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Hospital / health system · Cape Town · South Africa

Valkenberg Hospital

westerncape.gov.za/dept/health/facilities/1115/22696ROR OpenAlex
Research works
46
▼ 78% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
29.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

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

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.

Which keywords describe research at Valkenberg Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Epidemiology, Mental Disorders, Prevalence, Health Services, Cognitive Therapy, Global Burden and Psychological Distress.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology7▲ 3.9×19 topics
  2. Depression5▲ 15×8 topics
  3. Mental Disorders4▲ 85×3 topics
  4. Prevalence4▲ 20×6 topics
  5. Cognitive Therapy3▲ 59×2 topics
  6. Health Services3▲ 86×2 topics
  7. Mental Health3▲ 5.5×8 topics
  8. Risk Factors3▲ 5.8×10 topics
  9. Global Burden3▲ 10×4 topics
  10. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 37×4 topics
  11. Psychological Distress3▲ 42×3 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  13. Antipsychotic Drugs2▲ 90×1 topic
  14. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 21×4 topics
  15. Crisis Resolution2▲ 198×1 topic
  16. Help-Seeking Behavior2▲ 118×1 topic
  17. Home Treatment2▲ 198×1 topic
  18. Neurocognitive Deficits2▲ 90×1 topic
  19. Neuroscience2▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Stigma2▲ 43×1 topic
  21. Quality of Life2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  22. DSM2▲ 120×1 topic
  23. Phenomenology2▲ 36×1 topic
  24. Gender Differences2▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Adolescents2▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Primary Care2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  27. Trauma2▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Criminal Behavior2▲ 68×1 topic
  30. Meta-Analysis2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  31. Psychopathy2▲ 95×1 topic
  32. Diagnostic Criteria1▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Ethical Considerations1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  34. Mental Illness1▲ 45×3 topics
  35. Neurobiology1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  36. Treatment-Resistant Depression1▲ 42×2 topics
  37. Comorbidity1▲ 29×3 topics
  38. Psychometric Evaluation1▲ 42×2 topics
  39. Neurobiological Mechanisms1▲ 55×2 topics
  40. Neuroimaging1▲ 9.0×5 topics

Which research topics does Valkenberg Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, Migration, Health and Trauma and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments.

Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 0 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 0 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…0Migration, Health and Trauma: 0 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 0 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 0 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and …0Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 0 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 0 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 0 fractional works
PhysiologyCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceClinical PsychologyNeurology6 others

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

  1. 1 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 0 works
  2. 2 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  3. 3 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 0 works
  4. 4 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 0 works
  5. 5 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  6. 6 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 0 works
  7. 7 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 0 works
  8. 8 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 0 works
  9. 9 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 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 available35.5%not open64.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Valkenberg Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 78% lower 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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