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Chi Mei Medical Center

In research, Chi Mei Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,422 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,386 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,589 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,151
of 28,054 · #8,334 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#51
of 221
Research works
3k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Chi Mei Medical Center 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,422 of 11,982 18.6%461 #2524
MedicineField #1,386 of 10,443 18.2%428 #2516
Life SciencesDomain #3,589 of 7,800 19.5%83 #4849
SurgerySubfield #1,157 of 1,816 16.3%63 #2122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chi Mei Medical Center 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. Health Sciences#2,524 #1,422
  2. Medicine#2,516 #1,386
  3. Life Sciences#4,849 #3,589
  4. Surgery#2,122 #1,157
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.

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: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.55× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.98× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.02× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.67× its world share, 428 worksMedicineNursing: 4.00× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chi Mei Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Wen‐Li Lin, Yin-Ching Chuang and Chih‐Cheng Lai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chi Mei Medical Center.

  1. 1 Wen‐Li Lin Taiwan · #279,093 worldwide 206 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Yin-Ching Chuang Taiwan · #329,189 worldwide 110 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Chih‐Cheng Lai Taiwan · #395,635 worldwide 119 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Jhi‐Joung Wang Taiwan · #535,248 worldwide 87 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 I‐Wen Chen Taiwan · #543,224 worldwide 49 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Yuhan Chen Taiwan · #728,058 worldwide 37 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Chia‐Yu Chang Taiwan · #756,614 worldwide 46 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Kuo‐Chuan Hung Taiwan · #853,016 worldwide 49 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Shih‐Feng Weng Taiwan · #915,515 worldwide 50 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Chien‐Feng Li Taiwan · #922,208 worldwide 87 citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Chi Mei Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Chi Mei Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Treatment, Cancer, Management and SARS-CoV-2.

▲ 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. Epidemiology81▲ 3.4×108 topics
  2. Inflammation45▲ 3.6×75 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease29▲ 4.3×32 topics
  4. Cancer27▲ 3.4×47 topics
  5. Treatment26▲ 3.6×42 topics
  6. Diagnosis23▲ 4.1×35 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress23▲ 2.3×52 topics
  8. Management22▲ 4.7×26 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome22▲ 4.4×21 topics
  10. Pandemic21▲ 3.2×9 topics
  11. Immune Response20▲ 5.8×19 topics
  12. Heart Failure19▲ 7.4×14 topics
  13. Chemotherapy19▲ 4.4×22 topics
  14. Quality of Life18▲ 2.1×42 topics
  15. Guidelines18▲ 6.5×12 topics
  16. SARS-CoV-217▲ 8.8×6 topics
  17. Risk Factors17▲ 2.6×24 topics
  18. Immunotherapy16▲ 3.8×18 topics
  19. ACE2 Receptor16▲ 10×3 topics
  20. Pathophysiology15▲ 8.2×10 topics
  21. Mortality14▲ 4.1×12 topics
  22. Obesity14▲ 3.1×17 topics
  23. Diabetes14▲ 4.7×16 topics
  24. Biomarkers14▲ 3.3×14 topics
  25. Clinical Practice Guidelines13▲ 3.9×14 topics
  26. Thrombosis13▲ 7.6×7 topics
  27. Complications12▲ 4.1×16 topics
  28. Clinical Guidelines12▲ 6.6×8 topics
  29. Chronic Kidney Disease12▲ 7.9×8 topics
  30. Rehabilitation11▲ 4.7×11 topics
  31. Critical Care11▲ 7.8×8 topics
  32. Type 2 Diabetes10▲ 7.7×5 topics
  33. Clinical Characteristics10▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Antiviral Treatment10▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Cytokine Storm10▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Glycemic Control9▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Elderly Patients9▲ 9.2×4 topics
  38. Insulin Therapy9▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Perioperative Care9▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Sepsis9▲ 8.6×5 topics

Which research topics does Chi Mei Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 10 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 6 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 5 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 5 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 5 fractional worksMagnesium in Health and Disease: 4 fractional worksscientometrics and bibli…4scientometrics and bibliometrics research: 4 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 4 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 4 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…4Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 4 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismHealth InformaticsCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 10 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 5 works
  4. 4 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 5 works
  5. 5 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 5 works
  6. 6 Magnesium in Health and Disease Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  7. 7 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 4 works
  8. 8 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 4 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 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 available50.7%not open49.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chi Mei Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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