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Hôpital Principal de Dakar

In research, Hôpital Principal de Dakar stands highest in Medicine (#9,695 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,352 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,963
of 28,054 · #34,198 all time
Rank in Senegal
#10
of 11
Research works
836
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Hôpital Principal de Dakar known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #9,695 of 10,443 1.3%154 #13815
Health SciencesDomain #11,352 of 11,982 1.2%165 #16761

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hôpital Principal de Dakar 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.19× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.23× its world share, 154 worksMedicineNursing: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hôpital Principal de Dakar?

Ranked on the composite score, M Peghini, Mohamed Jalloh and L. Niang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hôpital Principal de Dakar.

  1. 1 M Peghini Senegal · #923,108 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Mohamed Jalloh Senegal · #1,250,287 worldwide 30 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 L. Niang Senegal · #1,303,029 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 A.R. Ndiaye Senegal · #1,345,580 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 B. Ndiaye Senegal · #1,351,869 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 M. Diallo Senegal · #1,422,349 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Hôpital Principal de Dakar

Which keywords describe research at Hôpital Principal de Dakar?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications, Cardiovascular Disease, Surgical Management, Guidelines and Myocardial Infarction.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology34▲ 4.6×70 topics
  2. Diagnosis14▲ 7.7×27 topics
  3. Treatment12▲ 5.3×27 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 5.1×19 topics
  5. Complications10▲ 10×14 topics
  6. Public Health10▲ 3.5×22 topics
  7. Surgical Management8▲ 11×15 topics
  8. Guidelines8▲ 9.2×11 topics
  9. Myocardial Infarction8▲ 17×5 topics
  10. Risk Factors7▲ 3.5×17 topics
  11. Management7▲ 4.8×15 topics
  12. Mortality6▲ 5.8×9 topics
  13. Inflammation6▲ 1.59×27 topics
  14. Immune Response6▲ 5.6×11 topics
  15. Surgery6▲ 9.0×8 topics
  16. Quality of Life6▲ 2.1×18 topics
  17. Vaccine Development5▲ 11×7 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 3.4×12 topics
  19. Heart Failure5▲ 6.2×12 topics
  20. Pathogenesis5▲ 5.0×11 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations5▲ 5.6×11 topics
  22. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  23. Meta-Analysis4▲ 3.8×4 topics
  24. Pathophysiology4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  25. Global Burden4▲ 4.1×7 topics
  26. Vaccine4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  27. Prognostic Factors4▲ 4.7×7 topics
  28. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 3.7×8 topics
  29. Rehabilitation4▲ 5.0×5 topics
  30. Children4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  31. Radiotherapy4▲ 5.1×8 topics
  32. Drug Resistance4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  33. Primary Care4▲ 5.0×6 topics
  34. Acute Coronary Syndromes3▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Non-Communicable Diseases3▲ 5.6×5 topics
  36. ST-Segment Elevation3▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Thrombosis3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  38. Atherosclerosis3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  39. Surgical Treatment3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  40. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 7.5×7 topics

Which research topics does Hôpital Principal de Dakar publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, Urological Disorders and Treatments, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Healthcare Systems and Practices.

Acute Myocardial Infarct…3Acute Myocardial Infarction Research: 3 fractional worksUrological Disorders and…2Urological Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksBone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments: 2 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 2 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 2 fractional worksPediatric Urology and Ne…2Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies: 2 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 2 fractional worksCardiac Health and Mental Health: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineUrologyInfectious DiseasesGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Urological Disorders and Treatments Urology 2 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments Rheumatology 2 works
  6. 6 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  7. 7 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  9. 9 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available46.9%not open53.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hôpital Principal de Dakar's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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