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Hospital / health system · Banjul · Gambia

Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital

In research, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#11,398 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,364 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,729
of 42,892
Rank in Gambia
#4
of 5
Research works
166
▲ 122% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital 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 #11,398 of 17,978 11.3%121
Health SciencesDomain #14,364 of 20,462 11.7%133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Edward Francis Small Teaching 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.73× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.10× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 2.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technology, Metabolic Syndrome, Immune Response, Insulin Resistance, Quality of Life and Global Trends.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 5.7×40 topics
  2. Infertility5▲ 74×3 topics
  3. Assisted Reproductive Technology5▲ 141×2 topics
  4. Quality of Life4▲ 5.0×11 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 8.4×7 topics
  6. Immune Response3▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Insulin Resistance3▲ 13×2 topics
  8. Global Trends3▲ 73×2 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  10. Psychological Impact3▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Gender Differences3▲ 14×1 topic
  12. Obesity3▲ 6.8×2 topics
  13. Reproductive Technologies3▲ 131×1 topic
  14. Global Burden3▲ 9.2×7 topics
  15. Ovarian Reserve3▲ 115×1 topic
  16. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome3▲ 115×1 topic
  17. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.7×6 topics
  18. Treatment2▲ 3.7×9 topics
  19. Diagnosis2▲ 4.3×11 topics
  20. Inflammation2▲ 1.98×13 topics
  21. Liver Disease2▲ 45×3 topics
  22. Antiviral Therapy2▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Hepatocellular Carcinoma2▲ 18×3 topics
  24. In Vitro Fertilization2▲ 157×1 topic
  25. Twin Pregnancy2▲ 157×1 topic
  26. Maternal Mortality2▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Medical Education2▲ 13×8 topics
  28. Pathogenesis2▲ 6.5×11 topics
  29. Vaccine Development2▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Sickle-cell Disease2▲ 72×1 topic
  32. Surgical Management2▲ 7.3×9 topics
  33. Thalassemia2▲ 72×1 topic
  34. Global Health1▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Management1▲ 3.1×7 topics
  36. Risk Factors1▲ 2.2×9 topics
  37. Vaccine1▲ 5.8×6 topics
  38. Chronic Hepatitis B1▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Hepatitis B Virus1▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Anemia1▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reproductive Health and Technologies, Ovarian function and disorders, Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders.

Reproductive Health and Technologies: 3 fractional worksOvarian function and disorders: 3 fractional worksAssisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy: 2 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 2 fractional worksHepatitis B Virus Studies: 1 fractional worksHepatitis C virus research1Hepatitis C virus research: 1 fractional worksSperm and Testicular Function: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 1 fractional works
Reproductive MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneticsEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  4. 4 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Hepatitis B Virus Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Hepatitis C virus research Hepatology 1 works
  7. 7 Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  9. 9 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 1 works
  10. 10 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available71.4%not open28.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.4%domestic only54.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 122% 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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