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Somerset Hospital

In research, Somerset Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#16,583 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#15,091 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#36,640
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#134
of 154
Research works
256
▲ 86% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Somerset 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 #16,583 of 20,462 13.3%177
MedicineField #15,091 of 17,978 12.3%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Somerset 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: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.95× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.12× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.99× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.91× its world share, 18 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Somerset Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Grace Dorey and Tom Carnwath lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Somerset Hospital.

  1. 1 Grace Dorey South Africa · #1,140,605 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Tom Carnwath South Africa · #1,562,030 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Somerset Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Somerset Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Immune Response, Earthquakes, Subduction, Pathogenesis, Vaccine and Children.

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

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 3.6×35 topics
  2. Complications2▲ 9.5×7 topics
  3. Immune Response2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  4. Earthquakes1▲ 73×1 topic
  5. Pathogenesis1▲ 8.0×4 topics
  6. Subduction1▲ 57×1 topic
  7. Treatment1▲ 3.3×9 topics
  8. Vaccine1▲ 9.6×6 topics
  9. Children1▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Diagnosis1▲ 4.2×9 topics
  11. Machine Learning1◆ 1.12×3 topics
  12. Management1▲ 4.8×8 topics
  13. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Earthquake Detection1▲ 155×1 topic
  15. Ebola Virus1▲ 116×1 topic
  16. Geometry1▲ 192×1 topic
  17. Hyperbolic1▲ 192×1 topic
  18. Outbreak1▲ 87×1 topic
  19. Public Health1▲ 2.2×9 topics
  20. Seismic Signals1▲ 155×1 topic

Which research topics does Somerset Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: earthquake and tectonic studies, Seismology and Earthquake Studies, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research and Esophageal and GI Pathology.

earthquake and tectonic …1earthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksSeismology and Earthquak…1Seismology and Earthquake Studies: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Out…1Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…1Esophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksMathematics and Applications: 1 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 1 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inve…1Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 1 fractional worksForeign Body Medical Cases: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 0 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 0 fractional works
GeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceInfectious DiseasesSurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Seismology and Earthquake Studies Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  3. 3 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  4. 4 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Mathematics and Applications Geometry and Topology 1 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Foreign Body Medical Cases Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 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 available42.1%not open57.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.9%domestic only64.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Somerset Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 86% 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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