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Research in East London

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in East London, South Africa. The largest by output are Cecilia Makiwane Hospital, Frere Hospital and Dermatology Society of South Africa.

Research institutions
9
Research works
245
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
10.5%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in East London?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Cecilia Makiwane HospitalHospital / health system 102 not ranked
2Frere HospitalHospital / health system 96 not ranked
3Dermatology Society of South AfricaInstitution 24 not ranked
4Madwaleni HospitalHospital / health system 14 not ranked
5Bedford Provincial HospitalHospital / health system 3 not ranked
6Afesis-CorplanNonprofit 3 not ranked
7Nkqubela Chest HospitalHospital / health system 2 not ranked
8Sophumelela CentreHospital / health system 1 not ranked
9Duncan Village Day HospitalHospital / health system 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Cecilia Makiwane Hospital: 41.5%Frere Hospital: 39.0%Dermatology Society of South Africa: 9.8%Madwaleni Hospital: 5.7%5 others listed: 4.1%41%largest
Cecilia Makiwane Hospital102 · 41.5%Frere Hospital96 · 39.0%Dermatology Society of South Africa24 · 9.8%Madwaleni Hospital14 · 5.7%5 others listed10 · 4.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which keywords describe research in East London?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Public Health, Quality Improvement, Health Policy, Patient Satisfaction and Surgical Management.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology8▲ 5.0×38 topics
  2. Treatment4▲ 8.1×15 topics
  3. Diagnosis4▲ 9.6×13 topics
  4. Public Health3▲ 4.6×13 topics
  5. Quality Improvement2▲ 25×5 topics
  6. Health Policy2▲ 30×2 topics
  7. Genetics2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  8. Health Care Utilization2▲ 36×2 topics
  9. Mortality2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  10. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Surgical Management2▲ 10×6 topics
  12. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 18×2 topics
  13. Emergency Department Crowding2▲ 124×1 topic
  14. Triage Systems2▲ 124×1 topic
  15. Congenital Anomalies1▲ 57×2 topics
  16. Echinococcosis1▲ 278×1 topic
  17. Neurocysticercosis1▲ 278×1 topic
  18. Risk Factors1▲ 3.0×10 topics
  19. Immune Response1▲ 5.6×6 topics
  20. Medical Education1▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Prenatal Diagnosis1▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Complications1▲ 5.8×7 topics
  23. Gastroschisis1▲ 155×1 topic
  24. Omphalocele1▲ 155×1 topic
  25. Quality of Life1▲ 1.94×7 topics
  26. Rehabilitation1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  27. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 16×5 topics
  28. Biodiversity1▲ 3.5×4 topics
  29. Management1▲ 3.2×11 topics
  30. Primary Care1▲ 6.5×5 topics
  31. Surgery1▲ 7.5×6 topics
  32. COVID-191▲ 1.74×6 topics
  33. Critical Care1▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Stroke1▲ 13×4 topics

What research is done in East London?

  1. 1 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Parasitic infections in humans and animals Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Voice and Speech Disorders Physiology 1 works
  5. 5 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Ultrasound in Clinical Applications Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Amoebic Infections and Treatments Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works

Research output over time

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