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Kaohsiung Medical University

In research, Kaohsiung Medical University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,006 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,192 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,527 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nephrology and Organic Chemistry — Nephrology is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,179
of 28,054 · #2,742 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#18
of 221
Research works
12k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
267k
21.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Kaohsiung Medical University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,006 of 11,982 17.3%990 #1356
MedicineField #1,192 of 10,443 17.3%873 #1487
Life SciencesDomain #1,527 of 7,800 16.9%410 #2258
Physical SciencesDomain #2,664 of 12,888 16.9%418 #3301
Social SciencesDomain #4,121 of 10,521 27.1%122 #2418
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,605 of 3,579 15.5%251 #1989
SurgerySubfield #1,005 of 1,816 14.9%98 #1214
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #664 of 1,144 16.1%83 #1138
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,276 of 2,175 16.2%147 #1747
ChemistryField #793 of 1,330 10.8%106 #1324

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kaohsiung Medical University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,356 #1,006
  2. Medicine#1,487 #1,192
  3. Life Sciences#2,258 #1,527
  4. Physical Sciences#3,301 #2,664
  5. Social Sciences#2,418 #4,121
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,989 #1,605
  7. Surgery#1,214 #1,005
  8. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#1,138 #664
  9. Molecular Biology#1,747 #1,276
  10. Chemistry#1,324 #793
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Kaohsiung Medical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nephrology takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NephrologySubfield · 21.8 works5.2×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 73.7 works5.0×
← 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: 0.50× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.42× its world share, 250 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.08× its world share, 40 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.55× its world share, 49 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.51× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.20× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.48× its world share, 106 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 93 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 70 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.23× its world share, 83 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.38× its world share, 41 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 58 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.34× its world share, 873 worksMedicineNursing: 1.57× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 52 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kaohsiung Medical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ming‐Lung Yu, Po‐Yu Chen and Hung‐Yi Chuang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kaohsiung Medical University.

  1. 1 Ming‐Lung Yu Taiwan · #35,810 worldwide 445 citations · 97 works
  2. 2 Po‐Yu Chen Taiwan · #46,897 worldwide 545 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Hung‐Yi Chuang Taiwan · #68,452 worldwide 177 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Cheng‐Fang Yen Taiwan · #73,330 worldwide 302 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Chee‐Yin Chai Taiwan · #89,660 worldwide 397 citations · 72 works
  6. 6 Hsin‐Su Yu Taiwan · #94,308 worldwide 332 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Jee‐Fu Huang Taiwan · #117,557 worldwide 117 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Chun‐Yuh Yang Taiwan · #131,492 worldwide 170 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Chih‐Hung Ko Taiwan · #135,808 worldwide 274 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Eing‐Mei Tsai Taiwan · #149,504 worldwide 103 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Kaohsiung Medical University

Which keywords describe research at Kaohsiung Medical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Cancer, Oxidative Stress, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Treatment and Quality of Life.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology166▲ 2.2×126 topics
  2. Inflammation140▲ 3.5×83 topics
  3. Cancer94▲ 3.6×56 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress92▲ 2.9×58 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease69▲ 3.2×37 topics
  6. Quality of Life65▲ 2.3×48 topics
  7. Treatment62▲ 2.6×48 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome54▲ 3.4×23 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications50▲ 2.2×32 topics
  10. Catalysis48▲ 3.7×24 topics
  11. Nanoparticles46▲ 1.86×32 topics
  12. Biomarkers45▲ 3.4×18 topics
  13. Chemotherapy43▲ 3.1×25 topics
  14. Diagnosis38▲ 2.1×40 topics
  15. Management37▲ 2.4×31 topics
  16. Risk Factors37▲ 1.72×34 topics
  17. Aging36▲ 3.5×18 topics
  18. Mortality36▲ 3.2×12 topics
  19. Cancer Therapy35▲ 3.2×20 topics
  20. Drug Delivery35▲ 3.4×15 topics
  21. Immunotherapy35▲ 2.5×19 topics
  22. Diabetes34▲ 3.5×20 topics
  23. Global Burden33▲ 3.1×12 topics
  24. Antioxidant32▲ 2.5×45 topics
  25. Immune Response32▲ 2.9×21 topics
  26. Gene Expression30▲ 2.5×17 topics
  27. Tissue Engineering30▲ 2.5×13 topics
  28. Tumor Microenvironment29▲ 3.4×8 topics
  29. Insulin Resistance29▲ 3.3×10 topics
  30. Apoptosis28▲ 4.7×20 topics
  31. Metabolism28▲ 2.8×30 topics
  32. Health Effects28▲ 2.4×20 topics
  33. Immunity26▲ 3.4×11 topics
  34. Chronic Kidney Disease25▲ 5.3×9 topics
  35. Angiogenesis24▲ 3.8×15 topics
  36. Hepatocellular Carcinoma21▲ 5.2×3 topics
  37. Organic Synthesis18▲ 7.9×8 topics
  38. Liver Disease17▲ 9.6×3 topics
  39. Transition Metal Catalysis16▲ 9.9×4 topics
  40. Antiviral Therapy16▲ 8.2×3 topics

Which research topics does Kaohsiung Medical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

Advanced biosensing and …13Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 13 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …12Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 12 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 11 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 10 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 8 fractional worksHepatitis C virus research: 8 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regulation: 8 fractional worksCovalent Organic Framewo…8Covalent Organic Framework Applications: 8 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 8 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 7 fractional works
Molecular BiologyEpidemiologyHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisPsychiatry and Mental health6 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 13 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 12 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 11 works
  4. 4 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 10 works
  5. 5 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 8 works
  6. 6 Hepatitis C virus research Hepatology 8 works
  7. 7 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 8 works
  8. 8 Covalent Organic Framework Applications Materials Chemistry 8 works
  9. 9 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 8 works
  10. 10 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 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 available37.6%not open62.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kaohsiung Medical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.