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Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital

In research, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,768 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,493 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,994
of 28,054 · #17,480 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#167
of 221
Research works
760
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
24.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital 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
MedicineField #7,768 of 10,443 16.3%97 #7906
Health SciencesDomain #9,493 of 11,982 15.5%107 #9881

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang 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).

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: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.71× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.59× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.58× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.60× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.41× its world share, 97 worksMedicineNursing: 2.41× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Oxidative Stress, Metabolic Syndrome, Mortality, Cancer 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. Epidemiology18▲ 3.1×85 topics
  2. Inflammation16▲ 5.3×58 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 7.0×27 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress10▲ 4.3×38 topics
  5. Cancer7▲ 3.5×35 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 5.8×17 topics
  7. Quality of Life7▲ 3.2×32 topics
  8. Mortality6▲ 6.8×10 topics
  9. Treatment6▲ 3.2×27 topics
  10. Management5▲ 4.6×19 topics
  11. Risk Factors5▲ 3.1×18 topics
  12. Global Burden4▲ 5.5×10 topics
  13. Health Effects4▲ 4.9×11 topics
  14. Diabetes4▲ 5.7×15 topics
  15. Obesity4▲ 3.7×15 topics
  16. Complications4▲ 5.2×13 topics
  17. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.6×14 topics
  18. Insulin Resistance4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  19. Immunotherapy4▲ 3.5×14 topics
  20. Rehabilitation4▲ 6.2×11 topics
  21. Hypertension4▲ 8.2×12 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders4▲ 4.1×14 topics
  23. Chronic Kidney Disease3▲ 9.5×7 topics
  24. Diagnosis3▲ 2.5×21 topics
  25. Aging3▲ 4.1×10 topics
  26. Immune Response3▲ 3.9×11 topics
  27. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 6.0×8 topics
  28. Prevention3▲ 4.5×10 topics
  29. Cancer Risk2▲ 7.8×7 topics
  30. Prevalence2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  31. Wound Healing2▲ 5.9×9 topics
  32. Particulate Matter2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  33. Air Pollution2▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Fine Particulate Air Pollution2▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  36. Liver Disease2▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Surgical Treatment2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  38. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 8.2×6 topics
  39. Hepatic Steatosis2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  40. Urinary Incontinence2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Air Quality and Health Impacts, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Occupational Health and Safety Research and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research.

Air Quality and Health I…2Air Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …1Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 1 fractional worksKidney Stones and Urolit…1Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments: 1 fractional worksHeavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity: 1 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 1 fractional worksGout, Hyperuricemia, Uri…1Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid: 1 fractional worksImpact of Technology on Adolescents: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisEpidemiologyRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  4. 4 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  7. 7 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 1 works
  8. 8 Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid Nephrology 1 works
  9. 9 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 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 available57.1%not open42.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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