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Tung Wah Eastern Hospital

In research, Tung Wah Eastern Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,645 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,690 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,793
of 34,923
Rank in China
#2,712
of 2,919
Research works
174
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Tung Wah Eastern Hospital

What is Tung Wah Eastern 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 #9,645 of 16,688 5.6%151
MedicineField #9,690 of 14,558 5.6%145

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tung Wah Eastern 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 Tung Wah Eastern Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Tung Wah Eastern Hospital is in Health Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (83%), Health Professions (4%), Psychology (3%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 47 fractional works · 86.4% of its workMedicine: 44 fractional works · 82.7% of its workOphthalmology: 17 fractional works · 30.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTung Wah EasternHospital54fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences86%Social Sciences7%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4482.7%
    2. Health Professions23.6%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Psychology23.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    4. Social Sciences00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.1%
    2. Neuroscience11.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Engineering11.0%
    2. Mathematics00.6%
    3. Materials Science00.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    5. Computer Science00.1%
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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.30× its world share, 44 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× 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, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.30×44 works
  2. Health Professions1.35×2 works
  3. Psychology1.11×2 works
  4. Neuroscience0.83×1 works
  5. Arts and Humanities0.64×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×2 works
  7. Mathematics0.53×0 works
  8. Dentistry0.43×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×0 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.12×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.09×0 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  13. Engineering0.07×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.04×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.03×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Tung Wah Eastern Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Shing Chung Siu, Simon T. C. Ko and Clement W. N. Chan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tung Wah Eastern Hospital.

  1. 1 Shing Chung Siu China · #790,283 worldwide 619 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Simon T. C. Ko China · #935,454 worldwide 2.1k citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Clement W. N. Chan China · #1,333,727 worldwide 1.3k citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Chih-Wei Tsai China · #3,132,175 worldwide 143 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Clement Wn Chan China · #3,400,270 worldwide 318 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 SC Siu China · #4,628,813 worldwide 99 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Kai Ching Peter Leung China · #4,854,470 worldwide 107 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Callie Ka Li Ko China · #5,208,937 worldwide 109 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Edwin Chan China · #5,758,682 worldwide 191 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Sunny Chi Lik Au China · #7,470,434 worldwide 516 citations · 171 works
All ranked researchers at Tung Wah Eastern Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Tung Wah Eastern Hospital?

The most cited paper from Tung Wah Eastern Hospital is "Low-Concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression (LAMP) Study" (Jason C. S. Yam, Yuning Jiang, Shu Min Tang et al., 2018), with 739 citations. Next come "Two-Year Clinical Trial of the Low-Concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression (LAMP) Study" (321) and "Three-Year Clinical Trial of Low-Concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression (LAMP) Study: Continued Versus Washout" (222).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Low-Concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression (LAMP) Study Jason C. S. Yam, Yuning Jiang, Shu Min Tang et al. · Ophthalmology 6 Jul 2018 739
2 Two-Year Clinical Trial of the Low-Concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression (LAMP) Study Jason C. S. Yam, Fen Fen Li, Xiu Juan Zhang et al. · Ophthalmology 21 Dec 2019 321
3 Three-Year Clinical Trial of Low-Concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression (LAMP) Study: Continued Versus Washout Jason C. S. Yam, Xiu Juan Zhang, Yuzhou Zhang et al. · Ophthalmology 8 Oct 2021 222
4 Relationship of Gender, Body Mass Index, and Axial Length with Central Retinal Thickness Using Optical Coherence Tomography Adrial Wong, Clement Wn Chan, Siu-ping Hui · Eye 16 Jul 2004 182
5 Phospholipase, proteinase and haemolytic activities of Candida albicans isolated from oral cavities of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus C. S. P. Tsang, F C S Chu, WK Leung et al. · Journal of Medical Microbiology 24 Sep 2007 152
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Which keywords describe research at Tung Wah Eastern Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optical Coherence Tomography, Glaucoma, COVID-19, Epidemiology, Ocular Findings, Retinal Artery Occlusion, Optic Nerve and Macular Degeneration.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.9×17 topics
  2. Optical Coherence Tomography7▲ 136×3 topics
  3. Glaucoma6▲ 76×3 topics
  4. COVID-196▲ 8.7×4 topics
  5. Ocular Findings5▲ 348×1 topic
  6. Retinal Artery Occlusion5▲ 348×1 topic
  7. Optic Nerve5▲ 93×2 topics
  8. Macular Degeneration4▲ 65×3 topics
  9. Diabetic Retinopathy4▲ 77×2 topics
  10. Risk Factors3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  11. Behçet's Disease3▲ 208×1 topic
  12. Uveitis3▲ 208×1 topic
  13. Inflammation3▲ 2.4×15 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Deep Learning3▲ 1.47×2 topics
  16. Intraocular Pressure3▲ 54×2 topics
  17. Intravitreal Injection3▲ 67×2 topics
  18. Retinal Disease3▲ 99×1 topic
  19. Vessel Segmentation3▲ 107×1 topic
  20. Neurodegeneration2▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Ocular Hypertension2▲ 81×1 topic
  22. Retinal Ganglion Cells2▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Myopia2▲ 50×2 topics
  24. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor2▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Neurological Disorders2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  26. Surgical Management2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  27. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  28. Choroidal Thickness2▲ 51×1 topic
  29. Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  30. Meta-Analysis2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  31. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  32. Reflective Practice2▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Retinal Pigment Epithelium2▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Health Equity1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  35. Femtosecond Laser1▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Intraocular Lens Implantation1▲ 79×1 topic
  37. Neuroimaging1▲ 8.6×4 topics
  38. Radiation Therapy1▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Clinical Decision Support1▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Patient Safety1▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Tung Wah Eastern Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Retinal and Optic Conditions, Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome, Retinal Imaging and Analysis and Glaucoma and retinal disorders.

Retinal and Optic Condit…5Retinal and Optic Conditions: 5 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 3 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 3 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 2 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …1Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksMedical and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional worksAcademic Writing and Publishing: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingHealth InformaticsAnatomy1 others

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

  1. 1 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 5 works
  2. 2 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 3 works
  3. 3 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  4. 4 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 2 works
  5. 5 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  7. 7 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  8. 8 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 1 works
  9. 9 Medical and Biological Sciences Anatomy 1 works
  10. 10 Academic Writing and Publishing History and Philosophy of Science 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 available67.3%not open32.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tung Wah Eastern Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% 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 Tung Wah Eastern Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Tung Wah Eastern Hospital0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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