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Helen Joseph Hospital

In research, Helen Joseph Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#19,868 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

ROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#40,201
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#151
of 154
Research works
157
▲ 111% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Helen Joseph 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
Health SciencesDomain #19,868 of 20,462 7.9%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Helen Joseph 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: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.48× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Helen Joseph Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Prognostic Factors, Immune Response, Surgical Management, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Genomic Analysis, Quality of Life and Meningiomas.

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

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology7▲ 3.9×30 topics
  2. Quality of Life2▲ 3.9×7 topics
  3. Inflammation2▲ 2.2×10 topics
  4. Prognostic Factors2▲ 10×3 topics
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  6. Immune Response2▲ 7.8×10 topics
  7. Surgical Management2▲ 11×3 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.7×6 topics
  9. Genomic Analysis2▲ 16×2 topics
  10. Meningiomas2▲ 132×1 topic
  11. Radiosurgery2▲ 43×1 topic
  12. Pandemic2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  13. Treatment2▲ 3.2×9 topics
  14. Cancer Incidence2▲ 27×4 topics
  15. Complications2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  16. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 21×6 topics
  17. COVID-192▲ 2.5×7 topics
  18. Diagnosis1▲ 3.4×9 topics
  19. Mortality1▲ 5.6×5 topics
  20. Radiotherapy1▲ 8.4×4 topics
  21. SARS-CoV-21▲ 9.9×4 topics
  22. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 12×5 topics
  23. Offshore Decommissioning1▲ 338×1 topic
  24. Ship Recycling1▲ 338×1 topic
  25. Pathophysiology1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  26. Primary Care1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  27. Risk Factors1▲ 2.5×6 topics
  28. Vaccine1▲ 6.5×7 topics
  29. ACE2 Receptor1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  30. Aging1▲ 4.5×5 topics
  31. Drug Resistance1▲ 8.9×4 topics
  32. Endoscopic Surgery1▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Global Burden1▲ 4.5×5 topics
  34. Cancer1▲ 1.75×6 topics
  35. Clinical Trials1▲ 3.4×7 topics
  36. Depression1▲ 2.6×5 topics

Which research topics does Helen Joseph Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meningioma and schwannoma management, Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening and Chronic Disease Management Strategies.

Meningioma and schwannom…2Meningioma and schwannoma management: 2 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…1COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksHead and Neck Surgical Oncology: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksThyroid Disorders and Tr…1Thyroid Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyOcean EngineeringOncologyHealth4 others

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

  1. 1 Meningioma and schwannoma management Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 1 works
  6. 6 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Thyroid Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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 available63.7%not open36.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.3%domestic only81.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Helen Joseph Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 111% 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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