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Prince Philip Dental Hospital

In research, Prince Philip Dental Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,357 of 20,462 worldwide), Dentistry (#208 of 771 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,018 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry and Health Sciences — Dentistry is 102.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#13,916
of 42,892
Rank in China
#1,518
of 3,536
Research works
523
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
46.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Prince Philip Dental 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 #3,357 of 20,462 25.4%383
DentistryField #208 of 771 28.9%218
MedicineField #9,018 of 17,978 19.2%123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Prince Philip Dental 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 Prince Philip Dental Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 102.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 20.8 works103×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 30.8 works3.2×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 102.79× its world share, 21 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.88× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 102.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Prince Philip Dental Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Dental Caries, Epidemiology, Fluoride, Clinical Trials, Social Determinants, Prevention and Global Burden.

▲ 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. Quality of Life7▲ 12×11 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 4.0×14 topics
  3. Dental Caries6▲ 137×2 topics
  4. Fluoride4▲ 190×2 topics
  5. Clinical Trials4▲ 14×4 topics
  6. Global Burden4▲ 16×3 topics
  7. Prevention4▲ 21×3 topics
  8. Social Determinants4▲ 42×2 topics
  9. Bone Regeneration4▲ 73×2 topics
  10. Dental Materials4▲ 161×1 topic
  11. Oral Health4▲ 151×1 topic
  12. Restorative Dentistry4▲ 161×1 topic
  13. Risk Factors4▲ 7.8×1 topic
  14. Dental Erosion3▲ 371×1 topic
  15. Tooth Whitening3▲ 371×1 topic
  16. Tissue Engineering3▲ 11×7 topics
  17. Biomaterials3▲ 27×4 topics
  18. Psychological Factors2▲ 26×2 topics
  19. Angiogenesis2▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Oral Microbiome2▲ 84×1 topic
  21. Periodontal Diseases2▲ 84×1 topic
  22. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 3.4×3 topics
  23. Dental Implants2▲ 91×1 topic
  24. Peri-implant Diseases2▲ 91×1 topic
  25. Cone-Beam CT2▲ 78×1 topic
  26. Dental Imaging2▲ 78×1 topic
  27. Hydroxyapatite2▲ 59×1 topic
  28. Periodontal Disease2▲ 70×2 topics
  29. Scaffolds2▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 14×5 topics
  32. Orthodontic Tooth Movement1▲ 92×1 topic
  33. Orthognathic Surgery1▲ 71×1 topic
  34. Bruxism1▲ 110×1 topic
  35. Temporomandibular Disorders1▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate1▲ 76×1 topic
  37. Root Canal Irrigants1▲ 76×1 topic
  38. Dental Anxiety1▲ 111×1 topic
  39. Dental Practice1▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Local Anesthetics1▲ 111×1 topic

Which research topics does Prince Philip Dental Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental materials and restorations, Dental Health and Care Utilization, Dental Erosion and Treatment and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research.

Dental materials and restorations: 4 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 4 fractional worksDental Erosion and Treat…3Dental Erosion and Treatment: 3 fractional worksOral microbiology and pe…2Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 2 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 2 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…2Dental Radiography and Imaging: 2 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 1 fractional worksTemporomandibular Joint Disorders: 1 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 1 fractional works
OrthodonticsPeriodonticsOral SurgeryBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 4 works
  2. 2 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 4 works
  3. 3 Dental Erosion and Treatment Orthodontics 3 works
  4. 4 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 2 works
  5. 5 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 1 works
  9. 9 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 1 works
  10. 10 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 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 available28.7%not open71.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors85.3%domestic only14.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Prince Philip Dental Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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