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American Foundation for AIDS Research

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Research works
89
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
29.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: American Foundation for AIDS Research is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.44× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 4.76× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.43× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 3.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.31× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Foundation for AIDS Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Rowena Johnston, Mathilde Krim and Gregorio A. Millett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Foundation for AIDS Research.

  1. 1 Rowena Johnston United States · #706,773 worldwide 80 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Mathilde Krim United States · #752,442 worldwide 33 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Gregorio A. Millett United States · #1,144,803 worldwide 40 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at American Foundation for AIDS Research

Which keywords describe research at American Foundation for AIDS Research?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antiretroviral Therapy, HIV, HIV Transmission, Viral Load, Preexposure Prophylaxis, Stigma and Discrimination, Public Health and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Antiretroviral Therapy24▲ 114×5 topics
  2. HIV14▲ 137×3 topics
  3. HIV Transmission14▲ 182×2 topics
  4. Epidemiology14▲ 3.8×16 topics
  5. Viral Load13▲ 220×2 topics
  6. Preexposure Prophylaxis13▲ 271×1 topic
  7. Stigma and Discrimination13▲ 271×1 topic
  8. Public Health11▲ 8.8×9 topics
  9. Substance Abuse9▲ 146×2 topics
  10. Immune Response9▲ 16×9 topics
  11. drug use8▲ 329×1 topic
  12. harm reduction8▲ 329×1 topic
  13. Mental Health7▲ 7.1×9 topics
  14. Vaccine7▲ 19×6 topics
  15. Adolescent Health6▲ 87×2 topics
  16. HIV Prevention6▲ 109×2 topics
  17. Risk Factors6▲ 6.9×2 topics
  18. Sexual Behavior6▲ 178×1 topic
  19. Youth Risk Behavior6▲ 178×1 topic
  20. AIDS6▲ 122×1 topic
  21. Antibodies6▲ 72×1 topic
  22. HIV/AIDS5▲ 86×3 topics
  23. Stigma5▲ 49×3 topics
  24. HIV Infection4▲ 36×2 topics
  25. Healthcare4▲ 5.9×3 topics
  26. Economic Growth4▲ 5.5×2 topics
  27. Health Disparities4▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Impact3▲ 164×1 topic
  29. Sub-Saharan Africa3▲ 272×1 topic
  30. Treatment3▲ 2.8×9 topics
  31. Intersectionality3▲ 25×3 topics
  32. Drug Resistance3▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Gender Identity3▲ 34×2 topics
  34. Integrase Inhibitors3▲ 81×1 topic
  35. Nucleoside Analogues3▲ 81×1 topic
  36. Discrimination3▲ 23×1 topic
  37. LGBTQ+3▲ 126×1 topic
  38. Primary Care3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  39. Antiviral Therapy2▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Infection2▲ 7.9×4 topics

Which research topics does American Foundation for AIDS Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, Sex work and related issues and LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…1HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 1 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 1 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 0 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 0 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…0Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 0 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 0 fractional worksReproductive Health and Contraception: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization: 0 fractional worksAmoebic Infections and Treatments: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEpidemiologySociology and Political ScienceSocial Psychology5 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 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 0 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  7. 7 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  10. 10 Amoebic Infections and Treatments Infectious Diseases 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 available46.1%not open53.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Foundation for AIDS Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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