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Foshan Second People's Hospital

In research, Foshan Second People's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#4,124 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,433 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,130
of 22,385 · #25,379 all time
Rank in China
#2,121
of 2,481
Research works
622
▲ 74% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Foshan Second People's Hospital

What is Foshan Second People's 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 #4,124 of 8,541 12.8%81 #9827
Health SciencesDomain #5,433 of 9,902 13.1%84 #11759

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Foshan Second People's 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 Foshan Second People's Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research at Foshan Second People's Hospital is in Health Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (65%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Neuroscience (5%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 102 fractional works · 67.4% of its workMedicine: 98 fractional works · 64.8% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 6.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 32 fractional works · 21.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 12.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 7.5% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFoshan SecondPeople's Hospital152fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences67%Social Sciences3%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9864.8%
    2. Nursing21.3%
    3. Health Professions10.8%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1912.5%
    2. Neuroscience85.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology42.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    1. Engineering53.0%
    2. Computer Science21.6%
    3. Materials Science21.5%
    4. Environmental Science21.2%
    5. Chemistry10.7%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Psychology42.5%
    2. Social Sciences00.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.2%
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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.34× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.82× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.08× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.37× its world share, 98 worksMedicineNursing: 2.56× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.37×98 works
  2. Neuroscience3.08×8 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.82×4 works
  4. Nursing2.56×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.34×19 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.49×1 works
  7. Dentistry1.03×1 works
  8. Psychology0.82×4 works
  9. Chemistry0.45×1 works
  10. Materials Science0.44×2 works
  11. Veterinary0.43×0 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.40×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.29×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.23×2 works
  15. Computer Science0.20×2 works
  16. Engineering0.20×5 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×1 works
  18. Energy0.08×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.03×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Foshan Second People's Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Yimin Chen, Shuiquan Yang and Yiqun Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Foshan Second People's Hospital.

  1. 1 Yimin Chen China · #1,435,573 worldwide 1.3k citations · 134 works
  2. 2 Shuiquan Yang China · #1,805,874 worldwide 331 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Yiqun Li China · #3,257,705 worldwide 2.3k citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Zeqi Huang China · #4,669,488 worldwide 413 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Shu-Ke Luo China · #5,415,065 worldwide 54 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 刘国英 China · #6,738,790 worldwide 2 citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at Foshan Second People's Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Foshan Second People's Hospital?

The most cited paper from Foshan Second People's Hospital is "SARS-CoV-2 proteome microarray for global profiling of COVID-19 specific IgG and IgM responses" (He‐wei Jiang, Yang Li, Hai‐nan Zhang et al., 2020), with 322 citations. Next come "Association between high blood pressure and long term cardiovascular events in young adults: systematic review and meta-analysis" (235) and "Linear epitopes of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein elicit neutralizing antibodies in COVID-19 patients" (221).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 SARS-CoV-2 proteome microarray for global profiling of COVID-19 specific IgG and IgM responses He‐wei Jiang, Yang Li, Hai‐nan Zhang et al. · Nature Communications Open access 14 Jul 2020 322
2 Association between high blood pressure and long term cardiovascular events in young adults: systematic review and meta-analysis Dongling Luo, Yunjiu Cheng, Haifeng Zhang et al. · BMJ ReviewOpen access 9 Sep 2020 235
3 Linear epitopes of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein elicit neutralizing antibodies in COVID-19 patients Yang Li, Dan‐yun Lai, Hainan Zhang et al. · Cellular and Molecular Immunology Open access 7 Sep 2020 221
4 Distinct clinical and somatic mutational features of breast tumors with high-, low-, or non-expressing human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 status Guochun Zhang, Chongyang Ren, Cheukfai Li et al. · BMC Medicine Open access 28 Apr 2022 148
5 Flexible MXene-based Janus porous fibrous membranes for sustainable solar-driven desalination and emulsions separation Yushan Li, Ting Wu, Hui Shen et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production 12 Mar 2022 113
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Foshan Second People's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Cancer, Oxidative Stress, Tumor Microenvironment, Cardiovascular Risk, Global Burden and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 2.8×70 topics
  2. Inflammation15▲ 4.6×56 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress10▲ 4.1×31 topics
  4. Cancer10▲ 4.9×34 topics
  5. Risk Factors6▲ 3.5×15 topics
  6. Tumor Microenvironment6▲ 8.6×8 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.2×23 topics
  8. Treatment6▲ 3.0×26 topics
  9. Global Burden5▲ 5.8×11 topics
  10. Gene Expression5▲ 4.8×9 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 9.4×7 topics
  12. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.9×14 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.4×18 topics
  14. Immunotherapy4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  15. Diagnosis4▲ 2.8×18 topics
  16. Biomarkers4▲ 3.5×12 topics
  17. Clinical Trials4▲ 3.5×13 topics
  18. Diabetes4▲ 4.7×11 topics
  19. Macular Degeneration4▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Immune Response3▲ 3.9×12 topics
  21. Guidelines3▲ 4.6×8 topics
  22. Myopia3▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Diabetic Retinopathy3▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Neuroprotection3▲ 5.9×10 topics
  25. Neuroinflammation3▲ 7.0×6 topics
  26. Chronic Pain3▲ 9.1×4 topics
  27. Glaucoma3▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Cell Death3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  29. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  30. Hypertension3▲ 6.4×11 topics
  31. Intraocular Pressure2▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Revascularization2▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor2▲ 18×4 topics
  34. Global Prevalence2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Intravitreal Injection2▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Prevention Guidelines2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Functional Recovery2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  38. Glial Activation2▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Neural Plasticity2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  40. Optic Nerve2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Foshan Second People's Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Acute Ischemic Stroke Management.

Ferroptosis and cancer p…2Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…2Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 2 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…2Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…2Corneal surgery and disorders: 2 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional worksPain Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surg…1Retinal and Macular Surgery: 1 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyOphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging3 others

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

  1. 1 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  3. 3 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  4. 4 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 1 works
  7. 7 Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 1 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 available27.2%not open72.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Foshan Second People's Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 74% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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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 Foshan Second People's Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00051% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Foshan Second People's Hospital0.00074% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Foshan Second People's 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%Foshan Second People's Hospital13.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.8% in 2023.

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