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Health Systems Trust

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Research works
83
▲ 203% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
64%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Health Systems Trust

Not ranked overall: Health Systems Trust 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 Health Systems Trust work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Health Systems Trust is in Health Sciences, 40% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Health Professions (15%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (14%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 14 fractional works · 46.0% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 30.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 14.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 10.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 40.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 14.4% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 14.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHealth SystemsTrust30fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences46%Social Sciences40%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine930.5%
    2. Health Professions414.9%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance414.4%
    2. Social Sciences414.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting26.7%
    4. Psychology14.0%
    5. Decision Sciences00.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    1. Computer Science14.4%
    2. Environmental Science13.9%
    3. Engineering01.7%
    4. Mathematics00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology01.2%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.66× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.58× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.73× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance6.73×4 works
  2. Health Professions5.66×4 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.08×2 works
  4. Medicine1.58×9 works
  5. Psychology1.30×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.18×0 works
  7. Social Sciences1.11×4 works
  8. Environmental Science0.79×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.72×0 works
  10. Nursing0.68×0 works
  11. Dentistry0.58×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.57×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.47×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.16×0 works
  16. Neuroscience0.14×0 works
  17. Engineering0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Health Systems Trust?

Ranked on the quality score, Candy Day, Themba Lebogang Moeti and Ashnie Padarath lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Health Systems Trust.

  1. 1 Candy Day South Africa · #1,136,451 worldwide 960 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Themba Lebogang Moeti South Africa · #1,872,150 worldwide 1.3k citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Ashnie Padarath South Africa · #2,938,702 worldwide 70 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Irwin Friedman South Africa · #3,028,026 worldwide 202 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Health Systems Trust

What are the most cited papers from Health Systems Trust?

The most cited paper from Health Systems Trust is "Health and related indicators 2021" (Noluthando Ndlovu, Candy Day, Andy Gray et al., 2022), with 262 citations. Next come "Software for missing data error analysis of Penman-Monteith reference evapotranspiration" (232) and "WHO guidelines for management of severe malnutrition in rural South African hospitals: effect on case fatality and the influence of operational factors" (220).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Health and related indicators 2021 Noluthando Ndlovu, Candy Day, Andy Gray et al. · South African Health Review Open access 22 Apr 2022 262
2 Software for missing data error analysis of Penman-Monteith reference evapotranspiration John George Annandale, N. Z. Jovanovic, N. Benad x E et al. · Irrigation Science Mar 2002 232
3 WHO guidelines for management of severe malnutrition in rural South African hospitals: effect on case fatality and the influence of operational factors Ann Ashworth, Mickey Chopra, David McCoy et al. · The Lancet Apr 2004 220
4 Reducing intrapartum-related deaths and disability: Can the health system deliver? Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Mary V. Kinney, Anne CC Lee et al. · International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics Oct 2009 200
5 HIV epidemic and infant feeding in South Africa Tanya Doherty · Bulletin of the World Health Organization Open access Feb 2006 188
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Health Systems Trust?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health System Reform, Health Financing, Universal Coverage, Maternal Mortality, Primary Care, Epidemiology, Corporate Political Activity and Non-Communicable Diseases.

▲ 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-now 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 2.4×23 topics
  2. Health System Reform3▲ 135×2 topics
  3. Health Financing2▲ 220×1 topic
  4. Universal Coverage2▲ 220×1 topic
  5. Maternal Mortality2▲ 31×4 topics
  6. Mental Health2▲ 4.2×9 topics
  7. Healthcare2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  8. Primary Care2▲ 14×8 topics
  9. Corporate Political Activity2▲ 152×1 topic
  10. Non-Communicable Diseases2▲ 18×1 topic
  11. Vaccine2▲ 13×6 topics
  12. COVID-191▲ 3.3×7 topics
  13. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Community Health Workers1▲ 50×2 topics
  15. Immune Response1▲ 7.6×5 topics
  16. Public Health1▲ 2.8×7 topics
  17. Risk Factors1▲ 3.8×5 topics
  18. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 23×6 topics
  19. Child Mortality1▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Climate Change1▲ 1.41×7 topics
  21. Health Disparities1▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Health Systems1▲ 51×1 topic
  23. Pathogenesis1▲ 7.4×5 topics
  24. Treatment1▲ 2.9×5 topics

Which research topics does Health Systems Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Healthcare Systems and Reforms, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Global Maternal and Child Health and HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses.

Healthcare Systems and R…2Healthcare Systems and Reforms: 2 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Impact and Responses: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 1 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 1 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 0 fractional works
FinanceOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 2 works
  2. 2 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  6. 6 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 1 works
  8. 8 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology 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 available64.0%not open36.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.3%domestic only66.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Health Systems Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 203% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Health Systems Trust as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Health Systems Trust0.00012% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Health Systems Trust over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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