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Tung Wah Hospital

In research, Tung Wah Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#14,213 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#13,013 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,420
of 28,054 · #30,347 all time
Rank in China
#2,662
of 3,058
Research works
415
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Tung Wah 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 #14,213 of 20,462 13.3%316
MedicineField #13,013 of 17,978 13.1%290

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tung Wah 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: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.16× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.76× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.48× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.90× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.14× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Tung Wah Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Depression, Chronic Kidney Disease, Risk Factors, Cancer, Epidemiology and Mortality.

▲ 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. Inflammation7▲ 4.8×28 topics
  2. Epidemiology5▲ 1.78×39 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 4.5×16 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.0×20 topics
  5. Cancer3▲ 3.5×17 topics
  6. Depression3▲ 5.3×10 topics
  7. Risk Factors3▲ 4.3×16 topics
  8. Quality of Life3▲ 2.9×17 topics
  9. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 16×5 topics
  10. Mortality2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  11. Anxiety2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.9×9 topics
  13. Management2▲ 3.8×10 topics
  14. Gene Expression2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  15. Nutrition2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  16. Biomarkers2▲ 3.8×9 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.1×11 topics
  18. Diabetes2▲ 5.0×12 topics
  19. Hemodialysis2▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Parathyroid Hormone2▲ 27×3 topics
  21. Ethical Considerations2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  22. Glaucoma2▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Guidelines2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  24. Aging1▲ 4.0×6 topics
  25. Cytokines1▲ 7.3×6 topics
  26. Dialysis1▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Peritoneal Dialysis1▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Adherence1▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Atherosclerosis1▲ 7.1×6 topics
  30. Cell Death1▲ 8.3×5 topics
  31. Global Burden1▲ 3.7×9 topics
  32. Mobile Health1▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 8.4×6 topics
  34. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 4.3×4 topics
  35. Hypertension1▲ 6.5×7 topics
  36. Cholangiocarcinoma1▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Femtosecond Laser1▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Intraocular Lens Implantation1▲ 57×1 topic
  39. Muscle Mass1▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Prognostic Markers1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Tung Wah Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Intraocular Surgery and Lenses, Digital Mental Health Interventions and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders.

Dialysis and Renal Disea…1Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 1 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and …1Intraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksDigital Mental Health In…1Digital Mental Health Interventions: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…1Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 1 fractional worksBone health and osteopor…1Bone health and osteoporosis research: 1 fractional worksCardiac Health and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksParathyroid Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment …1Breast Cancer Treatment Studies: 1 fractional works
NephrologyOphthalmologyApplied PsychologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 1 works
  2. 2 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  3. 3 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments Nephrology 1 works
  10. 10 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 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 available38.5%not open61.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.6%domestic only57.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tung Wah Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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