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Dar Al-Shifa Hospital

In research, Dar Al-Shifa Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,424 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,539 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,736
of 28,054 · #29,134 all time
Rank in Palestine
#14
of 17
Research works
557
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Dar Al-Shifa 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,424 of 11,982 2.7%165 #14101
MedicineField #9,539 of 10,443 1.3%143 #14531

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dar Al-Shifa 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).

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: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.00× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.34× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.25× its world share, 143 worksMedicineNursing: 1.88× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Dar Al-Shifa Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Quality of Life, Mortality, Public Health, Inflammation, COVID-19 and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology28▲ 3.0×86 topics
  2. Inflammation12▲ 2.6×36 topics
  3. Quality of Life12▲ 3.6×31 topics
  4. Risk Factors11▲ 4.3×22 topics
  5. Public Health11▲ 3.2×23 topics
  6. COVID-1910▲ 3.3×17 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 3.3×24 topics
  8. Mortality8▲ 6.1×11 topics
  9. Treatment8▲ 2.8×30 topics
  10. Diagnosis8▲ 3.5×26 topics
  11. Guidelines6▲ 6.1×11 topics
  12. Mental Health6▲ 1.89×15 topics
  13. Depression6▲ 3.1×13 topics
  14. Management6▲ 3.4×21 topics
  15. Glaucoma6▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Optical Coherence Tomography6▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Complications6▲ 4.9×14 topics
  18. Healthcare6▲ 2.2×8 topics
  19. Health5▲ 5.5×7 topics
  20. Intraocular Pressure5▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Elderly4▲ 7.8×5 topics
  22. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 7.6×3 topics
  23. Global Burden4▲ 3.4×11 topics
  24. Optic Nerve4▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Nursing4▲ 8.6×4 topics
  26. Surgery4▲ 4.4×5 topics
  27. Violence4▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Macular Degeneration3▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Diabetic Retinopathy3▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Intravitreal Injection3▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Maternal Mortality3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  32. Wound Healing3▲ 5.4×8 topics
  33. Health Policy3▲ 8.6×5 topics
  34. Ocular Findings3▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Retinal Artery Occlusion3▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Retinal Ganglion Cells3▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Conflict3▲ 7.5×1 topic
  38. Iraq3▲ 74×1 topic
  39. Ocular Hypertension3▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Visual Field Progression3▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Dar Al-Shifa Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal and Optic Conditions, Health and Conflict Studies, Glaucoma and retinal disorders and Ocular Surface and Contact Lens.

Retinal and Optic Condit…3Retinal and Optic Conditions: 3 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Stud…3Health and Conflict Studies: 3 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 3 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 2 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 2 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 2 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…2Health and Well-being Studies: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 2 fractional works
OphthalmologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 3 works
  2. 2 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 3 works
  4. 4 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 2 works
  6. 6 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  7. 7 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  8. 8 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 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 available70.1%not open29.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.6%domestic only53.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dar Al-Shifa Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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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