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Mulago Hospital

In research, Mulago Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,329 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,778 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,464
of 28,054 · #15,664 all time
Rank in Uganda
#20
of 33
Research works
822
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Mulago Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #7,329 of 10,443 12.8%113 #5866
Health SciencesDomain #8,778 of 11,982 13.0%129 #6854

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 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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.60× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.89× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.73× its world share, 113 worksMedicineNursing: 4.85× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mulago Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, R. F. A. Dean and Eric Wobudeya lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mulago Hospital.

  1. 1 R. F. A. Dean Uganda · #235,447 worldwide 95 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Eric Wobudeya Uganda · #822,941 worldwide 42 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Mulago Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Mulago Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Antiretroviral Therapy, Risk Factors, Maternal Mortality, 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 2022–2025 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 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. Epidemiology26▲ 4.1×74 topics
  2. Diagnosis9▲ 6.4×20 topics
  3. Risk Factors9▲ 5.3×22 topics
  4. Inflammation9▲ 2.6×26 topics
  5. Treatment9▲ 4.5×22 topics
  6. Antiretroviral Therapy8▲ 32×6 topics
  7. Maternal Mortality8▲ 22×5 topics
  8. COVID-197▲ 3.4×17 topics
  9. Global Burden7▲ 8.8×12 topics
  10. Medical Education7▲ 17×9 topics
  11. Immune Response6▲ 7.3×12 topics
  12. Drug Resistance6▲ 14×5 topics
  13. Vaccine5▲ 8.3×9 topics
  14. Health Inequalities5▲ 27×2 topics
  15. Quality of Life5▲ 2.2×24 topics
  16. Community Health Workers5▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Child Mortality5▲ 45×1 topic
  18. Health Systems5▲ 45×1 topic
  19. Global Health4▲ 18×3 topics
  20. Mortality Rates4▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Ethical Considerations4▲ 7.5×6 topics
  22. Immunotherapy4▲ 3.6×12 topics
  23. Mortality4▲ 4.4×10 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity4▲ 5.6×3 topics
  25. HIV Transmission4▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Radiotherapy4▲ 6.4×5 topics
  27. Host-Pathogen Interaction4▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Mycobacterium tuberculosis4▲ 43×1 topic
  29. Tuberculosis4▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 4.1×8 topics
  31. HIV Infection4▲ 22×4 topics
  32. Viral Load4▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Preexposure Prophylaxis3▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Stigma and Discrimination3▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Adolescent Health3▲ 24×2 topics
  36. HIV Prevention3▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Sexual Behavior3▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 9.0×2 topics
  39. Cancer Incidence3▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Molecular Classification3▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Mulago Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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: 5 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 4 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…3HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 3 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…3Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 2 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…2Child Nutrition and Water Access: 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 5 works
  2. 2 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 4 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 3 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 2 works
  6. 6 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mulago Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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