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Aurum Institute

In research, Aurum Institute stands highest in Medicine (#13,218 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#15,928 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,412
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#81
of 154
Research works
190
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
27.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Aurum Institute 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
MedicineField #13,218 of 17,978 26.2%121
Health SciencesDomain #15,928 of 20,462 25.2%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aurum Institute 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.33× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 4.14× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.94× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 2.92× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Aurum Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Gavin Churchyard, Salome Charalambous and Violet Chihota lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aurum Institute.

  1. 1 Gavin Churchyard South Africa · #305,604 worldwide 148 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Salome Charalambous South Africa · #395,720 worldwide 55 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Violet Chihota South Africa · #1,316,977 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Aurum Institute

Which keywords describe research at Aurum Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Antiretroviral Therapy, Vaccine, Immune Response, Drug Resistance and Genetic Diversity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 6.8×26 topics
  2. Diagnosis10▲ 19×9 topics
  3. Treatment10▲ 14×8 topics
  4. Antiretroviral Therapy10▲ 105×6 topics
  5. Vaccine10▲ 42×9 topics
  6. Immune Response9▲ 29×9 topics
  7. Drug Resistance8▲ 51×3 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity7▲ 29×2 topics
  9. Mycobacterium tuberculosis7▲ 234×1 topic
  10. Tuberculosis7▲ 247×1 topic
  11. HIV Transmission6▲ 138×2 topics
  12. Viral Load6▲ 126×2 topics
  13. Mortality Rates5▲ 97×2 topics
  14. Preexposure Prophylaxis5▲ 186×1 topic
  15. Stigma and Discrimination5▲ 186×1 topic
  16. HIV5▲ 99×4 topics
  17. Public Health3▲ 4.0×13 topics
  18. Risk Factors2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  20. Behavior Change2▲ 27×3 topics
  21. HIV Infection2▲ 35×4 topics
  22. HIV Prevention2▲ 63×2 topics
  23. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 18×4 topics
  24. Substance Abuse2▲ 47×2 topics
  25. drug use2▲ 113×1 topic
  26. harm reduction2▲ 113×1 topic
  27. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Adolescent Health2▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Patient Engagement2▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Sexual Behavior2▲ 82×1 topic
  31. Adherence2▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Mobile Health2▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Opportunistic Infections2▲ 96×2 topics
  34. Pneumocystis2▲ 131×1 topic
  35. Pneumonia2▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Respiratory Infections2▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Community-Acquired Pneumonia1▲ 75×1 topic
  38. Health Apps1▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine1▲ 75×1 topic
  40. mHealth1▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Aurum Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Tuberculosis Research an…7Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 7 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…5HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 5 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment: 2 fractional worksPneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 1 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 1 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional worksDiagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEpidemiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsVirology2 others

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

  1. 1 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 7 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 5 works
  3. 3 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 2 works
  4. 4 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 1 works
  9. 9 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 1 works
  10. 10 Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis Surgery 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 available71.0%not open29.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors73.7%domestic only26.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Aurum Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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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