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Bombo Hospital

ROR OpenAlex
Research works
15
▲ 319% vs 2018-21
Citations
264
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
78%
world 40%
International
63%
world 18%
Bombo Hospital

Not ranked overall: Bombo 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 Bombo Hospital work in?

In all years, 72% of research at Bombo Hospital is in Health Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (57%), Health Professions (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 11 fractional works · 72.1% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 57.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 14.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 9.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 3.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 8.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 19.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 7.7% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKBombo Hospital15fractional works, all years
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences5%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine957.3%
    2. Health Professions18.9%
    3. Nursing15.3%
    4. Dentistry00.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology18.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology17.7%
    3. Neuroscience02.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.9%
    1. Arts and Humanities02.6%
    2. Social Sciences01.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    4. Psychology00.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Environmental Science13.5%
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: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.72× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.88× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.24× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.09× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.88×0 works
  2. Neuroscience3.24×0 works
  3. Medicine3.09×4 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.72×1 works
  5. Veterinary2.28×0 works
  6. Health Professions1.93×0 works
  7. Environmental Science1.06×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.29×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Bombo Hospital?

The most cited paper from Bombo Hospital is "Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial" (Arjen M. Dondorp et al., 2010), with 1,049 citations. Next come "An analysis of the safety of the single dose, two drug regimens used in programmes to eliminate lymphatic filariasis" (99) and "HIV serostatus disclosure among people living with HIV/AIDS in Mwanza, Tanzania" (88).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial Arjen M. Dondorp et al. · The Lancet Open access Nov 2010 1,049
2 An analysis of the safety of the single dose, two drug regimens used in programmes to eliminate lymphatic filariasis John D. Horton et al. · Parasitology Oct 2000 99
3 HIV serostatus disclosure among people living with HIV/AIDS in Mwanza, Tanzania Gladys Yonah, Francis Fredrick, Germana Henry Leyna · AIDS Research and Therapy Open access 22 Jan 2014 88
4 Using rapid diagnostic tests as source of malaria parasite DNA for molecular analyses in the era of declining malaria prevalence Deus S. Ishengoma, Sudi E. Lwitiho, Rashid A. Madebe et al. · Malaria Journal Open access 12 Jan 2011 57
5 The unmet need for Emergency Obstetric Care in Tanga Region, Tanzania Helen Prytherch, Siriel Nanzia Massawe, Rainer Kuelker et al. · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Open access 6 Aug 2007 45
All 56 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Bombo Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hip and Femur Fractures, Ocular Disorders and Treatments, Public Health and Environmental Issues and Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics.

Hip and Femur Fractures: 0 fractional worksOcular Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional worksPublic Health and Enviro…0Public Health and Environmental Issues: 0 fractional worksHearing, Cochlea, Tinnit…0Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics: 0 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Res…0Cleft Lip and Palate Research: 0 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 0 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 0 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…0HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 0 fractional worksDermatological diseases and infestations: 0 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 0 fractional works
SurgeryGeneticsHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisSensory Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 0 works
  2. 2 Ocular Disorders and Treatments Genetics 0 works
  3. 3 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  4. 4 Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Sensory Systems 0 works
  5. 5 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 0 works
  6. 6 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 0 works
  8. 8 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 0 works
  9. 9 Dermatological diseases and infestations Infectious Diseases 0 works
  10. 10 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 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 available77.5%not open22.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors63.2%domestic only36.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bombo Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 319% 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 Bombo Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000022% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Bombo Hospital0.000026% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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