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Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital

In research, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#9,288 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,409 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,650
of 34,923
Rank in Taiwan
#244
of 284
Research works
258
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.2k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital

What is Taichung Armed Forces General 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
MedicineField #9,288 of 14,558 6.1%173
Health SciencesDomain #11,409 of 16,688 6.3%184

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Taichung Armed Forces General 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 Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital is in Health Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (66%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Health Professions (5%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 44 fractional works · 72.4% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 65.5% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 16.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 10.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTaichung ArmedForces General…60fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences5%

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. Medicine4065.5%
    2. Health Professions34.8%
    3. Dentistry11.0%
    4. Nursing10.9%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology610.3%
    2. Neuroscience12.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.4%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
    1. Engineering23.0%
    2. Materials Science11.3%
    3. Environmental Science10.9%
    4. Computer Science00.5%
    5. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Psychology23.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    3. Social Sciences00.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.93× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.67× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.89× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 2.08× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.82× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.41× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 1.75× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.86× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.89×1 works
  2. Medicine3.41×40 works
  3. Dentistry2.08×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.93×6 works
  5. Veterinary1.86×0 works
  6. Health Professions1.82×3 works
  7. Nursing1.75×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.67×1 works
  9. Neuroscience1.43×1 works
  10. Psychology1.14×2 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.59×1 works
  12. Materials Science0.38×1 works
  13. Engineering0.20×2 works
  14. Environmental Science0.19×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.12×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.06×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Chuan‐Chou Tu, Wu‐Hsien Kuo and Kao-Wha Chang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital.

  1. 1 Chuan‐Chou Tu Taiwan · #1,677,602 worldwide 779 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Wu‐Hsien Kuo Taiwan · #2,194,523 worldwide 3.7k citations · 92 works
  3. 3 Kao-Wha Chang Taiwan · #3,421,143 worldwide 865 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Kuang-Chen Hung Taiwan · #3,572,731 worldwide 179 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Chun‐Cheng Liao Taiwan · #3,720,185 worldwide 185 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Chia‐Wen Kuo Taiwan · #3,756,717 worldwide 228 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Shaw-Yeu Jeng Taiwan · #4,043,576 worldwide 254 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Chao-Hung Lai Taiwan · #4,550,588 worldwide 182 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Shou-Cheng Wang Taiwan · #4,647,188 worldwide 111 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Li-Mien Chen Taiwan · #4,729,908 worldwide 297 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital?

The most cited paper from Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital is "A review on the effects of current chemotherapy drugs and natural agents in treating non–small cell lung cancer" (Chih‐Yang Huang, Da‐Tong Ju, Chih-Fen Chang et al., 2017), with 481 citations. Next come "Accurate Classification of Diminutive Colorectal Polyps Using Computer-Aided Analysis" (403) and "Caregiver support groups in patients with dementia: a meta‐analysis" (282).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A review on the effects of current chemotherapy drugs and natural agents in treating non–small cell lung cancer Chih‐Yang Huang, Da‐Tong Ju, Chih-Fen Chang et al. · Biomedicine Open access 13 Nov 2017 481
2 Accurate Classification of Diminutive Colorectal Polyps Using Computer-Aided Analysis Peng‐Jen Chen, Meng-Chiung Lin, Mei-Ju Lai et al. · Gastroenterology 16 Oct 2017 403
3 Caregiver support groups in patients with dementia: a meta‐analysis Ling‐Yu Chien, Hsin Chu, Jong‐Long Guo et al. · International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 9 Feb 2011 282
4 Polypharmacy Correlates With Increased Risk for Hip Fracture in the Elderly Shih-Wei Lai, Kuan-Fu Liao, Chien‐Chang Liao et al. · Medicine Sep 2010 268
5 Bioactive components analysis of two various gingers (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) and antioxidant effect of ginger extracts Hsiang-Yu Yeh, Cheng‐Hung Chuang, Hsin‐Chun Chen et al. · LWT 16 Aug 2013 248
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Angiogenesis, Cardiovascular Disease, Metastasis, Cancer and Matrix Metalloproteinases.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.3×45 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 4.0×42 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 4.0×20 topics
  4. Cancer3▲ 3.3×23 topics
  5. Chemotherapy3▲ 6.2×11 topics
  6. Angiogenesis2▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.2×11 topics
  8. Metastasis2▲ 9.8×6 topics
  9. Treatment2▲ 2.6×16 topics
  10. Management2▲ 3.7×14 topics
  11. Quality of Life2▲ 2.0×21 topics
  12. Matrix Metalloproteinases2▲ 20×4 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.72×23 topics
  14. Cell Signaling2▲ 16×5 topics
  15. Diabetes2▲ 5.4×12 topics
  16. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.7×11 topics
  17. Depression2▲ 2.8×8 topics
  18. Public Health2▲ 1.71×14 topics
  19. Radiotherapy2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  20. Risk Factors2▲ 2.2×13 topics
  21. Surgical Management2▲ 5.9×12 topics
  22. Biomarkers1▲ 3.3×9 topics
  23. Cancer Progression1▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Mortality1▲ 4.1×7 topics
  25. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 7.1×8 topics
  26. Extracellular Matrix1▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Insulin Resistance1▲ 4.7×5 topics
  28. Cancer Therapy1▲ 3.5×10 topics
  29. Extracellular Matrix Remodeling1▲ 121×1 topic
  30. Immunotherapy1▲ 2.9×7 topics
  31. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  32. Obesity1▲ 2.5×10 topics
  33. Prognostic Factors1▲ 4.5×8 topics
  34. Quality Improvement1▲ 10×5 topics
  35. Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases1▲ 121×1 topic
  36. Cancer Risk1▲ 8.5×7 topics
  37. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 5.5×6 topics
  38. Cetuximab1▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 3.4×11 topics
  40. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 3.7×7 topics

Which research topics does Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms, Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics and Diabetes Treatment and Management.

Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 0 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 0 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Im…0Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 0 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksBone health and osteoporosis research: 0 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiolog…0Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 0 fractional works
Cancer ResearchOtorhinolaryngologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism5 others

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

  1. 1 Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms Cancer Research 1 works
  2. 2 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 1 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  5. 5 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 0 works
  9. 9 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 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 available50.8%not open49.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital0.00026% in 2025200020102020

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