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Tzu Chi Foundation

In research, Tzu Chi Foundation stands highest in Medicine (#2,869 of 8,541 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,429 of 9,902 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,237 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Immunology, Rheumatology and Immunology and Microbiology (Immunology is 12.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,209
of 22,385 · #19,425 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#131
of 185
Research works
960
▲ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
8k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Tzu Chi Foundation

What is Tzu Chi Foundation 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 #2,869 of 8,541 11.5%254 #5030
Health SciencesDomain #3,429 of 9,902 11.7%279 #6013
Life SciencesDomain #6,237 of 6,403 7.1%86 #10379

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tzu Chi Foundation 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#5,030 #2,869
  2. Health Sciences#6,013 #3,429
  3. Life Sciences#10,379 #6,237
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Tzu Chi Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Tzu Chi Foundation is in Health Sciences, 22% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (64%), Immunology and Microbiology (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 309 fractional works · 69.7% of its workMedicine: 282 fractional works · 63.6% of its workSurgery: 41 fractional works · 9.2% of its workRheumatology: 21 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 19 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEpidemiology: 18 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 18 fractional works · 4.0% of its workUrology: 14 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 11 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNephrology: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOral Surgery: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPeriodontics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 96 fractional works · 21.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 41 fractional works · 9.2% of its workImmunology: 38 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 40 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKTzu ChiFoundation443fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences70%Social Sciences6%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine28263.6%
    2. Dentistry122.7%
    3. Health Professions122.7%
    4. Nursing30.6%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology419.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology409.0%
    3. Neuroscience102.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.5%
    1. Social Sciences143.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.8%
    3. Psychology30.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities30.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
    1. Engineering40.9%
    2. Environmental Science30.7%
    3. Computer Science30.6%
    4. Materials Science10.3%
    5. Chemistry10.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Tzu Chi Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Immunology takes 12.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ImmunologySubfield · 37.7 works12×
  2. RheumatologySubfield · 20.8 works10×
  3. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 41.0 works9.2×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.68× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.19× its world share, 41 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.57× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.31× its world share, 282 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology9.19×41 works
  2. Dentistry5.57×12 works
  3. Medicine3.31×282 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.68×40 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.51×2 works
  6. Neuroscience1.40×10 works
  7. Nursing1.25×3 works
  8. Veterinary1.17×1 works
  9. Health Professions1.02×12 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×4 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.26×3 works
  12. Psychology0.25×3 works
  13. Social Sciences0.24×14 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×3 works
  15. Environmental Science0.14×3 works
  16. Chemistry0.13×1 works
  17. Materials Science0.08×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.07×2 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.07×1 works
  20. Engineering0.06×4 works
  21. Mathematics0.06×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×1 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.04×0 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.03×0 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Tzu Chi Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Ching‐Hui Loh, Pi‐Yu Lin and Chia-Yu Chang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tzu Chi Foundation.

  1. 1 Ching‐Hui Loh Taiwan · #1,748,440 worldwide 3.9k citations · 205 works
  2. 2 Pi‐Yu Lin Taiwan · #4,252,895 worldwide 395 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Chia-Yu Chang Taiwan · #4,729,485 worldwide 341 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Ching-Ann Liu Taiwan · #4,738,932 worldwide 460 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Rey-Sheng Her Taiwan · #4,807,534 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Yu-Shuan Chen Taiwan · #4,905,763 worldwide 908 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Hong-Meng Chuang Taiwan · #5,475,440 worldwide 342 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 M. H. Shyr Taiwan · #5,734,231 worldwide 628 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Chen‐Ta Wu Taiwan · #5,891,827 worldwide 126 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Chi-Chong Tang Taiwan · #6,119,481 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Tzu Chi Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Tzu Chi Foundation?

