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Anova Health Institute

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Research works
116
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
41%
world 18%
Anova Health Institute

Not ranked overall: Anova Health Institute 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 Anova Health Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Anova Health Institute is in Health Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (44%), Health Professions (26%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 15 fractional works · 71.0% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 43.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 26.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 26.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 24.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 22.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKAnova HealthInstitute21fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Health Sciences71%Social Sciences22%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 3 domains and 10 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine943.7%
    2. Health Professions626.4%
    3. Nursing00.9%
    1. Social Sciences312.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance16.0%
    3. Psychology13.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology14.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.5%
    3. Neuroscience00.4%
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: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.53× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceHealth Professions: 10.02× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.27× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.86× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.78× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions10.02×6 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology4.53×1 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.78×1 works
  4. Medicine2.27×9 works
  5. Nursing1.86×0 works
  6. Psychology1.28×1 works
  7. Social Sciences0.96×3 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×0 works
  9. Neuroscience0.24×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Anova Health Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, James Alasdair McIntyre, Kate Rees and JA McIntyre lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Anova Health Institute.

  1. 1 James Alasdair McIntyre South Africa · #403,656 worldwide 17k citations · 356 works
  2. 2 Kate Rees South Africa · #1,318,730 worldwide 2.7k citations · 111 works
  3. 3 JA McIntyre South Africa · #1,764,765 worldwide 688 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Helen Elizabeth Struthers South Africa · #2,363,196 worldwide 3.4k citations · 128 works
  5. 5 Glenn de Swardt South Africa · #2,455,388 worldwide 614 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Geoffrey A. Jobson South Africa · #2,766,574 worldwide 667 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Kabelo Maleke South Africa · #2,775,006 worldwide 418 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 James Alisdair McIntyre South Africa · #3,140,610 worldwide 332 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Jan Henk Dubbink South Africa · #3,433,530 worldwide 422 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Oscar Radebe South Africa · #3,979,704 worldwide 212 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Anova Health Institute

What are the most cited papers from Anova Health Institute?

The most cited paper from Anova Health Institute is "Heterosexual HIV-1 transmission after initiation of antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cohort analysis" (Deborah J Donnell, Jared M. Baeten, James Njogu Kiarie et al., 2010), with 963 citations. Next come "Adherence to antiretroviral therapy during and after pregnancy in low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries" (494) and "Benefits and Risks of Antiretroviral Therapy for Perinatal HIV Prevention" (351).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Heterosexual HIV-1 transmission after initiation of antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cohort analysis Deborah J Donnell, Jared M. Baeten, James Njogu Kiarie et al. · The Lancet Open access 27 May 2010 963
2 Adherence to antiretroviral therapy during and after pregnancy in low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries Jean Bisimwa Nachega, Olalekan Abdulrahman Uthman, Jean Anderson et al. · AIDS Open access 29 Aug 2012 494
3 Benefits and Risks of Antiretroviral Therapy for Perinatal HIV Prevention Mary Glenn Fowler et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 2 Nov 2016 351
4 Male sex workers: practices, contexts, and vulnerabilities for HIV acquisition and transmission Stefan Baral, Mackey Reuel Friedman, Scott Geibel et al. · The Lancet Open access 21 Jul 2014 312
5 Adjunctive interferon-γ immunotherapy for the treatment of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis Joseph N Jarvis, Graeme Meintjes, Kevin Brian Rebe et al. · AIDS Open access 14 Mar 2012 292
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Anova Health Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antiretroviral Therapy, HIV Transmission, Preexposure Prophylaxis, Stigma and Discrimination, Risk Factors, Adolescent Health, Sexual Behavior 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 2022-now 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 22 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Antiretroviral Therapy6▲ 183×5 topics
  2. HIV Transmission5▲ 290×2 topics
  3. Preexposure Prophylaxis5▲ 440×1 topic
  4. Stigma and Discrimination5▲ 440×1 topic
  5. Risk Factors2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  6. Adolescent Health2▲ 118×1 topic
  7. Sexual Behavior2▲ 275×1 topic
  8. Epidemiology2▲ 2.1×11 topics
  9. HIV2▲ 93×3 topics
  10. Patient Engagement1▲ 49×2 topics
  11. Behavior Change1▲ 40×2 topics
  12. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 29×3 topics
  13. Economic Growth1▲ 6.7×2 topics
  14. HIV/AIDS1▲ 86×2 topics
  15. Adherence1▲ 40×2 topics
  16. Mental Health1▲ 3.5×5 topics
  17. Mobile Health1▲ 34×2 topics
  18. South Africa1▲ 194×2 topics
  19. Health Apps1▲ 80×1 topic
  20. Impact1▲ 221×1 topic
  21. Sub-Saharan Africa1▲ 411×1 topic
  22. mHealth1▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does Anova Health Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…5HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 5 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Impact and Responses: 1 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS drug development and treatment: 0 fractional worksInfection Control in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksCommunity Health and Development: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 5 works
  2. 2 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 1 works
  7. 7 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment Infectious Diseases 0 works
  9. 9 Infection Control in Healthcare Infectious Diseases 0 works
  10. 10 Community Health and Development 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 available75.6%not open24.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.6%domestic only59.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Anova Health Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower 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 Anova Health Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000058% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Anova Health Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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