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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali

In research, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali stands highest in Medicine (#15,932 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#18,375 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,675
of 28,054 · #29,161 all time
Rank in Rwanda
#14
of 17
Research works
249
▲ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #15,932 of 17,978 15.0%167
Health SciencesDomain #18,375 of 20,462 15.2%191

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali 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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.06× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.04× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.48× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 2.62× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Bogaerts lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali.

  1. 1 J. Bogaerts Rwanda · #1,209,254 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali

Which keywords describe research at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Ethical Considerations, Medical Education, Global Health, Global Burden, Surgical Care, Global Surgery and Health Development.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 4.1×63 topics
  2. Ethical Considerations4▲ 18×5 topics
  3. Medical Education4▲ 22×8 topics
  4. Global Health4▲ 35×3 topics
  5. Public Health3▲ 3.5×18 topics
  6. Risk Factors3▲ 4.5×20 topics
  7. Global Burden3▲ 8.3×10 topics
  8. Surgical Care3▲ 90×2 topics
  9. Global Surgery3▲ 223×1 topic
  10. Health Development3▲ 223×1 topic
  11. Maternal Mortality3▲ 18×5 topics
  12. Mortality3▲ 6.6×9 topics
  13. Community Health Workers2▲ 44×2 topics
  14. Child Mortality2▲ 51×1 topic
  15. Health Inequalities2▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Health Systems2▲ 51×1 topic
  17. Vaccine2▲ 8.1×7 topics
  18. Diagnosis2▲ 3.4×13 topics
  19. Immune Response2▲ 5.6×9 topics
  20. Pathogenesis2▲ 5.9×9 topics
  21. Cancer Incidence2▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Infectious Diseases2▲ 8.4×7 topics
  23. Complications2▲ 4.8×11 topics
  24. Drug Resistance2▲ 8.4×5 topics
  25. Quality Improvement2▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  27. Injury Severity2▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Surgery2▲ 6.2×8 topics
  29. Health Outcomes1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  30. Human Papillomavirus1▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Prehospital Care1▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Safety Climate1▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Trauma Center1▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Cervical Cancer1▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Healthcare Workers1▲ 7.8×5 topics
  36. Occupational Safety1▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Risk Perception1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  38. Accident Prevention1▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Cytology Screening1▲ 37×1 topic
  40. HPV Vaccination1▲ 37×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Health and Surgery, Global Maternal and Child Health, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research.

Global Health and Surgery3Global Health and Surgery: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Out…1Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 1 fractional worksUrological Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEmergency MedicineEpidemiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  3. 3 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Urological Disorders and Treatments Urology 1 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  10. 10 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts 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 available61.8%not open38.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors61.6%domestic only38.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% 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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