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African Palliative Care Association

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Research works
118
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
59%
world 18%
African Palliative Care Association

Not ranked overall: African Palliative Care Association 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 African Palliative Care Association work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at African Palliative Care Association is in Health Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (61%), Health Professions (10%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 24 fractional works · 72.2% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 61.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 25.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 13.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 9.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 22.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAfricanPalliative Care…34fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences22%

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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2161.5%
    2. Health Professions39.5%
    3. Nursing01.2%
    1. Social Sciences38.0%
    2. Psychology26.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance25.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting13.1%
    1. Environmental Science12.5%
    2. Mathematics00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.9%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
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: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Environmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.61× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.20× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 2.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.40× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.61×3 works
  2. Medicine3.20×21 works
  3. Nursing2.47×0 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.40×2 works
  5. Psychology1.95×2 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.87×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.97×1 works
  8. Social Sciences0.63×3 works
  9. Environmental Science0.49×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×1 works
  11. Mathematics0.35×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at African Palliative Care Association?

Ranked on the quality score, Julia D Downing, Emmanuel B. K. Luyirika and Eve Namisango lead among researchers whose main affiliation is African Palliative Care Association.

  1. 1 Julia D Downing Uganda · #285,490 worldwide 9.3k citations · 284 works
  2. 2 Emmanuel B. K. Luyirika Uganda · #359,757 worldwide 4.7k citations · 89 works
  3. 3 Eve Namisango Uganda · #362,852 worldwide 2.5k citations · 176 works
  4. 4 Richard A. Powell Uganda · #820,286 worldwide 2k citations · 73 works
  5. 5 Faith N. Mwangi-Powell Uganda · #1,036,540 worldwide 3.5k citations · 69 works
  6. 6 Mackuline Atieno Uganda · #1,153,783 worldwide 352 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Fatia Kiyange Uganda · #2,009,735 worldwide 292 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Anne Merriman Uganda · #2,723,487 worldwide 750 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Wilson Acuda Uganda · #2,966,433 worldwide 708 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at African Palliative Care Association

What are the most cited papers from African Palliative Care Association?

The most cited paper from African Palliative Care Association is "Redefining Palliative Care—A New Consensus-Based Definition" (Lukas Radbruch et al., 2020), with 1,291 citations. Next come "Preferences for place of death if faced with advanced cancer: a population survey in England, Flanders, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain" (561) and "Estimating the Global Need for Palliative Care for Children: A Cross-sectional Analysis" (381).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Redefining Palliative Care—A New Consensus-Based Definition Lukas Radbruch et al. · Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Open access 6 May 2020 1,291
2 Preferences for place of death if faced with advanced cancer: a population survey in England, Flanders, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain Bárbara Gomes et al. · Annals of Oncology Open access 16 Feb 2012 561
3 Estimating the Global Need for Palliative Care for Children: A Cross-sectional Analysis Stephen R. Connor, Julia D Downing, Joan Marston · Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Open access 19 Oct 2016 381
4 Promotion of access to essential medicines for non-communicable diseases: practical implications of the UN political declaration Hans V. Hogerzeil, Jonathan D Liberman, Veronika J. Wirtz et al. · The Lancet Feb 2013 211
5 Pediatric palliative care provision around the world: A systematic review Caprice A. Knapp, Lindsey Woodworth, Michael Wright et al. · Pediatric Blood & Cancer Review 17 Mar 2011 195
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at African Palliative Care Association?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Palliative Care, End-of-Life, Ethical Considerations, Advance Care Planning, Family Perspectives, Quality of Life, Health-related Quality of Life and Mental Health.

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

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Palliative Care7▲ 139×5 topics
  2. End-of-Life7▲ 232×3 topics
  3. Ethical Considerations6▲ 54×6 topics
  4. Advance Care Planning5▲ 279×1 topic
  5. Family Perspectives5▲ 279×1 topic
  6. Quality of Life5▲ 11×11 topics
  7. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 39×2 topics
  8. Mental Health2▲ 5.0×11 topics
  9. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study2▲ 123×1 topic
  10. Depression2▲ 6.1×7 topics
  11. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory2▲ 123×1 topic
  12. Anxiety2▲ 10×5 topics
  13. Epidemiology2◆ 1.09×14 topics
  14. Pain Management2▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Physical Activity2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  16. Risk Factors2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  17. Adolescents1▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Pain Assessment Tools1▲ 70×2 topics
  19. Cancer Incidence1▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Cancer Survivorship1▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Patient-Centered Care1▲ 49×3 topics
  22. Patient-Reported Outcomes1▲ 72×1 topic
  23. Psychological Impact1▲ 12×5 topics
  24. Integration1▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Medical Ethics1▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Radiotherapy1▲ 8.6×5 topics
  27. Elderly Care1▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Elderly Patients1▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Resilience1▲ 6.7×5 topics
  30. Sustainability1▲ 1.35×3 topics
  31. Cancer Pain1▲ 110×1 topic
  32. Health Disparities1▲ 12×3 topics
  33. ISO Standards1▲ 284×1 topic
  34. Management Systems1▲ 336×1 topic
  35. Opioid Analgesics1▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Parental Discretion1▲ 178×1 topic
  37. Pediatric1▲ 52×1 topic

Which research topics does African Palliative Care Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, Cancer survivorship and care and Patient Dignity and Privacy.

Palliative Care and End-…5Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 5 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…2Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …1Cancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional worksPatient Dignity and Privacy: 1 fractional worksEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare: 1 fractional worksPain Management and Opioid Use: 1 fractional worksQuality and Management Systems: 1 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthOncologyAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  2. 2 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  3. 3 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Patient Dignity and Privacy Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Pain Management and Opioid Use Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Quality and Management Systems Strategy and Management 1 works
  8. 8 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  9. 9 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 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 available53.1%not open46.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors59.4%domestic only40.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has African Palliative Care Association's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% 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 African Palliative Care Association as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000097% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%African Palliative Care Association0.00018% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of African Palliative Care Association over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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