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National Blood Transfusion Service

In research, National Blood Transfusion Service stands highest in Medicine (#8,927 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,718 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,798
of 28,054 · #12,658 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#183
of 191
Research works
1.4k
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is National Blood Transfusion Service 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 #8,927 of 10,443 3.9%67 #5240
Health SciencesDomain #10,718 of 11,982 3.6%73 #6784

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Blood Transfusion Service 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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.98× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.99× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.37× its world share, 67 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.28× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Blood Transfusion Service?

Ranked on the composite score, F. Stratton, H. H. Gunson and D. Voak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Blood Transfusion Service.

  1. 1 F. Stratton Nigeria · #440,335 worldwide 72 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 H. H. Gunson Nigeria · #482,361 worldwide 56 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 D. Voak Nigeria · #699,833 worldwide 44 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Carolyn M. Giles Nigeria · #953,946 worldwide 36 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 M.J. Seghatchian Nigeria · #1,116,196 worldwide 21 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Chingiz Asadov Nigeria · #1,597,982 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Blood Transfusion Service

Which keywords describe research at National Blood Transfusion Service?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Blood Transfusion, Risk Factors, Anemia, Supply Chain Management, Blood Donation, Donor Behavior, Hemorrhage and Immune Response.

▲ 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. Blood Transfusion21▲ 469×2 topics
  2. Anemia15▲ 156×4 topics
  3. Risk Factors15▲ 13×9 topics
  4. Blood Donation14▲ 824×1 topic
  5. Donor Behavior14▲ 824×1 topic
  6. Supply Chain Management14▲ 15×2 topics
  7. Epidemiology12▲ 2.8×38 topics
  8. Hemorrhage9▲ 133×3 topics
  9. Immune Response8▲ 13×12 topics
  10. Critical Care7▲ 30×3 topics
  11. Cardiac Surgery7▲ 93×1 topic
  12. Tranexamic Acid7▲ 360×1 topic
  13. Antiviral Therapy6▲ 61×3 topics
  14. Alloimmunization6▲ 238×1 topic
  15. Blood Groups6▲ 238×1 topic
  16. Pancreatic Cancer6▲ 54×2 topics
  17. Inflammation6▲ 2.7×23 topics
  18. Liver Disease6▲ 57×3 topics
  19. Global Burden4▲ 7.9×6 topics
  20. Hepatocellular Carcinoma4▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Prognostic Factors4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  22. Chronic Hepatitis B4▲ 102×1 topic
  23. Hepatitis B Virus4▲ 102×1 topic
  24. Pulmonary Hypertension3▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Sickle-cell Disease3▲ 71×1 topic
  26. Thalassemia3▲ 71×1 topic
  27. Mutation3▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Thrombosis3▲ 9.8×6 topics
  29. Erythropoiesis3▲ 43×2 topics
  30. SARS-CoV-23▲ 7.8×4 topics
  31. Vaccine3▲ 6.4×11 topics
  32. Hematopoietic Stem Cells2▲ 28×3 topics
  33. Medical Ethics2▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Coagulopathy2▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Resuscitation2▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Glycocalyx2▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Iron Deficiency2▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Sepsis2▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Trauma2▲ 11×1 topic
  40. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 8.8×3 topics

Which research topics does National Blood Transfusion Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blood donation and transfusion practices, Blood transfusion and management, Blood groups and transfusion and Hepatitis B Virus Studies.

Blood donation and trans…14Blood donation and transfusion practices: 14 fractional worksBlood transfusion and ma…7Blood transfusion and management: 7 fractional worksBlood groups and transfu…6Blood groups and transfusion: 6 fractional worksHepatitis B Virus Studies: 4 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 3 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 2 fractional worksMyeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 2 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 2 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 2 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationBiochemistryHematologyEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 14 works
  2. 2 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 7 works
  3. 3 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 6 works
  4. 4 Hepatitis B Virus Studies Epidemiology 4 works
  5. 5 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 3 works
  6. 6 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 2 works
  9. 9 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 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 available26.4%not open73.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.0%domestic only52.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Blood Transfusion Service's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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