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Tzu Chi University

In research, Tzu Chi University stands highest in Medicine (#1,894 of 8,541 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,229 of 9,902 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,048 of 1,532 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urology, Rheumatology and Immunology (Urology is 29.6× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#8,384
of 22,385 · #11,782 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#70
of 185
Research works
3.8k
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
67k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%

What is Tzu Chi University 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 #1,894 of 8,541 13.3%558 #3126
Health SciencesDomain #2,229 of 9,902 13.1%597 #3752
SurgerySubfield #1,048 of 1,532 12.1%73 #2047
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,266 of 2,964 6.8%92 #3718
Social SciencesDomain #9,049 of 9,585 18.6%77 #13879
Life SciencesDomain #6,046 of 6,403 5.8%191 #8719
Physical SciencesDomain #10,302 of 10,670 11.9%72 #14733

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tzu Chi University 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#3,126 #1,894
  2. Health Sciences#3,752 #2,229
  3. Surgery#2,047 #1,048
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,718 #2,266
  5. Social Sciences#13,879 #9,049
  6. Life Sciences#8,719 #6,046
  7. Physical Sciences#14,733 #10,302
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 University work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Tzu Chi University is in Health Sciences, 20% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (59%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Immunology and Microbiology (5%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 673 fractional works · 63.8% of its workMedicine: 627 fractional works · 59.4% of its workSurgery: 85 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 44 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEpidemiology: 43 fractional works · 4.1% of its workRheumatology: 42 fractional works · 4.0% of its workUrology: 38 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPhysiology: 29 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOncology: 28 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 27 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 24 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNephrology: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 31 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 214 fractional works · 20.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 103 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 57 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCancer Research: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 56 fractional works · 5.3% of its workImmunology: 49 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 35 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 87 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPsychology: 33 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 80 fractional works · 7.6% of its workComputer Science: 22 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 22 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTzu ChiUniversity1,055fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences64%Social Sciences8%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine62759.4%
    2. Health Professions312.9%
    3. Nursing90.8%
    4. Dentistry60.6%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1039.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology565.3%
    3. Neuroscience353.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences131.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.7%
    1. Psychology333.2%
    2. Social Sciences333.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities70.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting60.5%
    5. Decision Sciences50.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.3%
    1. Computer Science222.1%
    2. Environmental Science222.0%
    3. Engineering181.7%
    4. Materials Science80.7%
    5. Chemistry40.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy30.2%
    7. Mathematics20.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.1%
    9. Energy10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Tzu Chi University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urology takes 29.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. UrologySubfield · 37.9 works30×
  2. RheumatologySubfield · 41.7 works8.7×
  3. ImmunologySubfield · 49.0 works6.7×
  4. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 56.2 works5.3×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.84× its world share, 103 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.29× its world share, 56 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.04× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.89× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.09× its world share, 627 worksMedicineNursing: 1.65× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology5.29×56 works
  2. Medicine3.09×627 works
  3. Neuroscience2.04×35 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.89×7 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.84×103 works
  6. Nursing1.65×8 works
  7. Dentistry1.24×6 works
  8. Health Professions1.10×30 works
  9. Psychology1.04×33 works
  10. Veterinary0.65×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.45×5 works
  12. Environmental Science0.41×22 works
  13. Chemistry0.27×4 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×13 works
  15. Computer Science0.26×22 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.24×7 works
  17. Social Sciences0.24×33 works
  18. Materials Science0.21×8 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.17×6 works
  20. Mathematics0.15×2 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.12×3 works
  22. Engineering0.11×18 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.11×2 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×2 works
  25. Energy0.09×1 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Tzu Chi University?

Ranked on the quality score, Huei‐Kai Huang, Ying-Wei Wang and Kuo-Hu Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tzu Chi University.

  1. 1 Huei‐Kai Huang Taiwan · #439,874 worldwide 1.6k citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Ying-Wei Wang Taiwan · #869,849 worldwide 10k citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Kuo-Hu Chen Taiwan · #871,282 worldwide 3.4k citations · 80 works
  4. 4 Han‐Chen Ho Taiwan · #881,076 worldwide 2.4k citations · 82 works
  5. 5 Shu‐Man Lin Taiwan · #1,384,266 worldwide 911 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Hsin‐Chi Tsai Taiwan · #1,752,889 worldwide 1.5k citations · 63 works
  7. 7 Meng‐Si Wu #1,832,591 worldwide 606 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Tian‐Fu Lee Taiwan · #1,937,687 worldwide 1k citations · 57 works
  9. 9 Wan‐Ru Yu Taiwan · #1,958,105 worldwide 406 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Huichun Li Taiwan · #2,031,321 worldwide 1.8k citations · 79 works
All ranked researchers at Tzu Chi University

What are the most cited papers from Tzu Chi University?

