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Changsha Central Hospital

In research, Changsha Central Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#3,269 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,190 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,991
of 22,385 · #22,850 all time
Rank in China
#1,813
of 2,481
Research works
572
▲ 89% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.1k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Changsha Central Hospital

What is Changsha Central Hospital 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
MedicineField #3,269 of 8,541 18.0%101 #8201
Health SciencesDomain #4,190 of 9,902 18.0%107 #10027

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Changsha Central 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Changsha Central Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Changsha Central Hospital is in Health Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (59%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (21%), Immunology and Microbiology (4%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 119 fractional works · 62.8% of its workMedicine: 112 fractional works · 58.8% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 6.5% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 56 fractional works · 29.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 39 fractional works · 20.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 11.9% of its workCancer Research: 9 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKChangsha CentralHospital190fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences63%Social Sciences2%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11258.8%
    2. Nursing31.4%
    3. Dentistry21.3%
    4. Health Professions21.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3920.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology94.5%
    3. Neuroscience63.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.9%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
    1. Engineering63.3%
    2. Computer Science31.4%
    3. Materials Science10.6%
    4. Environmental Science10.4%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    6. Chemistry00.2%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Psychology10.7%
    2. Social Sciences10.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.0%
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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.85× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.47× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.91× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.55× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.69× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.06× its world share, 112 worksMedicineNursing: 2.87× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.47×8 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.85×39 works
  3. Medicine3.06×112 works
  4. Nursing2.87×3 works
  5. Dentistry2.69×2 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.55×2 works
  7. Neuroscience1.91×6 works
  8. Veterinary0.90×0 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.60×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.45×2 works
  11. Psychology0.24×1 works
  12. Engineering0.22×6 works
  13. Computer Science0.18×3 works
  14. Materials Science0.17×1 works
  15. Chemistry0.10×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.09×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.08×1 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×1 works
  19. Social Sciences0.05×1 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  21. Energy0.04×0 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.03×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Changsha Central Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Zhen Wang, Huige Shao and Lichen Gao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Changsha Central Hospital.

  1. 1 Zhen Wang China · #987,851 worldwide 1.8k citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Huige Shao China · #1,082,566 worldwide 419 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Lichen Gao China · #2,330,656 worldwide 1.6k citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Xiuliang Huang China · #2,794,032 worldwide 759 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Sue Zhao China · #3,037,187 worldwide 125 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Changluo Li China · #3,786,155 worldwide 289 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Hongzhong Yang China · #3,968,105 worldwide 218 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Xianghui Yang China · #4,179,445 worldwide 78 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Fajun Fu China · #4,278,439 worldwide 308 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Hebin Xie China · #4,592,836 worldwide 377 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Changsha Central Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Changsha Central Hospital?

The most cited paper from Changsha Central Hospital is "Endovascular treatment versus standard medical treatment for vertebrobasilar artery occlusion (BEST): an open-label, randomised controlled trial" (Xinfeng Liu et al., 2019), with 657 citations. Next come "Inhibiting PD-L1 palmitoylation enhances T-cell immune responses against tumours" (583) and "Effect of Endovascular Treatment Alone vs Intravenous Alteplase Plus Endovascular Treatment on Functional Independence in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke" (538).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Endovascular treatment versus standard medical treatment for vertebrobasilar artery occlusion (BEST): an open-label, randomised controlled trial Xinfeng Liu et al. · The Lancet Neurology 143 authors 9 Dec 2019 657
2 Inhibiting PD-L1 palmitoylation enhances T-cell immune responses against tumours Han Yao, Jiang Lan, Chushu Li et al. · Nature Biomedical Engineering 25 Mar 2019 583
3 Effect of Endovascular Treatment Alone vs Intravenous Alteplase Plus Endovascular Treatment on Functional Independence in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Wenjie Zi et al. · JAMA Open access 19 Jan 2021 538
4 PI3K/AKT Signal Pathway: A Target of Natural Products in the Prevention and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease Hui‐Zhi Long, Yan Cheng, Zi-Wei Zhou et al. · Frontiers in Pharmacology Open access 15 Apr 2021 515
5 System Xc−/GSH/GPX4 axis: An important antioxidant system for the ferroptosis in drug-resistant solid tumor therapy Feng‐Jiao Li, Hui‐Zhi Long, Zi-Wei Zhou et al. · Frontiers in Pharmacology Open access 29 Aug 2022 440
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Changsha Central Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Biomarkers, Gene Expression, Regulation and Tumor Microenvironment.

▲ 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. Cancer25▲ 9.8×38 topics
  2. Inflammation24▲ 5.9×67 topics
  3. Epidemiology22▲ 2.9×67 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress13▲ 4.0×39 topics
  5. Biomarkers10▲ 7.2×14 topics
  6. Gene Expression9▲ 7.5×11 topics
  7. Regulation9▲ 8.4×10 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 3.9×27 topics
  9. Treatment8▲ 3.6×27 topics
  10. Diagnosis8▲ 4.5×20 topics
  11. Metastasis8▲ 11×12 topics
  12. Tumor Microenvironment8▲ 8.8×8 topics
  13. Biogenesis7▲ 23×3 topics
  14. Immune Response7▲ 6.8×15 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 4.5×16 topics
  16. Cell Death7▲ 15×6 topics
  17. Management7▲ 4.5×14 topics
  18. Immunity6▲ 7.5×8 topics
  19. Apoptosis6▲ 9.4×15 topics
  20. Metabolism5▲ 5.0×15 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 4.8×13 topics
  22. Disease5▲ 30×3 topics
  23. Sepsis5▲ 15×6 topics
  24. Epigenetic Regulation5▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Global Burden5▲ 4.8×10 topics
  26. Critical Care4▲ 9.8×7 topics
  27. Cell Differentiation4▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Infection4▲ 8.6×5 topics
  29. Therapeutics4▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Cancer Progression4▲ 11×7 topics
  31. Cancer Biomarkers4▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Drug Resistance4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  33. Long Noncoding RNAs4▲ 26×1 topic
  34. RNA Regulation4▲ 20×1 topic
  35. MicroRNA4▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Targeting4▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Cellular Functions4▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Lipid Peroxidation4▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Ferroptosis3▲ 22×1 topic
  40. GPX43▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Changsha Central Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, MicroRNA in disease regulation, Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis and Circular RNAs in diseases.

Cancer-related molecular…4Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 4 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regu…4MicroRNA in disease regulation: 4 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer p…3Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis: 3 fractional worksCircular RNAs in diseases3Circular RNAs in diseases: 3 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…2RNA modifications and cancer: 2 fractional worksInflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis: 2 fractional worksAutophagy in Disease and Therapy: 2 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 2 fractional works
Cancer ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMolecular BiologyEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 4 works
  2. 2 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 4 works
  3. 3 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Circular RNAs in diseases Molecular Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 2 works
  7. 7 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis Oncology 2 works
  9. 9 Autophagy in Disease and Therapy Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 2 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.2%domestic only94.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Changsha Central Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 89% 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 Changsha Central Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00077% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Changsha Central Hospital0.00075% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Changsha Central Hospital 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 counting10%20%Changsha Central Hospital17.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.2% in 2023.

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