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Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

In research, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,208 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,873 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,190
of 28,054 · #15,249 all time
Rank in South Africa
#57
of 87
Research works
1.6k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
20.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital 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 #7,208 of 10,443 9.5%120 #5014
Health SciencesDomain #8,873 of 11,982 9.5%127 #5831

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital 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 Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 22.7 works6.3×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.56× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.05× its world share, 120 worksMedicineNursing: 2.86× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× 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, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Pinhas Sareli, I Segal and M Dogliotti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.

  1. 1 Pinhas Sareli South Africa · #187,382 worldwide 127 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 I Segal South Africa · #451,967 worldwide 49 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 M Dogliotti South Africa · #677,679 worldwide 22 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Mohammed Tikly South Africa · #710,554 worldwide 32 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Mohammed R. Essop South Africa · #1,189,598 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, COVID-19, Complications, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Treatment and SARS-CoV-2.

▲ 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▲ 3.3×73 topics
  2. Inflammation8▲ 2.6×31 topics
  3. COVID-197▲ 3.5×12 topics
  4. Mortality7▲ 7.8×9 topics
  5. Treatment7▲ 3.5×25 topics
  6. Diagnosis6▲ 4.3×23 topics
  7. Risk Factors6▲ 3.5×19 topics
  8. Cancer5▲ 2.5×15 topics
  9. Complications5▲ 6.8×12 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 2.9×15 topics
  11. Pandemic5▲ 2.9×5 topics
  12. Global Burden5▲ 5.7×11 topics
  13. Guidelines4▲ 6.2×10 topics
  14. SARS-CoV-24▲ 8.6×6 topics
  15. Immunotherapy4▲ 3.6×13 topics
  16. Management4▲ 3.3×18 topics
  17. Pain Management4▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Rehabilitation4▲ 6.3×8 topics
  19. Surgery4▲ 7.3×7 topics
  20. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 15×6 topics
  21. CT Imaging3▲ 57×2 topics
  22. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  23. Echocardiography3▲ 8.0×8 topics
  24. Immune Response3▲ 3.9×11 topics
  25. Quality Improvement3▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Surgical Management3▲ 5.4×13 topics
  27. Health Outcomes3▲ 7.9×5 topics
  28. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  29. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 5.5×9 topics
  30. Pathophysiology3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  31. Resuscitation3▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Thrombosis3▲ 6.4×7 topics
  33. Injury Severity3▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Rib Fractures3▲ 69×1 topic
  35. Sepsis3▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Traumatic Chest Injuries3▲ 69×1 topic
  37. Cancer Incidence2▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Prehospital Care2▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Trauma Center2▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Preterm Infants2▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Trauma Management and Diagnosis, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts and Viral-associated cancers and disorders.

Trauma Management and Diagnosis: 3 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare …2COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksViral-associated cancers…2Viral-associated cancers and disorders: 2 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 2 fractional worksNeonatal and Maternal Infections: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resus…1Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksInfection Control and Ventilation: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…1Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional works
SurgeryEmergency MedicineOncologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Trauma Management and Diagnosis Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 Viral-associated cancers and disorders Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Neonatal and Maternal Infections Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Infection Control and Ventilation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 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 available43.0%not open57.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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