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Butabika Hospital

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Research works
62
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
34.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
80%
world 40%
International
70%
world 18%
Butabika Hospital

Not ranked overall: Butabika 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 Butabika Hospital work in?

In all years, 51% of research at Butabika Hospital is in Social Sciences, 46% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Psychology (42%), Medicine (34%), Health Professions (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 32 fractional works · 51.1% of its workPsychology: 26 fractional works · 41.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 19.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 19.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 28 fractional works · 45.9% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 34.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 9.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 10.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKButabika Hospital62fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences0%Health Sciences46%Social Sciences51%

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. Psychology2641.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance34.2%
    3. Social Sciences23.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities12.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
    1. Medicine2134.4%
    2. Health Professions710.6%
    3. Nursing10.8%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    2. Neuroscience10.8%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Mathematics00.1%
    2. Environmental Science00.0%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.59× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 5.10× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.28× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 4.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 9.46× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology9.46×5 works
  2. Health Professions5.10×2 works
  3. Nursing4.42×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.59×0 works
  5. Medicine2.28×7 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.95×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.68×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×0 works
  9. Mathematics0.35×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.20×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Butabika Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Fred N. Kigozi, Joshua Ssebunnya and Juliet E. M. Nakku lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Butabika Hospital.

  1. 1 Fred N. Kigozi Uganda · #159,106 worldwide 5.1k citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Joshua Ssebunnya Uganda · #298,644 worldwide 2.8k citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Juliet E. M. Nakku Uganda · #343,179 worldwide 2.8k citations · 103 works
  4. 4 Dorothy Kizza Uganda · #959,963 worldwide 951 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Byamah Brian Mutamba Uganda · #1,107,380 worldwide 1.4k citations · 41 works
  6. 6 David Basangwa Uganda · #2,379,309 worldwide 667 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 David Cappo Uganda · #3,122,877 worldwide 124 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Harriet Birabwa‐Oketcho Uganda · #4,857,410 worldwide 369 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Butabika Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Butabika Hospital?

The most cited paper from Butabika Hospital is "Sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a global systematic review and meta‐analysis" (Davy Vancampfort, Joseph Firth, Felipe Barreto Schuch et al., 2017), with 980 citations. Next come "The Role of Communities in Mental Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Meta-Review of Components and Competencies" (362) and "Challenges and Opportunities for Implementing Integrated Mental Health Care: A District Level Situation Analysis from Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries" (355).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a global systematic review and meta‐analysis Davy Vancampfort, Joseph Firth, Felipe Barreto Schuch et al. · World Psychiatry ReviewOpen access 21 Sep 2017 980
2 The Role of Communities in Mental Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Meta-Review of Components and Competencies Brandon A. Kohrt, Laura Asher, Anvita Bhardwaj et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Open access 16 Jun 2018 362
3 Challenges and Opportunities for Implementing Integrated Mental Health Care: A District Level Situation Analysis from Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries Charlotte Hanlon, Nagendra P. Luitel, Tasneem Kathree et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 18 Feb 2014 355
4 Cultural concepts of distress and psychiatric disorders: literature review and research recommendations for global mental health epidemiology Brandon A. Kohrt, Andrew Rasmussen, Bonnie N. Kaiser et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology Open access 23 Dec 2013 351
5 Physical activity and anxiety: A perspective from the World Health Survey Brendon Stubbs, Ai Koyanagi, Mats Å. Hallgren et al. · Journal of Affective Disorders Open access 25 Oct 2016 331
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Butabika Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Psychological Distress, Depression, Epidemiology, Prevalence, Health Services, Global Burden, Mental Disorders and Stigma.

▲ 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. Psychological Distress16▲ 192×3 topics
  2. Epidemiology16▲ 6.3×21 topics
  3. Depression15▲ 31×10 topics
  4. Prevalence12▲ 51×6 topics
  5. Global Burden12▲ 35×4 topics
  6. Health Services12▲ 263×2 topics
  7. Mental Disorders12▲ 189×3 topics
  8. Stigma11▲ 165×2 topics
  9. Help-Seeking Behavior11▲ 450×1 topic
  10. Public Attitudes11▲ 450×1 topic
  11. Mental Health7▲ 10×14 topics
  12. Quality of Life6▲ 7.0×8 topics
  13. Cognitive Therapy5▲ 76×3 topics
  14. Coping Strategies5▲ 49×3 topics
  15. Caregiver Burden5▲ 93×2 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 8.7×5 topics
  17. Social Support5▲ 16×5 topics
  18. Schizophrenia5▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 31×5 topics
  20. Mental Illness4▲ 106×2 topics
  21. Support Needs4▲ 183×2 topics
  22. Family Caregivers4▲ 343×1 topic
  23. Psychoeducation4▲ 535×1 topic
  24. Antipsychotic Drugs4▲ 125×1 topic
  25. Neurocognitive Deficits4▲ 125×1 topic
  26. Public Health3▲ 3.9×12 topics
  27. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 4.3×8 topics
  28. Viral Load3▲ 70×2 topics
  29. HIV Transmission3▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Preexposure Prophylaxis3▲ 84×1 topic
  31. Risk Factors3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  32. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 27×4 topics
  33. Adolescents2▲ 12×7 topics
  34. Trauma2▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Anxiety2▲ 9.4×6 topics
  36. Mental Health Services2▲ 69×2 topics
  37. Patient Engagement2▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Physical Activity2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  39. Exercise2▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Physical Fitness2▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Butabika Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Mental Health Treatment and Access, Schizophrenia research and treatment, Family Caregiving in Mental Illness and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Mental Health Treatment …2Mental Health Treatment and Access: 2 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 1 fractional worksFamily Caregiving in Mental Illness: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 1 fractional worksReproductive Health and …0Reproductive Health and Technologies: 0 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 0 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 0 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 0 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 0 fractional works
Social PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyInfectious Diseases4 others

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

  1. 1 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  3. 3 Family Caregiving in Mental Illness Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  5. 5 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental 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 available79.9%not open20.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors70.1%domestic only29.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Butabika Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% 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 Butabika Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000076% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Butabika Hospital0.000077% in 2025200020102020

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

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