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Central Hospital of Yaoundé

In research, Central Hospital of Yaoundé stands highest in Medicine (#9,492 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,152 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,765
of 28,054 · #26,939 all time
Rank in Cameroon
#21
of 25
Research works
456
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Central Hospital of Yaoundé 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
MedicineField #9,492 of 10,443 3.5%77 #9074
Health SciencesDomain #11,152 of 11,982 3.9%84 #11427

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central Hospital of Yaoundé 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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.59× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.01× its world share, 77 worksMedicineNursing: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central Hospital of Yaoundé?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles Kouanfack and Mesmin Dehayem lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central Hospital of Yaoundé.

  1. 1 Charles Kouanfack Cameroon · #1,557,018 worldwide 15 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Mesmin Dehayem Cameroon · #1,570,640 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Central Hospital of Yaoundé

Which keywords describe research at Central Hospital of Yaoundé?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Risk Factors, Antiretroviral Therapy, Diagnosis, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 5.0×80 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 6.8×26 topics
  3. Risk Factors7▲ 6.1×22 topics
  4. Inflammation6▲ 3.0×32 topics
  5. Diagnosis5▲ 5.5×23 topics
  6. Treatment5▲ 3.9×23 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 5.8×17 topics
  8. Quality of Life4▲ 3.1×20 topics
  9. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 27×6 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.7×15 topics
  11. Insulin Resistance4▲ 9.3×8 topics
  12. Diabetes4▲ 8.2×11 topics
  13. Obesity4▲ 5.1×13 topics
  14. Global Burden4▲ 6.9×12 topics
  15. Surgical Management4▲ 8.7×14 topics
  16. Immune Response4▲ 6.2×9 topics
  17. Complications3▲ 6.5×14 topics
  18. Maternal Mortality3▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Vaccine3▲ 6.8×10 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 5.0×12 topics
  21. Management3▲ 3.5×14 topics
  22. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  23. Guidelines2▲ 5.5×8 topics
  24. Hypertension2▲ 8.7×9 topics
  25. Mortality2▲ 4.1×11 topics
  26. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 8.1×6 topics
  27. Heart Failure2▲ 5.3×8 topics
  28. HIV Infection2▲ 19×4 topics
  29. Pathophysiology2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  30. SARS-CoV-22▲ 6.1×5 topics
  31. Diabetes Mellitus2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  32. HIV Prevention2▲ 30×2 topics
  33. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  34. Atherosclerosis2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  35. HIV Transmission2▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Pregnancy2▲ 8.0×8 topics
  37. Prophylaxis2▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 11×6 topics
  39. Viral Load2▲ 21×2 topics
  40. HIV2▲ 18×4 topics

Which research topics does Central Hospital of Yaoundé publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Global Maternal and Child Health, Urological Disorders and Treatments and Nail Diseases and Treatments.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…1HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksUrological Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksNail Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 1 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 1 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…1Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksDelphi Technique in Research: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthUrologyEpidemiology5 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  3. 3 Urological Disorders and Treatments Urology 1 works
  4. 4 Nail Diseases and Treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  6. 6 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 1 works
  8. 8 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Delphi Technique in Research Sociology and Political Science 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 available62.7%not open37.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.1%domestic only62.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central Hospital of Yaoundé's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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