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China Medical Board

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World rank, all time
#32,400
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,812
of 7,310
Research works
122
▲ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.6k
29.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
China Medical Board

Which fields of science does China Medical Board work in?

In all years, 61% of research at China Medical Board is in Health Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (40%), Health Professions (20%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 75 fractional works · 61.2% of its workMedicine: 48 fractional works · 39.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 24 fractional works · 19.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 9.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPharmacy: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Terminology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 25.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 9.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% 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 · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKChina MedicalBoard122fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences61%Social Sciences26%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4839.6%
    2. Health Professions2419.6%
    3. Nursing21.9%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences119.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance97.1%
    3. Psychology65.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities32.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.9%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.8%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.8%
    3. Neuroscience21.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Engineering53.7%
    2. Environmental Science21.3%
    3. Materials Science00.3%
    4. Computer Science00.3%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.23× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.17× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.37× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 7.34× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.93× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing7.34×1 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.93×2 works
  3. Health Professions4.17×2 works
  4. Neuroscience3.23×1 works
  5. Medicine2.37×9 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.21×0 works
  7. Psychology1.05×1 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.90×0 works
  9. Mathematics0.49×0 works
  10. Energy0.47×0 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.45×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.44×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.30×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×0 works
  16. Engineering0.26×1 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.19×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.18×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.16×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at China Medical Board?

Ranked on the quality score, Lincoln Chen and Catherine Michaud lead among researchers whose main affiliation is China Medical Board.

  1. 1 Lincoln Chen United States · #449,980 worldwide 12k citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Catherine Michaud United States · #453,588 worldwide 34k citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at China Medical Board

What are the most cited papers from China Medical Board?

The most cited paper from China Medical Board is "Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (Rafael Lozano et al., 2012), with 14,344 citations. Next come "A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (12,027) and "Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (9,055).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Rafael Lozano et al. · The Lancet Open access191 authors Dec 2012 14,344
2 A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Stephen S Lim et al. · The Lancet Open access209 authors Dec 2012 12,027
3 Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access362 authors Dec 2012 9,055
4 Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access358 authors Dec 2012 8,461
5 Health professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world Julio M. Frenk, Lincoln Chen, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta et al. · The Lancet Open access 30 Nov 2010 6,031
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at China Medical Board?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Clinical Trials, Health Policy, Quality of Life, Global Health, Medical Education, Health System Reform and Health Workforce.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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▲ 1.67×47 topics
  2. Primary Care8▲ 15×7 topics
  3. Quality of Life8▲ 4.6×22 topics
  4. Clinical Trials7▲ 9.0×11 topics
  5. Health Policy6▲ 34×4 topics
  6. Global Health6▲ 36×5 topics
  7. Public Health5▲ 3.2×21 topics
  8. Health System Reform5▲ 54×2 topics
  9. Medical Education5▲ 17×9 topics
  10. Health Workforce5▲ 85×1 topic
  11. Rural Health5▲ 138×1 topic
  12. Healthcare Quality5▲ 32×4 topics
  13. Mental Health5▲ 3.4×17 topics
  14. Reflective Practice5▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Assessment Methods4▲ 36×2 topics
  16. Health Care Utilization4▲ 27×3 topics
  17. Competency-Based Education4▲ 44×2 topics
  18. Continuing Medical Education4▲ 60×1 topic
  19. Medical Ethics4▲ 20×6 topics
  20. Physician Liability4▲ 61×2 topics
  21. Professional Identity Formation4▲ 60×1 topic
  22. Health Care Spending4▲ 53×1 topic
  23. Insurance Markets4▲ 53×1 topic
  24. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.8×10 topics
  26. Quality Improvement4▲ 15×6 topics
  27. Mortality4▲ 6.2×9 topics
  28. Defensive Medicine4▲ 87×1 topic
  29. Malpractice Risk4▲ 87×1 topic
  30. Low- and Middle-Income Countries3▲ 58×2 topics
  31. Nursing Education3▲ 22×3 topics
  32. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 18×4 topics
  33. Continuity of Care3▲ 40×2 topics
  34. Patient-Centered Medical Home3▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Pay for Performance3▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Organizational Culture2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  37. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  38. Dialysis2▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Hemodialysis2▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Non-Communicable Diseases2▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does China Medical Board publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Healthcare Policy and Management, Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy and Radiology practices and education.

Healthcare Policy and Ma…1Healthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksAdvances in Oncology and Radiotherapy: 0 fractional worksRadiology practices and education: 0 fractional worksArchitecture and Computational Design: 0 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Research: 0 fractional worksOccupational and Profess…0Occupational and Professional Licensing Regulation: 0 fractional worksPatient-Provider Communication in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 0 fractional worksNursing education and management: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsCognitive NeuroscienceRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingArchitecture4 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  2. 2 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  3. 3 Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  4. 4 Radiology practices and education Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  5. 5 Architecture and Computational Design Architecture 0 works
  6. 6 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  7. 7 Occupational and Professional Licensing Regulation Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  8. 8 Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.2%domestic only71.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has China Medical Board's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% 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 China Medical Board as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000085% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%China Medical Board0.000070% in 202519801990200020102020

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