The most cited paper from Tzu Chi Foundation is "Dapagliflozin, a selective SGLT2 Inhibitor, attenuated cardiac fibrosis by regulating the macrophage polarization via STAT3 signaling in infarcted rat hearts" (Tsung‐Ming Lee, Nen‐Chung Chang, Shinn‐Zong Lin, 2017), with 507 citations. Next come "Exosomes in clinical trial and their production in compliance with good manufacturing practice" (248) and "Low-dose CT screening among never-smokers with or without a family history of lung cancer in Taiwan: a prospective cohort study" (176).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Dapagliflozin, a selective SGLT2 Inhibitor, attenuated cardiac fibrosis by regulating the macrophage polarization via STAT3 signaling in infarcted rat hearts Tsung‐Ming Lee, Nen‐Chung Chang, Shinn‐Zong Lin · Free Radical Biology and Medicine 26 Jan 2017 507
2 Exosomes in clinical trial and their production in compliance with good manufacturing practice Horng‐Jyh Harn, Yu-Shuan Chen, E. H. Lin et al. · Tzu Chi Medical Journal Open access 5 Dec 2019 248
3 Low-dose CT screening among never-smokers with or without a family history of lung cancer in Taiwan: a prospective cohort study Gee‐Chen Chang et al. · The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 29 Nov 2023 176
4 Conductive Materials for Healing Wounds: Their Incorporation in Electroactive Wound Dressings, Characterization, and Perspectives Chiranjeevi Korupalli, Hui Li, Nhien Nguyen et al. · Advanced Healthcare Materials 4 Dec 2020 170
5 Adjusted Age-Adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index Score as a Risk Measure of Perioperative Mortality before Cancer Surgery Chun‐Ming Chang, Wen‐Yao Yin, Chang-Kao Wei et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 5 Feb 2016 156
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tzu Chi Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Urinary Incontinence, Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Disease, Rehabilitation, Autoimmunity and Surgical Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology56▲ 3.2×99 topics
  2. Inflammation43▲ 4.6×72 topics
  3. Quality of Life24▲ 3.7×32 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease21▲ 4.1×33 topics
  5. Urinary Incontinence20▲ 57×2 topics
  6. Cancer17▲ 2.9×43 topics
  7. Risk Factors16▲ 3.4×23 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress16▲ 2.2×48 topics
  9. Rehabilitation15▲ 8.3×10 topics
  10. Treatment14▲ 2.6×40 topics
  11. Autoimmunity14▲ 22×5 topics
  12. Surgical Treatment13▲ 15×6 topics
  13. TGF-ß12▲ 17×4 topics
  14. Diagnosis12▲ 2.9×30 topics
  15. Hypertension12▲ 9.2×11 topics
  16. Management11▲ 3.2×24 topics
  17. Immunity11▲ 6.3×11 topics
  18. Innate Immunity11▲ 7.9×10 topics
  19. Guidelines11▲ 5.3×11 topics
  20. Atherosclerosis11▲ 8.6×9 topics
  21. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia11▲ 75×1 topic
  22. Diabetes11▲ 4.9×18 topics
  23. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms11▲ 75×1 topic
  24. CD4+CD25+11▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Foxp311▲ 71×1 topic
  26. NK Cell Recognition11▲ 39×1 topic
  27. Natural Killer Cells11▲ 39×1 topic
  28. Endothelial Dysfunction10▲ 9.9×8 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Events10▲ 19×4 topics
  30. Chronic Kidney Disease10▲ 8.8×8 topics
  31. Dendritic Cells10▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction9▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Pelvic Organ Prolapse9▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Antigen Presentation8▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Antimicrobial Resistance8▲ 8.3×7 topics
  36. Cancer Immunotherapy8▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Tumor Antigen8▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Vaccine Adjuvants8▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Arterial Stiffness7▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Pulse Wave Velocity7▲ 60×1 topic

Which research topics does Tzu Chi Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immune Cell Function and Interaction and Pelvic floor disorders treatments.

Urinary Bladder and Pros…11Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 11 fractional worksT-cell and B-cell Immuno…11T-cell and B-cell Immunology: 11 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…11Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 11 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders t…9Pelvic floor disorders treatments: 9 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 8 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention: 7 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections…5Urinary Tract Infections Management: 5 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 5 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 3 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 3 fractional works
UrologyImmunologyRheumatologyCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 11 works
  2. 2 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 11 works
  3. 3 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 11 works
  4. 4 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 9 works
  5. 5 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 8 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  7. 7 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 5 works
  8. 8 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 5 works
  9. 9 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 3 works
  10. 10 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 3 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 available54.6%not open45.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tzu Chi Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Tzu Chi Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0019% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Tzu Chi Foundation0.0014% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Tzu Chi Foundation 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 counting5%10%15%Tzu Chi Foundation13.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.6% in 2025.

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