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North West Armed Forces Hospital

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World rank, all time
#34,599
of 34,923
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#96
of 96
Research works
140
▲ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
North West Armed Forces Hospital

Which fields of science does North West Armed Forces Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 83% of research at North West Armed Forces Hospital is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (74%), Health Professions (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 18 fractional works · 82.8% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 74.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 10.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNorth West ArmedForces Hospital22fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences83%Social Sciences5%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1774.5%
    2. Health Professions27.2%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    5. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.5%
    2. Neuroscience12.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Psychology02.2%
    2. Social Sciences01.2%
    3. Decision Sciences00.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    1. Computer Science01.0%
    2. Engineering01.0%
    3. Chemistry00.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.35× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.75× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.88× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.88×17 works
  2. Health Professions2.75×2 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.35×0 works
  4. Veterinary2.21×0 works
  5. Neuroscience1.52×0 works
  6. Nursing1.02×0 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.98×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.85×1 works
  9. Psychology0.72×0 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.61×0 works
  11. Dentistry0.52×0 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.16×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.16×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.13×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.09×0 works
  17. Engineering0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at North West Armed Forces Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Aitizaz Uddin Syed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is North West Armed Forces Hospital.

  1. 1 Aitizaz Uddin Syed Saudi Arabia · #4,647,664 worldwide 113 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at North West Armed Forces Hospital

What are the most cited papers from North West Armed Forces Hospital?

The most cited paper from North West Armed Forces Hospital is "The natural history of primary sclerosing cholangitis in 781 children: A multicenter, international collaboration" (Mark R. Deneau et al., 2017), with 232 citations. Next come "A “good death”: perspectives of Muslim patients and health care providers" (109) and "Design and Preliminary Results of the Heart Function Assessment Registry Trial in Saudi Arabia (HEARTS) in Patients with Acute and Chronic Heart Failure" (101).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The natural history of primary sclerosing cholangitis in 781 children: A multicenter, international collaboration Mark R. Deneau et al. · Hepatology Open access 8 Apr 2017 232
2 A “good death”: perspectives of Muslim patients and health care providers Mohamad A. Tayeb, Ersan Al-Zamel, Muhammed M. Fareed et al. · Annals of Saudi Medicine Open access May 2010 109
3 Design and Preliminary Results of the Heart Function Assessment Registry Trial in Saudi Arabia (HEARTS) in Patients with Acute and Chronic Heart Failure Khalid F. AlHabib, Abdelfatah Elasfar, Hanan B. Albackr et al. · European Journal of Heart Failure Open access 26 Aug 2011 101
4 Baseline characteristics, management practices, and in-hospital outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes: Results of the Saudi project for assessment of coronary events (SPACE) registry Khalid F. AlHabib, Ahmad Salah Hersi, Hussam AlFaleh et al. · Journal of the Saudi Heart Association Open access 5 Jun 2011 86
5 The first survey of the Saudi Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry Program: Main results and long-term outcomes (STARS-1 Program) Khalid F. AlHabib et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 21 May 2019 83
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Which research topics does North West Armed Forces Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Vasculitis and related conditions, Influenza Virus Research Studies and Blood groups and transfusion.

Hemoglobinopathies and R…1Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 1 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 0 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research…0Influenza Virus Research Studies: 0 fractional worksBlood groups and transfu…0Blood groups and transfusion: 0 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 0 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 0 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Tre…0Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksThyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: 0 fractional worksMedical Coding and Health Information: 0 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 detection and…0SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing: 0 fractional works
GeneticsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyHematology4 others

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

  1. 1 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 1 works
  2. 2 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  3. 3 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 0 works
  4. 4 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 0 works
  5. 5 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 0 works
  6. 6 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 0 works
  7. 7 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 0 works
  8. 8 Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Medical Coding and Health Information Health Information Management 0 works
  10. 10 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 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 available40.4%not open59.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has North West Armed Forces Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is North West Armed Forces Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000100% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%North West Armed Forces Hospital0.00015% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of North West Armed Forces Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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