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National Heart Institute

In research, National Heart Institute stands highest in Medicine (#7,948 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,519 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 15.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,210
of 28,054 · #8,273 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#105
of 137
Research works
1k
▲ 196% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is National Heart Institute 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 #7,948 of 10,443 3.7%196 #3702
Health SciencesDomain #9,519 of 11,982 3.7%208 #4835

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Heart Institute 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).

What does National Heart Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 15.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 55.5 works15×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 45.5 works5.7×
  3. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 25.9 works4.9×
← 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: 1.60× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.97× its world share, 196 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.57× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Heart Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Denis J. Prager and Azmee Mohd Ghazi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Heart Institute.

  1. 1 Denis J. Prager Malaysia · #666,361 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Azmee Mohd Ghazi Malaysia · #1,399,558 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at National Heart Institute

Which keywords describe research at National Heart Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Atherosclerosis, Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction, Echocardiography, Guidelines, Coronary Stents and Myocardial Revascularization.

▲ 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. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention25▲ 55×4 topics
  2. Atherosclerosis23▲ 23×7 topics
  3. Heart Failure22▲ 15×12 topics
  4. Myocardial Infarction21▲ 26×7 topics
  5. Epidemiology20▲ 1.48×35 topics
  6. Echocardiography20▲ 21×8 topics
  7. Guidelines19▲ 12×6 topics
  8. Coronary Stents18▲ 124×1 topic
  9. Myocardial Revascularization18▲ 124×1 topic
  10. Cardiovascular Disease17▲ 4.5×19 topics
  11. Diagnosis16▲ 5.1×13 topics
  12. Treatment16▲ 3.9×12 topics
  13. Congenital Heart Disease13▲ 44×3 topics
  14. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement11▲ 44×1 topic
  15. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement11▲ 44×1 topic
  16. Cardiac Imaging11▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Antioxidant Activity11▲ 4.8×6 topics
  18. Dilated Cardiomyopathy10▲ 41×2 topics
  19. Mortality Risk10▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes10▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Cardiac Surgery10▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Adult Congenital Heart Disease9▲ 51×1 topic
  23. Pulmonary Valve Replacement9▲ 51×1 topic
  24. Obesity9▲ 3.6×9 topics
  25. Food Safety9▲ 8.6×3 topics
  26. Functional Food8▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Food Composition8▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Nutrient Analysis8▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Surgical Repair8▲ 58×1 topic
  30. Ventricular Reconstruction8▲ 58×1 topic
  31. Coronary Artery Disease8▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Surgery8▲ 6.5×3 topics
  33. Endovascular Repair8▲ 27×3 topics
  34. Magnetic Resonance Imaging8▲ 8.6×4 topics
  35. Radiation Exposure7▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Prophylaxis7▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment6▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Renal Function6▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Computed Tomography Angiography6▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Myocardial Perfusion6▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does National Heart Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Congenital Heart Disease Studies and Food and Agricultural Sciences.

Coronary Interventions a…18Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 18 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 11 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…9Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 9 fractional worksFood and Agricultural Sc…8Food and Agricultural Sciences: 8 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 8 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 6 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment …6Heart Failure Treatment and Management: 6 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 6 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 5 fractional worksCoronary Artery Anomalies: 5 fractional works
SurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiologyFood Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 18 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 11 works
  3. 3 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 9 works
  4. 4 Food and Agricultural Sciences Food Science 8 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 8 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  7. 7 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 5 works
  10. 10 Coronary Artery Anomalies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 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 available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.8%domestic only69.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Heart Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 196% 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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