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Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital

In research, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,328 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,355 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

ROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#15,553
of 34,923
Rank in Malawi
#10
of 16
Research works
313
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.1k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
57%
world 18%
Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital

What is Queen Elizabeth Central 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,328 of 16,688 9.8%247
MedicineField #3,355 of 14,558 10.1%222

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

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital is in Health Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (68%), Immunology and Microbiology (8%), Health Professions (4%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 42 fractional works · 73.8% of its workMedicine: 39 fractional works · 67.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 16.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 8.5% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKQueen ElizabethCentral Hospital57fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences74%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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3967.7%
    2. Health Professions24.4%
    3. Nursing11.4%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology58.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.2%
    3. Neuroscience12.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    1. Social Sciences12.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    3. Psychology11.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.6%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Environmental Science12.3%
    2. Mathematics00.8%
    3. Computer Science00.7%
    4. Engineering00.5%
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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 8.43× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.52× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 2.78× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology8.43×5 works
  2. Medicine3.52×39 works
  3. Nursing2.78×1 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.81×0 works
  5. Health Professions1.66×2 works
  6. Neuroscience1.55×1 works
  7. Veterinary1.15×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.79×2 works
  9. Mathematics0.65×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.60×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.47×1 works
  12. Dentistry0.40×0 works
  13. Psychology0.35×1 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.19×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.17×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.15×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.09×0 works
  19. Engineering0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Kondwani Kawaza, Ulla K. Hemmilä and Queen Dube lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital.

  1. 1 Kondwani Kawaza Malawi · #252,587 worldwide 2.3k citations · 113 works
  2. 2 Ulla K. Hemmilä Malawi · #254,139 worldwide 3.2k citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Queen Dube Malawi · #437,614 worldwide 2.6k citations · 158 works
  4. 4 Raphael Kazidule Kayambankadzanja Malawi · #1,108,612 worldwide 532 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Samson Kwazizira Mndolo Malawi · #1,588,149 worldwide 367 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Shaffi Mdala Malawi · #2,045,092 worldwide 188 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Patrick Dongosolo Kamalo Malawi · #2,160,097 worldwide 426 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Arthur Daire Malawi · #2,171,048 worldwide 100 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Kelvin Mponda Malawi · #2,303,992 worldwide 220 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Josephine Langton Malawi · #2,353,611 worldwide 702 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital?

The most cited paper from Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital is "Use of a Vaginal Ring Containing Dapivirine for HIV-1 Prevention in Women" (Jared M. Baeten et al., 2016), with 774 citations. Next come "Clinical Features and Prognostic Indicators in Paediatric Cerebral Malaria: A Study of 131 Comatose Malawian Children" (699) and "Brain Swelling and Death in Children with Cerebral Malaria" (409).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Use of a Vaginal Ring Containing Dapivirine for HIV-1 Prevention in Women Jared M. Baeten et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 22 Feb 2016 774
2 Clinical Features and Prognostic Indicators in Paediatric Cerebral Malaria: A Study of 131 Comatose Malawian Children Malcolm Edward Molyneux, Terrie Ellen Taylor, Jack J. Wirima et al. · QJM May 1989 699
3 Brain Swelling and Death in Children with Cerebral Malaria Karl B. Seydel, Samuel D. Kampondeni, Clarissa Valim et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 18 Mar 2015 409
4 Diagnosis of Childhood Tuberculosis and Host RNA Expression in Africa Suzanne T. B. Anderson et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 30 Apr 2014 397
5 Global Retinoblastoma Presentation and Analysis by National Income Level Global Retinoblastoma Study Group et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access473 authors 27 Feb 2020 382
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Which keywords describe research at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Global Health, Drug Resistance, Global Burden, Medical Education, Maternal Mortality, Antibiotic Resistance and Public Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 5.1×52 topics
  2. Global Health4▲ 40×3 topics
  3. Public Health3▲ 4.0×14 topics
  4. Drug Resistance3▲ 19×6 topics
  5. Risk Factors3▲ 4.6×12 topics
  6. Global Burden3▲ 8.6×9 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 4.1×12 topics
  8. Maternal Mortality3▲ 20×5 topics
  9. Medical Education3▲ 17×6 topics
  10. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 11×9 topics
  11. Healthcare-Associated Infections2▲ 31×5 topics
  12. Infectious Diseases2▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Treatment2▲ 3.3×14 topics
  14. Diagnosis2▲ 4.0×13 topics
  15. Community Health Workers2▲ 40×2 topics
  16. Disease Burden2▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Ethical Considerations2▲ 10×4 topics
  18. Mortality2▲ 6.3×8 topics
  19. Vaccine2▲ 8.7×8 topics
  20. Helminth Infections2▲ 80×2 topics
  21. Vaccine Development2▲ 13×6 topics
  22. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 19×6 topics
  23. Child Mortality2▲ 43×1 topic
  24. Health Systems2▲ 43×1 topic
  25. Surgical Care2▲ 58×2 topics
  26. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 10.0×3 topics
  27. Critical Care2▲ 12×7 topics
  28. Global Epidemiology2▲ 69×2 topics
  29. Global Surgery2▲ 143×1 topic
  30. Guidelines2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  31. Health Development2▲ 143×1 topic
  32. Immune Response2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  33. Pathogenesis2▲ 5.8×9 topics
  34. Antimicrobial Stewardship2▲ 63×1 topic
  35. Bacterial Infections2▲ 63×1 topic
  36. Immune Regulation2▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Schistosomiasis2▲ 99×1 topic
  38. Soil-Transmitted Helminths2▲ 99×1 topic
  39. Infection1▲ 8.9×4 topics
  40. Patient Safety1▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, Global Health and Surgery, Parasites and Host Interactions and Antibiotic Use and Resistance.

Global Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery2Global Health and Surgery: 2 fractional worksParasites and Host Inter…2Parasites and Host Interactions: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resis…2Antibiotic Use and Resistance: 2 fractional worksInfection Control in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksSurgical site infection prevention: 1 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…1Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 1 fractional worksPneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthParasitologyApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology4 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 2 works
  2. 2 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 2 works
  4. 4 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 works
  5. 5 Infection Control in Healthcare Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Surgical site infection prevention Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 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 available61.9%not open38.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.1%domestic only42.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower 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 Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00024% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

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