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Maisha Meds

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Research works
12
▲ 1374% vs 2018-21
Citations
93
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
45%
world 18%
Maisha Meds

Not ranked overall: Maisha Meds is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Maisha Meds work in?

In all years, 60% of research at Maisha Meds is in Health Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (48%), Computer Science (13%), Health Professions (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 7 fractional works · 59.7% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 47.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 11.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 11.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 9.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 25.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 13.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 10.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 3.1% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKMaisha Meds12fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences60%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine647.6%
    2. Health Professions111.2%
    3. Dentistry00.9%
    1. Computer Science213.4%
    2. Engineering15.4%
    3. Energy02.7%
    4. Environmental Science02.5%
    5. Materials Science00.6%
    6. Mathematics00.5%
    1. Social Sciences16.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities01.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.0%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology03.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology02.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
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.

Immunology and Microbiology: 4.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.90× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 2.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 4.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.76× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.93× its world share, 3 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions6.36×1 works
  2. Energy4.36×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology4.23×0 works
  4. Dentistry2.76×0 works
  5. Computer Science2.06×1 works
  6. Medicine1.93×3 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.90×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.68×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.63×1 works
  10. Mathematics0.57×0 works
  11. Engineering0.53×1 works
  12. Environmental Science0.35×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Maisha Meds?

The most cited paper from Maisha Meds is "The effect of dual infection with HIV and malaria on pregnancy outcome in western Kenya" (John Ayisi, Anna Maria van Eijk, Feiko O. ter Kuile et al., 2003), with 155 citations. Next come "Effects of behavioural interventions on postpartum retention and adherence among women with HIV on lifelong ART: the results of a cluster randomized trial in Kenya (the MOTIVATE trial)" (42) and "Stillbirths and Neonatal Deaths Caused by Group B Streptococcus in Africa and South Asia Identified Through Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS)" (22).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The effect of dual infection with HIV and malaria on pregnancy outcome in western Kenya John Ayisi, Anna Maria van Eijk, Feiko O. ter Kuile et al. · AIDS Mar 2003 155
2 Effects of behavioural interventions on postpartum retention and adherence among women with HIV on lifelong ART: the results of a cluster randomized trial in Kenya (the MOTIVATE trial) Lisa Abuogi, Maricianah Atieno Onono, Thomas Odeny et al. · Journal of the International AIDS Society Open access 2022 42
3 Stillbirths and Neonatal Deaths Caused by Group B Streptococcus in Africa and South Asia Identified Through Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) Sana Mahtab et al. · Open Forum Infectious Diseases Open access113 authors 11 Jul 2023 22
4 Impact of point‐of‐care HIV viral load and targeted drug resistance mutation testing on viral suppression among Kenyan pregnant and postpartum women: results from a prospective cohort study (Opt4Mamas) Rena C. Patel, Patrick Oyaro, Katherine K. Thomas et al. · Journal of the International AIDS Society Open access Nov 2023 12
5 Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on sales of sexual and reproductive health products: an ecological study of pharmacies in Kenya Calvin Chiu, Anne Wong, Odette Melvin et al. · BMJ Open Open access Jun 2023 5
All 15 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Maisha Meds publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Diverse Scientific Research Studies, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Expert finding and Q&A systems and Recommender Systems and Techniques.

Diverse Scientific Research Studies: 1 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 1 fractional worksExpert finding and Q&A s…1Expert finding and Q&A systems: 1 fractional worksRecommender Systems and …1Recommender Systems and Techniques: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV …0Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 0 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …0Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 0 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrit…0Public Health and Nutrition: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines: 0 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 0 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsEpidemiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Expert finding and Q&A systems Information Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Recommender Systems and Techniques Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 0 works
  6. 6 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 0 works
  7. 7 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 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 available71.7%not open28.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.1%domestic only54.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Maisha Meds's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1374% higher than in 2018-2021.

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