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Ampara Hospital

ghampara.gov.lkROR OpenAlex
Research works
29
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
153
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
82%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Ampara Hospital

Not ranked overall: Ampara Hospital is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Ampara Hospital work in?

In all years, 70% of research at Ampara Hospital is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (62%), Health Professions (6%), Environmental Science (6%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 20 fractional works · 69.9% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 62.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 13.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 13.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAmpara Hospital29fractional works, all years
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences70%Social Sciences8%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1862.1%
    2. Health Professions26.2%
    3. Dentistry01.2%
    4. Veterinary00.4%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences25.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.6%
    4. Neuroscience00.4%
    1. Environmental Science25.9%
    2. Engineering12.9%
    3. Computer Science00.6%
    1. Psychology13.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting12.1%
    4. Social Sciences00.2%
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: 2.84× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.68× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.02× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 9.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 2.14× its world share, 3 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry9.28×0 works
  2. Environmental Science3.02×1 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.84×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.68×1 works
  5. Medicine2.14×3 works
  6. Neuroscience1.02×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.70×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.50×0 works
  9. Engineering0.30×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.29×0 works
  11. Psychology0.16×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Ampara Hospital?

The most cited paper from Ampara Hospital is "Ultrasound diagnosis of fetal renal abnormalities" (Tiran Dias, Shanthi Sairam, Shanya Kumarasiri, 2014), with 141 citations. Next come "Patient satisfaction with nursing care and related hospital services at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka" (41) and "Maternal mortality and morbidity: Epidemiology of intensive care admissions in pregnancy" (41).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ultrasound diagnosis of fetal renal abnormalities Tiran Dias, Shanthi Sairam, Shanya Kumarasiri · Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology 30 Jan 2014 141
2 Patient satisfaction with nursing care and related hospital services at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka Upul Senarath, Nalika Sepali Gunawardena, Benedict Samuel Sebastiampillai et al. · Leadership in health services 17 Jan 2013 41
3 Maternal mortality and morbidity: Epidemiology of intensive care admissions in pregnancy Hemantha M. Senanayake, T. Dias, Aparni Jayawardena · Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology 28 Aug 2013 41
4 A nationwide survey of hospital-based thalassemia patients and standards of care and a preliminary assessment of the national prevention program in Sri Lanka Anuja P. Premawardhana et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 16 Aug 2019 31
5 Use of ultrasound in predicting success of intrauterine contraceptive device insertion immediately after delivery T. Dias, S. Abeykoon, S. Kumarasiri et al. · Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology Open access 24 Nov 2014 21
All 51 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ampara Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Health, Placental Development, Preeclampsia 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 27 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 4.0×23 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality4▲ 73×4 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress4▲ 6.8×3 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 14×9 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Health3▲ 50×2 topics
  6. Placental Development3▲ 141×1 topic
  7. Preeclampsia3▲ 114×1 topic
  8. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  9. Chronic Disease1▲ 30×2 topics
  10. Public Health1▲ 3.6×5 topics
  11. Complications1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  12. Early-Life Conditions1▲ 70×1 topic
  13. Fetal Development1▲ 43×2 topics
  14. Fetal Programming1▲ 70×1 topic
  15. Contraception1▲ 178×1 topic
  16. Global Burden of Disease1▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Health Inequalities1▲ 43×2 topics
  18. Type 2 Diabetes1▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Unintended Pregnancy1▲ 178×1 topic
  20. Air Pollution1▲ 31×1 topic
  21. Deficit Irrigation1▲ 156×1 topic
  22. Free Flap1▲ 79×1 topic
  23. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus1▲ 108×1 topic
  24. Maternal Obesity1▲ 108×1 topic
  25. Microsurgical Reconstruction1▲ 79×1 topic
  26. Particulate Matter1▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Water Use Efficiency1▲ 102×1 topic

Which research topics does Ampara Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Air Quality and Health Impacts, Irrigation Practices and Water Management, Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques and Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments.

Air Quality and Health I…1Air Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksIrrigation Practices and…1Irrigation Practices and Water Management: 1 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…1Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 1 fractional worksCraniofacial Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 0 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Research: 0 fractional worksNasal Surgery and Airway Studies: 0 fractional worksGenital Health and Disease: 0 fractional worksEar Surgery and Otitis Media: 0 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 0 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSoil ScienceSurgeryGenetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  2. 2 Irrigation Practices and Water Management Soil Science 1 works
  3. 3 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments Genetics 0 works
  5. 5 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 0 works
  7. 7 Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Genital Health and Disease Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Ear Surgery and Otitis Media Otorhinolaryngology 0 works
  10. 10 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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 available81.8%not open18.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ampara Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% 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 Ampara Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000025% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Ampara Hospital0.000027% in 202520102020

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

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