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Lancet Laboratories

In research, Lancet Laboratories stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,169 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,999
of 28,054 · #12,480 all time
Rank in South Africa
#56
of 87
Research works
1.1k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Lancet Laboratories 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 #6,169 of 11,982 14.0%64 #2896

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lancet Laboratories 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: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.63× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 6.10× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.84× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.65× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lancet Laboratories?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard Horton, The Lancet and John McConnell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lancet Laboratories.

  1. 1 Richard Horton South Africa · #15,120 worldwide 261 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 The Lancet South Africa · #91,316 worldwide 118 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 John McConnell South Africa · #168,552 worldwide 134 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Richard Horton South Africa · #365,112 worldwide 225 citations · 171 works
  5. 5 Faith McLellan South Africa · #446,981 worldwide 39 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Richard Horton South Africa · #462,906 worldwide 31 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Sabine Kleinert South Africa · #569,070 worldwide 32 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Vivien Choo South Africa · #575,010 worldwide 45 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Udani Samarasekera South Africa · #828,428 worldwide 22 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Rob Brierley South Africa · #908,433 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Lancet Laboratories

Which keywords describe research at Lancet Laboratories?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Mortality, Primary Care, Infectious Diseases, Vulnerability, Medical Education, Human Health and Global Warming.

▲ 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. Public Health19▲ 11×27 topics
  2. Mortality9▲ 13×8 topics
  3. Epidemiology8▲ 1.74×48 topics
  4. Climate Change7▲ 2.1×13 topics
  5. Primary Care7▲ 15×11 topics
  6. Infectious Diseases6▲ 15×6 topics
  7. COVID-196▲ 3.6×10 topics
  8. Healthcare6▲ 4.1×10 topics
  9. Vulnerability6▲ 20×2 topics
  10. Medical Education5▲ 16×8 topics
  11. Human Health5▲ 24×2 topics
  12. Quality of Life5▲ 2.7×14 topics
  13. Health Effects5▲ 6.4×6 topics
  14. Global Warming5▲ 9.2×2 topics
  15. Heat Waves5▲ 59×1 topic
  16. Temperature5▲ 34×1 topic
  17. Neuroscience4▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Non-Communicable Diseases4▲ 10×2 topics
  19. Global Health4▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Health Policy3▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Corporate Political Activity3▲ 79×1 topic
  22. Ethical Considerations3▲ 7.9×6 topics
  23. Global Trade3▲ 14×1 topic
  24. Neurological Disorders3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  25. Climate Consequences3▲ 238×1 topic
  26. Nuclear War3▲ 238×1 topic
  27. Health3▲ 5.8×3 topics
  28. Health Equity3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  29. Healthcare Workers3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  30. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  31. NHS2▲ 138×2 topics
  32. Conflict2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Health Inequalities2▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Health Workforce2▲ 43×1 topic
  35. Rural Health2▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Stroke2▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Epidemiological Studies2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Workforce Planning2▲ 48×1 topic
  39. doctors' strikes2▲ 148×1 topic
  40. Violence2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Lancet Laboratories publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate Change and Health Impacts, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Nuclear Issues and Defense and Global Health Workforce Issues.

Climate Change and Health Impacts: 5 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 3 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense3Nuclear Issues and Defense: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce …2Global Health Workforce Issues: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Challenges: 2 fractional worksDiversity and Impact of Dance: 2 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…2Air Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Stud…2Health and Conflict Studies: 2 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivit…2Nuclear and radioactivity studies: 2 fractional worksAdvances in Oncology and…2Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy: 2 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementPolitical Science and International RelationsEmergency Medical Services4 others

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

  1. 1 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  2. 2 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  3. 3 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Challenges General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Diversity and Impact of Dance Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  8. 8 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  10. 10 Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available27.1%not open72.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.2%domestic only77.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lancet Laboratories's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower 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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