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First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

In research, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine stands highest in Medicine (#1,547 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,181 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,711 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Complementary and alternative medicine and Cancer Research — Complementary and alternative medicine is 21.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,974
of 28,054 · #9,859 all time
Rank in China
#917
of 3,058
Research works
1.8k
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine 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 #1,547 of 10,443 24.7%412 #3798
Health SciencesDomain #2,181 of 11,982 24.8%422 #5017
Life SciencesDomain #1,711 of 7,800 27.9%184 #4374
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,575 of 3,579 27.6%111 #4041
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,358 of 2,175 28.6%69 #3123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine 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#3,798 #1,547
  2. Health Sciences#5,017 #2,181
  3. Life Sciences#4,374 #1,711
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,041 #1,575
  5. Molecular Biology#3,123 #1,358
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 First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Complementary and alternative medicine takes 21.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 41.2 works22×
  2. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 20.2 works7.2×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.23× its world share, 111 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.24× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.55× its world share, 27 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.00× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.33× its world share, 412 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Gangyi Chen, Feng Sun and Xiaohong Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.

  1. 1 Gangyi Chen China · #678,341 worldwide 34 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Feng Sun China · #822,422 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Xiaohong Liu China · #866,408 worldwide 34 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Peng Chen China · #955,790 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 De Liang China · #1,008,879 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Lizhu Lin China · #1,171,564 worldwide 52 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Jie An China · #1,293,481 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Fengbin Liu China · #1,355,468 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Lingjun Wang China · #1,374,431 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Yuhui Li China · #1,490,732 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

Which keywords describe research at First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cancer, Oxidative Stress, Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tumor Microenvironment and Gene Expression.

▲ 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. Inflammation88▲ 6.5×77 topics
  2. Cancer67▲ 7.7×53 topics
  3. Epidemiology52▲ 2.0×86 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress51▲ 4.9×48 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease34▲ 4.8×34 topics
  6. Traditional Chinese Medicine25▲ 32×5 topics
  7. Gene Expression25▲ 6.3×9 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome24▲ 4.6×21 topics
  9. Metabolism23▲ 7.1×26 topics
  10. Tumor Microenvironment23▲ 8.1×8 topics
  11. Biomarkers23▲ 5.2×14 topics
  12. Treatment23▲ 3.0×31 topics
  13. Anti-inflammatory22▲ 12×24 topics
  14. Clinical Trials21▲ 5.0×16 topics
  15. Depression21▲ 3.8×18 topics
  16. Precision Medicine21▲ 6.9×8 topics
  17. Antioxidant20▲ 4.5×36 topics
  18. Diagnosis20▲ 3.3×27 topics
  19. Management18▲ 3.6×23 topics
  20. Apoptosis18▲ 9.3×20 topics
  21. Cytokines18▲ 9.9×8 topics
  22. Osteoarthritis18▲ 22×5 topics
  23. Cell Death18▲ 12×6 topics
  24. Immunity18▲ 6.8×10 topics
  25. Herbal Medicine17▲ 9.1×8 topics
  26. Metastasis17▲ 7.7×12 topics
  27. Insulin Resistance16▲ 5.3×10 topics
  28. Neurological Disorders15▲ 4.1×18 topics
  29. Genomic Analysis14▲ 9.0×8 topics
  30. Integrative Medicine14▲ 37×2 topics
  31. Pharmacokinetics14▲ 8.2×12 topics
  32. Acupuncture14▲ 37×3 topics
  33. Ayurveda13▲ 84×1 topic
  34. Syndrome Differentiation13▲ 84×1 topic
  35. Anticancer13▲ 12×14 topics
  36. Pain Relief12▲ 49×2 topics
  37. Pharmacological Effects12▲ 30×6 topics
  38. Autoantibodies12▲ 7.9×8 topics
  39. Lipid Peroxidation11▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Phytochemistry11▲ 14×5 topics

Which research topics does First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies, Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies and Bone Metabolism and Diseases.

Traditional Chinese Medi…13Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies: 13 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer p…11Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis: 11 fractional worksAcupuncture Treatment Re…11Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies: 11 fractional worksBone Metabolism and Dise…8Bone Metabolism and Diseases: 8 fractional worksTraditional Chinese Medicine Analysis: 7 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 7 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer6Immune cells in cancer: 6 fractional worksBone and Joint Diseases5Bone and Joint Diseases: 5 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 5 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 5 fractional works
Complementary and alternative medicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMolecular BiologyCancer Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 13 works
  2. 2 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  3. 3 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 11 works
  4. 4 Bone Metabolism and Diseases Molecular Biology 8 works
  5. 5 Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis Complementary and alternative medicine 7 works
  6. 6 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 7 works
  7. 7 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 6 works
  8. 8 Bone and Joint Diseases Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 5 works
  9. 9 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 5 works
  10. 10 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 5 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-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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