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Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

In research, Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine stands highest in Medicine (#16,813 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#19,577 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,582
of 28,054 · #29,428 all time
Rank in China
#2,497
of 3,058
Research works
255
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 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 #16,813 of 17,978 9.7%149
Health SciencesDomain #19,577 of 20,462 9.4%156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 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: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.84× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.36× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.73× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9.39× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.63× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 4.09× its world share, 2 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cancer, Oxidative Stress, Metabolism, Gene Expression, Epidemiology, Anti-inflammatory and Gut Microbiota.

▲ 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. Inflammation14▲ 7.6×38 topics
  2. Cancer12▲ 9.7×26 topics
  3. Epidemiology8▲ 2.1×30 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress7▲ 4.8×20 topics
  5. Gene Expression4▲ 7.8×7 topics
  6. Metabolism4▲ 9.2×10 topics
  7. Depression4▲ 5.0×11 topics
  8. Anti-inflammatory4▲ 15×12 topics
  9. Antioxidant4▲ 6.0×14 topics
  10. Gut Microbiota4▲ 11×3 topics
  11. Osteoarthritis4▲ 30×2 topics
  12. Pathogenesis3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  13. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 5.7×7 topics
  14. Treatment3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  15. Clinical Trials3▲ 5.1×6 topics
  16. Traditional Chinese Medicine3▲ 28×4 topics
  17. Herbal Medicine3▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.9×11 topics
  19. Neuroprotective Effects3▲ 20×6 topics
  20. Regeneration3▲ 16×4 topics
  21. Regulation3▲ 5.8×3 topics
  22. Photodynamic Therapy3▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 6.8×7 topics
  24. Genomic Analysis3▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Pharmacological Effects3▲ 46×5 topics
  26. Flavonoids2▲ 10×7 topics
  27. Immune Responses2▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Metastasis2▲ 7.6×8 topics
  29. Precision Medicine2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  30. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 16×6 topics
  31. Cell Death2▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Filaggrin2▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Inflammatory Diseases2▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Skin Microbiome2▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Immune System2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  37. Inflammatory Cytokines2▲ 27×3 topics
  38. Matrix Metalloproteinases2▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Phenolic Compounds2▲ 12×5 topics
  40. Short-Chain Fatty Acids2▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Gut microbiota and health, Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies and Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects.

Dermatology and Skin Dis…2Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 2 fractional worksGut microbiota and health2Gut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksAcupuncture Treatment Research Studies: 2 fractional worksAcne and Rosacea Treatme…2Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects: 2 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and…2Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 2 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksTraditional Chinese Medicine Studies: 2 fractional worksPharmacological Effects …1Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds: 1 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer prognosis: 1 fractional worksPomegranate: compositions and health benefits: 1 fractional works
DermatologyMolecular BiologyComplementary and alternative medicineImmunology4 others

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

  1. 1 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 2 works
  2. 2 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects Dermatology 2 works
  5. 5 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 2 works
  6. 6 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 2 works
  7. 7 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds Pharmacology 1 works
  9. 9 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Pomegranate: compositions and health benefits Nutrition and Dietetics 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 available40.9%not open59.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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