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Maputo Central Hospital

In research, Maputo Central Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,144 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,853 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,102
of 34,923
Rank in Mozambique
#10
of 14
Research works
229
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
70%
world 18%
Maputo Central Hospital

What is Maputo Central Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #7,144 of 16,688 6.7%181
MedicineField #6,853 of 14,558 6.6%165

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Maputo Central 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Maputo Central Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Maputo Central Hospital is in Health Sciences, 11% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (68%), Social Sciences (5%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 45 fractional works · 76.6% of its workMedicine: 39 fractional works · 67.7% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 10.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 11.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 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 workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMaputo CentralHospital58fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences77%Social Sciences11%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3967.7%
    2. Health Professions34.7%
    3. Nursing23.6%
    4. Veterinary00.6%
    1. Social Sciences35.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting23.8%
    3. Psychology11.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology35.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology24.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Computer Science11.1%
    2. Environmental Science00.4%
    3. Engineering00.3%
    4. Chemistry00.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.17× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.52× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 7.31× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing7.31×2 works
  2. Veterinary4.21×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology4.17×2 works
  4. Medicine3.52×40 works
  5. Health Professions1.79×3 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.17×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.93×3 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.42×3 works
  10. Psychology0.40×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.22×0 works
  12. Chemistry0.14×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.14×1 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.10×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.08×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works
  18. Engineering0.02×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Maputo Central Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Cesaltina Ferreira Lorenzoni, Carla Carrilho and Fabíola Fernandes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Maputo Central Hospital.

  1. 1 Cesaltina Ferreira Lorenzoni Mozambique · #558,829 worldwide 3k citations · 126 works
  2. 2 Carla Carrilho Mozambique · #675,027 worldwide 4.7k citations · 194 works
  3. 3 Fabíola Fernandes Mozambique · #749,950 worldwide 1.1k citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Lucília Lovane Mozambique · #813,221 worldwide 1.1k citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Lina Cunha Mozambique · #1,432,342 worldwide 843 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Atílio Morais Mozambique · #1,632,953 worldwide 835 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Fernanda Machungo Mozambique · #1,636,742 worldwide 860 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Esperança Ussene Mozambique · #1,716,748 worldwide 467 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Cassimo Bique Mozambique · #1,723,789 worldwide 1.2k citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Vanda Amado Mozambique · #1,932,001 worldwide 430 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Maputo Central Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Maputo Central Hospital?

The most cited paper from Maputo Central Hospital is "Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) 2008*" (Jean Bousquet et al., 2008), with 4,764 citations. Next come "Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial" (1,049) and "Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) Current Status and Future Perspectives: A Narrative Review" (835).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) 2008* Jean Bousquet et al. · Allergy Open access 7 Mar 2008 4,764
2 Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial Arjen M. Dondorp et al. · The Lancet Open access Nov 2010 1,049
3 Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) Current Status and Future Perspectives: A Narrative Review Francesco Di Gennaro, Damiano Pizzol, Claudia Marotta et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ReviewOpen access 14 Apr 2020 835
4 Global Retinoblastoma Presentation and Analysis by National Income Level Global Retinoblastoma Study Group et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access473 authors 27 Feb 2020 382
5 Role of Human Papillomavirus in Penile Carcinomas Worldwide Laia Alemany et al. · European Urology Open access 4 Jan 2016 302
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Maputo Central Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Global Burden, Risk Factors, Cancer Incidence, Cervical Cancer, Human Papillomavirus, Viral Oncoproteins and Cytology Screening.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology12▲ 5.2×58 topics
  2. Global Burden5▲ 17×9 topics
  3. Risk Factors5▲ 8.0×20 topics
  4. Cancer Incidence4▲ 54×3 topics
  5. Cervical Cancer4▲ 56×3 topics
  6. Human Papillomavirus3▲ 41×3 topics
  7. Viral Oncoproteins3▲ 77×2 topics
  8. Cytology Screening3▲ 95×1 topic
  9. HPV Vaccination3▲ 95×1 topic
  10. Inflammation2▲ 2.0×19 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.7×12 topics
  12. Diagnosis2▲ 4.2×16 topics
  13. Mortality Rates2▲ 41×2 topics
  14. Treatment2▲ 3.2×13 topics
  15. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 23×6 topics
  16. Immune Response2▲ 6.3×12 topics
  17. Pathogenesis2▲ 7.0×7 topics
  18. Quality Improvement2▲ 19×7 topics
  19. Maternal Mortality2▲ 16×5 topics
  20. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.5×13 topics
  21. Non-Communicable Diseases2▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Corporate Political Activity2▲ 86×1 topic
  23. Global Trade2▲ 15×1 topic
  24. Medical Education2▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.9×10 topics
  26. Drug Resistance2▲ 9.8×7 topics
  27. Guidelines2▲ 6.0×8 topics
  28. Vaccine2▲ 6.9×8 topics
  29. Breast Cancer Screening1▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Global Health1▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Global Surveillance1▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Preventive Services1▲ 40×2 topics
  33. Content Validity1▲ 86×1 topic
  34. HIV Infection1▲ 22×4 topics
  35. Health Inequalities1▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Vaccine Development1▲ 8.8×7 topics
  37. Antiviral Therapy1▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Child Mortality1▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Global Epidemiology1▲ 48×2 topics
  40. Health Systems1▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Maputo Central Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening and Health Education and Validation.

Cervical Cancer and HPV …3Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 3 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …1Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksHealth Education and Val…1Health Education and Validation: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 1 fractional worksNursing Diagnosis and Do…1Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation: 1 fractional worksParasites and Host Inter…1Parasites and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…1HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…1Child Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementOncologyEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  3. 3 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Health Education and Validation Education 1 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation Issues, ethics and legal aspects 1 works
  8. 8 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 1 works
  9. 9 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 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 available58.8%not open41.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors70.5%domestic only29.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Maputo Central Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower 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 Maputo Central Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Maputo Central Hospital0.00017% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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