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Libreville Hospital

In research, Libreville Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#10,134 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,698 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,421
of 28,054 · #35,600 all time
Rank in Gabon
#5
of 5
Research works
495
▲ 142% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Libreville 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
MedicineField #10,134 of 10,443 1.4%92 #16804
Health SciencesDomain #11,698 of 11,982 1.2%105 #18051

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Libreville 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: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.23× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.27× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.81× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.91× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Libreville Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Ategbo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Libreville Hospital.

  1. 1 S. Ategbo Gabon · #1,195,978 worldwide 15 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Libreville Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Libreville Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Global Burden, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Treatment, Management, Public Health and Immune Response.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 4.8×64 topics
  2. Diagnosis8▲ 6.6×23 topics
  3. Global Burden8▲ 11×8 topics
  4. Risk Factors7▲ 5.0×15 topics
  5. Inflammation7▲ 2.6×20 topics
  6. Treatment7▲ 4.4×20 topics
  7. Public Health7▲ 3.6×16 topics
  8. Management6▲ 5.8×19 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 3.4×16 topics
  10. Quality of Life5▲ 2.7×14 topics
  11. Immune Response5▲ 6.6×9 topics
  12. Surgical Management4▲ 8.1×6 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.0×10 topics
  14. Diabetes4▲ 6.3×7 topics
  15. Vaccine Development4▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Complications3▲ 5.5×10 topics
  17. Pathogenesis3▲ 5.3×12 topics
  18. Maternal Mortality3▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 16×6 topics
  20. Cancer Incidence3▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Human Papillomavirus3▲ 21×3 topics
  22. Vaccine3▲ 6.3×9 topics
  23. Healthcare Legislation3▲ 40×1 topic
  24. Patient Rights3▲ 33×1 topic
  25. Neuroprotection3▲ 6.6×6 topics
  26. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Anemia3▲ 23×4 topics
  28. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 4.0×8 topics
  29. Primary Care3▲ 5.9×6 topics
  30. Cervical Cancer3▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Guidelines3▲ 4.5×8 topics
  32. Revascularization3▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Pathophysiology2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  34. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  35. Autoantibodies2▲ 8.0×5 topics
  36. Infertility2▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Healthcare Policy2▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Inequalities2▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Genome Sequence2▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Libreville Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Medicine and Society, Healthcare Systems and Practices, Cervical Cancer and HPV Research and Malaria Research and Control.

Health, Medicine and Soc…3Health, Medicine and Society: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…2Healthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV …2Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 2 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…2Malaria Research and Control: 2 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 2 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…2Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksBlood donation and trans…1Blood donation and transfusion practices: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 2 works
  4. 4 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 2 works
  7. 7 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 works
  8. 8 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 1 works
  9. 9 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 1 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 available52.5%not open47.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Libreville Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 142% higher 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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