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Kabale Hospital

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Research works
32
▲ 183% vs 2018-21
Citations
438
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
84%
world 40%
International
41%
world 18%
Kabale Hospital

Not ranked overall: Kabale Hospital is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Kabale Hospital work in?

In all years, 71% of research at Kabale Hospital is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (56%), Health Professions (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 23 fractional works · 70.9% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 56.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 11.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKabale Hospital32fractional works, all years
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences71%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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1856.3%
    2. Health Professions411.4%
    3. Veterinary12.2%
    4. Nursing01.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology26.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology25.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.8%
    1. Social Sciences26.4%
    2. Psychology01.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    1. Environmental Science12.4%
    2. Engineering11.9%
    3. Computer Science00.9%
    4. Mathematics00.3%
    5. Materials Science00.1%
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: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 3.98× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.08× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 6.72× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.30× 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, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing6.72×0 works
  2. Veterinary5.22×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology4.38×0 works
  4. Health Professions3.98×1 works
  5. Medicine3.08×6 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.29×1 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.00×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.53×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.52×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.38×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.30×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.11×0 works
  13. Engineering0.08×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Kabale Hospital?

The most cited paper from Kabale Hospital is "Male involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness for emergency obstetric referrals in rural Uganda" (Othman Kakaire, Dan Kabonge Kaye, Michael Odongo Osinde, 2011), with 208 citations. Next come "Severe malaria in children in areas with low, moderate and high transmission intensity in Uganda" (110) and "Intimate partner violence among women with HIV infection in rural Uganda: critical implications for policy and practice" (81).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Male involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness for emergency obstetric referrals in rural Uganda Othman Kakaire, Dan Kabonge Kaye, Michael Odongo Osinde · Reproductive Health Open access 7 May 2011 208
2 Severe malaria in children in areas with low, moderate and high transmission intensity in Uganda Richard Idro, Judith Aloyo, L. Mayende et al. · Tropical Medicine & International Health Open access 2006 110
3 Intimate partner violence among women with HIV infection in rural Uganda: critical implications for policy and practice Michael Odongo Osinde, Dan Kabonge Kaye, Othman Kakaire · BMC Women s Health Open access 17 Nov 2011 81
4 First Laboratory-Confirmed Outbreak of Human and Animal Rift Valley Fever Virus in Uganda in 48 Years Trevor R. Shoemaker et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Open access 22 Jan 2019 78
5 Factors that predict fertility desires for people living with HIV infection at a support and treatment centre in Kabale, Uganda Othman Kakaire, Michael Odongo Osinde, Dan Kabonge Kaye · Reproductive Health Open access 11 Oct 2010 75
All 88 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kabale Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Surgical Management, Pathogenesis, HIV Transmission, Prognostic Factors, Antiretroviral Therapy and Maternal Mortality.

▲ 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 27 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 4.0×29 topics
  2. Diagnosis2▲ 7.3×9 topics
  3. Surgical Management2▲ 15×3 topics
  4. HIV Transmission2▲ 68×2 topics
  5. Pathogenesis2▲ 10×8 topics
  6. Public Health2▲ 3.7×8 topics
  7. Treatment2▲ 3.7×7 topics
  8. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Prognostic Factors2▲ 10×2 topics
  10. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 10×6 topics
  11. Maternal Mortality1▲ 24×4 topics
  12. Global Epidemiology1▲ 77×2 topics
  13. Imatinib Mesylate1▲ 73×1 topic
  14. Risk Factors1▲ 3.7×4 topics
  15. Sunitinib1▲ 140×1 topic
  16. Community Health Workers1▲ 54×2 topics
  17. HIV Prevention1▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Helminth Infections1▲ 80×2 topics
  19. Sexually Transmitted Infections1▲ 63×2 topics
  20. Vaccine Development1▲ 12×6 topics
  21. Child Mortality1▲ 59×1 topic
  22. Health Systems1▲ 59×1 topic
  23. Inflammation1▲ 1.39×12 topics
  24. Preexposure Prophylaxis1▲ 59×1 topic
  25. Stigma and Discrimination1▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Adolescents1▲ 8.8×1 topic
  27. Transition1▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Kabale Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Mobile Health and mHealth Applications, Parasites and Host Interactions, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research.

Mobile Health and mHealt…1Mobile Health and mHealth Applications: 1 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 0 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 0 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 0 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 0 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 0 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…0Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 0 fractional worksMoringa oleifera research and applications: 0 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 0 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Diso…0Iron Metabolism and Disorders: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsParasitologyNutrition and DieteticsPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 0 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  6. 6 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  8. 8 Moringa oleifera research and applications Plant Science 0 works
  9. 9 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 0 works
  10. 10 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 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 available83.7%not open16.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.9%domestic only59.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kabale Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 183% higher 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 Kabale Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000033% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Kabale Hospital0.000057% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Kabale Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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