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Caritas Medical Centre

In research, Caritas Medical Centre stands highest in Medicine (#4,412 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,506 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,493
of 34,923
Rank in China
#1,973
of 2,919
Research works
403
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.5k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Caritas Medical Centre

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 #4,412 of 14,558 8.0%315
Health SciencesDomain #5,506 of 16,688 8.2%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Caritas Medical Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Caritas Medical Centre is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Psychology (3%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 53 fractional works · 79.6% of its workMedicine: 51 fractional works · 75.9% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 15.8% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 6.5% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 9.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKCaritas MedicalCentre67fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences6%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5175.9%
    2. Health Professions23.3%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology22.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.6%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Psychology23.4%
    2. Social Sciences11.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    4. Decision Sciences00.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.0%
    1. Engineering22.4%
    2. Physics and Astronomy11.0%
    3. Environmental Science10.8%
    4. Computer Science00.5%
    5. Energy00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.37× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.95× its world share, 51 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× 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, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.95×51 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.37×2 works
  3. Health Professions1.24×2 works
  4. Veterinary1.23×0 works
  5. Psychology1.10×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.99×4 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.83×0 works
  8. Dentistry0.52×0 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.45×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.28×0 works
  12. Energy0.27×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.18×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.17×1 works
  15. Engineering0.16×2 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.12×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.06×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Caritas Medical Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Wilson M. S. Tsui, Doris M. W. Tse and Victor T. Y. Tam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Caritas Medical Centre.

  1. 1 Wilson M. S. Tsui China · #1,091,679 worldwide 3.4k citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Doris M. W. Tse China · #2,398,300 worldwide 992 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Victor T. Y. Tam China · #2,786,480 worldwide 703 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Maureen Mo-Lin Wong China · #2,918,547 worldwide 949 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Angela WH Ho China · #3,027,529 worldwide 318 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 P. Lam China · #4,059,211 worldwide 274 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Raymond Kk Tse China · #4,446,615 worldwide 209 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Gordon S. K. Yau China · #4,453,440 worldwide 448 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 WT Chen China · #5,204,900 worldwide 21 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Can Y. F. Yuen China · #5,206,387 worldwide 634 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Caritas Medical Centre

What are the most cited papers from Caritas Medical Centre?

The most cited paper from Caritas Medical Centre is "Convalescent Plasma Treatment Reduced Mortality in Patients With Severe Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Virus Infection" (Ivan Fan‐Ngai Hung et al., 2011), with 716 citations. Next come "Nonnasal Lymphoma Expressing the Natural Killer Cell Marker CD56: A Clinicopathologic Study of 49 Cases of an Uncommon Aggressive Neoplasm" (669) and "Posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and depression in survivors of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)" (440).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Convalescent Plasma Treatment Reduced Mortality in Patients With Severe Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Virus Infection Ivan Fan‐Ngai Hung et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases Open access 20 Jan 2011 716
2 Nonnasal Lymphoma Expressing the Natural Killer Cell Marker CD56: A Clinicopathologic Study of 49 Cases of an Uncommon Aggressive Neoplasm John K. C. Chan, V.C. Sin, K. F. Wong et al. · Blood 15 Jun 1997 669
3 Posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and depression in survivors of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) Kitty K. Wu, Sumee K. Chan, M. Tracy · Journal of Traumatic Stress Open access 2005 440
4 Delayed Clearance of Viral Load and Marked Cytokine Activation in Severe Cases of Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza Virus Infection Kelvin Kai‐Wang To et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases Open access 5 Feb 2010 426
5 Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Measurements in Myopia: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study Christopher Kai-Shun Leung, Shaheeda Mohamed, King Sai Leung et al. · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 22 Nov 2006 382
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Caritas Medical Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Treatment, Risk Factors, Complications, Guidelines, Prognostic Factors and Glaucoma.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 3.4×42 topics
  2. Quality of Life4▲ 4.5×19 topics
  3. Treatment4▲ 4.8×20 topics
  4. Risk Factors4▲ 5.2×12 topics
  5. Complications3▲ 8.9×8 topics
  6. Inflammation3▲ 1.84×17 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.3×15 topics
  8. Guidelines2▲ 7.5×7 topics
  9. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.4×7 topics
  10. Global Burden2▲ 5.7×8 topics
  11. Immune Response2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  12. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.9×6 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.0×9 topics
  14. Glaucoma2▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Surgical Management2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  16. Mortality2▲ 4.5×8 topics
  17. Wound Healing2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  18. Anatomy2▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Surgery2▲ 6.7×7 topics
  20. Cosmetic Surgery1▲ 49×2 topics
  21. Intraocular Pressure1▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Rehabilitation1▲ 5.1×5 topics
  23. Adverse Reactions1▲ 33×2 topics
  24. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 5.0×5 topics
  25. CT Imaging1▲ 48×2 topics
  26. Prevention1▲ 4.7×4 topics
  27. Dermal Fillers1▲ 79×1 topic
  28. Hyaluronic Acid1▲ 79×1 topic
  29. Hypertrophic Scarring1▲ 63×1 topic
  30. Keloids1▲ 63×1 topic
  31. Trauma1▲ 8.5×2 topics
  32. Antiviral Therapy1▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Chemoradiation1▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Clinical Outcomes1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  35. Infection Risk1▲ 45×2 topics
  36. Nonoperative Management1▲ 107×1 topic
  37. Optic Nerve1▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Rituximab1▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Spleen1▲ 107×1 topic
  40. Low Back Pain1▲ 9.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Caritas Medical Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques, Dermatologic Treatments and Research, Abdominal Trauma and Injuries and Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas.

Facial Rejuvenation and …1Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 1 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments …1Dermatologic Treatments and Research: 1 fractional worksAbdominal Trauma and Inj…1Abdominal Trauma and Injuries: 1 fractional worksColorectal and Anal Carc…1Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas: 1 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 1 fractional worksDiverticular Disease and Complications: 1 fractional worksSoft tissue tumor case s…1Soft tissue tumor case studies: 1 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 1 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksOcular Infections and Tr…1Ocular Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional works
DermatologySurgeryEpidemiologyRheumatology2 others

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

  1. 1 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Dermatology 1 works
  2. 2 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 1 works
  3. 3 Abdominal Trauma and Injuries Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Diverticular Disease and Complications Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Soft tissue tumor case studies Rheumatology 1 works
  8. 8 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  10. 10 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 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 available46.7%not open53.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Caritas Medical Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Caritas Medical Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Caritas Medical Centre0.00032% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Caritas Medical Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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