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Wuhan Children's Hospital

In research, Wuhan Children's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#1,665 of 8,541 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,013 of 9,902 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,990 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,631
of 22,385 · #8,496 all time
Rank in China
#922
of 2,481
Research works
1.2k
▲ 69% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Wuhan Children's Hospital

What is Wuhan Children's Hospital 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 #1,665 of 8,541 12.5%259 #3067
Health SciencesDomain #2,013 of 9,902 12.5%269 #3604
Life SciencesDomain #2,990 of 6,403 7.9%113 #4998
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,565 of 2,964 6.3%71 #3138

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wuhan Children's 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 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#3,067 #1,665
  2. Health Sciences#3,604 #2,013
  3. Life Sciences#4,998 #2,990
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,138 #1,565
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 Wuhan Children's Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Wuhan Children's Hospital is in Health Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (60%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%), Neuroscience (4%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 347 fractional works · 63.1% of its workMedicine: 332 fractional works · 60.4% of its workSurgery: 46 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 29 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEpidemiology: 28 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 22 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHematology: 15 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 2.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRheumatology: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 142 fractional works · 25.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 88 fractional works · 16.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 46 fractional works · 8.4% of its workGenetics: 22 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCancer Research: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 23 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 22 fractional works · 4.0% of its workImmunology: 15 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 42 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKWuhan Children'sHospital550fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences63%Social Sciences4%

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. Medicine33260.4%
    2. Health Professions71.3%
    3. Nursing61.0%
    4. Dentistry20.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8816.0%
    2. Neuroscience234.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology224.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences71.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.5%
    1. Environmental Science213.9%
    2. Engineering71.2%
    3. Chemistry40.7%
    4. Computer Science40.7%
    5. Materials Science30.6%
    6. Mathematics10.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    8. Energy10.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Psychology132.4%
    2. Social Sciences50.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    4. Decision Sciences00.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.0%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
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: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.99× its world share, 88 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.92× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.55× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.14× its world share, 332 worksMedicineNursing: 2.06× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology3.92×22 works
  2. Medicine3.14×332 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.99×88 works
  4. Neuroscience2.55×23 works
  5. Nursing2.06×6 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.42×3 works
  7. Psychology0.80×14 works
  8. Environmental Science0.78×21 works
  9. Dentistry0.57×2 works
  10. Veterinary0.54×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.49×7 works
  12. Chemistry0.47×4 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.31×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×7 works
  15. Materials Science0.17×3 works
  16. Mathematics0.12×1 works
  17. Energy0.11×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.09×4 works
  19. Engineering0.08×7 works
  20. Social Sciences0.07×5 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.04×0 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.04×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.01×0 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Wuhan Children's Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Xuelian He, Han Xiao and Xiongtao Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wuhan Children's Hospital.

  1. 1 Xuelian He China · #516,441 worldwide 4.8k citations · 153 works
  2. 2 Han Xiao China · #770,569 worldwide 1.6k citations · 140 works
  3. 3 Xiongtao Li China · #1,076,004 worldwide 166 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Yafei Tan China · #1,104,361 worldwide 720 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Hongbing Hu China · #1,158,629 worldwide 892 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Huanhuan Xu China · #1,196,526 worldwide 400 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Dan Sun China · #1,283,728 worldwide 1.8k citations · 70 works
  8. 8 Jingjing Rao China · #1,346,992 worldwide 553 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Xiaohong Chen China · #1,347,218 worldwide 252 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Jianbo Shao China · #1,376,506 worldwide 6k citations · 83 works
All ranked researchers at Wuhan Children's Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Wuhan Children's Hospital?

