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Helen Keller International

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Research works
18
▼ 54% vs 2018-21
Citations
246
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
76%
world 18%
Helen Keller International

Not ranked overall: Helen Keller International is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Helen Keller International work in?

In all years, 65% of research at Helen Keller International is in Health Sciences, 13% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (40%), Nursing (18%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 11 fractional works · 64.5% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 40.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 8.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 17.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 17.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 13.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 11.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 7.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 12.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKHelen KellerInternational18fractional works, all years
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences9%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine740.2%
    2. Nursing317.6%
    3. Health Professions16.1%
    4. Veterinary00.6%
    1. Environmental Science211.3%
    2. Engineering01.2%
    3. Computer Science00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology14.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences02.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    1. Social Sciences16.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance02.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
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: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12.89× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 4.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 50.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingSocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 50.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing50.47×0 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics12.89×0 works
  3. Health Professions4.14×0 works
  4. Medicine1.58×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.50×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.96×0 works
  7. Engineering0.81×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.78×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.29×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Helen Keller International?

The most cited paper from Helen Keller International is "Mapping of Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in the Regions of Centre, East and West Cameroon" (Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, Romuald Isaka Kamwa Ngassam, Laurentine Sumo et al., 2012), with 121 citations. Next come "Mapping of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in the regions of Littoral, North-West, South and South-West Cameroon and recommendations for treatment" (79) and "Stunting Prevalence, Plasma Zinc Concentrations, and Dietary Zinc Intakes in a Nationally Representative Sample Suggest a High Risk of Zinc Deficiency among Women and Young Children in Cameroon" (69).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mapping of Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in the Regions of Centre, East and West Cameroon Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, Romuald Isaka Kamwa Ngassam, Laurentine Sumo et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases Open access 6 Mar 2012 121
2 Mapping of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in the regions of Littoral, North-West, South and South-West Cameroon and recommendations for treatment Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, Calvine Dongmo Noumedem, Pierre Ngassam et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases Open access Dec 2013 79
3 Stunting Prevalence, Plasma Zinc Concentrations, and Dietary Zinc Intakes in a Nationally Representative Sample Suggest a High Risk of Zinc Deficiency among Women and Young Children in Cameroon Reina Engle‐Stone, Alex Ongla Ndjebayi, Martin Nankap et al. · Journal of Nutrition Open access Mar 2014 69
4 Malaria is a cause of iron deficiency in African children John M. Muriuki et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 22 Feb 2021 67
5 Regional, Socioeconomic, and Dietary Risk Factors for Vitamin B-12 Deficiency Differ from Those for Folate Deficiency in Cameroonian Women and Children, Setareh Shahab‐Ferdows, Reina Engle‐Stone, Daniela Hampel et al. · Journal of Nutrition Open access 8 Oct 2015 42
All 55 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Helen Keller International publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Iron Metabolism and Disorders, Moringa oleifera research and applications and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies.

Child Nutrition and Wate…0Child Nutrition and Water Access: 0 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 0 fractional worksMoringa oleifera research and applications: 0 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 0 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention: 0 fractional worksHibiscus Plant Research Studies: 0 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability a…0Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 0 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 0 fractional worksGeotechnical and construction materials studies: 0 fractional worksComputer Science and Eng…0Computer Science and Engineering: 0 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsHematologyPlant ScienceCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  2. 2 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 0 works
  3. 3 Moringa oleifera research and applications Plant Science 0 works
  4. 4 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Hibiscus Plant Research Studies Pharmacology 0 works
  7. 7 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical and construction materials studies Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Computer Science and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 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 available67.0%not open33.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors75.8%domestic only24.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Helen Keller International's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 54% lower 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 Helen Keller International as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000027% in 2022.

0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Helen Keller International0.0000078% in 2024200020102020

Fractional works of Helen Keller International over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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