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Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute

In research, Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#20,057 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#17,648 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#39,209
of 42,892
Rank in Tanzania
#57
of 59
Research works
188
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute 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 #20,057 of 20,462 8.2%144
MedicineField #17,648 of 17,978 7.6%129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute 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).

What does Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 23.7 works4.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.66× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.99× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Medical Education, Epidemiology, Ethical Considerations, Global Health, Surgical Management, Mortality, Radiotherapy and Global Surgery.

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

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 3.2×32 topics
  2. Medical Education3▲ 39×6 topics
  3. Ethical Considerations2▲ 22×3 topics
  4. Global Health2▲ 49×2 topics
  5. Surgical Management2▲ 18×6 topics
  6. Global Surgery2▲ 340×1 topic
  7. Health Development2▲ 340×1 topic
  8. Mortality2▲ 11×5 topics
  9. Radiotherapy2▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Quality Improvement2▲ 32×4 topics
  11. Biomechanics2▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Complications1▲ 9.2×5 topics
  13. Health Outcomes1▲ 17×3 topics
  14. Infection Prevention1▲ 53×3 topics
  15. Internal Fixation1▲ 65×2 topics
  16. Economic Development1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  17. Injury Severity1▲ 53×1 topic
  18. Trauma Center1▲ 104×1 topic
  19. Chemotherapy1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  20. Diagnostic Imaging1▲ 36×3 topics
  21. Globalization1▲ 1.92×2 topics
  22. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.5×3 topics
  23. Antibiotic Prophylaxis1▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Bone Healing1▲ 84×1 topic
  25. CT Screening1▲ 52×1 topic
  26. Fracture Epidemiology1▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Global Burden1▲ 6.7×6 topics
  28. Lung Cancer1▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Primary Care1▲ 9.2×7 topics
  30. Risk Factors1▲ 3.2×7 topics
  31. China1▲ 35×1 topic
  32. International Relations1▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Management1▲ 4.3×5 topics
  34. Periprosthetic Joint Infection1▲ 83×1 topic
  35. Prosthetic Joint Infections1▲ 83×1 topic

Which research topics does Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Health and Surgery, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Bone fractures and treatments and Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment.

Global Health and Surgery2Global Health and Surgery: 2 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treat…1Bone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis an…1Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksHerbal Medicine and Trad…1Herbal Medicine and Trade Cooperation: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections an…1Orthopedic Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 0 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarction Research: 0 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 0 fractional worksTrauma Management and Diagnosis: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEmergency MedicineEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Herbal Medicine and Trade Cooperation Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  8. 8 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Trauma Management and Diagnosis Surgery 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 available39.5%not open60.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.8%domestic only59.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% 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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