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Kwangju Christian Hospital

In research, Kwangju Christian Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,986 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#14,601 of 17,978 worldwide) and Surgery (#4,048 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,510
of 42,892
Rank in South Korea
#513
of 596
Research works
440
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Kwangju Christian Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #13,986 of 20,462 3.9%388
MedicineField #14,601 of 17,978 3.3%366
SurgerySubfield #4,048 of 4,227 3.3%139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kwangju Christian 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.49× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.31× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kwangju Christian Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Dong‐Hyuk Choi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kwangju Christian Hospital.

  1. 1 Dong‐Hyuk Choi South Korea · #1,094,600 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Kwangju Christian Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Kwangju Christian Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Mortality, Rehabilitation, Low Back Pain, Treatment, Functional Recovery and Surgery.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 4.3×26 topics
  2. Complications5▲ 21×8 topics
  3. Mortality4▲ 15×4 topics
  4. Rehabilitation3▲ 19×6 topics
  5. Treatment3▲ 6.0×14 topics
  6. Inflammation3▲ 3.0×16 topics
  7. Low Back Pain3▲ 38×2 topics
  8. Functional Recovery3▲ 42×3 topics
  9. Surgery2▲ 16×3 topics
  10. Clinical Trials2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  11. Surgical Treatment2▲ 28×3 topics
  12. Diagnosis2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  13. Global Burden2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  14. Chronic Pain2▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Elderly Patients2▲ 28×1 topic
  16. Hip Fracture2▲ 123×1 topic
  17. Internal Fixation2▲ 66×2 topics
  18. Degenerative Disc Disease2▲ 46×2 topics
  19. Quality of Life2▲ 3.0×10 topics
  20. Spinal Fusion2▲ 45×2 topics
  21. Biomechanics2▲ 13×5 topics
  22. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Psychological Factors2▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Intervertebral Disc2▲ 51×1 topic
  25. Lumbar Disc Degeneration2▲ 51×1 topic
  26. Revision Surgery1▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Total Hip Replacement1▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 5.4×7 topics
  29. Disability1▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Guidelines1▲ 6.3×5 topics
  31. Measurement Properties1▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Surgical Management1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  33. Hemorrhage1▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Management1▲ 3.4×4 topics
  35. Bone Healing1▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Fracture Epidemiology1▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Hip Arthroplasty1▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Wear Particles1▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Perioperative Care1▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Wound Healing1▲ 8.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Kwangju Christian Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hip and Femur Fractures, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty.

Hip and Femur Fractures: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…1Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…1Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksPelvic and Acetabular Injuries: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Mana…1Anesthesia and Pain Management: 1 fractional worksPharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicinePharmacologyEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  4. 4 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  9. 9 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 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 available69.5%not open30.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.1%domestic only96.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kwangju Christian Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% lower 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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