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Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science

In research, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,261 of 14,347 worldwide), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (#582 of 2,085 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,847 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#8,077
of 42,892
Rank in Thailand
#25
of 191
Research works
801
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
45.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #3,261 of 14,347 26.0%279
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #582 of 2,085 40.3%211
MedicineField #6,847 of 17,978 32.8%456
Health SciencesDomain #8,419 of 20,462 32.5%479
Infectious DiseasesSubfield #573 of 1,021 30.1%124
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #1,528 of 1,980 23.6%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 1.65× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.54× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 17.57× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 3.02× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.69× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.78× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 17.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Carl J. Mason, Ananda Nisalak and David N. Taylor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science.

  1. 1 Carl J. Mason Thailand · #94,606 worldwide 258 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Ananda Nisalak Thailand · #125,765 worldwide 174 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 David N. Taylor Thailand · #284,441 worldwide 99 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Douglas S. Walsh Thailand · #296,914 worldwide 80 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Mark de Souza Thailand · #308,941 worldwide 99 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 P Echeverria Thailand · #427,483 worldwide 108 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Daniel Strickman Thailand · #438,749 worldwide 118 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Sorachai Nitayaphan Thailand · #457,128 worldwide 73 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Robert V. Gibbons Thailand · #561,936 worldwide 79 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science

Which keywords describe research at Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Vector Control, Public Health, Pathogenesis, Arboviral Diseases, Zika Virus and Vaccine.

▲ 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. Epidemiology27▲ 12×38 topics
  2. Vaccine Development14▲ 92×9 topics
  3. Vector Control8▲ 115×4 topics
  4. Public Health8▲ 8.8×11 topics
  5. Pathogenesis7▲ 24×15 topics
  6. Arboviral Diseases6▲ 169×1 topic
  7. Zika Virus6▲ 169×1 topic
  8. Vaccine6▲ 26×9 topics
  9. Immune Response5▲ 14×12 topics
  10. Global Burden4▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Insecticide Resistance4▲ 99×3 topics
  12. Genome Sequence4▲ 87×2 topics
  13. Artemisinin Resistance4▲ 226×1 topic
  14. Plasmodium falciparum4▲ 226×1 topic
  15. Pandemic4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  16. SARS-CoV-24▲ 18×5 topics
  17. Host-Pathogen Interactions3▲ 68×3 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity3▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Immunity3▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Zoonotic Infections3▲ 88×2 topics
  21. ACE2 Receptor3▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Bunyavirus3▲ 105×1 topic
  23. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers3▲ 105×1 topic
  24. Lyme Disease2▲ 165×1 topic
  25. Pathogen Transmission2▲ 62×2 topics
  26. Tick-Borne Diseases2▲ 165×1 topic
  27. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 24×4 topics
  28. Diagnosis2▲ 4.2×9 topics
  29. Infectious Diseases2▲ 11×6 topics
  30. Pathogenicity2▲ 54×3 topics
  31. Host Immune Response2▲ 56×3 topics
  32. Infection2▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Mutation2▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Virulence2▲ 53×5 topics
  35. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 8.3×9 topics
  36. Coronavirus2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Viral Transmission2▲ 22×3 topics
  38. antibody2▲ 29×1 topic
  39. spike protein2▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Antibodies2▲ 52×2 topics

Which research topics does Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Malaria Research and Control, Viral Infections and Vectors and Vector-borne infectious diseases.

  1. 1 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  2. 2 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  3. 3 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 3 works
  4. 4 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 2 works
  5. 5 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  6. 6 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 2 works
  7. 7 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 1 works
  8. 8 Leptospirosis research and findings Parasitology 1 works
  9. 9 Travel-related health issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 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 available44.0%not open56.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.0%domestic only50.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower 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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