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Tuen Mun Hospital

In research, Tuen Mun Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#3,236 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,896 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology (Rheumatology is 20.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,249
of 22,385 · #11,734 all time
Rank in China
#1,629
of 2,481
Research works
1.5k
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Tuen Mun Hospital

What is Tuen Mun Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #3,236 of 8,541 5.2%232 #3588
Health SciencesDomain #3,896 of 9,902 5.2%239 #4338

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tuen Mun 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 Tuen Mun Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 84% of research at Tuen Mun Hospital is in Health Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (81%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Social Sciences (2%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 255 fractional works · 83.9% of its workMedicine: 246 fractional works · 81.1% of its workSurgery: 36 fractional works · 11.7% of its workRheumatology: 29 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 28 fractional works · 9.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHematology: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHepatology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGastroenterology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 27 fractional works · 8.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTuen Mun Hospital304fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences84%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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine24681.1%
    2. Health Professions62.0%
    3. Dentistry10.4%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology165.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology61.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.6%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    1. Social Sciences62.1%
    2. Psychology31.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
    1. Engineering41.4%
    2. Computer Science20.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    4. Environmental Science10.2%
    5. Materials Science00.1%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Tuen Mun Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 20.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 28.5 works21×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.92× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.22× its world share, 246 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.22×246 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology1.92×6 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.84×2 works
  4. Veterinary1.01×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.98×16 works
  6. Dentistry0.85×1 works
  7. Health Professions0.77×6 works
  8. Nursing0.37×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×2 works
  10. Psychology0.33×3 works
  11. Neuroscience0.30×2 works
  12. Social Sciences0.17×6 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.15×1 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.11×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×1 works
  16. Engineering0.09×4 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.08×2 works
  19. Chemistry0.07×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.07×0 works
  21. Environmental Science0.05×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.04×0 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Tuen Mun Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Chi Chiu Mok, Stewart Y. Tung and Chi Hung To lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tuen Mun Hospital.

  1. 1 Chi Chiu Mok China · #143,028 worldwide 15k citations · 331 works
  2. 2 Stewart Y. Tung China · #193,165 worldwide 7k citations · 125 works
  3. 3 Chi Hung To China · #507,328 worldwide 2.9k citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Yuk Stewart Tung China · #638,944 worldwide 1.6k citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Ling Yin Ho China · #838,501 worldwide 2.2k citations · 85 works
  6. 6 Wai-Man Sze China · #1,063,373 worldwide 1.6k citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Ka Wing Lee China · #1,109,536 worldwide 1.4k citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Benny C. P. Cheng China · #1,171,159 worldwide 1.2k citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Sik Nin Wong China · #1,372,695 worldwide 1.6k citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Frank Chi Sing Wong China · #1,548,006 worldwide 1.8k citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Tuen Mun Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Tuen Mun Hospital?

The most cited paper from Tuen Mun Hospital is "Gastrointestinal Manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Virus Load in Fecal Samples From a Hong Kong Cohort: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis" (Ka Shing Cheung et al., 2020), with 1,708 citations. Next come "Triple combination of interferon beta-1b, lopinavir–ritonavir, and ribavirin in the treatment of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19: an open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial" (1,573) and "Idarucizumab for Dabigatran Reversal" (1,471).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Gastrointestinal Manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Virus Load in Fecal Samples From a Hong Kong Cohort: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Ka Shing Cheung et al. · Gastroenterology ReviewOpen access 3 Apr 2020 1,708
2 Triple combination of interferon beta-1b, lopinavir–ritonavir, and ribavirin in the treatment of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19: an open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial Ivan Fan-Ngai Hung et al. · The Lancet Open access May 2020 1,573
3 Idarucizumab for Dabigatran Reversal Charles V. Pollack, Paul A. Reilly, John W. Eikelboom et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 22 Jun 2015 1,471
4 Idarucizumab for Dabigatran Reversal — Full Cohort Analysis Charles V. Pollack et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 11 Jul 2017 1,155
5 Clinical features and rapid viral diagnosis of human disease associated with avian influenza A H5N1 virus Kwok‐Yung Yuen, PKS Chan, Malik J. S. Peiris et al. · The Lancet Feb 1998 1,064
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tuen Mun Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Autoantibodies, Epidemiology, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Interferon-inducible Genes, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Treatment and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology36▲ 2.9×83 topics
  2. Autoantibodies24▲ 34×7 topics
  3. Inflammation20▲ 3.0×32 topics
  4. Treatment18▲ 4.7×31 topics
  5. Antiphospholipid Syndrome16▲ 114×1 topic
  6. Interferon-inducible Genes16▲ 114×1 topic
  7. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus16▲ 101×2 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines16▲ 9.6×13 topics
  9. Diagnosis15▲ 5.2×30 topics
  10. Chemotherapy14▲ 6.7×20 topics
  11. Prognostic Factors13▲ 10×14 topics
  12. Management11▲ 4.7×23 topics
  13. Radiotherapy10▲ 8.5×13 topics
  14. Complications10▲ 6.5×14 topics
  15. Mortality9▲ 5.0×10 topics
  16. Quality of Life8▲ 1.92×23 topics
  17. Surgical Management8▲ 6.7×13 topics
  18. Immune Response8▲ 4.8×14 topics
  19. Cytokines7▲ 8.0×4 topics
  20. Atherosclerosis7▲ 7.8×5 topics
  21. Patient Satisfaction7▲ 7.0×7 topics
  22. Immunotherapy7▲ 3.0×16 topics
  23. Clinical Trials6▲ 3.2×12 topics
  24. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention6▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Imaging6▲ 7.9×6 topics
  26. Rehabilitation6▲ 4.7×8 topics
  27. Thrombosis6▲ 6.8×6 topics
  28. Pathophysiology6▲ 6.3×6 topics
  29. SARS-CoV-26▲ 6.0×6 topics
  30. Magnetic Resonance Imaging5▲ 6.7×5 topics
  31. Surgery5▲ 4.7×9 topics
  32. Targeted Therapy5▲ 6.8×4 topics
  33. Fibrosis4▲ 7.6×5 topics
  34. Immunosuppressive Therapy4▲ 7.7×8 topics
  35. Rheumatoid Arthritis4▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Maternal Mortality4▲ 6.4×5 topics
  37. Clinical Outcomes4▲ 6.7×5 topics
  38. Survival4▲ 9.6×4 topics
  39. Biological Therapy4▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Soft Tissue Sarcoma4▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Tuen Mun Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics and Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment.

Systemic Lupus Erythemat…16Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 16 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 4 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 3 fractional worksSystemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases: 2 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 2 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 2 fractional worksAtherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases: 2 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 2 fractional works
RheumatologySurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 16 works
  2. 2 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 4 works
  3. 3 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 3 works
  6. 6 Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 2 works
  9. 9 Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases Immunology 2 works
  10. 10 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 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 available44.3%not open55.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.9%domestic only74.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tuen Mun Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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 Tuen Mun Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Tuen Mun Hospital0.0013% in 2025200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Tuen Mun Hospital5.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.2% in 2005.

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