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Shaikh Zayed Hospital

In research, Shaikh Zayed Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,879 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,258 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,123
of 22,385 · #31,210 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#180
of 231
Research works
658
▲ 135% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.64×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
79%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Shaikh Zayed Hospital

What is Shaikh Zayed Hospital known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #7,879 of 8,541 0.8%269 #13496
Health SciencesDomain #9,258 of 9,902 1.0%293 #15692

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shaikh Zayed 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 Shaikh Zayed Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Shaikh Zayed Hospital is in Health Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Health Professions (5%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 317 fractional works · 82.2% of its workMedicine: 292 fractional works · 75.7% of its workSurgery: 55 fractional works · 14.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 27 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEpidemiology: 25 fractional works · 6.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 3.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 13 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHepatology: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 18 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKShaikh ZayedHospital385fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences82%Social Sciences8%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine29275.7%
    2. Health Professions184.8%
    3. Dentistry41.0%
    4. Nursing20.6%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology153.9%
    2. Neuroscience51.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology51.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.5%
    1. Social Sciences123.2%
    2. Psychology92.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities41.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting20.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
    1. Engineering41.1%
    2. Computer Science20.5%
    3. Environmental Science10.4%
    4. Materials Science10.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    6. Chemistry00.0%
    7. Energy00.0%
    8. Mathematics00.0%
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: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.30× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.04× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.82× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.94× its world share, 292 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 12 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 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.94×292 works
  2. Dentistry2.04×4 works
  3. Health Professions1.82×18 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.54×2 works
  5. Nursing1.31×2 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.30×5 works
  7. Neuroscience0.88×6 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.74×15 works
  9. Psychology0.74×9 works
  10. Veterinary0.73×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.35×4 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×2 works
  13. Social Sciences0.26×12 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×2 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×2 works
  16. Engineering0.08×4 works
  17. Environmental Science0.08×2 works
  18. Computer Science0.06×2 works
  19. Materials Science0.05×1 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  21. Energy0.03×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.02×0 works
  23. Mathematics0.02×0 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Shaikh Zayed Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Altaf Alam, Haroon Javaid Majid and Sana Danish lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shaikh Zayed Hospital.

  1. 1 Altaf Alam Pakistan · #1,940,300 worldwide 605 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Haroon Javaid Majid Pakistan · #3,406,694 worldwide 199 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Sana Danish Pakistan · #3,476,992 worldwide 279 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Amer Latif Pakistan · #3,630,639 worldwide 188 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Sajid Maqbool Pakistan · #4,778,573 worldwide 375 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Mateen Akram Pakistan · #5,167,118 worldwide 20 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Arham Amir Khawaja Pakistan · #5,240,834 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Syed Ahmed Shahzaeem Hussain Pakistan · #5,300,746 worldwide 39 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Shabnam Naz Pakistan · #5,366,553 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Muhammad Aamir Jameel Pakistan · #5,392,158 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Shaikh Zayed Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Shaikh Zayed Hospital?

