King Edward VIII Hospital
In research, King Edward VIII Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#9,509 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,255 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, all time
- #19,796 of 42,892
- Rank in South Africa
- #76 of 154
- Research works
- 485 ▲ 38% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 9k 18.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 13.7% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 35% world 28%
What is King Edward VIII Hospital known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineField | #9,509 of 17,978 | 10.5% | 333 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #11,255 of 20,462 | 11.7% | 368 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where King Edward VIII Hospital 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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Veterinary 7.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 4.5×
- Nursing 4.0×
- Medicine 3.6×
- Health Professions 3.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.6×
- Chemical Engineering 0.5×
- Neuroscience 0.4×
- Psychology 0.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.3×
- Chemistry 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.1×
- Environmental Science 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
Which keywords describe research at King Edward VIII Hospital?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antiretroviral Therapy, Cardiovascular Disease, Immune Response, Vaccine, Diagnosis, Insulin Resistance and HIV Infection.
- HIV
- Stroke
- Mortality
- Pathogenesis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Infection
- Stigma and Discrimination
- HIV Transmission
- HIV Infection
- Treatment
- Diagnosis
- Immune Response
- Antiretroviral Therapy
- Epidemiology
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Vaccine
- Insulin Resistance
- Inflammation
- Diabetes
- Preexposure Prophylaxis
- Aging
- Metabolic Abnormalities
- Primary Care
- Quality Improvement
- Pandemic
- Critical Care
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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 26 words, with their numbers
- Epidemiology7▲ 5.3×34 topics
- Antiretroviral Therapy5▲ 83×5 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 8.3×9 topics
- Immune Response3▲ 14×10 topics
- Vaccine2▲ 18×7 topics
- Diagnosis2▲ 7.2×9 topics
- Insulin Resistance2▲ 14×3 topics
- Treatment2▲ 5.2×10 topics
- Inflammation2▲ 3.0×7 topics
- HIV Infection2▲ 55×2 topics
- Diabetes2▲ 11×6 topics
- HIV Transmission2▲ 66×2 topics
- Preexposure Prophylaxis2▲ 99×1 topic
- Stigma and Discrimination2▲ 99×1 topic
- Aging2▲ 8.4×2 topics
- Infection2▲ 18×3 topics
- Metabolic Abnormalities2▲ 218×1 topic
- Myocardial Infarction2▲ 18×1 topic
- Primary Care2▲ 12×6 topics
- Pathogenesis1▲ 7.1×4 topics
- Quality Improvement1▲ 19×6 topics
- Mortality1▲ 6.1×5 topics
- Pandemic1▲ 3.2×4 topics
- Stroke1▲ 20×3 topics
- Critical Care1▲ 13×2 topics
- HIV1▲ 36×3 topics
Which research topics does King Edward VIII Hospital publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV-related health complications and treatments, Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
- 2 HIV-related health complications and treatments Emergency Medicine 2 works
- 3 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
- 4 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
- 5 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 1 works
- 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
- 7 Neurological and metabolic disorders Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
- 8 Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 0 works
- 9 HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment Infectious Diseases 0 works
- 10 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has King Edward VIII Hospital's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Durban
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
- Durban University of Technology
- St. Mary’s Hospital
- Mangosuthu University of Technology
- Africa Health Research Institute
- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa
- Management College of Southern Africa
- Wentworth Hospital
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.