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Infusion (South Africa)

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Research works
52
▼ 65% vs 2018-21
Citations
335
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Infusion (South Africa)

Not ranked overall: Infusion (South Africa) 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 Infusion (South Africa) work in?

In all years, 50% of research at Infusion (South Africa) is in Health Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Health Professions (15%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 26 fractional works · 50.2% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 34.5% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 11.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 14.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 8.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 22.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 12.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 15.6% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInfusion (SouthAfrica)52fractional works, all years
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences50%Social Sciences23%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1834.5%
    2. Health Professions814.7%
    3. Nursing11.1%
    1. Social Sciences712.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting12.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities12.5%
    5. Psychology01.0%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering35.7%
    2. Computer Science23.2%
    3. Environmental Science23.2%
    4. Chemistry12.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology35.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics12.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.70× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.40× its world share, 2 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology7.70×0 works
  2. Medicine2.40×2 works
  3. Social Sciences1.41×1 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.39×0 works
  5. Computer Science1.15×0 works
  6. Engineering0.82×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.57×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Infusion (South Africa)?

Ranked on the quality score, Mary Alexander, Mary S. Alexander and Mary Alexander lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Infusion (South Africa).

  1. 1 Mary Alexander South Africa · #1,978,478 worldwide 11k citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Mary S. Alexander South Africa · #4,583,422 worldwide 21 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Mary Alexander South Africa · #4,942,884 worldwide 189 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Mary B. Alexander South Africa · #5,841,578 worldwide 295 citations · 73 works
All ranked researchers at Infusion (South Africa)

What are the most cited papers from Infusion (South Africa)?

The most cited paper from Infusion (South Africa) is "Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter–Related Infections" (Naomi P. O’Grady, Mary Alexander, Evan Patchen Dellinger et al., 2002), with 849 citations. Next come "A Clinical Review of Infected Wound Treatment with Vacuum Assisted Closure® (V.A.C.®) Therapy: Experience and Case Series" (97) and "Home Care for the Elderly" (29).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter–Related Infections Naomi P. O’Grady, Mary Alexander, Evan Patchen Dellinger et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Dec 2002 849
2 A Clinical Review of Infected Wound Treatment with Vacuum Assisted Closure® (V.A.C.®) Therapy: Experience and Case Series Allen Gabriel, Jaimie T. Shores, Brent Bernstein et al. · International Wound Journal Open access Oct 2009 97
3 Home Care for the Elderly M. Patricia Fuhrman · Nutrition in Clinical Practice 25 Mar 2009 29
4 Tumor Growth Inhibition and Nutritional Effect of D-Amino Acid Solution in AH109A Hepatoma-Bearing Rats. Taizo Sasamura, Akihiko Matsuda, Yukifumi Kokuba · Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology Open access 1998 25
5 Treatment of Post-operative Inflammation following Cataract Surgery – A Review Harminder Singh Dua, Richa Attre · European Ophthalmic Review Open access 2012 24
All 80 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Infusion (South Africa)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Resuscitation, Sepsis, Antibiotic Resistance, Risk Factors, Burn Injury, Burn Wound Infections, Ethical Considerations and Epidemiology.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology7▲ 3.3×11 topics
  2. Resuscitation6▲ 94×3 topics
  3. Sepsis6▲ 77×3 topics
  4. Antibiotic Resistance6▲ 29×3 topics
  5. Risk Factors6▲ 11×2 topics
  6. Burn Injury6▲ 684×1 topic
  7. Burn Wound Infections6▲ 684×1 topic
  8. Ethical Considerations5▲ 28×4 topics
  9. Healthcare Workers4▲ 49×2 topics
  10. Public Health4▲ 5.2×4 topics
  11. Infectious Diseases3▲ 27×2 topics
  12. Disaster Response3▲ 83×1 topic
  13. Triage3▲ 163×1 topic
  14. Sustainability3▲ 3.0×5 topics
  15. Inflammation2▲ 1.90×9 topics
  16. COVID-19 Impact2▲ 30×3 topics
  17. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  18. Biodiversity2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  19. Healthcare Quality2▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Cancer Treatment2▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Medical Education1▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Economic Growth1▲ 3.0×2 topics
  23. Global Access1▲ 40×1 topic
  24. Physician Liability1▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Radiotherapy1▲ 5.9×1 topic
  26. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  27. Antarctic1▲ 157×1 topic
  28. Capital Flows1▲ 35×1 topic
  29. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Clinical Photography1▲ 166×1 topic
  31. Defensive Medicine1▲ 58×1 topic
  32. Digital Photography1▲ 166×1 topic
  33. Financial Integration1▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Fluid Dynamics1▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Geospatial Crowdsourcing1▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Malpractice Risk1▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Microorganisms1▲ 113×1 topic
  38. Olefin Metathesis1▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Ruthenium Catalysts1▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Volunteered Geographic Information1▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does Infusion (South Africa) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Intravenous Infusion Technology and Safety, Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI and Artificial Intelligence Applications.

Intravenous Infusion Tec…0Intravenous Infusion Technology and Safety: 0 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarct…0Acute Myocardial Infarction Research: 0 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 0 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …0Artificial Intelligence Applications: 0 fractional worksAcute Kidney Injury Rese…0Acute Kidney Injury Research: 0 fractional worksInnovation, Sustainabili…0Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems: 0 fractional worksPlatelet Disorders and T…0Platelet Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional worksImmunodeficiency and Aut…0Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders: 0 fractional worksChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 0 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 0 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSafety ResearchArtificial Intelligence6 others

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

  1. 1 Intravenous Infusion Technology and Safety Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  3. 3 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 0 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence Applications Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  5. 5 Acute Kidney Injury Research Nephrology 0 works
  6. 6 Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 0 works
  8. 8 Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders Immunology 0 works
  9. 9 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 0 works
  10. 10 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available25.3%not open74.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.4%domestic only72.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Infusion (South Africa)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 65% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Infusion (South Africa) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000036% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Infusion (South Africa)0.0000032% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Infusion (South Africa) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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