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Lagos University Teaching Hospital

In research, Lagos University Teaching Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,742 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,885 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,940
of 28,054 · #21,384 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#103
of 191
Research works
1.6k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Lagos University Teaching Hospital 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,742 of 11,982 6.9%289 #8391
MedicineField #5,885 of 10,443 6.5%252 #8265

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lagos University Teaching 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.60× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.58× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.21× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.65× its world share, 252 worksMedicineNursing: 2.45× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lagos University Teaching Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, A A Banjo, A.E Ohwovoriole and I.A Odeniyi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lagos University Teaching Hospital.

  1. 1 A A Banjo Nigeria · #655,402 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 A.E Ohwovoriole Nigeria · #924,792 worldwide 17 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 I.A Odeniyi Nigeria · #1,043,115 worldwide 12 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Ibironke Desalu Nigeria · #1,193,841 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Adewumi Alabi Nigeria · #1,544,728 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Oluwarotimi Olopade Nigeria · #1,576,498 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Lagos University Teaching Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Lagos University Teaching Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Global Burden, Risk Factors, Maternal Mortality, Cancer Incidence, Quality of Life and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology68▲ 4.8×109 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease19▲ 4.8×29 topics
  3. Inflammation19▲ 2.6×46 topics
  4. Risk Factors19▲ 4.8×29 topics
  5. Quality of Life17▲ 3.3×36 topics
  6. Global Burden15▲ 7.9×12 topics
  7. Public Health15▲ 2.9×32 topics
  8. Maternal Mortality15▲ 19×5 topics
  9. COVID-1914▲ 2.8×17 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress13▲ 2.2×25 topics
  11. Treatment12▲ 2.8×39 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 4.0×20 topics
  13. Cancer Incidence12▲ 24×4 topics
  14. Diagnosis11▲ 3.3×33 topics
  15. Surgical Management10▲ 6.4×18 topics
  16. Cervical Cancer9▲ 25×3 topics
  17. Medical Education9▲ 10×9 topics
  18. Human Papillomavirus9▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Management9▲ 3.0×23 topics
  20. Mortality9▲ 4.2×13 topics
  21. Obesity8▲ 3.1×16 topics
  22. Chemotherapy8▲ 3.3×21 topics
  23. Radiotherapy7▲ 5.1×11 topics
  24. Global Health7▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Insulin Resistance7▲ 4.1×9 topics
  26. Cytology Screening7▲ 38×1 topic
  27. HPV Vaccination7▲ 38×1 topic
  28. Viral Oncoproteins7▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Prevention7▲ 4.4×13 topics
  30. Health Inequalities6▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations6▲ 5.1×6 topics
  32. Child Mortality6▲ 24×1 topic
  33. Community Health Workers6▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Health Systems6▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Mortality Rates6▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Endothelial Dysfunction6▲ 7.0×6 topics
  37. Prenatal Diagnosis6▲ 11×6 topics
  38. Fetal Development6▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Radiation Therapy5▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Pulmonary Hypertension5▲ 9.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Lagos University Teaching Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Global Maternal and Child Health, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders.

Cervical Cancer and HPV …7Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 7 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…6Global Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 4 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 4 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Research: 4 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 4 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclamps…4Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 4 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 3 fractional worksMaternal and fetal healthcare: 3 fractional worksAdvances in Oncology and…3Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy: 3 fractional works
EpidemiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthOncologyGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 7 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  3. 3 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 4 works
  4. 4 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 4 works
  5. 5 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 4 works
  6. 6 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  7. 7 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 works
  8. 8 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 3 works
  9. 9 Maternal and fetal healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  10. 10 Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 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 available60.0%not open40.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lagos University Teaching Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher than in 2013–2017.

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