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Hefei First People's Hospital

In research, Hefei First People's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#3,686 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,635 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,712
of 22,385 · #19,135 all time
Rank in China
#1,694
of 2,481
Research works
574
▲ 142% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Hefei First People's Hospital

What is Hefei First 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 #3,686 of 8,541 10.4%96 #7359
Health SciencesDomain #4,635 of 9,902 11.8%103 #8857

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

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Hefei First People's Hospital is in Health Sciences, 22% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (59%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Neuroscience (5%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 131 fractional works · 62.5% of its workMedicine: 123 fractional works · 58.5% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 6.0% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 46 fractional works · 21.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 12.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 7.9% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 5.1% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHefei FirstPeople's Hospital210fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences62%Social Sciences7%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine12358.5%
    2. Health Professions42.0%
    3. Dentistry21.2%
    4. Nursing20.8%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2512.1%
    2. Neuroscience115.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology73.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.1%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
    1. Engineering83.6%
    2. Computer Science41.8%
    3. Environmental Science21.1%
    4. Chemistry20.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy20.7%
    6. Materials Science10.5%
    7. Mathematics10.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Psychology62.8%
    2. Social Sciences52.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.27× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.09× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.13× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.02× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.42× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.04× its world share, 123 worksMedicineNursing: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience3.13×11 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.09×6 works
  3. Medicine3.04×123 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.02×2 works
  5. Dentistry2.42×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.27×25 works
  7. Nursing1.57×2 works
  8. Psychology0.91×6 works
  9. Health Professions0.76×4 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.50×2 works
  11. Chemistry0.48×2 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.33×2 works
  13. Mathematics0.26×1 works
  14. Engineering0.24×8 works
  15. Computer Science0.23×4 works
  16. Environmental Science0.22×2 works
  17. Veterinary0.19×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.18×5 works
  19. Materials Science0.14×1 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.14×1 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×1 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.11×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×1 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hefei First People's Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Feifei Wang, Yangyi Bao and Aihong Pan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hefei First People's Hospital.

  1. 1 Feifei Wang China · #2,211,112 worldwide 278 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Yangyi Bao China · #2,421,049 worldwide 521 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Aihong Pan China · #3,246,118 worldwide 1.2k citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Xinan Wu China · #4,491,570 worldwide 243 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 YU Weihua China · #4,787,182 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Hefei First People's Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Hefei First People's Hospital?

The most cited paper from Hefei First People's Hospital is "Rapid asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 during the incubation period demonstrating strong infectivity in a cluster of youngsters aged 16-23 years outside Wuhan and characteristics of young patients with COVID-19: A prospective contact-tracing study" (Lei Huang, Xiuwen Zhang, Xinyue Zhang et al., 2020), with 370 citations. Next come "Challenges in the Practice of Sexual Medicine in the Time of COVID-19 in China" (225) and "Hsa-let-7c controls the committed differentiation of IGF-1-treated mesenchymal stem cells derived from dental pulps by targeting IGF-1R via the MAPK pathways" (163).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Rapid asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 during the incubation period demonstrating strong infectivity in a cluster of youngsters aged 16-23 years outside Wuhan and characteristics of young patients with COVID-19: A prospective contact-tracing study Lei Huang, Xiuwen Zhang, Xinyue Zhang et al. · Journal of Infection Open access 10 Apr 2020 370
2 Challenges in the Practice of Sexual Medicine in the Time of COVID-19 in China Weiran Li, Guanjian Li, Cong Xin et al. · The Journal of Sexual Medicine Open access 28 Apr 2020 225
3 Hsa-let-7c controls the committed differentiation of IGF-1-treated mesenchymal stem cells derived from dental pulps by targeting IGF-1R via the MAPK pathways Gen-Xia Liu, Shu Ma, Yao Li et al. · Experimental & Molecular Medicine Open access Apr 2018 163
4 Overexpression of EZH2 contributes to acquired cisplatin resistance in ovarian cancer cells in vitro and in vivo Sha Hu, Lili Yu, Zhimin Li et al. · Cancer Biology & Therapy Open access 15 Oct 2010 162
5 Ser1369Ala Variant in Sulfonylurea Receptor Gene ABCC8 Is Associated With Antidiabetic Efficacy of Gliclazide in Chinese Type 2 Diabetic Patients Yan Feng, Guangyun Mao, Xiaowei Ren et al. · Diabetes Care Open access 4 Jul 2008 154
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hefei First People's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Tumor Microenvironment, Metabolic Syndrome, Oxidative Stress, Cardiovascular Disease and Metastasis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology19▲ 2.3×77 topics
  2. Inflammation19▲ 4.3×64 topics
  3. Cancer16▲ 5.9×36 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress10▲ 3.0×31 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 3.7×27 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 4.9×16 topics
  7. Tumor Microenvironment8▲ 8.2×6 topics
  8. Quality of Life7▲ 2.4×24 topics
  9. Diagnosis7▲ 3.5×24 topics
  10. Biomarkers6▲ 4.4×14 topics
  11. Risk Factors6▲ 2.6×19 topics
  12. Gene Expression6▲ 4.5×9 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 5.0×13 topics
  14. Depression6▲ 3.1×16 topics
  15. Treatment6▲ 2.3×25 topics
  16. Metastasis6▲ 7.6×10 topics
  17. Management5▲ 3.0×14 topics
  18. Immunotherapy4▲ 2.9×14 topics
  19. Regulation4▲ 4.0×10 topics
  20. Clinical Trials4▲ 3.1×11 topics
  21. Insulin Resistance4▲ 4.7×7 topics
  22. Chemotherapy4▲ 2.8×16 topics
  23. Biogenesis4▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis4▲ 3.3×8 topics
  25. Global Burden4▲ 3.5×11 topics
  26. Guidelines4▲ 4.0×10 topics
  27. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 5.8×9 topics
  28. Hepatocellular Carcinoma4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  29. Immunity4▲ 4.4×9 topics
  30. Neuroinflammation4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  31. Neuroprotection4▲ 5.0×11 topics
  32. Cell Death4▲ 7.1×5 topics
  33. Cytokines4▲ 5.8×7 topics
  34. Innate Immunity3▲ 4.8×11 topics
  35. Cancer Progression3▲ 7.5×6 topics
  36. Ischemic Stroke3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  37. Lipid Peroxidation3▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Ferroptosis3▲ 15×1 topic
  39. GPX43▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Hepatic Steatosis3▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Hefei First People's Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and RNA modifications and cancer.

Ferroptosis and cancer p…3Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis: 3 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …2Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…2Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…2RNA modifications and cancer: 2 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 2 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 2 fractional worksInflammatory Biomarkers …2Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis: 2 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regulation: 1 fractional worksCircular RNAs in diseases: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…1Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyOncologyMolecular Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 2 works
  7. 7 Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis Oncology 2 works
  8. 8 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 1 works
  9. 9 Circular RNAs in diseases Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hefei First People's Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 142% 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 Hefei First People's Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00084% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Hefei First People's Hospital0.00089% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Hefei First 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 counting5%10%15%Hefei First People's Hospital13.9% 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 13.9% in 2025.

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