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Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec

In research, Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec stands highest in Medicine (#6,723 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,962 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,697
of 22,385 · #24,481 all time
Rank in Senegal
#9
of 10
Research works
1.3k
▼ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.1k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec

What is Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec 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
MedicineField #6,723 of 8,541 0.7%129 #10843
Health SciencesDomain #7,962 of 9,902 0.8%138 #12690

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec 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 Aristide Le Dantec work in?

In 2022-now, 84% of research at Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (78%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Health Professions (5%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 145 fractional works · 84.5% of its workMedicine: 135 fractional works · 78.4% of its workSurgery: 22 fractional works · 13.0% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 6.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 5.0% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHôpital AristideLe Dantec172fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences84%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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine13578.4%
    2. Health Professions95.0%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Dentistry10.4%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology127.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology42.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    4. Neuroscience10.8%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.3%
    2. Social Sciences10.5%
    3. Decision Sciences00.3%
    4. Psychology00.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Mathematics10.5%
    2. Engineering10.4%
    3. Computer Science10.3%
    4. Environmental Science00.3%
    5. Chemistry00.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
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: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.36× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.29× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.90× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.07× its world share, 135 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.07×135 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.29×4 works
  3. Health Professions1.90×9 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.36×12 works
  5. Veterinary1.36×0 works
  6. Nursing1.05×1 works
  7. Dentistry0.80×1 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.60×2 works
  9. Neuroscience0.51×1 works
  10. Mathematics0.45×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.30×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×2 works
  13. Chemistry0.15×0 works
  14. Psychology0.06×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.05×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.04×1 works
  17. Social Sciences0.04×1 works
  18. Engineering0.03×1 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec?

Ranked on the quality score, Claude Moreira, E Diouf and Halimatou Diop‐Ndiaye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec.

  1. 1 Claude Moreira Senegal · #891,495 worldwide 1.6k citations · 21 works
  2. 2 E Diouf Senegal · #1,650,213 worldwide 1.4k citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Halimatou Diop‐Ndiaye Senegal · #2,095,555 worldwide 1.6k citations · 114 works
  4. 4 Coumba Touré‐Kâne Senegal · #2,199,843 worldwide 2.3k citations · 88 works
  5. 5 S A Ba Senegal · #2,920,932 worldwide 380 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Moustapha Sarr Senegal · #3,014,012 worldwide 275 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Serigne Abdou Bâ Senegal · #3,121,782 worldwide 1.1k citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Awa Ba Diallo Senegal · #3,234,956 worldwide 521 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Philippe Marc Moreira Senegal · #3,282,491 worldwide 457 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Makhtar Camara Senegal · #3,328,099 worldwide 1.2k citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec

What are the most cited papers from Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec?

The most cited paper from Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec is "Human nephron number: implications for health and disease" (John F. Bertram, Rebecca N. Douglas-Denton, Boucar Diouf et al., 2011), with 506 citations. Next come "Global Retinoblastoma Presentation and Analysis by National Income Level" (382) and "Sustainable care for children with cancer: a Lancet Oncology Commission" (368).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Human nephron number: implications for health and disease John F. Bertram, Rebecca N. Douglas-Denton, Boucar Diouf et al. · Pediatric Nephrology 21 May 2011 506
2 Global Retinoblastoma Presentation and Analysis by National Income Level Global Retinoblastoma Study Group et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access473 authors 27 Feb 2020 382
3 Sustainable care for children with cancer: a Lancet Oncology Commission Rifat Ali Atun et al. · The Lancet Oncology Open access 30 Mar 2020 368
4 Mortality and causes of death in adults receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy in Senegal: a 7-year cohort study Jean-François Étard, Ibrahima Ndiaye, Marion Thierry-Mieg et al. · AIDS 11 May 2006 282
5 The Senegalese government's highly active antiretroviral therapy initiative: an 18-month follow-up study Christian R. Laurent, Ndella Diakhaté, Ndèye Fatou Ngom Gueye et al. · AIDS Jul 2002 274
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Which keywords describe research at Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Management, Global Burden, Quality of Life, Surgical Management and Autoantibodies.

▲ 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. Epidemiology31▲ 4.6×75 topics
  2. Treatment12▲ 5.8×29 topics
  3. Diagnosis12▲ 7.5×28 topics
  4. Quality of Life8▲ 3.3×21 topics
  5. Management7▲ 5.3×17 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 3.6×17 topics
  7. Inflammation7▲ 1.86×22 topics
  8. Risk Factors7▲ 3.5×19 topics
  9. Global Burden6▲ 6.9×9 topics
  10. Public Health6▲ 2.5×19 topics
  11. Surgical Management6▲ 7.9×12 topics
  12. Autoantibodies5▲ 13×7 topics
  13. Chemotherapy5▲ 4.2×16 topics
  14. Primary Care5▲ 7.5×7 topics
  15. Immune Response5▲ 4.8×10 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 4.8×13 topics
  17. Genetic Variants4▲ 15×5 topics
  18. Guidelines4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.2×12 topics
  20. Pathogenesis4▲ 5.2×15 topics
  21. Complications4▲ 5.1×15 topics
  22. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 8.2×7 topics
  23. Prenatal Diagnosis4▲ 15×6 topics
  24. Prognostic Factors4▲ 5.2×9 topics
  25. Surgery4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  26. Prostate Cancer4▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Radiotherapy3▲ 5.0×8 topics
  28. Genetic Mutations3▲ 4.4×10 topics
  29. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 4.6×9 topics
  30. Immunosuppressive Therapy3▲ 9.7×6 topics
  31. Pathophysiology3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  32. Myocardial Infarction3▲ 7.0×6 topics
  33. Radiation Therapy3▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Cancer Incidence3▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Human Papillomavirus3▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Hepatocellular Carcinoma3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  37. MRI Imaging2▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Biopsy2▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Reconstruction2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  40. Rituximab2▲ 9.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Urological Disorders and Treatments, Healthcare Systems and Practices, Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment and Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases.

Urological Disorders and…2Urological Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…2Healthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksAutoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases: 2 fractional worksUreteral procedures and complications: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksSexual Differentiation and Disorders: 2 fractional worksMuscle and Compartmental…2Muscle and Compartmental Disorders: 2 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 2 fractional worksGenetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities: 2 fractional works
UrologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePathology and Forensic Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Urological Disorders and Treatments Urology 2 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Ureteral procedures and complications Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Sexual Differentiation and Disorders Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Muscle and Compartmental Disorders Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities Genetics 2 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 available46.4%not open53.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% 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 Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00061% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec0.00035% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec 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 Aristide Le Dantec2.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.3% in 2008.

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