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Limbe Provincial Hospital

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Research works
95
▲ 69% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
49%
world 18%
Limbe Provincial Hospital

Not ranked overall: Limbe Provincial Hospital is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Limbe Provincial Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Limbe Provincial Hospital is in Health Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (44%), Physics and Astronomy (22%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (6%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 18 fractional works · 50.5% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 44.4% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 13.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 31.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 22.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 6 fractional works · 15.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 11.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLimbe ProvincialHospital36fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences50%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1644.4%
    2. Nursing14.0%
    3. Health Professions11.5%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    5. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Physics and Astronomy822.4%
    2. Environmental Science13.2%
    3. Engineering12.0%
    4. Computer Science11.9%
    5. Mathematics00.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Energy00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences25.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.4%
    1. Psychology24.2%
    2. Social Sciences01.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
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: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.08× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.31× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 8.23× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy10.08×8 works
  2. Nursing8.23×2 works
  3. Medicine2.31×16 works
  4. Veterinary2.26×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.43×0 works
  6. Psychology1.37×2 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.22×2 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.75×1 works
  9. Mathematics0.73×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.64×1 works
  11. Dentistry0.63×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.56×0 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.29×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.29×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.24×1 works
  16. Neuroscience0.23×0 works
  17. Energy0.20×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×0 works
  19. Engineering0.13×1 works
  20. Social Sciences0.10×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.07×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Limbe Provincial Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, John Kiyang, Roberto Luiz Carvalhosa dos Santos and Thompson N. Kinge lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Limbe Provincial Hospital.

  1. 1 John Kiyang Cameroon · #1,143,778 worldwide 1.8k citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Roberto Luiz Carvalhosa dos Santos Cameroon · #2,257,471 worldwide 48 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Thompson N. Kinge Cameroon · #3,979,215 worldwide 608 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Tereza Maria Pereira Fontes Cameroon · #4,135,830 worldwide 17 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Limbe Provincial Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Limbe Provincial Hospital?

The most cited paper from Limbe Provincial Hospital is "Great ape genetic diversity and population history" (Javier Prado-Martinez et al., 2013), with 999 citations. Next come "The management of intra-abdominal infections from a global perspective: 2017 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections" (504) and "2013 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections" (324).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Great ape genetic diversity and population history Javier Prado-Martinez et al. · Nature Open access Jul 2013 999
2 The management of intra-abdominal infections from a global perspective: 2017 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections Massimo Sartelli et al. · World Journal of Emergency Surgery Open access 10 Jul 2017 504
3 2013 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections Massimo Sartelli et al. · World Journal of Emergency Surgery Open access 8 Jan 2013 324
4 Complicated intra-abdominal infections worldwide: the definitive data of the CIAOW Study Massimo Sartelli et al. · World Journal of Emergency Surgery Open access 14 May 2014 319
5 2020 WSES guidelines for the detection and management of bile duct injury during cholecystectomy Nicola de’Angelis et al. · World Journal of Emergency Surgery Open access 10 Jun 2021 284
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Limbe Provincial Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optical Lattices, Nonlinear Photonic Systems, Solitons, Nonlinear Equations, Rogue Waves, Soliton Solutions, Fiber Lasers and Nonlinear Optics.

▲ 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-now 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 30 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.6×23 topics
  2. Optical Lattices3▲ 136×2 topics
  3. Nonlinear Photonic Systems3▲ 351×1 topic
  4. Solitons3▲ 196×1 topic
  5. Nonlinear Equations2▲ 55×2 topics
  6. Fiber Lasers2▲ 68×2 topics
  7. Nonlinear Optics2▲ 59×2 topics
  8. Rogue Waves2▲ 110×1 topic
  9. Soliton Solutions2▲ 183×1 topic
  10. Optical Frequency Combs2▲ 117×1 topic
  11. Ultrafast Lasers2▲ 117×1 topic
  12. Diagnosis2▲ 6.1×9 topics
  13. Treatment2▲ 4.4×10 topics
  14. Complications2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  15. Surgical Management2▲ 9.8×8 topics
  16. Guidelines1▲ 8.0×5 topics
  17. Quality of Life1▲ 2.6×8 topics
  18. Mental Health1▲ 2.3×4 topics
  19. Psychological Distress1▲ 14×3 topics
  20. COVID-191▲ 2.4×2 topics
  21. Depression1▲ 3.6×2 topics
  22. Job Satisfaction1▲ 6.7×2 topics
  23. Management1▲ 3.7×7 topics
  24. Pathogenesis1▲ 5.7×5 topics
  25. Social Isolation1▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Surgery1▲ 8.4×3 topics
  27. Anxiety1▲ 5.8×1 topic
  28. Clinical Competence1▲ 194×1 topic
  29. Nursing Professionalism1▲ 194×1 topic
  30. Pandemic1▲ 2.8×1 topic

Which research topics does Limbe Provincial Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nonlinear Photonic Systems, Nonlinear Waves and Solitons, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues.

Nonlinear Photonic Systems3Nonlinear Photonic Systems: 3 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Solitons: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksUrinary and Genital Onco…1Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies: 1 fractional worksUrologic and reproductive health conditions: 1 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation: 0 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 0 fractional works
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsLeadership and ManagementClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Nonlinear Photonic Systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3 works
  2. 2 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 1 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Urologic and reproductive health conditions Rheumatology 1 works
  8. 8 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  10. 10 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 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 available63.2%not open36.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.7%domestic only51.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Limbe Provincial Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 69% 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 Limbe Provincial Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Limbe Provincial Hospital0.00021% in 2025200020102020

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

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