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Zithulele Hospital

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Research works
51
▼ 73% vs 2018-21
Citations
387
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Zithulele Hospital

Not ranked overall: Zithulele 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 Zithulele Hospital work in?

In all years, 80% of research at Zithulele Hospital is in Health Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (72%), Health Professions (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 41 fractional works · 79.5% of its workMedicine: 37 fractional works · 71.9% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 12.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 11.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKZithuleleHospital51fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences80%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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3771.9%
    2. Health Professions36.5%
    3. Nursing11.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology35.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Social Sciences24.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities01.0%
    4. Psychology00.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Computer Science22.9%
    2. Engineering11.3%
    3. Mathematics00.1%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.49× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Mathematics: 2.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 5.80× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.20× its world share, 2 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 6 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology6.08×0 works
  2. Health Professions5.80×0 works
  3. Medicine3.20×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.49×0 works
  5. Mathematics2.08×0 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.64×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Zithulele Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Karl le Roux, Catherine Young and W D Riding lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zithulele Hospital.

  1. 1 Karl le Roux South Africa · #1,103,647 worldwide 836 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Catherine Young South Africa · #2,439,398 worldwide 684 citations · 96 works
  3. 3 W D Riding South Africa · #3,166,331 worldwide 405 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Zithulele Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Zithulele Hospital?

The most cited paper from Zithulele Hospital is "Environmental factors associated with allergy in urban and rural children from the South African Food Allergy (SAFFA) cohort" (Michael Eliad Levin, Maresa Botha, Wisdom Basera et al., 2019), with 137 citations. Next come "Rural and urban food allergy prevalence from the South African Food Allergy (SAFFA) study" (122) and "Home visits by neighborhood Mentor Mothers provide timely recovery from childhood malnutrition in South Africa: results from a randomized controlled trial" (101).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Environmental factors associated with allergy in urban and rural children from the South African Food Allergy (SAFFA) cohort Michael Eliad Levin, Maresa Botha, Wisdom Basera et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Open access 10 Oct 2019 137
2 Rural and urban food allergy prevalence from the South African Food Allergy (SAFFA) study Maresa Botha, Wisdom Basera, Heidi E. Facey‐Thomas et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Open access 7 Aug 2018 122
3 Home visits by neighborhood Mentor Mothers provide timely recovery from childhood malnutrition in South Africa: results from a randomized controlled trial Ingrid M. le Roux, Karl le Roux, Warren Scott Comulada et al. · Nutrition Journal Open access 22 Nov 2010 101
4 A clinical scoring system to prioritise investigation for tuberculosis among adults attending HIV clinics in South Africa Yasmeen Hanifa, Katherine Fielding, Violet N Chihota et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 3 Aug 2017 70
5 Community health workers impact on maternal and child health outcomes in rural South Africa – a non-randomized two-group comparison study Karl le Roux, Ellen A. Almirol, Panteha Hayati Rezvan et al. · BMC Public Health Open access 17 Sep 2020 61
All 87 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Zithulele Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Maternal Mortality, Complications, Prognostic Factors, Mechanical Ventilation, Diagnosis and Antiretroviral Therapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 3.0×28 topics
  2. Treatment4▲ 5.9×9 topics
  3. Maternal Mortality3▲ 33×3 topics
  4. Inflammation3▲ 2.4×11 topics
  5. Diagnosis3▲ 5.0×8 topics
  6. Complications2▲ 8.9×6 topics
  7. Prognostic Factors2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  8. Mechanical Ventilation2▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Public Health2▲ 3.0×9 topics
  10. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 17×6 topics
  11. Healthcare2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  12. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  13. Health Inequalities2▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Child Mortality2▲ 62×1 topic
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  16. Health Systems2▲ 62×1 topic
  17. Risk Factors2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.0×9 topics
  19. Breast Cancer2▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Endothelial Dysfunction2▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Cardiovascular Health1▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Primary Care1▲ 6.4×5 topics
  23. Surgical Management1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity1▲ 5.0×2 topics
  25. Health Policy1▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Nuclear Receptors1▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Viral Load1▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Acute Lung Injury1▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome1▲ 36×1 topic
  30. HIV Transmission1▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Preexposure Prophylaxis1▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Stigma and Discrimination1▲ 42×1 topic
  33. Vaccine1▲ 5.7×7 topics
  34. Placental Development1▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Preeclampsia1▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Airway Stenosis1▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Clinical Outcomes1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  38. Diagnostic Criteria1▲ 9.4×1 topic
  39. Differentiated Thyroid Cancer1▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Quality Improvement1▲ 9.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Zithulele Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Global Maternal and Child Health, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 0 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 0 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 0 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…0HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 0 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 0 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in cancer: 0 fractional worksVascular anomalies and interventions: 0 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 0 fractional worksAbdominal vascular conditions and treatments: 0 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsEmergency Medical Services4 others

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

  1. 1 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 0 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 0 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 0 works
  5. 5 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  6. 6 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 0 works
  7. 7 Vascular anomalies and interventions Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 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 available41.0%not open59.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Zithulele Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 73% 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 Zithulele Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000013% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Zithulele Hospital0.0000049% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Zithulele Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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