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Shanxi Eye Hospital

In research, Shanxi Eye Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#9,038 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,581 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Medicine — Ophthalmology is 107.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,969
of 28,054 · #39,556 all time
Rank in China
#3,017
of 3,058
Research works
360
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Shanxi Eye Hospital 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 #9,038 of 10,443 12.3%80 #15882
Health SciencesDomain #10,581 of 11,982 12.3%81 #18598

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanxi Eye 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 Shanxi Eye Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 107.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 31.4 works107×
  2. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 20.5 works21×
  3. MedicineField · 79.6 works3.8×
  4. Health SciencesDomain · 80.9 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.70× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.74× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.77× its world share, 80 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.18× its world share, 1 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: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shanxi Eye Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Xiaogang Wang, Jihong Yang and Yan Gao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanxi Eye Hospital.

  1. 1 Xiaogang Wang China · #1,168,086 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Jihong Yang China · #1,371,994 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Yan Gao China · #1,621,158 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Shanxi Eye Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Shanxi Eye Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure, Myopia, Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Glaucoma18▲ 111×4 topics
  2. Epidemiology16▲ 3.7×21 topics
  3. Intraocular Pressure15▲ 165×2 topics
  4. Myopia14▲ 221×2 topics
  5. Macular Degeneration14▲ 103×3 topics
  6. Inflammation13▲ 5.8×25 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress12▲ 6.9×17 topics
  8. Diabetic Retinopathy12▲ 110×2 topics
  9. Optic Nerve11▲ 101×2 topics
  10. Optical Coherence Tomography11▲ 94×3 topics
  11. Intravitreal Injection10▲ 137×2 topics
  12. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor10▲ 106×3 topics
  13. Choroidal Thickness9▲ 153×1 topic
  14. Retinal Pigment Epithelium9▲ 153×1 topic
  15. Neurodegeneration8▲ 26×4 topics
  16. Risk Factors8▲ 6.7×4 topics
  17. Retinal Ganglion Cells8▲ 66×2 topics
  18. Ocular Hypertension8▲ 138×1 topic
  19. Visual Field Progression8▲ 138×1 topic
  20. Corneal Biomechanics8▲ 209×1 topic
  21. Keratoconus8▲ 209×1 topic
  22. Refractive Error8▲ 182×1 topic
  23. Visual Impairment8▲ 144×1 topic
  24. Femtosecond Laser7▲ 131×1 topic
  25. Intraocular Lens Implantation7▲ 240×1 topic
  26. Macular Hole7▲ 291×1 topic
  27. OCT Imaging7▲ 232×2 topics
  28. Vitreoretinal Surgery7▲ 291×1 topic
  29. Inflammatory Cytokines4▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Autoimmunity4▲ 23×4 topics
  31. Dry Eye Disease4▲ 102×1 topic
  32. Ocular Surface4▲ 102×1 topic
  33. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 9.5×2 topics
  34. Graves' Ophthalmopathy3▲ 154×1 topic
  35. Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy3▲ 154×1 topic
  36. Retinal Disease3▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Vessel Segmentation3▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Immunosuppressive Therapy3▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis3▲ 48×2 topics
  40. Behçet's Disease2▲ 87×1 topic

Which research topics does Shanxi Eye Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies and Corneal surgery and disorders.

Retinal Diseases and Tre…9Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 9 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…8Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 8 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…8Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 8 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…8Corneal surgery and disorders: 8 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and …7Intraocular Surgery and Lenses: 7 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surg…7Retinal and Macular Surgery: 7 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 4 fractional worksOphthalmology and Eye Disorders: 3 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 3 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 2 fractional works
OphthalmologyEpidemiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1 others

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 9 works
  2. 2 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 8 works
  3. 3 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 8 works
  4. 4 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 8 works
  5. 5 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 7 works
  6. 6 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 works
  7. 7 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  8. 8 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  10. 10 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 2 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 available44.0%not open56.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanxi Eye Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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