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Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

In research, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University stands highest in Health Sciences (#400 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#362 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#308 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nephrology, Cancer Research and Immunology — Nephrology is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#832
of 28,054 · #2,255 all time
Rank in China
#272
of 3,058
Research works
7.7k
▲ 81% vs 2013–17
Citations
144k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University 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
Health SciencesDomain #400 of 11,982 25.5%1,399 #1332
MedicineField #362 of 10,443 25.0%1,328 #1201
Life SciencesDomain #308 of 7,800 30.0%746 #978
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #373 of 3,579 29.6%495 #1207
Molecular BiologySubfield #237 of 2,175 30.1%297 #849
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #138 of 1,144 24.1%171 #504
SurgerySubfield #350 of 1,816 19.6%157 #1002
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #201 of 682 34.2%110 #668
EpidemiologySubfield #307 of 976 27.9%98 #779
Social SciencesDomain #3,382 of 10,521 45.0%137 #5328

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,332 #400
  2. Medicine#1,201 #362
  3. Life Sciences#978 #308
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,207 #373
  5. Molecular Biology#849 #237
  6. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#504 #138
  7. Surgery#1,002 #350
  8. Immunology and Microbiology#668 #201
  9. Epidemiology#779 #307
  10. Social Sciences#5,328 #3,382
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nephrology takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NephrologySubfield · 49.7 works9.5×
  2. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 86.2 works8.2×
  3. ImmunologySubfield · 102.8 works6.2×
  4. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 60.5 works4.6×
  5. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 170.7 works4.6×
  6. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 110.3 works4.5×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.83× its world share, 495 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.53× its world share, 110 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.13× its world share, 123 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.49× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.11× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.85× its world share, 1,328 worksMedicineNursing: 1.66× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 102 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Tumor Microenvironment, Gene Expression and Biomarkers.

▲ 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. Inflammation258▲ 5.1×82 topics
  2. Cancer241▲ 7.4×52 topics
  3. Epidemiology191▲ 2.0×119 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress160▲ 4.0×58 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease125▲ 4.7×37 topics
  6. Tumor Microenvironment94▲ 8.8×8 topics
  7. Biomarkers94▲ 5.7×17 topics
  8. Gene Expression93▲ 6.3×16 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome90▲ 4.6×23 topics
  10. Obesity70▲ 3.8×25 topics
  11. Depression70▲ 3.3×24 topics
  12. Treatment69▲ 2.4×46 topics
  13. Biogenesis67▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Cell Death65▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Immunotherapy65▲ 3.8×18 topics
  16. Chemotherapy63▲ 3.7×23 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders61▲ 4.5×19 topics
  18. Regulation60▲ 4.6×11 topics
  19. Insulin Resistance56▲ 5.1×10 topics
  20. Diabetes54▲ 4.5×21 topics
  21. Metastasis54▲ 6.5×12 topics
  22. Cancer Therapy52▲ 3.7×19 topics
  23. Immunity50▲ 5.1×10 topics
  24. Chronic Kidney Disease49▲ 8.5×8 topics
  25. Epigenetic Regulation48▲ 9.1×6 topics
  26. Cancer Progression48▲ 11×8 topics
  27. Apoptosis42▲ 5.8×21 topics
  28. Atherosclerosis42▲ 6.1×13 topics
  29. Echocardiography40▲ 6.0×8 topics
  30. Lipid Peroxidation39▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Cytokines39▲ 5.7×7 topics
  32. Fibrosis38▲ 8.5×8 topics
  33. Ferroptosis36▲ 20×1 topic
  34. GPX436▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Gene Expression Regulation36▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Autoimmunity35▲ 10×6 topics
  37. TGF-ß35▲ 9.5×4 topics
  38. Cell Differentiation34▲ 15×2 topics
  39. RNA methylation33▲ 15×1 topic
  40. m6A-seq33▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, RNA modifications and cancer, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies.

Ferroptosis and cancer p…36Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis: 36 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…33RNA modifications and cancer: 33 fractional worksCancer-related molecular…32Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 32 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connect…25Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 25 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regulation: 23 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 23 fractional worksExtracellular vesicles i…22Extracellular vesicles in disease: 22 fractional worksCircular RNAs in diseases22Circular RNAs in diseases: 22 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…18Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 18 fractional worksMental Health Research T…15Mental Health Research Topics: 15 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMolecular BiologyCancer ResearchCognitive Neuroscience2 others

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

  1. 1 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 36 works
  2. 2 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 33 works
  3. 3 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 32 works
  4. 4 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 25 works
  5. 5 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 23 works
  6. 6 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 23 works
  7. 7 Extracellular vesicles in disease Molecular Biology 22 works
  8. 8 Circular RNAs in diseases Molecular Biology 22 works
  9. 9 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 18 works
  10. 10 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 15 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 available51.5%not open48.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 81% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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