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Tenwek Hospital

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Research works
77
▲ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
646
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
58%
world 18%
Tenwek Hospital

Not ranked overall: Tenwek Hospital is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Tenwek Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Tenwek Hospital is in Health Sciences, 13% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (70%), Health Professions (11%), Social Sciences (5%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 22 fractional works · 81.2% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 70.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 16.3% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 13.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 10.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 12.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTenwek Hospital27fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences81%Social Sciences13%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1970.0%
    2. Health Professions310.6%
    3. Nursing00.6%
    1. Social Sciences15.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities14.9%
    3. Psychology12.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    1. Engineering12.3%
    2. Environmental Science01.4%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    4. Materials Science00.3%
    1. Neuroscience01.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 4.01× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.64× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.01×3 works
  2. Medicine3.64×19 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.71×1 works
  4. Nursing1.24×0 works
  5. Psychology0.71×1 works
  6. Neuroscience0.61×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.41×1 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.29×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.28×0 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.20×0 works
  11. Engineering0.15×1 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.09×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Tenwek Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Michael Mwachiro, Elizabeth B. Mwachiro and Andrea S. Parker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tenwek Hospital.

  1. 1 Michael Mwachiro Kenya · #1,192,399 worldwide 1.3k citations · 95 works
  2. 2 Elizabeth B. Mwachiro Kenya · #1,631,634 worldwide 602 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Andrea S. Parker Kenya · #1,730,153 worldwide 622 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Kimutai Ronoh Sylvester Kenya · #2,566,380 worldwide 424 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Russell E. White Kenya · #2,984,593 worldwide 1.4k citations · 77 works
  6. 6 Stephen L. Burgert Kenya · #3,500,659 worldwide 428 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Chukwudi Ogonnaya Okorie Kenya · #4,305,998 worldwide 124 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 William R. Copeland Kenya · #4,560,392 worldwide 125 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Tenwek Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Tenwek Hospital?

The most cited paper from Tenwek Hospital is "International cancer seminars: a focus on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma" (Gwen A Murphy et al., 2017), with 241 citations. Next come "Esophageal Cancer in Young People: A Case Series of 109 Cases and Review of the Literature" (92) and "Stents as sole therapy for oesophageal cancer: a prospective analysis of outcomes after placement" (77).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 International cancer seminars: a focus on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Gwen A Murphy et al. · Annals of Oncology Open access Jun 2017 241
2 Esophageal Cancer in Young People: A Case Series of 109 Cases and Review of the Literature Sonja P. Dawsey, Stanley Tonui, Robert K. Parker et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 22 Nov 2010 92
3 Stents as sole therapy for oesophageal cancer: a prospective analysis of outcomes after placement Russell E. White, Robert K. Parker, John W. Fitzwater et al. · The Lancet Oncology 19 Feb 2009 77
4 Frequent occurrence of esophageal cancer in young people in western Kenya Robert K. Parker, Sanford M. Dawsey, Christian C. Abnet et al. · Diseases of the Esophagus Open access 15 May 2009 76
5 Investigating tea temperature and content as risk factors for esophageal cancer in an endemic region of Western Kenya: Validation of a questionnaire and analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon content Michael Mwachiro, Robert K. Parker, Natalie R. Pritchett et al. · Cancer Epidemiology Open access 26 Mar 2019 72
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tenwek Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Medical Education, Global Health, Surgical Care, Ethical Considerations, Global Surgery, Health Development, Academic Medicine and Mortality.

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

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Medical Education5▲ 65×7 topics
  2. Global Health4▲ 90×2 topics
  3. Surgical Care3▲ 207×2 topics
  4. Ethical Considerations3▲ 31×3 topics
  5. Global Surgery3▲ 476×1 topic
  6. Health Development3▲ 476×1 topic
  7. Academic Medicine2▲ 83×3 topics
  8. Epidemiology2▲ 1.45×10 topics
  9. Mortality2▲ 11×4 topics
  10. Reflective Practice2▲ 30×3 topics
  11. Guidelines1▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Robotic Surgery1▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Education1▲ 2.3×2 topics
  14. Health Workforce1▲ 94×1 topic
  15. Healthcare1▲ 3.5×4 topics
  16. Laparoscopic Surgery1▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  18. Resuscitation1▲ 30×4 topics
  19. Rural Health1▲ 139×1 topic
  20. Surgical Skills1▲ 99×1 topic
  21. Virtual Reality Training1▲ 99×1 topic
  22. Career Development1▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Dictionaries1▲ 119×1 topic
  24. Digital Storytelling1▲ 163×1 topic
  25. Health Promotion1▲ 12×1 topic
  26. Lexicography1▲ 43×1 topic
  27. Surgical Management1▲ 9.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Tenwek Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Health and Surgery, Surgical Simulation and Training, Global Health Workforce Issues and Digital Storytelling and Education.

Global Health and Surgery3Global Health and Surgery: 3 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and Training: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksDigital Storytelling and Education: 1 fractional worksLexicography and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resus…1Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSurgeryEmergency Medical ServicesSpeech and Hearing5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  2. 2 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  4. 4 Digital Storytelling and Education Speech and Hearing 1 works
  5. 5 Lexicography and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  10. 10 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 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-authors58.2%domestic only41.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tenwek Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Tenwek Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000098% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Tenwek Hospital0.000045% in 202520102020

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

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

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