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West African Health Organisation

In research, West African Health Organisation stands highest in Medicine (#9,044 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,600 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,164
of 28,054 · #32,146 all time
Rank in Burkina Faso
#10
of 12
Research works
398
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is West African Health Organisation 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
MedicineField #9,044 of 10,443 6.8%62 #15077
Health SciencesDomain #10,600 of 11,982 7.2%77 #17365

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where West African Health Organisation 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: 1.24× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.56× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.59× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.52× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 2.34× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at West African Health Organisation?

Ranked on the composite score, Issiaka Sombié and Malick Diallo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West African Health Organisation.

  1. 1 Issiaka Sombié Burkina Faso · #1,054,978 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Malick Diallo Burkina Faso · #1,136,779 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at West African Health Organisation

Which keywords describe research at West African Health Organisation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Immune Response, Public Health, Ebola Virus, Outbreak and Maternal 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology17▲ 3.4×60 topics
  2. Pathogenesis9▲ 14×10 topics
  3. Public Health9▲ 4.8×23 topics
  4. Vaccine9▲ 17×9 topics
  5. Immune Response9▲ 12×10 topics
  6. Ebola Virus7▲ 190×1 topic
  7. Outbreak7▲ 142×1 topic
  8. Maternal Mortality6▲ 21×4 topics
  9. Health Inequalities5▲ 34×2 topics
  10. Community Health Workers5▲ 47×2 topics
  11. Child Mortality5▲ 54×1 topic
  12. Health Systems5▲ 54×1 topic
  13. Globalization5▲ 1.92×9 topics
  14. Global Burden5▲ 7.0×10 topics
  15. Healthcare5▲ 3.2×9 topics
  16. Primary Care5▲ 9.4×8 topics
  17. Risk Factors4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  18. Quality of Life4▲ 1.95×12 topics
  19. COVID-193▲ 1.94×10 topics
  20. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Infectious Diseases3▲ 7.1×6 topics
  22. Economic Growth3▲ 2.6×6 topics
  23. Biodiversity3▲ 2.9×2 topics
  24. Digital Health3▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Management3▲ 2.6×8 topics
  26. Pathogen Transmission3▲ 32×3 topics
  27. Healthcare Policy3▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Inequalities3▲ 58×1 topic
  29. One Health3▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Vaccine Development3▲ 8.0×7 topics
  31. Zoonotic Diseases3▲ 62×1 topic
  32. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  33. Ethical Considerations2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  34. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 9.5×6 topics
  35. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  36. Medical Education2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  37. Global Health2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  38. Quality Improvement2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  39. COVID-19 Vaccine2▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Vaccine Hesitancy2▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does West African Health Organisation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, Global Maternal and Child Health, Zoonotic diseases and public health and Healthcare Systems and Practices.

Viral Infections and Out…7Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 7 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 5 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…3Healthcare Systems and Practices: 3 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hes…2Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological…2COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 2 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 1 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 7 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  3. 3 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 3 works
  5. 5 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  7. 7 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 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 available58.9%not open41.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.1%domestic only53.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has West African Health Organisation'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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