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Yangon Children's Hospital

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Research works
61
▼ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
819
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
Yangon Children's Hospital

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

Which fields of science does Yangon Children's Hospital work in?

In all years, 79% of research at Yangon Children's Hospital is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (65%), Health Professions (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 49 fractional works · 79.2% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 65.5% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 11.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 9.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 8.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKYangon Children'sHospital61fractional works, all years
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences79%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4065.5%
    2. Health Professions58.6%
    3. Nursing23.4%
    4. Dentistry11.6%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology46.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.3%
    3. Neuroscience11.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences34.3%
    2. Psychology11.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
    1. Engineering11.2%
    2. Computer Science10.9%
    3. Mathematics00.7%
    4. Environmental Science00.3%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Dentistry: 12.45× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.81× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 3.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 12.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry12.45×1 works
  2. Medicine3.81×12 works
  3. Nursing3.60×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.20×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.70×2 works
  6. Veterinary1.35×0 works
  7. Health Professions1.05×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.30×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Yangon Children's Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Thida San, Mimi Lhamu Mynak and Chaw Su Hlaing lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yangon Children's Hospital.

  1. 1 Thida San Myanmar · #2,299,202 worldwide 370 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Mimi Lhamu Mynak Myanmar · #2,353,260 worldwide 441 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Chaw Su Hlaing Myanmar · #3,246,853 worldwide 190 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Kyaw Linn Myanmar · #3,540,197 worldwide 352 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Aye Aye Myanmar · #4,697,781 worldwide 69 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Aye Aye Khaing Myanmar · #5,862,018 worldwide 357 citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Yangon Children's Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Yangon Children's Hospital?

The most cited paper from Yangon Children's Hospital is "Risk Factors in Dengue Shock Syndrome" (Soe Thein, Myo Min Aung, Than Nu Shwe et al., 1997), with 369 citations. Next come "Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Infants: Research Opportunities Ignored" (263) and "Pathologic highlights of dengue hemorrhagic fever in 13 autopsy cases from Myanmar" (173).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Risk Factors in Dengue Shock Syndrome Soe Thein, Myo Min Aung, Than Nu Shwe et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene May 1997 369
2 Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Infants: Research Opportunities Ignored Scott B. Halstead, Nguyen Trong Lan, Thein Myint et al. · Emerging infectious diseases Open access Dec 2002 263
3 Pathologic highlights of dengue hemorrhagic fever in 13 autopsy cases from Myanmar Khin Saw Aye, Komgrid Charngkaew, Khin Maung Win et al. · Human Pathology 21 Feb 2014 173
4 Myanmar Dengue Outbreak Associated with Displacement of Serotypes 2, 3, and 4 by Dengue 1 Hlaing Myat Thu, Kym Lowry, Thein Myint et al. · Emerging infectious diseases Open access Apr 2004 120
5 Recovery of virus from the liver of children with fatal dengue: Reflections on the pathogenesis of the disease and its possible analogy with that of yellow fever Laura E. Rosen, Mi Mi Khin, Tin U · Research in Virology 1989 105
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Which keywords describe research at Yangon Children's Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Vaccine, Primary Care, Social Determinants, Pathogenesis, Community Health and Pediatrics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 5.1×40 topics
  2. Public Health5▲ 5.5×6 topics
  3. Vaccine4▲ 15×8 topics
  4. Primary Care4▲ 14×4 topics
  5. Social Determinants4▲ 31×2 topics
  6. Community Health4▲ 40×1 topic
  7. Pathogenesis4▲ 10×11 topics
  8. Pediatrics4▲ 133×1 topic
  9. Inflammation3▲ 1.98×13 topics
  10. Treatment3▲ 3.2×9 topics
  11. Vaccine Development2▲ 13×6 topics
  12. Immune Response2▲ 6.3×7 topics
  13. Drug Resistance2▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Child Development2▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Diagnosis2▲ 3.4×9 topics
  16. Surgical Management2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  17. Genetics2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  18. Congenital Anomalies2▲ 40×3 topics
  19. Infection2▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Management2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  21. Viral Infections2▲ 52×2 topics
  22. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Hyperglycemia2▲ 27×3 topics
  24. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Critical Care2▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Encephalopathy2▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Maternal Mortality2▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Medical Education2▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Neurological Complications2▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Prognostic Factors2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  31. Seizures2▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Vector Control2▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Encephalitis2▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Water Sanitation Hygiene2▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Children1▲ 9.1×5 topics
  37. Influenza1▲ 47×2 topics
  38. Corpus Callosum Lesions1▲ 177×1 topic
  39. Cytokine Responses1▲ 177×1 topic
  40. MRI Imaging1▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Yangon Children's Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, Public Health and Nutrition, Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients and Neonatal Health and Biochemistry.

Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 1 fractional worksHyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients: 1 fractional worksNeonatal Health and Biochemistry: 0 fractional worksInfectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis: 0 fractional worksRenal function and acid-base balance: 0 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 0 fractional worksPediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies: 0 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 0 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 0 fractional works
Oral SurgeryPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismInfectious Diseases2 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  3. 3 Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Health and Biochemistry Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  5. 5 Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis Infectious Diseases 0 works
  6. 6 Renal function and acid-base balance Nephrology 0 works
  7. 7 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  9. 9 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.3%domestic only57.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Yangon Children's Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% lower 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 Yangon Children's Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000041% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Yangon Children's Hospital0.000075% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Yangon Children's Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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