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North District Hospital

In research, North District Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#15,270 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,864 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,829
of 28,054 · #38,399 all time
Rank in Hong Kong
#21
of 21
Research works
356
▼ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is North District 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
MedicineField #15,270 of 17,978 3.5%297
Health SciencesDomain #17,864 of 20,462 3.7%304

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where North District 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).

What does North District Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 57.0 works3.9×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.91× its world share, 57 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at North District Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Tun Hing Lui and Clarissa Chan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is North District Hospital.

  1. 1 Tun Hing Lui Hong Kong · #881,632 worldwide 37 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Clarissa Chan Hong Kong · #1,147,100 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at North District Hospital

Which keywords describe research at North District Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Biomechanics, Arthroplasty, Regeneration, Stem Cells, Ankle Injuries and Sprains.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 4.8×22 topics
  2. Rehabilitation10▲ 34×6 topics
  3. Biomechanics9▲ 39×3 topics
  4. Arthroplasty8▲ 106×2 topics
  5. Regeneration7▲ 46×2 topics
  6. Ankle Injuries7▲ 295×1 topic
  7. Extracellular Matrix7▲ 49×1 topic
  8. Sprains7▲ 295×1 topic
  9. Stem Cells7▲ 35×3 topics
  10. Tendon7▲ 273×1 topic
  11. Distal Radius Fractures5▲ 131×1 topic
  12. Flexor Tendon Repair5▲ 131×1 topic
  13. Radiotherapy4▲ 15×5 topics
  14. Surgical Treatment4▲ 28×4 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 9.1×8 topics
  16. Complications4▲ 9.1×7 topics
  17. Shoulder Function3▲ 52×2 topics
  18. Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis3▲ 311×1 topic
  19. Synovial Chondromatosis3▲ 311×1 topic
  20. Surgical Management3▲ 10×7 topics
  21. Quality of Life3▲ 2.6×11 topics
  22. Rotator Cuff Tears3▲ 58×1 topic
  23. Shoulder Pathology3▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Elbow Injuries2▲ 136×1 topic
  25. Gait Analysis2▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  27. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction2▲ 136×1 topic
  28. Foot Strike Patterns2▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Running Injuries2▲ 77×1 topic
  30. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.7×6 topics
  31. Pathophysiology2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  32. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  33. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  34. Acromioclavicular Joint2▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Clavicle Fractures2▲ 80×1 topic
  36. Cultural Geography2▲ 62×2 topics
  37. MRI Imaging1▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Osteosarcoma1▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Soft Tissue Sarcoma1▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Pilgrimage1▲ 93×1 topic

Which research topics does North District Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Tendon Structure and Treatment, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments.

Tendon Structure and Treatment: 7 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery7Foot and Ankle Surgery: 7 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional worksMusculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments: 3 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 3 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma…2Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 2 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 2 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 2 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Spaces: 1 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgeryRheumatologyRehabilitation4 others

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

  1. 1 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 7 works
  3. 3 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 5 works
  4. 4 Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments Rheumatology 3 works
  5. 5 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 2 works
  7. 7 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 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 available51.3%not open48.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has North District Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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