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Chidicon Medical Center

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Research works
31
▼ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
423
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Chidicon Medical Center

Not ranked overall: Chidicon Medical Center is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Chidicon Medical Center work in?

In all years, 55% of research at Chidicon Medical Center is in Health Sciences, 33% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (49%), Neuroscience (21%), Immunology and Microbiology (6%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 17 fractional works · 54.8% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 48.9% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 9.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 7.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 32.6% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 20.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 15.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKChidicon MedicalCenter31fractional works, all years
Life Sciences33%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences55%Social Sciences8%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1548.9%
    2. Nursing13.2%
    3. Health Professions01.6%
    4. Dentistry01.1%
    1. Neuroscience620.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology26.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.9%
    4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.9%
    1. Psychology26.0%
    2. Social Sciences01.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    1. Engineering13.8%
    2. Physics and Astronomy01.1%
    3. Environmental Science00.3%
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.

Who are the top researchers at Chidicon Medical Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Philip C. Njemanze lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chidicon Medical Center.

  1. 1 Philip C. Njemanze Nigeria · #5,819,121 worldwide 487 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Chidicon Medical Center

What are the most cited papers from Chidicon Medical Center?

The most cited paper from Chidicon Medical Center is "High‐frequency ultrasound imaging of the duodenum and colon in patients with symptomatic giardiasis in comparison to amebiasis and healthy subjects" (Philip C. Njemanze, Josephine Njemanze, Alana Skelton et al., 2007), with 52 citations. Next come "Critical limits of pressure-flow relation in the human brain." (48) and "Cerebral Lateralization and Color Perception: A Transcranial Doppler Study" (47).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 High‐frequency ultrasound imaging of the duodenum and colon in patients with symptomatic giardiasis in comparison to amebiasis and healthy subjects Philip C. Njemanze, Josephine Njemanze, Alana Skelton et al. · Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 21 Jul 2007 52
2 Critical limits of pressure-flow relation in the human brain. Philip C. Njemanze · Stroke Open access Dec 1992 48
3 Cerebral Lateralization and Color Perception: A Transcranial Doppler Study Philip C. Njemanze, Camilo R. Gomez, Simon Horenstein · Cortex Open access Mar 1992 47
4 Cerebral lateralization and general intelligence: Gender differences in a transcranial Doppler study Philip C. Njemanze · Brain and Language 24 Aug 2004 32
5 Cerebral lateralization in linguistic and nonlinguistic perception: Analysis of cognitive styles in the auditory modality Philip C. Njemanze · Brain and Language Oct 1991 32
All 47 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Chidicon Medical Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Prognosis, Genetic Influences, Epidemiology, Brain Lateralization, Handedness, Pathogenesis, Orthostatic Hypotension and Syncope.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.9×6 topics
  2. Prognosis3▲ 28×2 topics
  3. Genetic Influences2▲ 136×2 topics
  4. Brain Lateralization2▲ 625×1 topic
  5. Handedness2▲ 625×1 topic
  6. Pathogenesis2▲ 11×4 topics
  7. Neuroprotection2▲ 15×4 topics
  8. Orthostatic Hypotension2▲ 228×1 topic
  9. Syncope2▲ 228×1 topic
  10. Immune Response2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  11. Pathophysiology2▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Public Health2▲ 3.7×4 topics
  13. Carotid Artery Stenosis2▲ 83×1 topic
  14. Endarterectomy2▲ 83×1 topic
  15. Inflammation2▲ 2.1×6 topics
  16. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Cortical Connectivity1▲ 55×2 topics
  18. Diagnosis1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  19. Emotion Regulation1▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Management1▲ 5.3×2 topics
  21. Helminth Infections1▲ 78×2 topics
  22. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 3.1×4 topics
  23. Obesity1▲ 4.6×4 topics
  24. Angiogenesis1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  25. Child Development1▲ 11×1 topic
  26. Cognitive Control1▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Entamoeba histolytica1▲ 163×1 topic
  28. Functional Neuroimaging1▲ 59×2 topics
  29. Maternal and Child Undernutrition1▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Neural Mechanisms1▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Neurological Disorders1▲ 5.0×3 topics
  32. pyogenic liver abscess1▲ 163×1 topic

Which research topics does Chidicon Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Gut microbiota and health, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Gut microbiota and health0Gut microbiota and health: 0 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COV…0Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: 0 fractional worksParasitic Diseases Research and Treatment: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…0COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 0 fractional worksParasites and Host Inter…0Parasites and Host Interactions: 0 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sc…0Agricultural and Food Sciences: 0 fractional worksThermal Regulation in Me…0Thermal Regulation in Medicine: 0 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 0 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 0 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease a…0Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyNeurologyInfectious DiseasesParasitology3 others

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

  1. 1 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 0 works
  2. 2 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 0 works
  3. 3 Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases 0 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 0 works
  5. 5 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 0 works
  6. 6 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 0 works
  7. 7 Thermal Regulation in Medicine Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Chidicon Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Chidicon Medical Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000046% in 2023.

0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Chidicon Medical Center0.0000090% in 2024200020102020

Fractional works of Chidicon Medical Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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