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Zuoying Armed Forces General Hospital

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World rank, all time
#34,112
of 34,923
Rank in Taiwan
#278
of 284
Research works
124
▲ 95% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Zuoying Armed Forces General Hospital

Which fields of science does Zuoying Armed Forces General Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Zuoying Armed Forces General Hospital is in Health Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (52%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%), Psychology (4%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 21 fractional works · 55.6% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 51.6% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 26.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 16.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKZuoying ArmedForces General…38fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences56%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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2051.6%
    2. Health Professions12.8%
    3. Nursing00.7%
    4. Dentistry00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology616.4%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics13.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology12.3%
    5. Neuroscience11.7%
    1. Environmental Science13.5%
    2. Engineering13.5%
    3. Materials Science12.7%
    4. Chemistry01.2%
    5. Computer Science00.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    1. Psychology24.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.3%
    3. Social Sciences00.2%
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: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.08× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.31× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8.46× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.68× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics8.46×1 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.08×6 works
  3. Medicine2.68×20 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.31×1 works
  5. Psychology1.46×2 works
  6. Nursing1.39×0 works
  7. Dentistry1.19×0 works
  8. Health Professions1.07×1 works
  9. Neuroscience1.06×1 works
  10. Chemistry0.78×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.76×1 works
  12. Environmental Science0.71×1 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.57×1 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.35×0 works
  16. Engineering0.23×1 works
  17. Energy0.13×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.11×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Zuoying Armed Forces General Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Yi‐Chien Fang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zuoying Armed Forces General Hospital.

  1. 1 Yi‐Chien Fang Taiwan · #5,195,146 worldwide 304 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Zuoying Armed Forces General Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Zuoying Armed Forces General Hospital?

The most cited paper from Zuoying Armed Forces General Hospital is "Evidence of early neurobiological alternations in adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder: a functional MRI study" (Pinchen Yang, Ming‐Tsang Wu, Chia‐Chuang Hsu et al., 2004), with 139 citations. Next come "Treatment of Acute Kawasaki Disease: Aspirin’s Role in the Febrile Stage Revisited" (135) and "Hydroxychloroquine-Inhibited Dengue Virus Is Associated with Host Defense Machinery" (125).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evidence of early neurobiological alternations in adolescents with posttraumatic stress disorder: a functional MRI study Pinchen Yang, Ming‐Tsang Wu, Chia‐Chuang Hsu et al. · Neuroscience Letters 25 Sep 2004 139
2 Treatment of Acute Kawasaki Disease: Aspirin’s Role in the Febrile Stage Revisited Kai‐Sheng Hsieh, Ken-Pen Weng, Chu-Chuan Lin et al. · PEDIATRICS 16 Nov 2004 135
3 Hydroxychloroquine-Inhibited Dengue Virus Is Associated with Host Defense Machinery Li-Fong Wang, You-Sheng Lin, Nan-Chieh Huang et al. · Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research Open access 16 Oct 2014 125
4 ATG4B promotes colorectal cancer growth independent of autophagic flux Pei‐Feng Liu, Chung‐Man Leung, Yu-Hsiang Chang et al. · Autophagy Open access 12 Jun 2014 91
5 Modern Trends and Recent Applications of Hyperspectral Imaging: A Review Ming-Fang Cheng, Arvind Mukundan, Riya Karmakar et al. · Technologies Open access 23 Apr 2025 89
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Which keywords describe research at Zuoying Armed Forces General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Epidemiology, Cancer, Wound Healing, Cardiovascular Disease, Immunotherapy and Antibiotic Resistance.

▲ 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 14 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 2.1×29 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 3.5×28 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress3▲ 4.2×23 topics
  4. Cancer2▲ 4.3×20 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.9×13 topics
  6. Immunotherapy1▲ 4.9×9 topics
  7. Wound Healing1▲ 13×8 topics
  8. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.8×10 topics
  9. Biomarkers1▲ 4.4×8 topics
  10. Quality of Life1▲ 2.2×13 topics
  11. Diabetes1▲ 5.7×10 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 3.4×10 topics
  13. Treatment1▲ 2.3×9 topics
  14. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 6.8×6 topics

Which research topics does Zuoying Armed Forces General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, Resilience and Mental Health, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota and Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions.

Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis: 0 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…0Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 0 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassi…0Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 0 fractional worksAnalytical chemistry met…0Analytical chemistry methods development: 0 fractional worksMarine Sponges and Natural Products: 0 fractional worksExtracellular vesicles in disease: 0 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …0Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 0 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 0 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 0 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineClinical PsychologyImmunologyAnalytical Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  2. 2 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 0 works
  4. 4 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 Analytical chemistry methods development Analytical Chemistry 0 works
  6. 6 Marine Sponges and Natural Products Biotechnology 0 works
  7. 7 Extracellular vesicles in disease Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 0 works
  10. 10 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 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 available53.7%not open46.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Zuoying Armed Forces General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 95% 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 Zuoying Armed Forces General Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Zuoying Armed Forces General Hospital0.00025% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Zuoying Armed Forces General Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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