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Shanghai Children's Medical Center

In research, Shanghai Children's Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#1,791 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,200 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,087 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology — Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,218
of 28,054 · #8,413 all time
Rank in China
#968
of 3,058
Research works
2.6k
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Children's Medical Center 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
MedicineField #1,791 of 10,443 13.3%451 #4382
Health SciencesDomain #2,200 of 11,982 13.6%475 #5059
Life SciencesDomain #2,087 of 7,800 17.4%148 #3761
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,497 of 3,579 15.6%96 #4475
SurgerySubfield #1,333 of 1,816 10.2%67 #2739
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #994 of 1,144 9.1%65 #2132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Children's Medical Center 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. Medicine#4,382 #1,791
  2. Health Sciences#5,059 #2,200
  3. Life Sciences#3,761 #2,087
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,475 #2,497
  5. Surgery#2,739 #1,333
  6. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#2,132 #994
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 Shanghai Children's Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 64.9 works6.0×
  2. EpidemiologySubfield · 57.2 works5.8×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.57× its world share, 96 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.09× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.28× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.36× its world share, 451 worksMedicineNursing: 2.24× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shanghai Children's Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Jian Wang, Qimin Chen and Huiwen Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai Children's Medical Center.

  1. 1 Jian Wang China · #223,817 worldwide 118 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Qimin Chen China · #512,964 worldwide 27 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Huiwen Chen China · #659,951 worldwide 53 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Zhuoming Xu China · #737,915 worldwide 30 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Jing Chen China · #844,428 worldwide 39 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Fan Jiang China · #861,108 worldwide 153 citations · 113 works
  7. 7 Zhiwei Xu China · #892,423 worldwide 34 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Jinfen Liu China · #927,596 worldwide 15 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Shijian Liu China · #975,867 worldwide 43 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Yi Feng China · #1,036,421 worldwide 34 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Shanghai Children's Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Children's Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Congenital Heart Disease, Epidemiology, Mortality Risk, Cardiac Surgery, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Pulmonary Valve Replacement and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology69▲ 2.5×103 topics
  2. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes52▲ 40×6 topics
  3. Inflammation46▲ 3.1×72 topics
  4. Congenital Heart Disease43▲ 74×3 topics
  5. Mortality Risk38▲ 23×4 topics
  6. Cardiac Surgery38▲ 76×2 topics
  7. Adult Congenital Heart Disease38▲ 102×1 topic
  8. Pulmonary Valve Replacement38▲ 102×1 topic
  9. Cancer31▲ 3.4×42 topics
  10. Echocardiography25▲ 13×8 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress21▲ 1.81×44 topics
  12. Treatment20▲ 2.4×31 topics
  13. Genetics19▲ 3.9×16 topics
  14. Immunotherapy18▲ 3.6×16 topics
  15. Pulmonary Hypertension18▲ 18×3 topics
  16. Heart Failure17▲ 5.7×10 topics
  17. Management17▲ 3.1×24 topics
  18. Preterm Infants16▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering16▲ 3.9×11 topics
  20. Endothelial Dysfunction16▲ 10×8 topics
  21. Prognostic Factors16▲ 5.2×14 topics
  22. Diagnosis15▲ 2.4×26 topics
  23. Genetic Mutations15▲ 5.0×21 topics
  24. Mechanical Ventilation15▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation14▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Treatment Guidelines14▲ 9.1×5 topics
  27. Mortality12▲ 3.1×12 topics
  28. Prenatal Diagnosis12▲ 12×7 topics
  29. Complications12▲ 3.5×15 topics
  30. Chronic Kidney Disease12▲ 7.1×6 topics
  31. Thrombosis12▲ 6.0×6 topics
  32. Surgical Management11▲ 4.0×14 topics
  33. Airway Stenosis10▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Tracheostomy10▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Right Heart Assessment10▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Survival Prediction10▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia9▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Anesthesia8▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Fetal Surgery8▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Respiratory Distress Syndrome8▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Shanghai Children's Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Tracheal and airway disorders, Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices.

Congenital Heart Disease…38Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 38 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 10 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 10 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 7 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 7 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 7 fractional worksAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research: 6 fractional worksCoronary Artery Anomalies: 6 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 6 fractional worksAirway Management and Intubation Techniques: 6 fractional works
EpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineBiomedical EngineeringSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 38 works
  2. 2 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  3. 3 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 7 works
  6. 6 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  7. 7 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  8. 8 Coronary Artery Anomalies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  10. 10 Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 6 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 available37.8%not open62.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Children's Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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