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Fujian Provincial Hospital

In research, Fujian Provincial Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,740 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#1,510 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,154 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cancer Research and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Cancer Research is 6.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,652
of 22,385 · #10,593 all time
Rank in China
#823
of 2,481
Research works
2.5k
▲ 82% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Fujian Provincial Hospital

What is Fujian Provincial 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,740 of 9,902 12.7%562 #4464
MedicineField #1,510 of 8,541 12.3%540 #3608
Life SciencesDomain #3,154 of 6,403 8.4%201 #5838
SurgerySubfield #755 of 1,532 13.3%91 #1804
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,644 of 2,964 8.3%138 #3345
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,249 of 1,880 8.6%88 #2553
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #689 of 1,037 9.6%74 #1442
Physical SciencesDomain #8,856 of 10,670 11.6%82 #13425

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fujian Provincial 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#4,464 #1,740
  2. Medicine#3,608 #1,510
  3. Life Sciences#5,838 #3,154
  4. Surgery#1,804 #755
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,345 #1,644
  6. Molecular Biology#2,553 #1,249
  7. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#1,442 #689
  8. Physical Sciences#13,425 #8,856
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Fujian Provincial Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Fujian Provincial Hospital is in Health Sciences, 24% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (61%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%), Engineering (4%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 664 fractional works · 63.9% of its workMedicine: 636 fractional works · 61.3% of its workSurgery: 107 fractional works · 10.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 86 fractional works · 8.3% of its workOncology: 52 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEpidemiology: 42 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 41 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 25 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 24 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRheumatology: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNephrology: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHepatology: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOphthalmology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 246 fractional works · 23.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 166 fractional works · 16.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 105 fractional works · 10.1% of its workCancer Research: 29 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 35 fractional works · 3.4% of its workImmunology: 32 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 33 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 104 fractional works · 10.1% of its workEngineering: 38 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 23 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFujian ProvincialHospital1,038fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences64%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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine63661.3%
    2. Health Professions141.3%
    3. Dentistry80.8%
    4. Nursing60.5%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16616.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology353.4%
    3. Neuroscience333.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences60.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.4%
    1. Engineering383.7%
    2. Materials Science232.2%
    3. Computer Science151.4%
    4. Environmental Science121.1%
    5. Chemistry111.0%
    6. Mathematics20.2%
    7. Energy10.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    10. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    1. Psychology131.2%
    2. Social Sciences50.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities20.2%
    5. Decision Sciences10.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Fujian Provincial Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cancer Research takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 28.6 works6.3×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 86.1 works5.4×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.01× its world share, 166 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.39× its world share, 35 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.95× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.62× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.19× its world share, 636 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology3.39×35 works
  2. Medicine3.19×636 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.01×166 works
  4. Neuroscience1.95×33 works
  5. Dentistry1.62×8 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.27×5 works
  7. Nursing1.09×6 works
  8. Chemistry0.66×11 works
  9. Materials Science0.63×23 works
  10. Health Professions0.49×14 works
  11. Psychology0.41×13 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.24×1 works
  13. Engineering0.24×38 works
  14. Veterinary0.24×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.23×12 works
  16. Computer Science0.18×15 works
  17. Mathematics0.17×2 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.15×3 works
  19. Energy0.13×1 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×6 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.08×1 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×1 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.07×2 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.04×1 works
  25. Social Sciences0.04×5 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Fujian Provincial Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Lilan Zhao, Shiyun Lu and Danfeng Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fujian Provincial Hospital.

  1. 1 Lilan Zhao China · #666,414 worldwide 1.3k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Shiyun Lu China · #823,224 worldwide 488 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Danfeng Wang China · #895,226 worldwide 1.2k citations · 119 works
  4. 4 Yanan Wu China · #1,054,112 worldwide 2.5k citations · 124 works
  5. 5 Wenshu Chen China · #1,124,823 worldwide 3.3k citations · 137 works
  6. 6 Songsong Wu China · #1,230,160 worldwide 716 citations · 73 works
  7. 7 Yongmei Dai China · #1,264,035 worldwide 574 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Tongjian Cui China · #1,363,847 worldwide 826 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Junyi Wu China · #1,399,315 worldwide 1.8k citations · 108 works
  10. 10 Donghuang Hong China · #1,404,462 worldwide 368 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Fujian Provincial Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Fujian Provincial Hospital?

