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Chang Gung University

In research, Chang Gung University stands highest in Medicine (#369 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#505 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#944 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hepatology, Otorhinolaryngology and Nephrology — Hepatology is 8.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,397
of 28,054 · #1,997 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#9
of 221
Research works
18k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
417k
22.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Chang Gung University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #369 of 10,443 16.2%1,586 #626
Health SciencesDomain #505 of 11,982 16.3%1,693 #733
Life SciencesDomain #944 of 7,800 16.7%463 #1350
Physical SciencesDomain #2,181 of 12,888 17.4%597 #3027
SurgerySubfield #361 of 1,816 14.1%271 #587
EngineeringField #1,879 of 6,636 16.1%285 #1842
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,035 of 3,579 16.3%275 #1414
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #438 of 1,144 14.6%142 #653
Social SciencesDomain #4,211 of 10,521 31.7%142 #3724
EpidemiologySubfield #462 of 976 14.2%130 #427

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chang Gung 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#626 #369
  2. Health Sciences#733 #505
  3. Life Sciences#1,350 #944
  4. Physical Sciences#3,027 #2,181
  5. Surgery#587 #361
  6. Engineering#1,842 #1,879
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,414 #1,035
  8. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#653 #438
  9. Social Sciences#3,724 #4,211
  10. Epidemiology#427 #462
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Chang Gung University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hepatology takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HepatologySubfield · 48.3 works8.7×
  2. OtorhinolaryngologySubfield · 24.3 works8.4×
  3. NephrologySubfield · 28.2 works4.5×
  4. DermatologySubfield · 32.3 works4.2×
  5. OphthalmologySubfield · 32.1 works4.2×
  6. SurgerySubfield · 271.3 works4.0×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.78× its world share, 275 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.34× its world share, 68 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.77× its world share, 83 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.30× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.45× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 98 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 285 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 91 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.92× its world share, 27 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.85× its world share, 1,586 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 57 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chang Gung University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chen‐Li Cheng, Shih-Wei Lin and Ching‐Chi Chi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chang Gung University.

  1. 1 Chen‐Li Cheng Taiwan · #15,857 worldwide 561 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Shih-Wei Lin Taiwan · #47,439 worldwide 590 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Ching‐Chi Chi Taiwan · #67,038 worldwide 188 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Kwang‐Huei Lin Taiwan · #70,888 worldwide 346 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Jen‐Shi Chen Taiwan · #92,903 worldwide 176 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Kuang‐Hung Hsu Taiwan · #110,183 worldwide 241 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Ching‐I Teng Taiwan · #123,452 worldwide 328 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Chao‐Hung Wang Taiwan · #135,749 worldwide 239 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Chee‐Jen Chang Taiwan · #137,818 worldwide 189 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Chien‐Hui Hung Taiwan · #158,438 worldwide 316 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Chang Gung University

Which keywords describe research at Chang Gung University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Quality of Life, Chemotherapy, Diagnosis, Cancer and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology328▲ 2.9×126 topics
  2. Inflammation188▲ 3.1×81 topics
  3. Treatment119▲ 3.4×49 topics
  4. Quality of Life109▲ 2.6×52 topics
  5. Cancer100▲ 2.6×53 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress98▲ 2.1×59 topics
  7. Diagnosis90▲ 3.3×40 topics
  8. Chemotherapy83▲ 4.1×24 topics
  9. Management82▲ 3.6×31 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease80▲ 2.5×36 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines71▲ 4.5×14 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome65▲ 2.8×23 topics
  13. Biomarkers60▲ 3.0×16 topics
  14. Complications60▲ 4.1×17 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications59▲ 1.73×34 topics
  16. Risk Factors59▲ 1.85×32 topics
  17. Immune Response53▲ 3.2×22 topics
  18. Mortality53▲ 3.1×12 topics
  19. Hepatocellular Carcinoma52▲ 8.6×3 topics
  20. Immunotherapy50▲ 2.4×19 topics
  21. Tissue Engineering47▲ 2.7×13 topics
  22. Genetics46▲ 2.3×23 topics
  23. Insulin Resistance46▲ 3.5×10 topics
  24. Surgical Management45▲ 3.8×20 topics
  25. Clinical Trials45▲ 2.3×19 topics
  26. Global Burden45▲ 2.9×12 topics
  27. Tumor Microenvironment44▲ 3.5×8 topics
  28. Guidelines44▲ 3.3×13 topics
  29. Prognosis44▲ 4.7×9 topics
  30. Neurological Disorders43▲ 2.6×20 topics
  31. Pathogenesis42▲ 2.9×24 topics
  32. Radiotherapy42▲ 3.8×13 topics
  33. Rehabilitation42▲ 3.7×11 topics
  34. Heart Failure40▲ 3.2×14 topics
  35. Metastasis39▲ 4.0×12 topics
  36. Immunity38▲ 3.2×11 topics
  37. Survival36▲ 9.2×4 topics
  38. Surgery36▲ 3.5×10 topics
  39. Antiviral Therapy30▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Liver Disease28▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Chang Gung University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis, Head and Neck Cancer Studies and Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques.

Liver Disease Diagnosis …22Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 22 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma…18Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 18 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Stu…16Head and Neck Cancer Studies: 16 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…15Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 15 fractional worksHepatitis C virus research: 14 fractional worksHepatitis B Virus Studies: 12 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …12Nutrition and Health in Aging: 12 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 11 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Research: 11 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …10Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 10 fractional works
EpidemiologyHepatologyOtorhinolaryngologySurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 22 works
  2. 2 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 18 works
  3. 3 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 16 works
  4. 4 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 15 works
  5. 5 Hepatitis C virus research Hepatology 14 works
  6. 6 Hepatitis B Virus Studies Epidemiology 12 works
  7. 7 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 12 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 11 works
  9. 9 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 11 works
  10. 10 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 10 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 available39.9%not open60.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chang Gung University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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