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Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital

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World rank, all time
#32,789
of 34,923
Rank in Taiwan
#267
of 284
Research works
160
▲ 129% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital

Which fields of science does Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital is in Health Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (66%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Dentistry (5%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 49 fractional works · 75.1% of its workMedicine: 42 fractional works · 65.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 9.4% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 17.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 9.7% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHualien ArmedForces General…65fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences75%Social Sciences4%

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. Medicine4265.6%
    2. Dentistry34.9%
    3. Nursing22.4%
    4. Health Professions12.0%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology69.7%
    2. Neuroscience23.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.9%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    1. Psychology23.1%
    2. Social Sciences00.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Engineering11.9%
    2. Environmental Science00.6%
    3. Materials Science00.5%
    4. Chemistry00.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    6. Computer Science00.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary 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: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.82× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.20× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.66× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 10.20× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.41× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 4.95× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry10.20×3 works
  2. Nursing4.95×2 works
  3. Medicine3.41×42 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.66×1 works
  5. Neuroscience2.20×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.82×6 works
  7. Veterinary1.26×0 works
  8. Psychology1.03×2 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.84×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.77×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×2 works
  12. Materials Science0.15×0 works
  13. Engineering0.12×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.12×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.08×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.04×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Yu-Jung Chen, Feng-Jen Tseng and Jin-De Hou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital.

  1. 1 Yu-Jung Chen Taiwan · #2,278,293 worldwide 1.6k citations · 86 works
  2. 2 Feng-Jen Tseng Taiwan · #3,517,099 worldwide 295 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Jin-De Hou Taiwan · #3,594,028 worldwide 154 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Ko-Huan Lin Taiwan · #4,016,763 worldwide 215 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Chieh Chen Taiwan · #4,146,217 worldwide 566 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Gen‐Min Lin Taiwan · #4,344,462 worldwide 2.8k citations · 278 works
  7. 7 Kun‐Zhe Tsai Taiwan · #4,946,272 worldwide 772 citations · 79 works
All ranked researchers at Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital?

The most cited paper from Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital is "Development of traditional Chinese version of World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 36 – item (WHODAS 2.0) in Taiwan: Validity and reliability analyses" (Tzu‐Ying Chiu, Chia-Feng Yen, Cheng-Hsiu Chou et al., 2014), with 139 citations. Next come "Increased risk of cancer in chronic dialysis patients: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan" (125) and "Association of sleep characteristics with atrial fibrillation: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis" (110).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Development of traditional Chinese version of World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 36 – item (WHODAS 2.0) in Taiwan: Validity and reliability analyses Tzu‐Ying Chiu, Chia-Feng Yen, Cheng-Hsiu Chou et al. · Research in Developmental Disabilities 2 Aug 2014 139
2 Increased risk of cancer in chronic dialysis patients: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan Hsuen-Fu Lin, Y.-H. Li, C.-H. Wang et al. · Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 22 Aug 2011 125
3 Association of sleep characteristics with atrial fibrillation: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Younghoon Kwon, Sina A. Gharib, Mary Lou Biggs et al. · Thorax Open access 18 May 2015 110
4 Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Bichannel Convolutional Neural Network Shu‐I Pao, Hong-Zin Lin, Ke‐Hung Chien et al. · Journal of Ophthalmology Open access 20 Jun 2020 109
5 Bitter melon (Momordica charantia L.) inhibits adipocyte hypertrophy and down regulates lipogenic gene expression in adipose tissue of diet-induced obese rats Hui-Ling Huang, Ya-Wen Hong, You-Hong Wong et al. · British Journal Of Nutrition Open access 26 Jul 2007 101
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Epidemiology, Hypertension, Obesity, Insulin Resistance 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. Inflammation8▲ 6.2×35 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 2.9×41 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 7.4×21 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 10×13 topics
  5. Hypertension4▲ 21×8 topics
  6. Obesity4▲ 7.7×11 topics
  7. Insulin Resistance3▲ 11×7 topics
  8. Risk Factors3▲ 4.2×13 topics
  9. Treatment3▲ 3.8×15 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders2▲ 5.9×8 topics
  11. Circadian Rhythms2▲ 30×2 topics
  12. Meta-Analysis2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  14. Genetic Mutations2▲ 7.0×8 topics
  15. Diabetes Mellitus2▲ 14×5 topics
  16. Diagnosis2▲ 3.1×12 topics
  17. Mortality2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  18. Diabetes2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  19. Glucose Metabolism2▲ 27×3 topics
  20. Hepatic Steatosis2▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Atherosclerosis2▲ 8.5×7 topics
  22. Heart Failure2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  23. Metabolism2▲ 4.7×8 topics
  24. Aging2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  25. Endothelial Dysfunction2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  26. Rehabilitation2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  27. Cardiovascular Events1▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Atrial Fibrillation1▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Dental Caries1▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Muscle Mass1▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Prognosis1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  32. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy1▲ 67×1 topic
  33. Chronic Diseases1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  34. Neurobiology1▲ 7.2×5 topics
  35. Sudden Death1▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Cancer Cachexia1▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Insomnia1▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Psychometric Evaluation1▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Sarcopenia1▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Vascular Function1▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Nutrition and Health in Aging and Sleep and related disorders.

Cardiovascular Effects o…1Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 1 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Re…1Sleep and Wakefulness Research: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksSleep and related disord…1Sleep and related disorders: 1 fractional worksDiet, Metabolism, and Di…1Diet, Metabolism, and Disease: 1 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 1 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …1Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksFatty Acid Research and Health: 1 fractional worksOral Health Pathology and Treatment: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineCognitive NeurosciencePhysiologyExperimental and Cognitive Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  3. 3 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  4. 4 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  6. 6 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 1 works
  7. 7 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Fatty Acid Research and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  10. 10 Oral Health Pathology and Treatment Periodontics 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 available58.0%not open42.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 129% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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