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Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar

In research, Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar stands highest in Medicine (#6,805 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,083 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,802
of 22,385 · #26,582 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#104
of 124
Research works
491
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar

What is Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar 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 #6,805 of 8,541 1.2%83 #11129
Health SciencesDomain #8,083 of 9,902 1.8%92 #13126

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar 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 Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar is in Health Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (60%), Social Sciences (7%), Engineering (7%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 101 fractional works · 65.1% of its workMedicine: 92 fractional works · 59.5% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 9.2% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 14.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 12.6% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 6.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital TuankuJa’afar155fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences15%

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. Medicine9259.5%
    2. Health Professions74.3%
    3. Dentistry10.5%
    4. Veterinary10.4%
    5. Nursing10.4%
    1. Social Sciences117.0%
    2. Psychology42.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting42.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.3%
    5. Decision Sciences10.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    1. Engineering106.6%
    2. Computer Science42.7%
    3. Environmental Science21.5%
    4. Materials Science10.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    6. Energy00.2%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology32.1%
    3. Neuroscience32.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.11× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.10× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.18× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.18×1 works
  2. Medicine3.10×92 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.11×3 works
  4. Health Professions1.64×7 works
  5. Neuroscience1.22×3 works
  6. Dentistry0.94×1 works
  7. Psychology0.89×4 works
  8. Nursing0.81×1 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.75×4 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.74×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.62×2 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.60×5 works
  13. Social Sciences0.55×11 works
  14. Engineering0.44×10 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.34×4 works
  17. Environmental Science0.31×2 works
  18. Energy0.26×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.25×1 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.12×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar?

Ranked on the quality score, Lily Mushahar, Mahadevan Deva Tata and Abdul Rauf Ahmad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar.

  1. 1 Lily Mushahar Malaysia · #719,815 worldwide 1.1k citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Mahadevan Deva Tata Malaysia · #2,027,117 worldwide 1.1k citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Abdul Rauf Ahmad Malaysia · #3,447,599 worldwide 293 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Noor Lita Adam Malaysia · #3,655,671 worldwide 147 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 David Chun-Ern Ng Malaysia · #3,724,290 worldwide 776 citations · 68 works
  6. 6 Chuin‐Hen Liew Malaysia · #3,859,526 worldwide 103 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Kah Kee Tan Malaysia · #3,928,293 worldwide 701 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 J Ravindran Malaysia · #4,928,142 worldwide 189 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Ling Chin Malaysia · #4,931,276 worldwide 185 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Poh Shean Wong Malaysia · #5,356,787 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar

What are the most cited papers from Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar?

The most cited paper from Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar is "Relapsed and late‐onset Nipah encephalitis" (Chong Tin Tan, Khean Jin Goh, Kum Thong Wong et al., 2002), with 307 citations. Next come "Treatment of acute Nipah encephalitis with ribavirin" (291) and "Randomized controlled trial of pulse intravenous cyclophosphamide versus mycophenolate mofetil in the induction therapy of proliferative lupus nephritis" (252).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Relapsed and late‐onset Nipah encephalitis Chong Tin Tan, Khean Jin Goh, Kum Thong Wong et al. · Annals of Neurology 3 May 2002 307
2 Treatment of acute Nipah encephalitis with ribavirin Heng-Thay Chong, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Chong‐Tin Tan et al. · Annals of Neurology 2001 291
3 Randomized controlled trial of pulse intravenous cyclophosphamide versus mycophenolate mofetil in the induction therapy of proliferative lupus nephritis Loke Meng Ong, Lai Seong Hooi, Teck Onn Lim et al. · Nephrology Oct 2005 252
4 Association of Methylentetraydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) 677 C > T gene polymorphism and homocysteine levels in psoriasis vulgaris patients from Malaysia: a case-control study Siaw Cheok Liew, Esha Dasgupta, Shew Fung Wong et al. · Nutrition Journal Open access 5 Jan 2012 177
5 Catheter impregnation, coating or bonding for reducing central venous catheter-related infections in adults Nai Ming Lai, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Nai An Lai et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Open access 16 Mar 2016 174
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Vaccine Development, Surgical Management, Autoantibodies and Complications.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 3.5×72 topics
  2. Inflammation8▲ 2.3×23 topics
  3. Treatment7▲ 3.8×24 topics
  4. Diagnosis6▲ 4.2×19 topics
  5. Quality of Life5▲ 2.4×17 topics
  6. Pandemic5▲ 3.0×9 topics
  7. COVID-194▲ 2.0×14 topics
  8. Complications4▲ 5.4×11 topics
  9. Surgical Management4▲ 6.3×12 topics
  10. Immune Response4▲ 4.4×11 topics
  11. Mortality4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.1×13 topics
  13. Autoantibodies4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  14. Management4▲ 2.9×14 topics
  15. Risk Factors4▲ 2.1×17 topics
  16. Vaccine Development4▲ 9.1×7 topics
  17. Pathogenesis4▲ 4.5×14 topics
  18. SARS-CoV-23▲ 7.2×5 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 3.5×10 topics
  20. Immunosuppressive Therapy3▲ 10.0×7 topics
  21. Endoscopic Surgery3▲ 19×3 topics
  22. Global Burden3▲ 3.3×10 topics
  23. Vaccine3▲ 4.5×9 topics
  24. Prevention3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  25. Genetic Mutations3▲ 3.8×7 topics
  26. Clinical Management2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  27. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  28. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 3.9×8 topics
  29. Surgery2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  30. Pregnancy2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  31. Endothelial Dysfunction2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  32. Prognosis2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  33. Thrombosis2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  34. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  35. Muslim Students2▲ 19×1 topic
  36. High-Temperature Electronics2▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Growth Hormone2▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Molecular Classification2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  39. Rituximab2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  40. Hearing Loss2▲ 8.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education and Islamic Studies, Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments, Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors and Long-Term Effects of COVID-19.

Education and Islamic St…2Education and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorder…2Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksAdrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors: 2 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 1 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 1 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 1 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 1 fractional worksThyroid Cancer Diagnosis…1Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional works
EducationEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSurgeryNeurology4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 2 works
  2. 2 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  3. 3 Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 1 works
  5. 5 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 1 works
  7. 7 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 1 works
  8. 8 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Hip and Femur Fractures 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 available60.4%not open39.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00057% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar0.00072% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar2.4% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.0% in 2018.

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