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Durdans Hospital

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Research works
21
▲ 359% vs 2018-21
Citations
55
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
91%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Durdans Hospital

Not ranked overall: Durdans Hospital is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Durdans Hospital work in?

In all years, 69% of research at Durdans Hospital is in Health Sciences, 20% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (67%), Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (13%), Environmental Science (4%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 15 fractional works · 68.9% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 67.2% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 20.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 6.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 19.8% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 12.6% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workALL ITS WORKDurdans Hospital21fractional works, all years
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences69%Social Sciences7%

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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1467.2%
    2. Health Professions01.7%
    1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics312.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology13.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.5%
    5. Neuroscience00.5%
    1. Psychology12.9%
    2. Social Sciences02.2%
    3. Decision Sciences01.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    1. Environmental Science13.9%
    2. Engineering00.8%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.67× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 55.48× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.10× its world share, 8 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 55.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics55.48×3 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology5.67×1 works
  3. Medicine3.10×8 works
  4. Psychology1.47×1 works
  5. Health Professions1.00×0 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.51×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.50×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.49×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×0 works
  11. Engineering0.08×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.08×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Durdans Hospital?

The most cited paper from Durdans Hospital is "Congenital hypothyroidism" (Azyan Shafeek, Stella G. de Silva, 2009), with 30 citations. Next come "Knowledge, perceptions and practices on healthcare waste management and associated occupational health hazards among healthcare professionals in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study" (12) and "Cerebral infarction 3 weeks after intravenous immunoglobulin for Miller Fisher syndrome: a case report" (10).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Congenital hypothyroidism Azyan Shafeek, Stella G. de Silva · Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health Open access 17 Jul 2009 30
2 Knowledge, perceptions and practices on healthcare waste management and associated occupational health hazards among healthcare professionals in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study Lahiru Udayanga, Loganatahan Sahana, Ayesha Perera et al. · Frontiers in Public Health Open access 27 Dec 2023 12
3 Cerebral infarction 3 weeks after intravenous immunoglobulin for Miller Fisher syndrome: a case report Thashi Chang, Johann Shenoj de Alwis, Neirosha Samarasekara et al. · Journal of Medical Case Reports Open access 24 Mar 2014 10
4 Prediction of Neonatal Acidosis Based on the Type of Fetal Hypoxia Observed on the Cardiotocograph (CTG) Shehara Amanthi Gunaratne, Siromi Dilhara Panditharatne, Edwin Chandraharan · European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences Open access 29 Apr 2022 8
5 Isolation of heavy metal-resistantStaphylococcus epidermidisstrainTWSL_22and evaluation of heavy metal bioremediation potential of recombinantE. colicloned with isolatedcadD Dilshani Dissanayake, Weerasingha Mudiyanselage Nilmini Hasintha Kumari, Naduviladath Vishvanath Chandrasekharan et al. · FEMS Microbiology Letters 2023 6
All 37 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Durdans Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Adverse Drug Reactions, Pharmacovigilance, Prenatal Diagnosis, Mortality, Guidelines, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Fetal Surgery.

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

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 4.1×13 topics
  2. Adverse Drug Reactions2▲ 143×1 topic
  3. Pharmacovigilance2▲ 750×1 topic
  4. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 53×2 topics
  5. Mortality2▲ 15×3 topics
  6. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia2▲ 182×1 topic
  7. Fetal Surgery2▲ 106×1 topic
  8. Guidelines2▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 25×2 topics
  10. Complications1▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Diagnosis1▲ 6.0×6 topics
  12. Cardiac Risk1▲ 62×1 topic
  13. Perioperative1▲ 62×1 topic
  14. Antibiotic Pharmacokinetics1▲ 105×1 topic
  15. Critically Ill Patients1▲ 105×1 topic

Which research topics does Durdans Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions, Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management and Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research.

Pharmacovigilance and Ad…2Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions: 2 fractional worksAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy: 1 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 0 fractional worksFood Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 0 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksSex and Gender in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksAtherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases: 0 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 0 fractional worksAntimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus: 0 fractional works
ToxicologyPharmacologyEpidemiologyImmunology and Allergy5 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions Toxicology 2 works
  2. 2 Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Pharmacology 1 works
  3. 3 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 0 works
  4. 4 Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research Immunology and Allergy 0 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 0 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Sex and Gender in Healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases Immunology 0 works
  9. 9 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Infectious Diseases 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 available91.4%not open8.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Durdans Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 359% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Durdans Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000022% in 2023.

still counting0.000025%0.000050%0.000075%Durdans Hospital0.000034% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Durdans Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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