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Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital

In research, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#16,481 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#19,146 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#39,526
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#148
of 154
Research works
192
▲ 112% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Nelson Mandela Academic 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
MedicineField #16,481 of 17,978 6.1%135
Health SciencesDomain #19,146 of 20,462 6.2%143

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nelson Mandela Academic 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.33× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.13× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.04× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Human Papillomavirus, Global Burden, Health, HIV Transmission, Cancer Incidence, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Stress.

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

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 3.5×38 topics
  2. Human Papillomavirus2▲ 35×3 topics
  3. Global Burden2▲ 7.7×7 topics
  4. Health1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  5. Cancer Incidence1▲ 23×3 topics
  6. HIV Transmission1▲ 45×2 topics
  7. Risk Factors1▲ 2.9×10 topics
  8. Treatment1▲ 2.7×12 topics
  9. Diagnosis1▲ 3.2×10 topics
  10. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.75×5 topics
  11. Inflammation1▲ 1.51×11 topics
  12. Sexually Transmitted Infections1▲ 61×2 topics
  13. Stress1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.6×8 topics
  15. Cervical Cancer1▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Cytology Screening1▲ 55×1 topic
  17. Global Health1▲ 19×3 topics
  18. HPV Vaccination1▲ 55×1 topic
  19. Human Rights1▲ 2.8×3 topics
  20. Medical Education1▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 16×5 topics
  22. Complications1▲ 5.2×4 topics
  23. Emotional Intelligence1▲ 18×1 topic
  24. Guidelines1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  25. Leadership1▲ 5.3×1 topic
  26. Quality of Life1▲ 1.78×8 topics

Which research topics does Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Emotional Intelligence and Performance, Legal Issues in South Africa and Reproductive tract infections research.

Cervical Cancer and HPV …1Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence a…1Emotional Intelligence and Performance: 1 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Af…1Legal Issues in South Africa: 1 fractional worksReproductive tract infec…1Reproductive tract infections research: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…0Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 0 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness: 0 fractional worksWorking Capital and Financial Performance: 0 fractional worksAcademic integrity and p…0Academic integrity and plagiarism: 0 fractional works
EpidemiologySocial PsychologyLawMicrobiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  2. 2 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 1 works
  4. 4 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 1 works
  5. 5 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 0 works
  8. 8 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 0 works
  10. 10 Academic integrity and plagiarism Safety Research 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 available56.0%not open44.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.4%domestic only80.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 112% 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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