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University of Benin Teaching Hospital

In research, University of Benin Teaching Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,841 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,991 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,272
of 28,054 · #25,271 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#136
of 191
Research works
1.8k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is University of Benin Teaching Hospital 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 #8,841 of 11,982 3.0%217 #9960
MedicineField #7,991 of 10,443 3.1%171 #10623

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Benin Teaching 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: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.85× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 10.11× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.98× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.98× its world share, 171 worksMedicineNursing: 5.15× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Benin Teaching Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard Omoregie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Benin Teaching Hospital.

  1. 1 Richard Omoregie Nigeria · #1,145,498 worldwide 38 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of Benin Teaching Hospital

Which keywords describe research at University of Benin Teaching Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Global Burden, Risk Factors, Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Disease, Maternal Mortality, Treatment and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology45▲ 3.8×84 topics
  2. Quality of Life16▲ 3.7×33 topics
  3. Risk Factors15▲ 4.5×25 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 4.4×25 topics
  5. Inflammation14▲ 2.2×40 topics
  6. Global Burden13▲ 8.0×12 topics
  7. Treatment12▲ 3.3×34 topics
  8. Public Health11▲ 2.5×26 topics
  9. COVID-1911▲ 2.7×15 topics
  10. Diagnosis10▲ 3.5×28 topics
  11. Management9▲ 4.0×19 topics
  12. Maternal Mortality8▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Mental Health8▲ 1.88×21 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 3.3×18 topics
  15. Child Development8▲ 6.1×4 topics
  16. Complications7▲ 5.0×12 topics
  17. Prevention7▲ 5.9×14 topics
  18. Insulin Resistance7▲ 4.9×8 topics
  19. Vaccine7▲ 5.5×9 topics
  20. Immune Response6▲ 3.8×10 topics
  21. Global Burden of Disease6▲ 8.3×3 topics
  22. Obesity6▲ 2.7×15 topics
  23. Surgical Management6▲ 5.0×13 topics
  24. Pathogenesis6▲ 3.7×14 topics
  25. Maternal and Child Undernutrition5▲ 22×1 topic
  26. Water Sanitation Hygiene5▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Health Inequalities5▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Dental Caries5▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Genetic Regulation5▲ 9.4×2 topics
  30. Child Mortality4▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Community Health Workers4▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Global Health4▲ 9.8×6 topics
  33. Health Systems4▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Human Papillomavirus4▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Pulmonary Hypertension4▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Cancer Incidence4▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Social Determinants4▲ 6.6×3 topics
  38. Infection Control4▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Oral Health4▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Fluoride4▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Benin Teaching Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Global Maternal and Child Health, Dental Health and Care Utilization and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders.

Child Nutrition and Wate…5Child Nutrition and Water Access: 5 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…4Global Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…3Dental Health and Care Utilization: 3 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and R…3Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 3 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 3 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 3 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…2Dental Radiography and Imaging: 2 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 2 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 2 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclamps…2Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 2 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPeriodonticsGenetics6 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 5 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  3. 3 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 3 works
  4. 4 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 3 works
  5. 5 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 3 works
  6. 6 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 3 works
  7. 7 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 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 available59.8%not open40.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Benin Teaching Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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