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African Field Epidemiology Network

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,288
of 28,054 · #25,781 all time
Rank in Uganda
#23
of 33
Research works
262
▲ 100% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

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: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.34× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.83× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.93× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.62× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at African Field Epidemiology Network?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Immune Response, Transmission, Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Development.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 5.0×46 topics
  2. Public Health8▲ 6.9×26 topics
  3. Pathogenesis7▲ 17×11 topics
  4. Vaccine6▲ 20×11 topics
  5. Immune Response6▲ 13×10 topics
  6. Globalization4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  7. Climate Change4▲ 1.83×12 topics
  8. Transmission4▲ 87×2 topics
  9. COVID-193▲ 3.1×14 topics
  10. Infectious Diseases3▲ 13×6 topics
  11. Vaccine Development3▲ 16×7 topics
  12. Ebola Virus3▲ 143×1 topic
  13. Outbreak3▲ 107×1 topic
  14. Vector Control3▲ 31×3 topics
  15. Bacterial Pathogenesis3▲ 86×2 topics
  16. Biodiversity3▲ 4.4×4 topics
  17. Diagnosis2▲ 3.1×12 topics
  18. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Genomics2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  20. One Health2▲ 85×1 topic
  21. Zoonotic Diseases2▲ 85×1 topic
  22. Mortality2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  23. Arboviral Diseases2▲ 35×1 topic
  24. Evolution2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  25. Maternal Mortality2▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Primary Care2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  27. Zika Virus2▲ 35×1 topic
  28. Adaptation2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  29. Global Impact2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Digital Health2▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Healthcare Quality Indicators2▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Type III Secretion System2▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Virulence Factors2▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Biofilm Formation1▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Cholera1▲ 72×1 topic
  36. Community Health Workers1▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Health Inequalities1▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Healthcare Policy1▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Inequalities1▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Social Distancing1▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does African Field Epidemiology Network publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, Zoonotic diseases and public health, Mosquito-borne diseases and control and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 3 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Immunology Research: 1 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research…1Vibrio bacteria research studies: 1 fractional worksYersinia bacterium, plag…1Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological…1COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Pol…1Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 3 works
  2. 2 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Immunology Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 1 works
  8. 8 Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  10. 10 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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 available67.1%not open32.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.9%domestic only44.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has African Field Epidemiology Network's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 100% 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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