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Université des Sciences de la Santé

In research, Université des Sciences de la Santé stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,639 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,199 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,265
of 28,054 · #29,434 all time
Rank in Gabon
#3
of 5
Research works
441
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Université des Sciences de la Santé known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #11,639 of 11,982 3.5%95 #17595
MedicineField #10,199 of 10,443 3.4%79 #15456

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université des Sciences de la Santé 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: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.35× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.83× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.03× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 2.94× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.03× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université des Sciences de la Santé?

Ranked on the composite score, D Richard-Lenoble, Maryvonne Kombila and M Kombila lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université des Sciences de la Santé.

  1. 1 D Richard-Lenoble Gabon · #626,470 worldwide 40 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Maryvonne Kombila Gabon · #796,115 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 M Kombila Gabon · #962,546 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Marielle Karine Bouyou-Akotet Gabon · #1,235,346 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Université des Sciences de la Santé

Which keywords describe research at Université des Sciences de la Santé?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Public Health, Global Burden, Helminth Infections, Insecticide Resistance, Immune Response and Genome Sequence.

▲ 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. Epidemiology32▲ 6.0×74 topics
  2. Public Health11▲ 5.6×22 topics
  3. Vaccine Development9▲ 27×7 topics
  4. Global Burden9▲ 12×8 topics
  5. Helminth Infections7▲ 140×2 topics
  6. Insecticide Resistance6▲ 60×3 topics
  7. Diagnosis6▲ 4.8×16 topics
  8. Immune Response6▲ 7.8×12 topics
  9. Risk Factors6▲ 3.8×17 topics
  10. Treatment6▲ 3.4×16 topics
  11. Genome Sequence5▲ 48×2 topics
  12. Primary Care5▲ 10×8 topics
  13. Artemisinin Resistance5▲ 120×1 topic
  14. Plasmodium falciparum5▲ 120×1 topic
  15. Quality of Life5▲ 2.4×20 topics
  16. Mental Health5▲ 2.3×10 topics
  17. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 15×5 topics
  18. Disease Burden4▲ 43×2 topics
  19. Vaccine4▲ 7.8×9 topics
  20. Immune Regulation4▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Ivermectin4▲ 106×2 topics
  22. Schistosomiasis4▲ 105×1 topic
  23. Soil-Transmitted Helminths4▲ 105×1 topic
  24. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 17×6 topics
  25. Digital Health4▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Healthcare Policy4▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Maternal Mortality4▲ 13×5 topics
  28. Zoonotic Infections4▲ 49×2 topics
  29. Inequalities4▲ 75×1 topic
  30. Pathogenesis4▲ 5.3×12 topics
  31. SARS-CoV-24▲ 8.2×5 topics
  32. Universal Health Coverage4▲ 75×1 topic
  33. Drug Resistance4▲ 9.2×7 topics
  34. Palliative Care4▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Public Health Policy4▲ 9.2×3 topics
  36. Lymphatic Filariasis3▲ 220×1 topic
  37. Onchocerciasis3▲ 220×1 topic
  38. Healthcare Legislation3▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Patient Rights3▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Vector Control3▲ 18×4 topics

Which research topics does Université des Sciences de la Santé publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Malaria Research and Control, Parasites and Host Interactions, Healthcare Systems and Practices and Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment.

Malaria Research and Control: 5 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…4Healthcare Systems and Practices: 4 fractional worksParasitic Diseases Resea…3Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment: 3 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 3 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksMaternal and fetal healt…2Maternal and fetal healthcare: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthParasitologyGeneral Health ProfessionsInfectious Diseases3 others

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

  1. 1 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  2. 2 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 4 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases 3 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Maternal and fetal healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  8. 8 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 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 available63.1%not open36.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.6%domestic only58.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université des Sciences de la Santé's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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