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Tung Wah Eastern Hospital

In research, Tung Wah Eastern Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#16,117 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#18,982 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#40,041
of 42,892
Rank in China
#3,457
of 3,536
Research works
174
▲ 325% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

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
MedicineField #16,117 of 17,978 9.7%145
Health SciencesDomain #18,982 of 20,462 9.6%151

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.34× its world share, 42 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 1 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: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tung Wah Eastern Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Sunny Chi Lik Au lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tung Wah Eastern Hospital.

  1. 1 Sunny Chi Lik Au China · #1,516,857 worldwide 10 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Tung Wah Eastern Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Tung Wah Eastern Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optical Coherence Tomography, COVID-19, Glaucoma, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology7▲ 3.7×15 topics
  2. Optical Coherence Tomography7▲ 138×2 topics
  3. COVID-196▲ 8.8×4 topics
  4. Glaucoma6▲ 78×3 topics
  5. Ocular Findings5▲ 350×1 topic
  6. Retinal Artery Occlusion5▲ 350×1 topic
  7. Optic Nerve5▲ 94×2 topics
  8. Macular Degeneration4▲ 67×3 topics
  9. Diabetic Retinopathy4▲ 79×2 topics
  10. Behçet's Disease3▲ 235×1 topic
  11. Uveitis3▲ 235×1 topic
  12. Risk Factors3▲ 5.5×5 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Deep Learning3▲ 1.47×1 topic
  15. Inflammation3▲ 2.5×14 topics
  16. Intravitreal Injection3▲ 73×2 topics
  17. Retinal Disease3▲ 102×1 topic
  18. Intraocular Pressure2▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Ocular Hypertension2▲ 81×1 topic
  20. Retinal Ganglion Cells2▲ 38×1 topic
  21. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor2▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  23. Surgical Management2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  24. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  25. Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  26. Myopia2▲ 52×2 topics
  27. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  28. Reflective Practice2▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Choroidal Thickness1▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Retinal Pigment Epithelium1▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Radiation Therapy1▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Femtosecond Laser1▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Intraocular Lens Implantation1▲ 87×1 topic
  34. Neuroimaging1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  35. Patient Safety1▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Endophthalmitis1▲ 64×1 topic
  37. Keratitis1▲ 139×1 topic
  38. Anatomical Nomenclature1▲ 82×1 topic
  39. Eponyms1▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Tumor Classification1▲ 42×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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: 1 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 1 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 325% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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