The most cited paper from Tzu Chi University is "The standardization of terminology of lower urinary tract function in children and adolescents: Update report from the standardization committee of the International Children's Continence Society" (Paul F. Austin, Stuart B. Bauer, Wendy Bower et al., 2015), with 1,548 citations. Next come "Current Mechanistic Concepts in Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury" (1,360) and "Hepatitis B e Antigen and the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma" (1,229).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The standardization of terminology of lower urinary tract function in children and adolescents: Update report from the standardization committee of the International Children's Continence Society Paul F. Austin, Stuart B. Bauer, Wendy Bower et al. · Neurourology and Urodynamics 14 Mar 2015 1,548
2 Current Mechanistic Concepts in Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury Meng‐Yu Wu, Giou-Teng Yiang, Wan-Ting Liao et al. · Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Open access 2018 1,360
3 Hepatitis B e Antigen and the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Hwai‐I Yang, Sheng‐Nan Lu, Yun‐Fan Liaw et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 18 Jul 2002 1,229
4 Mesenchymal Stem Cells Dah‐Ching Ding, Woei‐Cherng Shyu, Shinn‐Zong Lin · Cell Transplantation Feb 2011 919
5 Broad targeting of resistance to apoptosis in cancer Ramzi M. Mohammad et al. · Seminars in Cancer Biology Open access 28 Apr 2015 869
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tzu Chi University?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology127▲ 3.0×114 topics
  2. Inflammation92▲ 4.1×81 topics
  3. Quality of Life57▲ 3.7×48 topics
  4. Urinary Incontinence52▲ 61×2 topics
  5. Cancer42▲ 3.0×49 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease42▲ 3.5×35 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress41▲ 2.4×56 topics
  8. Rehabilitation35▲ 8.3×11 topics
  9. Treatment34▲ 2.7×46 topics
  10. Surgical Treatment31▲ 15×6 topics
  11. Chemotherapy29▲ 3.9×24 topics
  12. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia29▲ 83×1 topic
  13. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms29▲ 83×1 topic
  14. Diagnosis27▲ 2.8×36 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome26▲ 3.1×21 topics
  16. Management26▲ 3.1×27 topics
  17. Risk Factors26▲ 2.2×31 topics
  18. Biomarkers25▲ 3.4×16 topics
  19. Depression23▲ 2.5×19 topics
  20. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction23▲ 46×1 topic
  21. Pelvic Organ Prolapse23▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Clinical Trials22▲ 3.1×17 topics
  23. Guidelines21▲ 4.1×12 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines19▲ 3.4×14 topics
  25. Immune Response19▲ 3.2×19 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders19▲ 3.2×17 topics
  27. Complications19▲ 3.6×17 topics
  28. Hypertension18▲ 6.0×13 topics
  29. Diabetes18▲ 3.4×21 topics
  30. Metastasis18▲ 5.0×12 topics
  31. Chronic Kidney Disease18▲ 6.7×8 topics
  32. TGF-ß16▲ 9.2×4 topics
  33. Autoimmunity15▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Antimicrobial Resistance15▲ 7.0×8 topics
  35. Regeneration15▲ 7.1×6 topics
  36. Microbiome15▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Treatment Guidelines14▲ 6.3×7 topics
  38. NK Cell Recognition12▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Natural Killer Cells12▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Prevention Strategies12▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Tzu Chi University publish most on?

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

  1. 1 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 29 works
  2. 2 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 23 works
  3. 3 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 12 works
  4. 4 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 12 works
  5. 5 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 11 works
  6. 6 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 8 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  8. 8 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 7 works
  9. 9 Urological Disorders and Treatments Urology 7 works
  10. 10 Sexual function and dysfunction studies Psychiatry and Mental health 6 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 available56.4%not open43.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tzu Chi University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% 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 University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0041% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Tzu Chi University0.0039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Tzu Chi University 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 University14.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.9% in 2025.

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