The most cited paper from Wuhan Children's Hospital is "SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children" (Xiaoxia Lü et al., 2020), with 2,544 citations. Next come "Clinical and CT features in pediatric patients with COVID‐19 infection: Different points from adults" (1,106) and "Neonatal Early-Onset Infection With SARS-CoV-2 in 33 Neonates Born to Mothers With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China" (1,073).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children Xiaoxia Lü et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 18 Mar 2020 2,544
2 Clinical and CT features in pediatric patients with COVID‐19 infection: Different points from adults Wei Xia, Jianbo Shao, Yu Guo et al. · Pediatric Pulmonology Open access 5 Mar 2020 1,106
3 Neonatal Early-Onset Infection With SARS-CoV-2 in 33 Neonates Born to Mothers With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China Lingkong Zeng, Shiwen Xia, Wenhao Yuan et al. · Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Open access 26 Mar 2020 1,073
4 Prevalence of workplace violence against healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis Jianxin Liu, Yong Gan, Heng Jiang et al. · Occupational and Environmental Medicine ReviewOpen access 13 Oct 2019 939
5 Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of 2019 novel coronavirus infection in children: experts’ consensus statement Kunling Shen et al. · World Journal of Pediatrics Open access 7 Feb 2020 830
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wuhan Children's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Genetic Mutations, Genetics, Treatment and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ 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. Epidemiology69▲ 3.2×93 topics
  2. Inflammation52▲ 4.4×74 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress32▲ 3.6×51 topics
  4. Cancer29▲ 3.9×43 topics
  5. Genetics21▲ 5.4×17 topics
  6. Treatment21▲ 3.1×36 topics
  7. Genetic Mutations20▲ 8.2×21 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease19▲ 3.0×30 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome17▲ 3.9×20 topics
  10. Diagnosis16▲ 3.2×31 topics
  11. Chemotherapy12▲ 3.1×24 topics
  12. Health Effects12▲ 3.5×13 topics
  13. Gene Expression11▲ 3.3×12 topics
  14. Tumor Microenvironment11▲ 4.4×8 topics
  15. Biomarkers10▲ 2.7×17 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors10▲ 4.3×11 topics
  17. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes10▲ 9.4×6 topics
  18. Cell Death10▲ 7.2×6 topics
  19. Metabolism9▲ 3.2×23 topics
  20. Cognitive Impairment9▲ 6.7×8 topics
  21. Neurobiology9▲ 6.3×7 topics
  22. Complications9▲ 3.3×12 topics
  23. Pathogenesis9▲ 3.2×13 topics
  24. Surgery9▲ 4.7×10 topics
  25. Maternal Mortality9▲ 7.0×5 topics
  26. Prenatal Diagnosis8▲ 11×7 topics
  27. Surgical Management8▲ 3.7×15 topics
  28. Preterm Infants8▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Hematopoietic Stem Cells8▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Endothelial Dysfunction8▲ 6.0×7 topics
  31. Vaccine Development8▲ 5.4×7 topics
  32. Mitochondrial Dysfunction7▲ 4.6×11 topics
  33. Epilepsy7▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Diagnostic Criteria7▲ 5.7×8 topics
  35. Neuroimaging7▲ 4.7×10 topics
  36. Genetic Variants7▲ 7.0×6 topics
  37. Antiepileptic Drugs7▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Environmental Exposure7▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Viral Infections6▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Metabolic Disorders6▲ 9.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Wuhan Children's Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Epilepsy research and treatment, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, Respiratory viral infections research and Genomics and Rare Diseases.

Epilepsy research and tr…5Epilepsy research and treatment: 5 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclamps…4Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 4 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 4 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases: 4 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer p…4Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis: 4 fractional worksNeonatal and fetal brain pathology: 4 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 4 fractional worksEffects and risks of end…4Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 4 fractional worksKawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications: 4 fractional worksPediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments: 3 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthObstetrics and GynecologyEpidemiologyGenetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
  2. 2 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 works
  3. 3 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 4 works
  4. 4 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 4 works
  5. 5 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  7. 7 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 4 works
  8. 8 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  9. 9 Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications Surgery 4 works
  10. 10 Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments Surgery 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 available47.5%not open52.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wuhan Children's Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 69% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Wuhan Children's Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Wuhan Children's Hospital0.0030% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Wuhan Children's Hospital 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%Wuhan Children's Hospital14.1% 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 14.1% in 2025.

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