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Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital

In research, Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#17,631 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#20,096 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#40,402
of 42,892
Rank in Cameroon
#33
of 37
Research works
280
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #17,631 of 17,978 2.4%210
Health SciencesDomain #20,096 of 20,462 2.5%233

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.64× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.09× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 1.72× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Michel Briex lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital.

  1. 1 Michel Briex Cameroon · #744,064 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Global Burden, Risk Factors, Maternal Mortality, Inflammation, Vaccine, Diagnosis and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes.

▲ 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology10▲ 4.9×52 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 3.0×24 topics
  3. Risk Factors3▲ 4.9×14 topics
  4. Global Burden3▲ 9.4×9 topics
  5. Maternal Mortality2▲ 19×5 topics
  6. Diagnosis2▲ 4.5×16 topics
  7. Treatment2▲ 3.2×16 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.3×14 topics
  9. Vaccine2▲ 8.6×9 topics
  10. Immune Response2▲ 5.6×8 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.8×12 topics
  12. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes2▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Quality of Life2▲ 2.2×11 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.73×8 topics
  15. Surgical Management2▲ 6.9×8 topics
  16. Human Papillomavirus1▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Obesity1▲ 3.5×7 topics
  18. Breast Cancer1▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Cancer1▲ 1.90×12 topics
  20. Cancer Incidence1▲ 19×3 topics
  21. Medical Education1▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Robotic Surgery1▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Antibiotic Prophylaxis1▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Cervical Cancer1▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Infertility1▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Insulin Resistance1▲ 5.2×7 topics
  27. Pathogenesis1▲ 4.6×6 topics
  28. Rehabilitation1▲ 5.8×7 topics
  29. Biopsy1▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Health Inequalities1▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Low- and Middle-Income Countries1▲ 38×2 topics
  32. Mortality1▲ 3.9×9 topics
  33. Radiotherapy1▲ 5.8×6 topics
  34. Management1▲ 2.6×11 topics

Which research topics does Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Urological Disorders and Treatments, Cervical Cancer and HPV Research and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas.

Global Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksUrological Disorders and…1Urological Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksBreast Lesions and Carci…1Breast Lesions and Carcinomas: 1 fractional worksPediatric Urology and Ne…1Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvances in Oncology and Radiotherapy: 1 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 1 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Do…1Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 1 fractional worksCancer and Skin Lesions: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthUrologyEpidemiologyPathology and Forensic Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  2. 2 Urological Disorders and Treatments Urology 1 works
  3. 3 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Breast Lesions and Carcinomas Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  7. 7 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer and Skin Lesions Dermatology 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 available59.5%not open40.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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