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Addington Hospital

In research, Addington Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#19,237 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#16,961 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#37,909
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#139
of 154
Research works
217
▼ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Addington Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #19,237 of 20,462 10.8%156
MedicineField #16,961 of 17,978 10.7%140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Addington 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.88× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.54× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 3.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.92× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Which keywords describe research at Addington Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Complications, Primary Care, Quality of Life, Antiretroviral Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology33▲ 3.8×66 topics
  2. Treatment14▲ 4.8×21 topics
  3. Diagnosis12▲ 5.6×23 topics
  4. Complications10▲ 9.4×14 topics
  5. Quality of Life10▲ 3.5×22 topics
  6. Inflammation10▲ 1.95×21 topics
  7. Primary Care9▲ 9.9×12 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 3.5×13 topics
  9. Mortality6▲ 6.0×9 topics
  10. Public Health6▲ 2.2×15 topics
  11. Surgical Management6▲ 6.5×8 topics
  12. Antiretroviral Therapy6▲ 12×6 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 3.1×13 topics
  14. Risk Factors6▲ 2.5×17 topics
  15. Antibiotic Resistance6▲ 6.5×7 topics
  16. Management6▲ 3.4×15 topics
  17. Diabetes5▲ 4.7×9 topics
  18. Immune Response5▲ 3.8×9 topics
  19. Surgery5▲ 6.9×9 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 3.8×10 topics
  21. Pathogenesis5▲ 3.8×10 topics
  22. Guidelines4▲ 4.3×9 topics
  23. Chronic Kidney Disease4▲ 8.2×6 topics
  24. Mental Disorders4▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Pathophysiology4▲ 7.1×7 topics
  26. Children4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  27. Imaging3▲ 4.4×3 topics
  28. Trauma3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  29. Alzheimer's Disease3▲ 5.3×3 topics
  30. Diagnostic Imaging3▲ 11×4 topics
  31. HIV Infection3▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Criminal Behavior3▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Hemodialysis3▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Psychopathy3▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Training3▲ 7.4×2 topics
  36. CT Imaging3▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Immunohistochemistry3▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Nutritional Support3▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Anesthesia3▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Immunopathogenesis3▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Addington Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Streptococcal Infections and Treatments, Complex Systems and Decision Making, Health Policy Implementation Science and Interprofessional Education and Collaboration.

Streptococcal Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksComplex Systems and Decision Making: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…0Health Policy Implementation Science: 0 fractional worksInterprofessional Educat…0Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: 0 fractional worksAutopsy Techniques and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksInfections and bacterial resistance: 0 fractional worksParasite Biology and Hos…0Parasite Biology and Host Interactions: 0 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 0 fractional worksVascular Procedures and Complications: 0 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma…0Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthManagement Science and Operations ResearchGeneral Health ProfessionsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging5 others

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

  1. 1 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  3. 3 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 0 works
  4. 4 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  6. 6 Infections and bacterial resistance Endocrinology 0 works
  7. 7 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 0 works
  8. 8 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Vascular Procedures and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 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 available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Addington Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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