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Mpilo Central Hospital

In research, Mpilo Central Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#19,242 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#17,202 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#41,077
of 42,892
Rank in Zimbabwe
#23
of 24
Research works
251
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Mpilo 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 #19,242 of 20,462 7.7%188
MedicineField #17,202 of 17,978 7.2%167

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mpilo 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 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: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.12× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.95× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Mpilo Central Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Maternal Mortality, Risk Factors, Prenatal Diagnosis, Surgical Management and Complications.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology41▲ 4.0×48 topics
  2. Diagnosis20▲ 7.7×20 topics
  3. Treatment18▲ 5.5×20 topics
  4. Risk Factors15▲ 5.6×12 topics
  5. Maternal Mortality14▲ 31×5 topics
  6. Public Health11▲ 3.1×17 topics
  7. Prenatal Diagnosis10▲ 22×6 topics
  8. Surgical Management9▲ 8.2×14 topics
  9. Complications9▲ 7.1×8 topics
  10. Immune Response9▲ 5.8×8 topics
  11. Community Health Workers8▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Health Inequalities8▲ 33×2 topics
  13. Child Mortality8▲ 59×1 topic
  14. Health Systems8▲ 59×1 topic
  15. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 2.6×10 topics
  16. Psychological Impact7▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Pathogenesis7▲ 5.1×13 topics
  18. Rehabilitation7▲ 7.3×6 topics
  19. Chemotherapy7▲ 3.7×11 topics
  20. Pathophysiology6▲ 9.4×6 topics
  21. Vaccine6▲ 6.3×7 topics
  22. Antibiotic Resistance6▲ 6.2×5 topics
  23. Antiretroviral Therapy6▲ 10×6 topics
  24. Drug Resistance6▲ 7.7×5 topics
  25. Children6▲ 9.1×3 topics
  26. Cancer Incidence6▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Non-Communicable Diseases6▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Genetic Diversity6▲ 4.5×9 topics
  29. Sepsis5▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Resuscitation5▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Mortality Rates5▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Epidemiological Profile5▲ 40×2 topics
  33. Burn Injury4▲ 107×1 topic
  34. Burn Wound Infections4▲ 107×1 topic
  35. Medical Education4▲ 7.6×6 topics
  36. Healthcare Policies4▲ 53×2 topics
  37. HIV Prevention4▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Medical Admissions4▲ 215×1 topic
  39. SME Development4▲ 215×1 topic
  40. Review4▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Mpilo Central Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion, Society, and Development, Public Health and Nutrition, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Parental Involvement in Education.

Religion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…1Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional worksParental Involvement in …1Parental Involvement in Education: 1 fractional worksCommunity Health and Development: 1 fractional worksAdvances in Oncology and Radiotherapy: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…0Global Maternal and Child Health: 0 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 0 fractional worksCNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthClinical PsychologyEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Parental Involvement in Education Education 1 works
  5. 5 Community Health and Development General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  8. 8 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  9. 9 CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Neurology 0 works
  10. 10 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 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 available41.4%not open58.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mpilo Central Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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