The most cited paper from Fujian Provincial Hospital is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2016), with 6,023 citations. Next come "Prevalence of Diabetes among Men and Women in China" (3,065) and "Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits" (1,523).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
2 Prevalence of Diabetes among Men and Women in China Wenying Yang, Juming Lu, Jianping Weng et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 24 Mar 2010 3,065
3 Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits the Million Veteran Program et al. · Nature Genetics Open access281 authors 17 Sep 2018 1,523
4 Psychological status of medical workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study Wen Zhong Lu, Hang Wang, Yuxing Lin et al. · Psychiatry Research Open access 4 Apr 2020 1,330
5 Heightened Innate Immune Responses in the Respiratory Tract of COVID-19 Patients Zhuo Long Zhou et al. · Cell Host & Microbe Open access 4 May 2020 1,046
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fujian Provincial Hospital?

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

▲ 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. Inflammation100▲ 4.5×79 topics
  2. Epidemiology99▲ 2.4×104 topics
  3. Cancer82▲ 5.8×48 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress50▲ 3.0×55 topics
  5. Tumor Microenvironment45▲ 9.6×8 topics
  6. Chemotherapy43▲ 5.9×22 topics
  7. Treatment41▲ 3.2×41 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease40▲ 3.4×35 topics
  9. Biomarkers39▲ 5.4×16 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines37▲ 6.5×14 topics
  11. Immunotherapy36▲ 4.8×17 topics
  12. Gene Expression35▲ 5.3×14 topics
  13. Diagnosis34▲ 3.5×36 topics
  14. Management33▲ 4.0×25 topics
  15. Prognostic Factors28▲ 6.2×14 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome27▲ 3.2×22 topics
  17. Metastasis25▲ 7.1×12 topics
  18. Cell Death24▲ 9.4×6 topics
  19. Immunity23▲ 5.4×10 topics
  20. Guidelines22▲ 4.4×12 topics
  21. Immune Response21▲ 3.6×20 topics
  22. Molecular Characterization20▲ 11×6 topics
  23. Regulation20▲ 3.5×14 topics
  24. Neoadjuvant Therapy19▲ 7.7×5 topics
  25. Biogenesis18▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations18▲ 4.0×23 topics
  27. Angiogenesis18▲ 5.2×16 topics
  28. Surgical Management18▲ 4.1×18 topics
  29. Survival Analysis17▲ 6.0×6 topics
  30. Endoscopic Resection16▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Lipid Peroxidation16▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Cancer Progression16▲ 8.3×8 topics
  33. Adjuvant Therapy15▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Ferroptosis15▲ 17×1 topic
  35. GPX415▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Gastric Cancer14▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Hepatocellular Carcinoma14▲ 6.6×3 topics
  38. Sepsis14▲ 7.3×6 topics
  39. Perioperative Care13▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Elderly Patients13▲ 7.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Fujian Provincial Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis.

Ferroptosis and cancer p…15Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis: 15 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…10Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 10 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 9 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 8 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…8RNA modifications and cancer: 8 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 8 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 7 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Mana…7Anesthesia and Pain Management: 7 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 7 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regulation: 7 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncologyHepatologyMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 15 works
  2. 2 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 9 works
  4. 4 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 8 works
  5. 5 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 8 works
  6. 6 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 7 works
  8. 8 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 7 works
  9. 9 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 7 works
  10. 10 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 7 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 available45.8%not open54.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fujian Provincial Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 82% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Fujian Provincial Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0040% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Fujian Provincial Hospital0.0052% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Fujian Provincial 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 counting5%10%15%Fujian Provincial Hospital12.1% 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 12.8% in 2023.

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