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Frontier Hospital

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World rank, all time
#34,326
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#127
of 154
Research works
194
▼ 60% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

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: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.98× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.88× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.00× its world share, 8 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Frontier Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Hiroshi Honda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Frontier Hospital.

  1. 1 Hiroshi Honda South Africa · #868,593 worldwide 83 citations · 74 works
All ranked researchers at Frontier Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Frontier Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pathogenesis, Innovation Policy, European Union Cohesion Policy, Smart Specialization, Extracurricular Activities, Gastric Cancer, Youth Development Programs and Inflammation.

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

All 8 words, with their numbers
  1. Pathogenesis2▲ 15×3 topics
  2. Innovation Policy1▲ 71×2 topics
  3. European Union Cohesion Policy1▲ 326×1 topic
  4. Inflammation1▲ 3.0×7 topics
  5. Smart Specialization1▲ 171×1 topic
  6. Extracurricular Activities1▲ 258×1 topic
  7. Gastric Cancer1▲ 44×2 topics
  8. Youth Development Programs1▲ 258×1 topic

Which research topics does Frontier Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Regional Development and Policy, Youth Development and Social Support, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research.

Regional Development and…1Regional Development and Policy: 1 fractional worksYouth Development and Social Support: 1 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksBacillus and Francisella bacterial research: 0 fractional worksHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies: 0 fractional worksDiagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis: 0 fractional worksAmoebic Infections and T…0Amoebic Infections and Treatments: 0 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 0 fractional worksOil, Gas, and Environmental Issues: 0 fractional worksCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSafety ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMolecular Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Regional Development and Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 Youth Development and Social Support Safety Research 1 works
  3. 3 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research Molecular Biology 0 works
  5. 5 Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Amoebic Infections and Treatments Infectious Diseases 0 works
  8. 8 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 0 works
  9. 9 Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  10. 10 Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 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 available44.4%not open55.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.4%domestic only58.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Frontier Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 60% lower 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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