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Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann

In research, Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann stands highest in Medicine (#9,499 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,175 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Epidemiology — Epidemiology is 6.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,024
of 28,054 · #26,104 all time
Rank in Senegal
#7
of 11
Research works
1.2k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann 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 #9,499 of 10,443 1.5%188 #13122
Health SciencesDomain #11,175 of 11,982 1.4%210 #15696

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann 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).

What does Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Epidemiology takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EpidemiologySubfield · 24.3 works6.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.34× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 7 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.49× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.74× its world share, 188 worksMedicineNursing: 2.66× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann?

Ranked on the composite score, F Diadhiou, I. Diop Mar and Émilia Ndiaye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann.

  1. 1 F Diadhiou Senegal · #677,181 worldwide 14 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 I. Diop Mar Senegal · #693,959 worldwide 4 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Émilia Ndiaye Senegal · #751,533 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 A. Niang Senegal · #785,110 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Bâ M Senegal · #837,449 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 A. Diatta Senegal · #970,597 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Mady Cissé Senegal · #973,467 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 René Collignon Senegal · #988,236 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Ousmane H. Cissé Senegal · #998,306 worldwide 13 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Y Sakho Senegal · #1,007,210 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann

Which keywords describe research at Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Immune Response, Pathogenesis, Global Burden, Public Health and Vaccine.

▲ 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. Epidemiology59▲ 5.7×86 topics
  2. Treatment23▲ 7.3×33 topics
  3. Diagnosis19▲ 7.8×28 topics
  4. Public Health14▲ 3.7×26 topics
  5. Immune Response13▲ 8.6×12 topics
  6. Inflammation12▲ 2.2×30 topics
  7. Quality of Life12▲ 3.1×19 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 3.8×18 topics
  9. Pathogenesis11▲ 8.0×14 topics
  10. Global Burden10▲ 7.5×11 topics
  11. Surgical Management10▲ 9.2×17 topics
  12. Vaccine10▲ 9.4×10 topics
  13. Antiretroviral Therapy9▲ 22×6 topics
  14. Drug Resistance9▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Risk Factors8▲ 2.9×17 topics
  16. Primary Care8▲ 7.8×6 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 5.1×11 topics
  18. Complications7▲ 5.5×12 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders7▲ 4.6×15 topics
  20. Aging7▲ 4.8×7 topics
  21. Vaccine Development6▲ 9.8×7 topics
  22. Surgery6▲ 6.4×8 topics
  23. Antibiotic Resistance6▲ 5.8×8 topics
  24. Mortality6▲ 3.9×10 topics
  25. Healthcare Quality Indicators6▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity6▲ 4.8×4 topics
  27. Social Determinants of Health6▲ 9.3×3 topics
  28. Insulin Resistance5▲ 4.5×6 topics
  29. Prognosis5▲ 6.2×8 topics
  30. Digital Health5▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Clinical Outcomes5▲ 9.0×3 topics
  32. Healthcare Policy5▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Inequalities5▲ 55×1 topic
  34. Genetic Mutations5▲ 4.5×14 topics
  35. HIV Infection5▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Antimicrobial Resistance5▲ 8.9×5 topics
  37. Mycobacterium tuberculosis5▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Tuberculosis5▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Prenatal Diagnosis4▲ 11×7 topics
  40. Virulence Factors4▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Systems and Practices, Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Healthcare Systems and Practices: 5 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 5 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 3 fractional worksDiphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus: 3 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis D…2Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksDiagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis: 2 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and R…2Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsInfectious DiseasesNutrition and DieteticsEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 5 works
  2. 2 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 5 works
  3. 3 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  5. 5 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus Endocrinology 3 works
  7. 7 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  9. 9 Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 2 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 available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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