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Hôpital 20 Août

In research, Hôpital 20 Août stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,269 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,035 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Neurology (Ophthalmology is 27.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,956
of 22,385 · #13,686 all time
Rank in Morocco
#35
of 57
Research works
2.6k
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.6k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Hôpital 20 Août

What is Hôpital 20 Août known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,269 of 9,902 0.7%288 #10151
MedicineField #4,035 of 8,541 0.5%270 #9182

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hôpital 20 Août 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Hôpital 20 Août work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Hôpital 20 Août is in Health Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (82%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Health Professions (2%). It does 3.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 408 fractional works · 86.5% of its workMedicine: 386 fractional works · 81.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 60 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSurgery: 51 fractional works · 10.8% of its workOphthalmology: 35 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEpidemiology: 27 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPhysiology: 23 fractional works · 5.0% of its workNeurology: 23 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 23 fractional works · 4.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 17 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRheumatology: 14 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHematology: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Terminology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 41 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHôpital 20 Août472fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences86%Social Sciences2%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine38681.9%
    2. Health Professions112.4%
    3. Nursing40.9%
    4. Dentistry40.8%
    5. Veterinary20.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology235.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology91.9%
    3. Neuroscience40.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.5%
    1. Environmental Science40.8%
    2. Engineering30.6%
    3. Computer Science30.6%
    4. Materials Science10.2%
    5. Mathematics10.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    8. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences40.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities20.4%
    3. Psychology20.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Hôpital 20 Août specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 27.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 34.7 works28×
  2. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 22.6 works9.2×
  3. NeurologySubfield · 23.1 works8.6×
  4. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 60.2 works8.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.90× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.57× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.26× its world share, 386 worksMedicineNursing: 1.90× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.90× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.26×386 works
  2. Veterinary3.90×2 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.90×9 works
  4. Nursing1.90×4 works
  5. Dentistry1.57×4 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.37×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.93×23 works
  8. Health Professions0.90×11 works
  9. Neuroscience0.48×4 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.20×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×2 works
  12. Environmental Science0.15×4 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.15×2 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×3 works
  15. Mathematics0.12×1 works
  16. Psychology0.12×2 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×2 works
  18. Computer Science0.07×3 works
  19. Social Sciences0.06×4 works
  20. Materials Science0.05×1 works
  21. Engineering0.04×3 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hôpital 20 Août?

Ranked on the quality score, A. Amraoui, Lisa Sabir and Said Louahlia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hôpital 20 Août.

  1. 1 A. Amraoui Morocco · #1,219,055 worldwide 8.6k citations · 299 works
  2. 2 Lisa Sabir Morocco · #2,745,367 worldwide 303 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Said Louahlia Morocco · #3,985,478 worldwide 387 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Saima Aziz Morocco · #4,102,873 worldwide 83 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 H. Khanouach Morocco · #4,237,398 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Soundouss Salimi Morocco · #4,582,756 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Moulay Hicham Afif Morocco · #4,648,390 worldwide 117 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Taïeb Chkili Morocco · #4,918,793 worldwide 1k citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Y Benchakroun Morocco · #4,940,760 worldwide 54 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 mohamed Benharbit Morocco · #4,960,515 worldwide 126 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Hôpital 20 Août

What are the most cited papers from Hôpital 20 Août?

The most cited paper from Hôpital 20 Août is "Non-motor dopamine withdrawal syndrome after surgery for Parkinson's disease: predictors and underlying mesolimbic denervation" (Stéphane Thobois et al., 2010), with 530 citations. Next come "A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa" (240) and "Treatment for metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma" (157).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Non-motor dopamine withdrawal syndrome after surgery for Parkinson's disease: predictors and underlying mesolimbic denervation Stéphane Thobois et al. · Brain Open access 17 Mar 2010 530
2 A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa Eduan Wilkinson et al. · Science Open access302 authors 9 Oct 2021 240
3 Treatment for metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma Yahya Bensouda, Wafaa Kaikani, N. Ahbeddou et al. · European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Diseases Open access 22 Dec 2010 157
4 The My Child Matters programme: effect of public–private partnerships on paediatric cancer care in low-income and middle-income countries Scott C. Howard, Alia Zaidi, Xueyuan Cao et al. · The Lancet Oncology 25 Apr 2018 151
5 Identification of 28 novel mutations in the Bardet–Biedl syndrome genes: the burden of private mutations in an extensively heterogeneous disease Jean Muller et al. · Human Genetics Open access 22 Feb 2010 137
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hôpital 20 Août?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Surgical Management, Prognostic Factors, Management, Genetics and Genetic Mutations.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology97▲ 5.2×80 topics
  2. Treatment57▲ 9.9×32 topics
  3. Diagnosis53▲ 12×34 topics
  4. Inflammation25▲ 2.5×27 topics
  5. Management23▲ 6.2×19 topics
  6. Surgical Management23▲ 12×16 topics
  7. Genetics22▲ 6.7×8 topics
  8. Prognostic Factors21▲ 10×12 topics
  9. Genetic Mutations19▲ 9.3×20 topics
  10. Chemotherapy16▲ 5.0×14 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines16▲ 6.2×9 topics
  12. Immunotherapy16▲ 4.6×14 topics
  13. Risk Factors15▲ 2.8×16 topics
  14. Antibiotic Resistance14▲ 7.3×7 topics
  15. Immunosuppressive Therapy14▲ 15×6 topics
  16. Autoantibodies13▲ 12×7 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis13▲ 4.6×6 topics
  18. Prognosis12▲ 8.0×8 topics
  19. Antiretroviral Therapy12▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Pathogenesis12▲ 4.9×13 topics
  21. Rituximab12▲ 17×4 topics
  22. Asthma11▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Immunology11▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Allergic Diseases10▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Eosinophils10▲ 38×1 topic
  26. Imaging10▲ 9.1×4 topics
  27. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis10▲ 42×2 topics
  28. Radiotherapy10▲ 5.5×10 topics
  29. Endophthalmitis9▲ 53×2 topics
  30. Behçet's Disease9▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Diagnostic Imaging9▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Neuroimaging9▲ 7.0×6 topics
  33. Uveitis9▲ 68×1 topic
  34. Intraocular Pressure9▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Pneumothorax9▲ 52×2 topics
  36. HIV Infection9▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Molecular Profiling9▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Spinal Epidural Abscess9▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Tuberculous Meningitis9▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Glaucoma8▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Hôpital 20 Août publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Asthma and respiratory diseases, Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome, Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis and Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases.

Asthma and respiratory d…10Asthma and respiratory diseases: 10 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behç…9Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 9 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis: 9 fractional worksPleural and Pulmonary Di…8Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases: 8 fractional worksParasitic infections in …7Parasitic infections in humans and animals: 7 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 6 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Pathology Studies: 6 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…6Tracheal and airway disorders: 6 fractional worksSarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research: 6 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 6 fractional works
PhysiologyOphthalmologySurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 10 works
  2. 2 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 9 works
  3. 3 Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Surgery 9 works
  4. 4 Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  5. 5 Parasitic infections in humans and animals Pathology and Forensic Medicine 7 works
  6. 6 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 6 works
  7. 7 Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  8. 8 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research Physiology 6 works
  10. 10 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 6 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 available18.7%not open81.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.8%domestic only96.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hôpital 20 Août's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hôpital 20 Août as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0017% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Hôpital 20 Août0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hôpital 20 Août over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Hôpital 20 Août0.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 2.9% in 2001.

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