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Kuo General Hospital

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World rank, all time
#34,647
of 34,923
Rank in Taiwan
#283
of 284
Research works
127
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Kuo General Hospital

Which fields of science does Kuo General Hospital work in?

In all years, 81% of research at Kuo General Hospital is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (78%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Immunology and Microbiology (3%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 103 fractional works · 81.1% of its workMedicine: 98 fractional works · 77.6% of its workSurgery: 26 fractional works · 20.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 15.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKuo GeneralHospital127fractional works, all years
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences81%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9877.6%
    2. Health Professions32.7%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology129.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology43.4%
    3. Neuroscience11.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Environmental Science10.6%
    2. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    3. Engineering10.5%
    4. Computer Science00.3%
    5. Chemistry00.2%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences00.4%
    2. Psychology00.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    5. Social 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: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.61× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Environmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.57× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 2.83× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 3.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology5.14×1 works
  2. Medicine3.57×11 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.35×0 works
  4. Nursing2.83×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.61×2 works
  6. Neuroscience1.55×0 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.02×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.84×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.27×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.23×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kuo General Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Schuknecht Hf, Cheng-Chiang Huang and H‐H Chiu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kuo General Hospital.

  1. 1 Schuknecht Hf Taiwan · #3,780,806 worldwide 538 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Cheng-Chiang Huang Taiwan · #4,117,485 worldwide 213 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 H‐H Chiu Taiwan · #4,770,213 worldwide 73 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Tsung‐Cheng Kuo Taiwan · #5,168,279 worldwide 898 citations · 78 works
  5. 5 Hsin–Hui Chiu Taiwan · #5,863,792 worldwide 452 citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Yiu‐Tai Li Taiwan · #7,085,309 worldwide 576 citations · 94 works
All ranked researchers at Kuo General Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Kuo General Hospital?

The most cited paper from Kuo General Hospital is "High Levels of Plasma Dengue Viral Load during Defervescence in Patients with Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: Implications for Pathogenesis" (Wei‐Kung Wang, Day‐Yu Chao, Chuan‐Liang Kao et al., 2003), with 197 citations. Next come "A Comparison of Tramadol, Amitriptyline, and Meperidine for Postepidural Anesthetic Shivering in Parturients" (174) and "Acacetin, a flavonoid, inhibits the invasion and migration of human prostate cancer DU145 cells via inactivation of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway" (137).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 High Levels of Plasma Dengue Viral Load during Defervescence in Patients with Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: Implications for Pathogenesis Wei‐Kung Wang, Day‐Yu Chao, Chuan‐Liang Kao et al. · Virology Open access 2003 197
2 A Comparison of Tramadol, Amitriptyline, and Meperidine for Postepidural Anesthetic Shivering in Parturients Yu‐Chuan Tsai, Koung‐Shing Chu · Anesthesia & Analgesia Nov 2001 174
3 Acacetin, a flavonoid, inhibits the invasion and migration of human prostate cancer DU145 cells via inactivation of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway Kun‐Hung Shen, Shun‐Hsing Hung, Li‐Te Yin et al. · Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 19 Aug 2009 137
4 SEPT12mutations cause male infertility with defective sperm annulus Yung‐Che Kuo, Ying‐Hung Lin, Hau-Inh Chen et al. · Human Mutation Open access 20 Jan 2012 134
5 Use of the Beers Criteria to Predict Adverse Drug Reactions Among First‐Visit Elderly Outpatients Chia‐Ming Chang, Pheng‐Ying Yeh Liu, Yea‐Huei Kao Yang et al. · Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy Jun 2005 118
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kuo General Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications, Children, Surgical Management, Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology17▲ 3.4×53 topics
  2. Treatment9▲ 5.3×20 topics
  3. Diagnosis9▲ 6.7×16 topics
  4. Complications7▲ 11×11 topics
  5. Children6▲ 18×4 topics
  6. Surgical Management6▲ 9.6×12 topics
  7. Immunotherapy5▲ 6.2×12 topics
  8. Chemotherapy5▲ 5.5×14 topics
  9. Quality of Life5▲ 2.8×18 topics
  10. Management4▲ 4.5×14 topics
  11. Review4▲ 24×2 topics
  12. Adults4▲ 42×2 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations4▲ 5.8×12 topics
  14. Imaging4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  15. Prenatal Diagnosis4▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.4×16 topics
  17. Intussusception4▲ 62×1 topic
  18. Meckel's Diverticulum4▲ 62×1 topic
  19. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.1×12 topics
  20. Pathophysiology3▲ 9.5×5 topics
  21. Biomarkers3▲ 3.9×10 topics
  22. Endoscopic Stenting3▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Esophageal Perforation3▲ 46×1 topic
  24. Infertility3▲ 17×4 topics
  25. Laparoscopic Surgery3▲ 19×2 topics
  26. CT Diagnosis3▲ 58×3 topics
  27. Maternal Mortality3▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Prognostic Factors3▲ 4.5×9 topics
  29. Stem Cells3▲ 7.0×6 topics
  30. Metastasis2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  31. Insulin Resistance2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  32. Radiation Therapy2▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Rehabilitation2▲ 4.7×8 topics
  34. Postoperative Complications2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Surgical Treatment2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  36. Capsule Endoscopy2▲ 87×1 topic
  37. Pediatric Patients2▲ 52×2 topics
  38. Reproductive Outcome2▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding2▲ 87×1 topic
  40. Contraception2▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Kuo General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Evaluation and Performance Assessment, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Maternal and fetal healthcare and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics.

Evaluation and Performan…0Evaluation and Performance Assessment: 0 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …0Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 0 fractional worksMaternal and fetal healthcare: 0 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 0 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 0 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 0 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …0Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 0 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 0 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchSurgeryPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging4 others

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

  1. 1 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 0 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 0 works
  3. 3 Maternal and fetal healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  5. 5 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 0 works
  6. 6 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 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 available52.4%not open47.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kuo General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Kuo General Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000080% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Kuo General Hospital0.000056% in 2025200020102020

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