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Al-Ahli Hospital

In research, Al-Ahli Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,114 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,481 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 9.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,792
of 22,385 · #33,794 all time
Rank in Qatar
#20
of 21
Research works
208
▲ 312% vs 2018-21
Citations
594
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
84%
world 40%
International
67%
world 18%
Al-Ahli Hospital

What is Al-Ahli 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 #7,114 of 8,541 2.4%100 #12766
Health SciencesDomain #8,481 of 9,902 2.6%103 #14899

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Al-Ahli 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 fields of science does Al-Ahli Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 87% of research at Al-Ahli Hospital is in Health Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (84%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%), Health Professions (2%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 117 fractional works · 86.7% of its workMedicine: 113 fractional works · 83.7% of its workSurgery: 29 fractional works · 21.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 7.8% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAl-Ahli Hospital135fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences87%Social Sciences2%

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. Medicine11383.7%
    2. Health Professions32.2%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology64.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology21.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.3%
    4. Neuroscience21.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Engineering11.1%
    2. Environmental Science10.9%
    3. Computer Science10.6%
    4. Materials Science00.2%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences10.8%
    2. Psychology10.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Al-Ahli Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 29.1 works9.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.36× its world share, 113 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.36×113 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology1.58×2 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.05×0 works
  4. Nursing0.94×1 works
  5. Health Professions0.85×3 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.83×6 works
  7. Neuroscience0.68×2 works
  8. Dentistry0.51×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.28×2 works
  10. Environmental Science0.17×1 works
  11. Psychology0.13×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.10×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.07×1 works
  15. Engineering0.07×2 works
  16. Social Sciences0.06×1 works
  17. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Al-Ahli Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Motaz A. Natsheh and Yousef Abu Asbeh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Al-Ahli Hospital.

  1. 1 Motaz A. Natsheh Qatar · #4,181,618 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Yousef Abu Asbeh Qatar · #5,784,439 worldwide 76 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Al-Ahli Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Al-Ahli Hospital?

The most cited paper from Al-Ahli Hospital is "Quality of Life in relation to neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease: 5‐year prospective ALSOVA cohort study" (Kristiina Hongisto, Ilona Tuulia Hallikainen, Tuomas A. Selander et al., 2017), with 105 citations. Next come "Colchicine for primary prevention of atrial fibrillation after open-heart surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis" (97) and "Training for awareness of one's own spirituality: A key factor in overcoming barriers to the provision of spiritual care to advanced cancer patients by doctors and nurses" (81).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Quality of Life in relation to neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease: 5‐year prospective ALSOVA cohort study Kristiina Hongisto, Ilona Tuulia Hallikainen, Tuomas A. Selander et al. · International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 9 Jan 2017 105
2 Colchicine for primary prevention of atrial fibrillation after open-heart surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis Carsten Lennerz, Manish Barman, Mahmoud Ahmed Tantawy et al. · International Journal of Cardiology ReviewOpen access Sep 2017 97
3 Training for awareness of one's own spirituality: A key factor in overcoming barriers to the provision of spiritual care to advanced cancer patients by doctors and nurses Gil Bar‐Sela et al. · Palliative & Supportive Care 6 Sep 2018 81
4 Evaluating Palliative Care Needs in Middle Eastern Countries Michael Silbermann et al. · Journal of Palliative Medicine 10 Oct 2014 74
5 The Intellectual Capital Performance of KuwaitiBanks: An Application of vaicTM1 Model Fayez A. Abdulsalam, Hameed Al-Qaheri, Ridha Al-Khayyat · iBusiness Open access 2011 70
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Al-Ahli Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Surgical Management, Prognostic Factors, Complications, Chemotherapy and Genetic Mutations.

▲ 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. Epidemiology19▲ 3.6×60 topics
  2. Diagnosis11▲ 8.6×24 topics
  3. Treatment10▲ 6.0×26 topics
  4. Surgical Management7▲ 13×16 topics
  5. Inflammation7▲ 2.4×32 topics
  6. Chemotherapy6▲ 6.4×13 topics
  7. Prognostic Factors6▲ 10×13 topics
  8. Complications6▲ 8.9×14 topics
  9. Management5▲ 4.7×19 topics
  10. Genetic Mutations5▲ 8.1×13 topics
  11. Immunotherapy4▲ 4.3×11 topics
  12. Surgery4▲ 8.9×9 topics
  13. Pathogenesis4▲ 5.8×12 topics
  14. Public Health4▲ 2.0×13 topics
  15. Guidelines4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  16. Children4▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Autoantibodies4▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Imaging3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  19. Biomarkers3▲ 3.3×7 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis3▲ 3.8×6 topics
  21. Pain Management3▲ 9.4×7 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders3▲ 3.7×12 topics
  23. Metastasis3▲ 6.1×6 topics
  24. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 14×6 topics
  25. Echocardiography3▲ 7.1×6 topics
  26. Cognitive Impairment3▲ 7.7×6 topics
  27. Chronic Pain2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  28. Cytoreductive Surgery2▲ 29×2 topics
  29. PET Imaging2▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Perioperative Care2▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Postoperative Complications2▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Prognosis2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  33. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 7.5×7 topics
  34. Genomic Analysis2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  35. Rituximab2▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Thyroid Carcinoma2▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Fetal Surgery2▲ 27×3 topics
  39. Mutation Analysis2▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Stroke2▲ 8.5×7 topics

Which research topics does Al-Ahli Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments, Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment, Anesthesia and Pain Management and Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment.

Gastrointestinal disorde…2Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis…2Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 2 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 2 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Tr…2Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…2Tracheal and airway disorders: 2 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksParasitic infections in …1Parasitic infections in humans and animals: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCongenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery: 1 fractional works
SurgeryReproductive MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEmergency Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  8. 8 Parasitic infections in humans and animals Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastroenterology 1 works
  10. 10 Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery Surgery 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 available84.4%not open15.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors66.8%domestic only33.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Al-Ahli Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 312% 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 Al-Ahli Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00062% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Al-Ahli Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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