The most cited paper from Shaikh Zayed Hospital is "Smart cities: the role of Internet of Things and machine learning in realizing a data-centric smart environment" (Amin Ullah, Syed Myhammad Anwar, Jianqiang Li et al., 2023), with 260 citations. Next come "Feasibility of outpatient management of fever in cancer patients with low-risk neutropenia: Results of a prospective randomized trial" (221) and "Ambulatory short-course high-dose oral amoxicillin for treatment of severe pneumonia in children: a randomised equivalency trial" (189).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Smart cities: the role of Internet of Things and machine learning in realizing a data-centric smart environment Amin Ullah, Syed Myhammad Anwar, Jianqiang Li et al. · Complex & Intelligent Systems Open access 26 Jul 2023 260
2 Feasibility of outpatient management of fever in cancer patients with low-risk neutropenia: Results of a prospective randomized trial Imtiaz A. Malik, Wajahat Ali Khan, Michele Karim et al. · The American Journal of Medicine Mar 1995 221
3 Ambulatory short-course high-dose oral amoxicillin for treatment of severe pneumonia in children: a randomised equivalency trial Tabish Hazir, LeAnne M. Fox, Yasir Bin Nisar et al. · The Lancet 2008 189
4 Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus ( HCV ) in select countries – volume 3 Valentina Liakina et al. · Journal of Viral Hepatitis Open access120 authors 29 Oct 2015 160
5 The Anti-Inflammatory and Curative Exponent of Probiotics: A Comprehensive and Authentic Ingredient for the Sustained Functioning of Major Human Organs Muhammad Safiullah Virk, Muhammad Abdulrehman Virk, Yufeng He et al. · Nutrients Open access 16 Feb 2024 124
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Shaikh Zayed Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Complications, Metabolic Syndrome, Management and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology61▲ 4.0×96 topics
  2. Inflammation30▲ 3.6×48 topics
  3. Treatment26▲ 5.6×38 topics
  4. Diagnosis23▲ 6.4×30 topics
  5. Quality of Life20▲ 3.5×36 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease18▲ 4.2×31 topics
  7. Risk Factors18▲ 4.3×23 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome18▲ 5.7×20 topics
  9. Management17▲ 5.7×25 topics
  10. Complications16▲ 8.2×16 topics
  11. Public Health15▲ 2.6×28 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress14▲ 2.2×28 topics
  13. Mortality13▲ 5.9×13 topics
  14. Guidelines12▲ 6.4×12 topics
  15. Chemotherapy11▲ 4.1×16 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines11▲ 5.0×12 topics
  17. Global Burden11▲ 5.0×12 topics
  18. Obesity10▲ 3.3×16 topics
  19. Immune Response10▲ 4.3×14 topics
  20. Insulin Resistance9▲ 5.3×7 topics
  21. Surgery9▲ 6.6×10 topics
  22. Pathogenesis8▲ 4.2×18 topics
  23. Pathophysiology8▲ 6.9×9 topics
  24. Prevention8▲ 4.7×11 topics
  25. Rehabilitation8▲ 5.0×12 topics
  26. Maternal Mortality8▲ 8.7×5 topics
  27. Hepatocellular Carcinoma7▲ 9.2×3 topics
  28. Chronic Kidney Disease7▲ 7.5×8 topics
  29. Heart Failure7▲ 4.2×12 topics
  30. Surgical Management7▲ 4.4×16 topics
  31. Postoperative Complications6▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Cardiovascular Risk6▲ 4.9×9 topics
  33. Neoadjuvant Therapy6▲ 6.4×5 topics
  34. Elderly6▲ 6.2×5 topics
  35. Survival Analysis6▲ 5.3×6 topics
  36. Treatment Guidelines5▲ 6.5×6 topics
  37. Children5▲ 6.1×7 topics
  38. Robotic Surgery5▲ 8.4×5 topics
  39. Cancer Incidence5▲ 8.8×4 topics
  40. Hepatic Steatosis5▲ 8.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Shaikh Zayed Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Health and Well-being Studies, Sociology and Education Studies and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies.

Liver Disease Diagnosis …4Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…3Health and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksSociology and Education Studies: 3 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 3 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 3 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 3 fractional worksThyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: 3 fractional worksGynecological conditions…2Gynecological conditions and treatments: 2 fractional worksOvarian function and disorders: 2 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 2 fractional works
EpidemiologyClinical PsychologySociology and Political ScienceObstetrics and Gynecology5 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 4 works
  2. 2 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 works
  5. 5 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Surgery 3 works
  8. 8 Gynecological conditions and treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  9. 9 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 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 available79.3%not open20.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Shaikh Zayed Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 135% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Shaikh Zayed Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Shaikh Zayed Hospital0.0020% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Shaikh Zayed Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Shaikh Zayed Hospital1.2% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 2.8% in 2024.

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