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Sappasithiprasong Hospital

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World rank, all time
#33,605
of 34,923
Rank in Thailand
#172
of 177
Research works
134
▲ 147% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.8k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Sappasithiprasong Hospital

Which fields of science does Sappasithiprasong Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Sappasithiprasong Hospital is in Health Sciences, 7% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (83%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%), Dentistry (2%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 48 fractional works · 86.4% of its workMedicine: 46 fractional works · 83.0% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 24.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 14.3% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 8.7% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSappasithiprasongHospital55fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences86%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4683.0%
    2. Dentistry11.8%
    3. Health Professions11.3%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Psychology11.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.9%
    4. Social Sciences00.7%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Engineering11.1%
    2. Chemistry00.4%
    3. Environmental Science00.3%
    4. Computer Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Sappasithiprasong Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 45.8 works4.3×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 3.73× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.31× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 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.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.31×46 works
  2. Dentistry3.73×1 works
  3. Veterinary2.11×0 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.81×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.19×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.72×2 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.66×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.49×1 works
  9. Psychology0.47×1 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.31×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×1 works
  12. Chemistry0.23×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  14. Nursing0.15×0 works
  15. Engineering0.07×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.07×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.05×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.03×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.02×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sappasithiprasong Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Parinya Chamnan, Prapit Teparrukkul and Arkhom Arayawichanont lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sappasithiprasong Hospital.

  1. 1 Parinya Chamnan Thailand · #378,548 worldwide 6.1k citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Prapit Teparrukkul Thailand · #1,553,403 worldwide 1.2k citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Arkhom Arayawichanont Thailand · #2,715,033 worldwide 491 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Pichet Lorvinitnun Thailand · #3,310,638 worldwide 348 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Nithi Lertsawatvicha Thailand · #5,149,303 worldwide 55 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Satsawat Chansitthichok Thailand · #5,206,479 worldwide 40 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Paiwan Wattanarath Thailand · #5,207,512 worldwide 51 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Weeris Ouransatien Thailand · #5,208,212 worldwide 32 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Poowanai Sarkhampee Thailand · #5,463,506 worldwide 60 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Sappasithiprasong Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Sappasithiprasong Hospital?

The most cited paper from Sappasithiprasong Hospital is "Melioidosis: A Major Cause of Community-Acquired Septicemia in Northeastern Thailand" (Wipada Chaowagul, Nicholas John White, David A. B. Dance et al., 1989), with 546 citations. Next come "Combination antifungal therapies for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: a randomised trial" (481) and "Increasing Incidence of Human Melioidosis in Northeast Thailand" (436).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Melioidosis: A Major Cause of Community-Acquired Septicemia in Northeastern Thailand Wipada Chaowagul, Nicholas John White, David A. B. Dance et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases May 1989 546
2 Combination antifungal therapies for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: a randomised trial Annemarie E. Brouwer, Adul Rajanuwong, Wirongrong Chierakul et al. · The Lancet May 2004 481
3 Increasing Incidence of Human Melioidosis in Northeast Thailand Direk Limmathurotsakul, Surasakdi Wongratanacheewin, Nittaya Teerawattanasook et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Open access Jun 2010 436
4 HALVING OF MORTALITY OF SEVERE MELIOIDOSIS BY CEFTAZIDIME Nicholas John White, Wipada Chaowagul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun et al. · The Lancet Sep 1989 387
5 Adjunctive Dexamethasone in HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis Justin Beardsley et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 11 Feb 2016 318
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sappasithiprasong Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cholangiocarcinoma, Surgical Management, Molecular Pathology, Prognostic Factors, Biliary Tract Cancer, Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and Treatment.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology19▲ 8.6×38 topics
  2. Cholangiocarcinoma14▲ 318×2 topics
  3. Surgical Management12▲ 52×7 topics
  4. Molecular Pathology11▲ 190×2 topics
  5. Prognostic Factors11▲ 45×5 topics
  6. Biliary Tract Cancer10▲ 497×1 topic
  7. Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma10▲ 497×1 topic
  8. Treatment5▲ 7.8×17 topics
  9. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 17×6 topics
  10. Chemotherapy5▲ 12×12 topics
  11. Cholecystitis4▲ 166×1 topic
  12. ERCP4▲ 166×1 topic
  13. Pathogenesis3▲ 12×7 topics
  14. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 14×5 topics
  15. Diagnosis3▲ 5.0×11 topics
  16. Quality of Life3▲ 3.3×12 topics
  17. Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Molecular Characterization2▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Vaccine Development2▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Endoscopic Resection2▲ 41×1 topic
  21. Gastric Cancer2▲ 37×1 topic
  22. Management2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  23. Burkholderia pseudomallei2▲ 743×1 topic
  24. Melioidosis2▲ 743×1 topic
  25. Type III Secretion System2▲ 68×2 topics
  26. Diagnostic Algorithm2▲ 83×2 topics
  27. Clinical Management2▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Primary Care2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  29. Metastasis2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  30. Cancer of Unknown Primary2▲ 118×1 topic
  31. Tissue of Origin2▲ 118×1 topic
  32. Health Services2▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Hepatocellular Carcinoma2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Chronic Conditions1▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Multimorbidity1▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Pancreatic Cancer1▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Preanalytical Variables1▲ 202×1 topic
  38. Reference Intervals1▲ 202×1 topic
  39. Survival1▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Liver Cancer1▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does Sappasithiprasong Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes and Burkholderia infections and melioidosis.

Cholangiocarcinoma and G…10Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 10 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 4 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksBurkholderia infections and melioidosis: 2 fractional worksCancer Diagnosis and Tre…2Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksClinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control: 1 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 1 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 1 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksOral and Maxillofacial Pathology: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 10 works
  2. 2 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Burkholderia infections and melioidosis Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 1 works
  9. 9 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 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 available62.8%not open37.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sappasithiprasong Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 147% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Sappasithiprasong Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00024% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Sappasithiprasong Hospital0.00021% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Sappasithiprasong Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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