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Hospital / health system · Ifakara · Tanzania

St. Francis Referral Hospital

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,504
of 28,054 · #36,779 all time
Rank in Tanzania
#41
of 43
Research works
134
▲ 378% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

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: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 8.57× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.17× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.60× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.26× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 2.64× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.87× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× 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, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at St. Francis Referral Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Diagnosis, Treatment, Genetics, Maternal Mortality, Vaccine Development and Antiretroviral Therapy.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology19▲ 7.6×50 topics
  2. Public Health9▲ 9.6×18 topics
  3. Diagnosis7▲ 12×15 topics
  4. Treatment5▲ 6.5×11 topics
  5. Genetics4▲ 9.7×7 topics
  6. Maternal Mortality4▲ 26×4 topics
  7. Vaccine Development3▲ 22×6 topics
  8. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 33×6 topics
  9. Global Impact3▲ 31×2 topics
  10. Immune Response3▲ 8.4×6 topics
  11. Echinococcosis3▲ 347×1 topic
  12. Neurocysticercosis3▲ 347×1 topic
  13. Pathogenesis2▲ 7.8×9 topics
  14. Global Burden2▲ 7.2×7 topics
  15. Management2▲ 4.7×10 topics
  16. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 9.3×6 topics
  17. Drug Resistance2▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Guidelines2▲ 7.5×9 topics
  19. Pathogenicity2▲ 47×3 topics
  20. Vaccine2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  21. Child Mortality2▲ 41×1 topic
  22. Health Systems2▲ 41×1 topic
  23. Virulence2▲ 46×2 topics
  24. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Leptospira2▲ 306×1 topic
  26. Zoonotic Disease2▲ 111×1 topic
  27. Complications2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  28. HIV Transmission2▲ 35×2 topics
  29. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  30. Global Health2▲ 16×2 topics
  31. HIV2▲ 29×3 topics
  32. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Prevention2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  34. Mortality Rates1▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Preexposure Prophylaxis1▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Pregnancy Complications1▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Stigma and Discrimination1▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Cervical Cancer1▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Healthcare-Associated Infections1▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Human Papillomavirus1▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does St. Francis Referral Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Parasitic infections in humans and animals, Global Maternal and Child Health, Leptospirosis research and findings and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Parasitic infections in humans and animals: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksLeptospirosis research a…2Leptospirosis research and findings: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…1HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 1 fractional worksParasite Biology and Hos…1Parasite Biology and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 1 fractional worksMaternal and fetal healthcare: 1 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 1 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthParasitologyInfectious Diseases3 others

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

  1. 1 Parasitic infections in humans and animals Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  3. 3 Leptospirosis research and findings Parasitology 2 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  5. 5 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  7. 7 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Maternal and fetal healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 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 available66.6%not open33.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.6%domestic only49.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St. Francis Referral Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 378% 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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