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Hospital / health system · Abhā · Saudi Arabia

Asir Central Hospital

In research, Asir Central Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,545 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,230 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,989
of 28,054 · #25,428 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#77
of 98
Research works
513
▲ 98% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Asir Central Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,545 of 11,982 10.2%117 #9645
MedicineField #5,230 of 10,443 9.1%103 #9026

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Asir Central 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.03× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.37× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.80× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.66× its world share, 103 worksMedicineNursing: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.07× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Asir Central Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Complications, Treatment, Risk Factors, Glycemic Control and Autoantibodies.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology24▲ 4.1×87 topics
  2. Inflammation9▲ 3.0×38 topics
  3. Quality of Life8▲ 3.7×31 topics
  4. Treatment7▲ 3.7×28 topics
  5. Risk Factors6▲ 3.7×21 topics
  6. Complications5▲ 7.4×16 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 3.3×20 topics
  8. Diagnosis5▲ 3.5×23 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress4▲ 1.81×27 topics
  10. Depression4▲ 3.2×16 topics
  11. Global Burden4▲ 5.1×12 topics
  12. Diabetes4▲ 5.2×11 topics
  13. Glycemic Control4▲ 17×4 topics
  14. Autoantibodies4▲ 10×7 topics
  15. Clinical Trials4▲ 3.6×10 topics
  16. Surgical Management4▲ 5.8×14 topics
  17. Endoscopic Surgery3▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Genetics3▲ 3.2×12 topics
  19. Immunotherapy3▲ 3.1×11 topics
  20. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 7.3×7 topics
  21. Insulin Therapy3▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Mortality3▲ 3.6×10 topics
  23. Treatment Guidelines3▲ 9.3×5 topics
  24. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 8.5×8 topics
  25. Pathogenesis3▲ 3.8×13 topics
  26. Rehabilitation3▲ 4.9×9 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations3▲ 4.2×12 topics
  28. Prognostic Factors3▲ 4.3×10 topics
  29. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 4.7×6 topics
  30. Type 1 Diabetes2▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Chronic Pain2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  32. Eosinophilia2▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Psychological Factors2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  34. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  35. Chronic Rhinosinusitis2▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Nasal Polyps2▲ 52×1 topic
  37. Quality Improvement2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  38. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  39. Interventions2▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Low Back Pain2▲ 7.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Asir Central Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sinusitis and nasal conditions, Diabetes Management and Research, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes.

Sinusitis and nasal cond…2Sinusitis and nasal conditions: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …1Diabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksAnorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 1 fractional worksBone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments: 1 fractional worksNasal Surgery and Airway Studies: 1 fractional worksDiabetes and associated …1Diabetes and associated disorders: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksOral and Maxillofacial Pathology: 1 fractional works
OtorhinolaryngologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPharmacologySurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Sinusitis and nasal conditions Otorhinolaryngology 2 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  4. 4 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 1 works
  6. 6 Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments Rheumatology 1 works
  7. 7 Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral 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 available64.6%not open35.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Asir Central Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 98% higher 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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