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Himchan Hospital

In research, Himchan Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#15,823 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#18,797 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery, Medicine and Health Sciences — Surgery is 23.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#41,871
of 42,892
Rank in South Korea
#590
of 596
Research works
142
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Himchan Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #15,823 of 17,978 13.5%129
Health SciencesDomain #18,797 of 20,462 13.4%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Himchan 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Himchan Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 23.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 24.9 works23×
  2. MedicineField · 40.6 works4.6×
  3. Health SciencesDomain · 40.9 works3.9×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMedicine: 4.63× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinary1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Himchan Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Complications, Epidemiology, Arthroplasty, Patient Satisfaction, Total Knee Replacement and Degenerative Disc Disease.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Revision Surgery10▲ 171×2 topics
  2. Total Hip Replacement10▲ 171×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology9▲ 4.8×12 topics
  4. Complications7▲ 32×6 topics
  5. Arthroplasty7▲ 151×2 topics
  6. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 43×1 topic
  7. Total Knee Replacement6▲ 203×1 topic
  8. Degenerative Disc Disease6▲ 127×2 topics
  9. Spinal Fusion5▲ 112×2 topics
  10. Surgical Management4▲ 23×6 topics
  11. Biomechanics4▲ 30×5 topics
  12. Low Back Pain4▲ 48×2 topics
  13. Surgical Treatment4▲ 43×3 topics
  14. Hip Arthroplasty4▲ 136×1 topic
  15. Wear Particles4▲ 136×1 topic
  16. Diagnostic Imaging3▲ 66×2 topics
  17. Inflammation3▲ 3.5×8 topics
  18. Intervertebral Disc3▲ 108×1 topic
  19. Lumbar Disc Degeneration3▲ 108×1 topic
  20. Periprosthetic Joint Infection3▲ 174×1 topic
  21. Prosthetic Joint Infections3▲ 174×1 topic
  22. Osteoarthritis3▲ 47×4 topics
  23. Rehabilitation3▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Regeneration2▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Anterior Cervical Discectomy2▲ 174×1 topic
  26. Cervical Spine Surgery2▲ 174×1 topic
  27. Matrix Metalloproteinases2▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Cartilage2▲ 78×1 topic
  29. Chondrocyte2▲ 78×1 topic
  30. Scoliosis2▲ 121×1 topic
  31. Spinal Deformity2▲ 121×1 topic
  32. Pedicle Screw Fixation1▲ 81×1 topic
  33. Shoulder Function1▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Vertebroplasty1▲ 81×1 topic
  35. Mortality1▲ 4.5×4 topics
  36. Treatment1▲ 2.1×7 topics
  37. Anterior Cruciate Ligament1▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Extracellular Matrix1▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Injury Risk1▲ 62×1 topic

Which research topics does Himchan Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments.

Total Knee Arthroplasty …6Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 6 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 4 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 3 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 3 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 2 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment…2Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 2 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 1 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicineRheumatology

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 6 works
  2. 2 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 4 works
  3. 3 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 2 works
  7. 7 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation 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 available61.3%not open38.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Himchan Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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