Description of papers included in systematic review of health research in Africa, 2014–2016
| n=7100 | ||
| N | % | |
| Region of paper's focus | ||
| Central Africa | 391 | 5.5 |
| East Africa | 3092 | 43.6 |
| Southern Africa | 1572 | 22.1 |
| West Africa | 2045 | 28.8 |
| Number of authors on paper | ||
| Single author | 281 | 4.0 |
| Multiple authors | 6819 | 96.0 |
| Disease area* | ||
| HIV/AIDS | 1455 | 20.5 |
| Tuberculosis | 395 | 5.6 |
| Malaria | 632 | 8.9 |
| Epidemic/pandemic prone diseases | 278 | 3.9 |
| Neglected tropical diseases | 213 | 3.0 |
| Non-communicable diseases | 277 | 3.9 |
| Cancer | 169 | 2.4 |
| Sickle-cell disease | 22 | 0.3 |
| Mental and neurological disorders | 396 | 5.6 |
| Road traffic injuries | 68 | 1.0 |
| Journal coverage | ||
| African, National | 272 | 3.8 |
| African, Regional | 497 | 7.0 |
| International | 6331 | 89.2 |
| Journal's 2015 impact factor | ||
| No impact factor | 871 | 12.3 |
| Less than 1 | 533 | 7.5 |
| 1–2.5 | 3104 | 43.7 |
| 2.5–4 | 2017 | 28.4 |
| 4–10 | 409 | 5.8 |
| Greater than 10 | 166 | 2.3 |
| Paper's collaborative type | ||
| Only authors from country of focus | 2254 | 31.8 |
| Authors include individuals from top US university (only) | 830 | 11.7 |
| Authors include individuals from USA/Canada but not top US university (only) | 916 | 12.9 |
| Authors include individuals from Europe (only) | 1665 | 23.5 |
| Authors include individuals from other African countries (only) | 303 | 4.3 |
| Authors include individuals from multiple outside locales | 1132 | |
*Note, it is possible for a paper to have more than one area of focus or to cover a topic not captured on this list.