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Mulago Hospital

In research, Mulago Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,116 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,983 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,797
of 22,385 · #8,188 all time
Rank in Uganda
#22
of 32
Research works
822
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
43%
world 18%
Mulago Hospital

What is Mulago Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,116 of 9,902 8.1%129 #2335
MedicineField #2,983 of 8,541 8.3%113 #2299

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mulago 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 Mulago Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Mulago Hospital is in Health Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Health Professions (7%), Psychology (3%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 151 fractional works · 81.5% of its workMedicine: 132 fractional works · 71.1% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 14 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 7.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 13 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 7.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 7.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMulago Hospital185fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences81%Social Sciences8%

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. Medicine13271.1%
    2. Health Professions137.1%
    3. Nursing52.6%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Psychology63.2%
    2. Social Sciences63.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology52.7%
    3. Neuroscience21.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Environmental Science31.5%
    2. Engineering10.6%
    3. Computer Science10.6%
    4. Mathematics00.2%
    5. Materials Science00.0%
    6. 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.66× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.71× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.70× its world share, 132 worksMedicineNursing: 5.28× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing5.28×5 works
  2. Medicine3.70×132 works
  3. Health Professions2.71×13 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.66×5 works
  5. Dentistry1.10×1 works
  6. Psychology1.06×6 works
  7. Neuroscience0.61×2 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×2 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×5 works
  10. Veterinary0.44×0 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.43×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.30×3 works
  13. Social Sciences0.24×6 works
  14. Mathematics0.17×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.08×1 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.06×0 works
  20. Engineering0.04×1 works
  21. Materials Science0.01×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mulago Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Charles Kiiza Mondo, Amina Seguya and Eric Wobudeya lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mulago Hospital.

  1. 1 Charles Kiiza Mondo Uganda · #86,766 worldwide 20k citations · 118 works
  2. 2 Amina Seguya Uganda · #674,511 worldwide 242 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Eric Wobudeya Uganda · #777,795 worldwide 1.5k citations · 118 works
  4. 4 Michael Muhumuza Uganda · #1,323,856 worldwide 736 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Anne Shikanda Wesonga Uganda · #1,338,190 worldwide 313 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Frank Asiimwe Uganda · #1,348,826 worldwide 402 citations · 71 works
  7. 7 Hellen Tukamuhebwa Aanyu Uganda · #1,449,053 worldwide 374 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Timothy Makumbi Uganda · #1,561,482 worldwide 355 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Margaret Nakakeeto Uganda · #1,730,373 worldwide 1.2k citations · 30 works
  10. 10 R. F. A. Dean Uganda · #1,738,499 worldwide 1.5k citations · 75 works
All ranked researchers at Mulago Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Mulago Hospital?

The most cited paper from Mulago Hospital is "Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (Rafael Lozano et al., 2012), with 14,344 citations. Next come "Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (9,055) and "Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (8,461).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Rafael Lozano et al. · The Lancet Open access191 authors Dec 2012 14,344
2 Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access362 authors Dec 2012 9,055
3 Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access358 authors Dec 2012 8,461
4 European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 W.J. Fokkens et al. · Rhinology Journal Open access148 authors Feb 2020 5,610
5 Risk factors for ischaemic and intracerebral haemorrhagic stroke in 22 countries (the INTERSTROKE study): a case-control study Martin James O'Donnell et al. · The Lancet 18 Jun 2010 3,516
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mulago Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Antiretroviral Therapy, Maternal Mortality, Risk Factors, Global Burden, Medical Education and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology31▲ 4.2×80 topics
  2. Diagnosis12▲ 6.7×24 topics
  3. Risk Factors10▲ 5.1×24 topics
  4. Treatment10▲ 4.4×24 topics
  5. Inflammation10▲ 2.4×29 topics
  6. Antiretroviral Therapy9▲ 31×6 topics
  7. Maternal Mortality9▲ 21×5 topics
  8. Global Burden8▲ 8.3×12 topics
  9. Medical Education8▲ 16×9 topics
  10. COVID-198▲ 3.2×17 topics
  11. Drug Resistance8▲ 14×5 topics
  12. Immune Response7▲ 7.0×12 topics
  13. Quality of Life6▲ 2.4×27 topics
  14. Vaccine6▲ 8.4×9 topics
  15. Public Health6▲ 2.3×25 topics
  16. Community Health Workers6▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Health Inequalities6▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Child Mortality6▲ 42×1 topic
  19. Health Systems6▲ 42×1 topic
  20. Global Health5▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Mortality Rates5▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Ethical Considerations5▲ 7.2×6 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity5▲ 5.7×4 topics
  24. Host-Pathogen Interaction4▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 4.2×9 topics
  26. Mycobacterium tuberculosis4▲ 42×1 topic
  27. Radiotherapy4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  28. Tuberculosis4▲ 44×1 topic
  29. HIV Transmission4▲ 30×2 topics
  30. HIV Infection4▲ 21×4 topics
  31. Viral Load4▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Preexposure Prophylaxis4▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Stigma and Discrimination4▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Adolescent Health4▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  36. Cancer Incidence3▲ 13×4 topics
  37. HIV Prevention3▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Sexual Behavior3▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 8.3×2 topics
  40. Surgical Care3▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Mulago Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Global Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 4 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…4HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 4 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…3Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…2Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 2 fractional worksHIV-related health complications and treatments: 2 fractional worksDiagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis: 2 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInfectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  2. 2 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 4 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 4 works
  4. 4 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 3 works
  5. 5 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  7. 7 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 HIV-related health complications and treatments Emergency Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis Surgery 2 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 available66.4%not open33.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.0%domestic only57.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mulago Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Mulago Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00070% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Mulago Hospital0.00071% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Mulago Hospital8.4% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.9% in 2019.

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