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AIDS Information Centre

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Research works
25
▲ 449% vs 2018-21
Citations
794
32.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
64%
world 40%
International
46%
world 18%
AIDS Information Centre

Not ranked overall: AIDS Information Centre 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 AIDS Information Centre work in?

In all years, 72% of research at AIDS Information Centre is in Health Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (55%), Health Professions (16%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 18 fractional works · 71.6% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 55.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 25.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 15.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 14.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 18.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAIDS InformationCentre25fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences0%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences19%

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 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1455.3%
    2. Health Professions415.9%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Social Sciences310.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance27.4%
    3. Decision Sciences00.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology27.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Computer 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.44× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Health Professions: 4.51× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.64× its world share, 5 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 2.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology7.44×0 works
  2. Health Professions4.51×1 works
  3. Medicine3.64×5 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.45×0 works
  5. Social Sciences0.56×0 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×0 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at AIDS Information Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Saadick Mugerwa Ssentongo, Bonniface Oryokot and Baker Bakashaba lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AIDS Information Centre.

  1. 1 Saadick Mugerwa Ssentongo Uganda · #1,928,160 worldwide 45 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Bonniface Oryokot Uganda · #2,200,243 worldwide 77 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Baker Bakashaba Uganda · #2,438,758 worldwide 88 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at AIDS Information Centre

What are the most cited papers from AIDS Information Centre?

The most cited paper from AIDS Information Centre is "Multiple Validated Measures of Adherence Indicate High Levels of Adherence to Generic HIV Antiretroviral Therapy in a Resource-Limited Setting" (Jessica H. Oyugi, Jayne Byakika-Tusiime, Edwin D. Charlebois et al., 2004), with 282 citations. Next come "Processes and Outcomes of HIV Serostatus Disclosure to Sexual Partners among People Living with HIV in Uganda" (216) and "The costs and effectiveness of four HIV counseling and testing strategies in Uganda" (197).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Multiple Validated Measures of Adherence Indicate High Levels of Adherence to Generic HIV Antiretroviral Therapy in a Resource-Limited Setting Jessica H. Oyugi, Jayne Byakika-Tusiime, Edwin D. Charlebois et al. · JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 9 Jul 2004 282
2 Processes and Outcomes of HIV Serostatus Disclosure to Sexual Partners among People Living with HIV in Uganda Rachel Lisa King, David Katuntu, Julie Lifshay et al. · AIDS and Behavior 7 Sep 2007 216
3 The costs and effectiveness of four HIV counseling and testing strategies in Uganda Nick Menzies, Betty Abang, Rhoda K. Wanyenze et al. · AIDS 28 Jan 2009 197
4 Living with discordance: knowledge, challenges, and prevention strategies of HIV-discordant couples in Uganda Rebecca E. Bunnell, J. Nassozi, Elizabeth Marum et al. · AIDS Care 23 Sep 2005 165
5 Response to Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-Infected Patients Attending a Public, Urban Clinic in Kampala, Uganda Lisa A. Spacek, Hasan M Shihab, Moses Robert Kamya et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases 16 Dec 2005 118
All 75 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at AIDS Information Centre?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antiretroviral Therapy, Mortality Rates, HIV Transmission, Preexposure Prophylaxis, Stigma and Discrimination, Vaccine, Immune Response and HIV.

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

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Antiretroviral Therapy8▲ 135×6 topics
  2. Mortality Rates4▲ 188×2 topics
  3. HIV Transmission4▲ 204×2 topics
  4. Preexposure Prophylaxis4▲ 313×1 topic
  5. Stigma and Discrimination4▲ 313×1 topic
  6. Epidemiology4▲ 3.9×13 topics
  7. Vaccine4▲ 37×5 topics
  8. Immune Response4▲ 24×6 topics
  9. HIV3▲ 104×4 topics
  10. HIV Prevention3▲ 178×2 topics
  11. Risk Factors3▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Adolescent Health2▲ 126×1 topic
  13. HIV/AIDS2▲ 144×3 topics
  14. Sexual Behavior2▲ 260×1 topic
  15. Treatment2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  16. Drug Resistance2▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Economic Growth2▲ 9.6×1 topic
  18. Healthcare2▲ 10×2 topics
  19. Sub-Saharan Africa2▲ 500×1 topic
  20. Diagnosis2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  21. AIDS2▲ 127×1 topic
  22. Antibodies2▲ 75×1 topic
  23. HIV Infection2▲ 52×4 topics
  24. Maternal Mortality2▲ 36×2 topics
  25. Public Health2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  26. Community Health Workers2▲ 88×2 topics
  27. Child Mortality1▲ 104×1 topic
  28. Health Systems1▲ 104×1 topic
  29. Mycobacterium tuberculosis1▲ 77×1 topic
  30. Tuberculosis1▲ 93×1 topic
  31. Herbal Medicine1▲ 18×4 topics
  32. drug use1▲ 149×1 topic
  33. harm reduction1▲ 149×1 topic

Which research topics does AIDS Information Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Global Maternal and Child Health and HIV-related health complications and treatments.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…1HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…1Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…0Global Maternal and Child Health: 0 fractional worksHIV-related health complications and treatments: 0 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 0 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…0Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksHIV/AIDS drug development and treatment: 0 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 0 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEmergency MedicineVirology2 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  2. 2 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  4. 4 HIV-related health complications and treatments Emergency Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 0 works
  6. 6 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability Urban Studies 0 works
  8. 8 HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment Infectious Diseases 0 works
  9. 9 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 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 available63.9%not open36.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.8%domestic only54.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has AIDS Information Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 449% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is AIDS Information Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000083% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%AIDS Information Centre0.000078% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of AIDS Information Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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