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Vachira Phuket Hospital

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Research works
57
▲ 51% vs 2018-21
Citations
406
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Vachira Phuket Hospital

Not ranked overall: Vachira Phuket Hospital is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Vachira Phuket Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Vachira Phuket Hospital is in Health Sciences, 14% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (72%), Social Sciences (8%), Health Professions (7%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 17 fractional works · 80.0% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 71.8% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 21.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 14.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKVachira PhuketHospital21fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences14%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1571.8%
    2. Health Professions16.5%
    3. Dentistry01.6%
    1. Social Sciences28.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting02.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance02.1%
    4. Psychology01.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
    3. Neuroscience00.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    1. Computer Science01.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    3. Chemistry00.4%
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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Dentistry: 3.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.47× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.73× its world share, 15 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× 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, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.73×15 works
  2. Dentistry3.32×0 works
  3. Health Professions2.47×1 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.97×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology0.80×0 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting0.71×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.64×2 works
  8. Psychology0.62×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×0 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.34×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.33×0 works
  12. Chemistry0.26×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.16×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Vachira Phuket Hospital?

The most cited paper from Vachira Phuket Hospital is "Efficacy and safety of Curcuma domestica extracts compared with ibuprofen in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a multicenter study" (Vilai Kuptniratsaikul, Piyapat Dajpratham, Wirat Taechaarpornkul et al., 2014), with 307 citations. Next come "Early versus standard initiation of renal replacement therapy in furosemide stress test non-responsive acute kidney injury patients (the FST trial)" (174) and "The Success of a Universal Hepatitis B Immunization Program as Part of Thailand’s EPI after 22 Years’ Implementation" (106).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Efficacy and safety of Curcuma domestica extracts compared with ibuprofen in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a multicenter study Vilai Kuptniratsaikul, Piyapat Dajpratham, Wirat Taechaarpornkul et al. · Clinical Interventions in Aging Open access Mar 2014 307
2 Early versus standard initiation of renal replacement therapy in furosemide stress test non-responsive acute kidney injury patients (the FST trial) for the FST Study Group, Nuttha Lumlertgul, Sadudee Peerapornratana et al. · Critical Care Open access 19 Apr 2018 174
3 The Success of a Universal Hepatitis B Immunization Program as Part of Thailand’s EPI after 22 Years’ Implementation Nawarat Posuwan, Nasamon Wanlapakorn, Pattaratida Sa‐nguanmoo et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 3 Mar 2016 106
4 HIV-associated extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Thailand: epidemiology and risk factors for death Nara Kingkaew, Burachat Sangtong, Waraya Amnuaiphon et al. · International Journal of Infectious Diseases Open access 5 Feb 2009 89
5 Inconsistent Condom Use Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men, Male Sex Workers, and Transgenders in Thailand Tareerat Chemnasiri, Taweesak Netwong, Surasing Visarutratana et al. · AIDS Education and Prevention Apr 2010 86
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vachira Phuket Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Atherosclerosis, Chronic Pain, Coronary Stents, Myocardial Revascularization and 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 8 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 8 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 3.3×16 topics
  2. Diagnosis2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  3. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention1▲ 47×2 topics
  4. Atherosclerosis1▲ 18×3 topics
  5. Chronic Pain1▲ 22×3 topics
  6. Coronary Stents1▲ 111×1 topic
  7. Myocardial Revascularization1▲ 111×1 topic
  8. Treatment1▲ 4.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Vachira Phuket Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Anesthesia and Pain Management and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology.

Coronary Interventions a…1Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 0 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Mana…0Anesthesia and Pain Management: 0 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…0Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 0 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 0 fractional worksRespiratory and Cough-Related Research: 0 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…0Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 0 fractional worksDental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques: 0 fractional worksVascular Procedures and Complications: 0 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 0 fractional works
SurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicineSociology and Political SciencePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 0 works
  3. 3 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 0 works
  4. 4 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques Oral Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Vascular Procedures and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 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 available54.0%not open46.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vachira Phuket Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 51% higher 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 Vachira Phuket Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000041% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Vachira Phuket Hospital0.00017% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Vachira Phuket Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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