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Albert Schweitzer Hospital

In research, Albert Schweitzer Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,424 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,741 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,439
of 34,923
Rank in Gabon
#2
of 8
Research works
323
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
31.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
77%
world 18%
Albert Schweitzer Hospital

What is Albert Schweitzer 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 #5,424 of 16,688 11.8%203
MedicineField #4,741 of 14,558 11.5%193

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Albert Schweitzer 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 Albert Schweitzer Hospital work in?

In all years, 63% of research at Albert Schweitzer Hospital is in Health Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (60%), Immunology and Microbiology (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 203 fractional works · 63.0% of its workMedicine: 193 fractional works · 59.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 60 fractional works · 18.6% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 6.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 16 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 56 fractional works · 17.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 28 fractional works · 8.8% of its workImmunology: 17 fractional works · 5.2% of its workParasitology: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 31 fractional works · 9.6% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAlbert SchweitzerHospital323fractional works, all years
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences63%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine19359.8%
    2. Health Professions72.1%
    3. Nursing20.5%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology288.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology165.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.4%
    4. Neuroscience41.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.1%
    1. Social Sciences134.1%
    2. Decision Sciences61.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities51.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.4%
    5. Psychology41.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Computer Science113.3%
    2. Mathematics92.8%
    3. Engineering61.9%
    4. Environmental Science30.9%
    5. Chemistry10.4%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    10. Energy00.0%
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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.08× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.43× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology3.08×1 works
  2. Medicine2.43×9 works
  3. Nursing1.65×0 works
  4. Health Professions1.57×1 works
  5. Social Sciences1.48×4 works
  6. Dentistry1.17×0 works
  7. Computer Science0.99×2 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.94×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.88×1 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.81×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.53×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.42×0 works
  13. Energy0.37×0 works
  14. Engineering0.34×1 works
  15. Environmental Science0.28×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.26×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.24×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.22×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.06×0 works
  21. Psychology0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Albert Schweitzer Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, James D. Fett, Michel Anoumou Missinou and Ludovic Mewono lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Albert Schweitzer Hospital.

  1. 1 James D. Fett Gabon · #1,074,880 worldwide 3.7k citations · 109 works
  2. 2 Michel Anoumou Missinou Gabon · #1,478,330 worldwide 2.3k citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Ludovic Mewono Gabon · #2,851,299 worldwide 690 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Elie Mavoungou Gabon · #3,401,847 worldwide 1.7k citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Albert Schweitzer Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Albert Schweitzer Hospital?

The most cited paper from Albert Schweitzer Hospital is "Allergy, Parasites, and the Hygiene Hypothesis" (Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Peter G. Kremsner, Ronald van Ree, 2002), with 1,539 citations. Next come "First Results of Phase 3 Trial of RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine in African Children" (918) and "Decreased atopy in children infected with Schistosoma haematobium: a role for parasite-induced interleukin-10" (716).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Allergy, Parasites, and the Hygiene Hypothesis Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Peter G. Kremsner, Ronald van Ree · Science 19 Apr 2002 1,539
2 First Results of Phase 3 Trial of RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine in African Children The RTS,S Clinical Trials Partnership · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 18 Oct 2011 918
3 Decreased atopy in children infected with Schistosoma haematobium: a role for parasite-induced interleukin-10 Anita HJ van den Biggelaar, Ronald van Ree, Laura Cunha Rodrigues et al. · The Lancet Nov 2000 716
4 Genetic Diversity and Protective Efficacy of the RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine Daniel E. Neafsey et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 21 Oct 2015 459
5 Meta-analysis of individual-patient data from EVAR-1, DREAM, OVER and ACE trials comparing outcomes of endovascular or open repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm over 5 years Janet T. Powell et al. · British journal of surgery ReviewOpen access714 authors Feb 2017 432
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Which keywords describe research at Albert Schweitzer Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Global Burden, Genome Sequence, Insecticide Resistance, Artemisinin Resistance, Plasmodium falciparum and Vector Control.

▲ 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. Epidemiology86▲ 6.7×94 topics
  2. Vaccine Development53▲ 54×8 topics
  3. Global Burden40▲ 23×8 topics
  4. Genome Sequence38▲ 108×2 topics
  5. Insecticide Resistance37▲ 116×3 topics
  6. Artemisinin Resistance36▲ 293×1 topic
  7. Plasmodium falciparum36▲ 293×1 topic
  8. Inflammation16▲ 2.1×35 topics
  9. Vector Control16▲ 41×3 topics
  10. Arboviral Diseases14▲ 69×1 topic
  11. Zika Virus14▲ 69×1 topic
  12. Treatment12▲ 3.0×29 topics
  13. Risk Factors12▲ 3.5×19 topics
  14. Public Health10▲ 2.4×31 topics
  15. Diagnosis10▲ 3.1×26 topics
  16. Immune Regulation10▲ 23×3 topics
  17. Helminth Infections10▲ 63×2 topics
  18. Global Epidemiology9▲ 54×2 topics
  19. Quality of Life9▲ 2.0×28 topics
  20. Disease Burden9▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Genetics8▲ 3.4×12 topics
  22. Immune Response8▲ 4.3×17 topics
  23. Management8▲ 3.4×19 topics
  24. Drug Resistance8▲ 8.1×7 topics
  25. Immunomodulation8▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Schistosomiasis8▲ 73×1 topic
  27. Soil-Transmitted Helminths8▲ 73×1 topic
  28. Biomarkers8▲ 3.9×9 topics
  29. Vaccine7▲ 5.3×11 topics
  30. Innate Immunity6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  31. Pregnancy6▲ 8.7×7 topics
  32. Cardiovascular Diseases5▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Therapy5▲ 7.5×5 topics
  34. Myocardial Infarction5▲ 5.9×6 topics
  35. Dilated Cardiomyopathy5▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Congenital Heart Disease5▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Fetal Outcome5▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy4▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection4▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Inflammatory Diseases4▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Albert Schweitzer Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies, Economic and Social Issues, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life and Healthcare cost, quality, practices.

Hungarian Social, Econom…1Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Social Issues1Economic and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 0 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality, practices: 0 fractional worksModel-Driven Software Engineering Techniques: 0 fractional worksInnovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems: 0 fractional worksPublic Relations and Crisis Communication: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Image Processing Techniques: 0 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 0 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 0 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  2. 2 Economic and Social Issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  4. 4 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques Software 0 works
  6. 6 Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Image Processing Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  9. 9 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 0 works
  10. 10 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors77.3%domestic only22.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Albert Schweitzer Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower 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 Albert Schweitzer Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000067% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Albert Schweitzer Hospital0.000084% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Albert Schweitzer Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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