Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
Hospital / health system · Shatin · China

Shatin Hospital

In research, Shatin Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,101 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,963 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

ha.org.hk/visitor/ha_visitor_index.asp?Content_ID=100168&Lang=ENG&Ver=HTMLROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#4,325
of 34,923
Rank in China
#582
of 2,919
Research works
337
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
30.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
59%
world 18%
Shatin Hospital

What is Shatin Hospital 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,101 of 16,688 12.1%169
MedicineField #1,963 of 14,558 12.1%148

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shatin 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Shatin Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Shatin Hospital is in Health Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (53%), Social Sciences (8%), Engineering (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 31 fractional works · 59.1% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 53.1% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 14.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 13.5% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 12.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKShatin Hospital52fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences59%Social Sciences15%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2853.1%
    2. Health Professions35.1%
    3. Nursing00.8%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences47.6%
    2. Psychology24.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting12.6%
    1. Engineering47.0%
    2. Computer Science23.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy11.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    5. Environmental Science00.5%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    7. Materials Science00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology36.5%
    2. Neuroscience23.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.95× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.76× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.76×28 works
  2. Neuroscience1.95×2 works
  3. Health Professions1.92×3 works
  4. Nursing1.60×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.58×1 works
  6. Psychology1.40×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.23×3 works
  8. Veterinary1.17×0 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.91×0 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.90×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.81×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.60×4 works
  13. Computer Science0.48×2 works
  14. Engineering0.47×4 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.45×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.41×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.28×1 works
  18. Environmental Science0.10×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Shatin Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Raymond S. K. Lo and Christian Nothhaft lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shatin Hospital.

  1. 1 Raymond S. K. Lo China · #1,541,954 worldwide 1.5k citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Christian Nothhaft China · #2,563,515 worldwide 17 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Shatin Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Shatin Hospital?

The most cited paper from Shatin Hospital is "Sex Differences in Insomnia: A Meta-Analysis" (Bin Zhang, Yun Kwok Wing, 2006), with 1,294 citations. Next come "CRISPR-Cas12a has both cis- and trans-cleavage activities on single-stranded DNA" (1,179) and "Rapid Clearance of Fetal DNA from Maternal Plasma" (1,161).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sex Differences in Insomnia: A Meta-Analysis Bin Zhang, Yun Kwok Wing · SLEEP 2006 1,294
2 CRISPR-Cas12a has both cis- and trans-cleavage activities on single-stranded DNA Shiyuan Li, Qiuxiang Cheng, Jia-Kun Liu et al. · Cell Research Open access 12 Mar 2018 1,179
3 Rapid Clearance of Fetal DNA from Maternal Plasma Yuk Ming Dennis Lo, Jun Zhang, Tse Ngong Leung et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics Open access 1999 1,161
4 Male Oxidative Stress Infertility (MOSI): Proposed Terminology and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Idiopathic Male Infertility Ashok Kumar Agarwal et al. · The World Journal of Men s Health Open access 2019 484
5 g-C 3 N 4 quantum dots: direct synthesis, upconversion properties and photocatalytic application Wanjun Wang, Jimmy C. Yu, Zhurui Shen et al. · Chemical Communications 2014 403
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Shatin Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Functional Recovery, Neural Plasticity, Mortality, Elderly Care, Social Support, Constraint-Induced Therapy and Motor Recovery.

▲ 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 2.5×37 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 2.4×18 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.1×8 topics
  4. Quality of Life2▲ 2.5×15 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.2×11 topics
  6. Mortality2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  7. Social Support2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  8. Functional Recovery2▲ 22×3 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.0×9 topics
  10. Treatment2▲ 2.6×11 topics
  11. Constraint-Induced Therapy2▲ 39×1 topic
  12. Elderly Care2▲ 20×4 topics
  13. Motor Recovery2▲ 39×1 topic
  14. Neural Plasticity2▲ 17×2 topics
  15. Cancer2▲ 2.1×13 topics
  16. Insulin Resistance2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  17. Deep Learning1▼ 0.76×11 topics
  18. Mental Health1▲ 1.84×6 topics
  19. Aging1▲ 4.4×4 topics
  20. Prognosis1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  21. Risk Assessment1▲ 3.4×2 topics
  22. Parkinson's Disease1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  23. Physical Performance1▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Prognostic Factors1▲ 4.8×4 topics
  25. Rehabilitation1▲ 5.1×6 topics
  26. Agricultural Development1▲ 13×1 topic
  27. Critical Care1▲ 7.9×6 topics
  28. Cross-Border E-Commerce1▲ 40×1 topic
  29. Economic Growth1▲ 2.5×2 topics
  30. Hypertension1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  31. Logistics1▲ 12×1 topic
  32. Neurological Disorders1▲ 3.5×6 topics
  33. Radiotherapy1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  34. Rural Revitalization1▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does Shatin Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, E-commerce and Technology Innovations, Regional Development and Environment and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research.

Stroke Rehabilitation an…2Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional worksE-commerce and Technolog…1E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 1 fractional worksRegional Development and…1Regional Development and Environment: 1 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea …1Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 1 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 1 fractional worksBone health and osteoporosis research: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …1Nutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …1Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional works
RehabilitationBusiness and International ManagementSociology and Political SciencePhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 works
  2. 2 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 1 works
  3. 3 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 1 works
  5. 5 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  6. 6 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.7%domestic only41.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Shatin Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Shatin Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Shatin Hospital0.00024% in 20251990200020102020

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

Other research institutions in Shatin

All research institutions in Shatin

Share Shatin Hospital's ranking

Shatin Hospital on Science Explorer

A card with Shatin Hospital's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Shatin Hospital. Posts are plain text and can be reported.