
  18. Glaucoma1▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Pandemic1▲ 2.1×5 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors1▲ 5.4×6 topics
  21. Clinical Trials1▲ 3.2×7 topics
  22. Diabetes1▲ 4.2×3 topics
  23. Prevention1▲ 5.0×4 topics
  24. Rehabilitation1▲ 5.1×5 topics
  25. Trauma1▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Anatomy1▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Clinical Outcomes1▲ 8.7×4 topics
  28. Critical Care1▲ 8.0×4 topics
  29. Infection Risk1▲ 56×2 topics
  30. Insulin Resistance1▲ 4.2×3 topics
  31. Nonoperative Management1▲ 130×1 topic
  32. Rituximab1▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Spleen1▲ 130×1 topic
  34. Surgery1▲ 5.3×5 topics
  35. Anal Cancer1▲ 73×1 topic
  36. Chemoradiation1▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Genetic Mutations1▲ 4.1×8 topics
  38. Intraocular Pressure1▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Optic Nerve1▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Wound Healing1▲ 6.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Caritas Medical Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Abdominal Trauma and Injuries, Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas, Diverticular Disease and Complications and Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries.

Abdominal Trauma and Inj…1Abdominal Trauma and Injuries: 1 fractional worksColorectal and Anal Carc…1Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas: 1 fractional worksDiverticular Disease and Complications: 1 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 1 fractional worksFacial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 1 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 1 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 1 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…1Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 0 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyDermatologyImmunology2 others

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

  1. 1 Abdominal Trauma and Injuries Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Diverticular Disease and Complications Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Dermatology 1 works
  6. 6 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 1 works
  7. 7 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 1 works
  8. 8 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  9. 9 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  10. 10 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 0 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 available46.7%not open53.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Caritas Medical Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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