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American Leprosy Missions

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Research works
73
▲ 74% vs 2018-21
Citations
767
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
American Leprosy Missions

Not ranked overall: American Leprosy Missions is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does American Leprosy Missions work in?

In all years, 60% of research at American Leprosy Missions is in Health Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (54%), Social Sciences (18%), Arts and Humanities (6%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 44 fractional works · 60.0% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 54.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 19 fractional works · 25.7% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 30.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 18.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAmerican LeprosyMissions73fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences60%Social Sciences30%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4054.2%
    2. Health Professions33.9%
    3. Veterinary11.3%
    4. Nursing00.6%
    1. Social Sciences1318.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities45.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.7%
    4. Psychology12.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.5%
    1. Engineering22.5%
    2. Computer Science11.7%
    3. Environmental Science00.4%
    4. Chemistry00.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology22.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
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: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.72× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.01× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 3.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.58× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics6.72×0 works
  2. Medicine4.01×11 works
  3. Nursing3.38×0 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.58×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.40×0 works
  6. Veterinary0.97×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.63×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.46×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.41×0 works
  10. Psychology0.35×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.23×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.12×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at American Leprosy Missions?

Ranked on the quality score, Paul R. Saunderson, Germán Espinosa and Linda Faye Lehman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Leprosy Missions.

  1. 1 Paul R. Saunderson United States · #1,916,776 worldwide 3.5k citations · 141 works
  2. 2 Germán Espinosa United States · #2,989,957 worldwide 45 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Linda Faye Lehman United States · #3,492,501 worldwide 466 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Stefanie Weiland United States · #4,028,430 worldwide 100 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Hugh Alistair Cross United States · #5,181,641 worldwide 676 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at American Leprosy Missions

What are the most cited papers from American Leprosy Missions?

The most cited paper from American Leprosy Missions is "Antimicrobial resistance in leprosy: results of the first prospective open survey conducted by a WHO surveillance network for the period 2009–15" (Emmanuelle Cambau et al., 2018), with 176 citations. Next come "The Missing Millions: A Threat to the Elimination of Leprosy" (165) and "Nerve damage in leprosy: a continuing challenge to scientists, clinicians and service providers" (119).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Antimicrobial resistance in leprosy: results of the first prospective open survey conducted by a WHO surveillance network for the period 2009–15 Emmanuelle Cambau et al. · Clinical Microbiology and Infection Open access138 authors Mar 2018 176
2 The Missing Millions: A Threat to the Elimination of Leprosy William Cairns Smith, Wim H. van Brakel, Tom Gillis et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases Open access 23 Apr 2015 165
3 Nerve damage in leprosy: a continuing challenge to scientists, clinicians and service providers Diana N. J. Lockwood, Paul R. Saunderson · International Health 12 May 2012 119
4 Multidrug therapy for leprosy: a game changer on the path to elimination Cairns S Smith, Ann Aerts, Paul R. Saunderson et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases 7 Jul 2017 118
5 Rifampicin and clarithromycin (extended release) versus rifampicin and streptomycin for limited Buruli ulcer lesions: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority phase 3 trial Richard Odame Phillips et al. · The Lancet Open access 12 Mar 2020 113
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at American Leprosy Missions?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Public Health, Immune Response, Neuropathy, Stigma and Genetics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology25▲ 8.5×19 topics
  2. Treatment21▲ 22×7 topics
  3. Diagnosis21▲ 28×5 topics
  4. Public Health16▲ 17×9 topics
  5. Immune Response15▲ 34×2 topics
  6. Neuropathy14▲ 463×2 topics
  7. Stigma14▲ 169×2 topics
  8. Genetics14▲ 24×2 topics
  9. Leprosy14▲ 1897×1 topic
  10. Mycobacterium leprae14▲ 1897×1 topic
  11. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 17×4 topics
  12. Mycobacterium avium4▲ 123×1 topic
  13. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria4▲ 123×1 topic
  14. Meta-Analysis4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  15. Helminth Infections3▲ 98×2 topics
  16. Surgical Management3▲ 9.9×2 topics
  17. Spinal Epidural Abscess3▲ 137×1 topic
  18. Tuberculous Meningitis3▲ 137×1 topic
  19. Globalization3▲ 2.1×6 topics
  20. Quality of Life2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  21. Archaeology2▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Ivermectin2▲ 72×1 topic
  23. Lymphatic Filariasis2▲ 195×1 topic
  24. Drug Resistance2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  25. Diabetes2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  26. Mycobacterium tuberculosis2▲ 38×1 topic
  27. Tuberculosis2▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Insecticide Resistance2▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Primary Care2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  30. Global Epidemiology2▲ 44×2 topics
  31. Narrative2▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Bed Bugs1▲ 156×1 topic
  33. Quality Improvement1▲ 9.1×3 topics
  34. Scabies1▲ 156×1 topic
  35. Schistosomiasis1▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Soil-Transmitted Helminths1▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Systematic Review1▲ 46×2 topics
  38. Academic Libraries1▲ 39×2 topics
  39. Consensus Building1▲ 92×1 topic
  40. Delphi Method1▲ 92×1 topic

Which research topics does American Leprosy Missions publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Leprosy Research and Treatment, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology.

Leprosy Research and Tre…3Leprosy Research and Treatment: 3 fractional worksMycobacterium research a…1Mycobacterium research and diagnosis: 1 fractional worksParasitic Diseases Resea…1Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Asse…0Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 0 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis: 0 fractional worksDermatological diseases and infestations: 0 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 0 fractional worksNeutropenia and Cancer Infections: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEpidemiologyEconomics and EconometricsEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism3 others

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

  1. 1 Leprosy Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases 3 works
  2. 2 Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases 1 works
  4. 4 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  5. 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  7. 7 Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Dermatological diseases and infestations Infectious Diseases 0 works
  9. 9 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 0 works
  10. 10 Neutropenia and Cancer Infections Oncology 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 available60.9%not open39.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.5%domestic only69.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has American Leprosy Missions's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 74% higher 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 American Leprosy Missions as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000051% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%American Leprosy Missions0.000019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of American Leprosy Missions over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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