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Biomedical Research and Training Institute

In research, Biomedical Research and Training Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,727 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,758 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,020
of 22,385 · #11,738 all time
Rank in Zimbabwe
#15
of 17
Research works
294
▲ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.2k
24.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
75%
world 18%
Biomedical Research and Training Institute

What is Biomedical Research and Training 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,727 of 16,688 16.4%170
MedicineField #4,758 of 14,558 15.4%131

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Biomedical Research and Training 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Biomedical Research and Training Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Biomedical Research and Training Institute is in Health Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (53%), Health Professions (11%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 56 fractional works · 64.8% of its workMedicine: 46 fractional works · 53.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 13.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 10.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 19.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 9.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workVirology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBiomedicalResearch and…86fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences19%

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 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4653.1%
    2. Health Professions910.5%
    3. Nursing11.0%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Social Sciences88.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.5%
    3. Psychology33.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting22.0%
    5. Decision Sciences11.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology55.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    4. Neuroscience10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Engineering22.8%
    2. Computer Science11.7%
    3. Environmental Science11.5%
    4. Mathematics00.4%
    5. Materials Science00.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
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: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.58× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.99× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.76× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.61× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology5.58×5 works
  2. Health Professions3.99×9 works
  3. Medicine2.76×46 works
  4. Nursing1.99×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.61×3 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.43×1 works
  7. Psychology1.00×3 works
  8. Social Sciences0.69×8 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.62×2 works
  10. Dentistry0.54×0 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.37×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×2 works
  14. Mathematics0.32×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.31×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.28×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.22×2 works
  18. Engineering0.19×2 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.14×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Biomedical Research and Training Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Constance Anesu Nyamukapa, Peter Mason and Tsitsi Bandason lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Biomedical Research and Training Institute.

  1. 1 Constance Anesu Nyamukapa Zimbabwe · #257,719 worldwide 7.4k citations · 197 works
  2. 2 Peter Mason Zimbabwe · #300,550 worldwide 3.2k citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Tsitsi Bandason Zimbabwe · #384,700 worldwide 3.7k citations · 183 works
  4. 4 Tadios Manyanga Zimbabwe · #421,528 worldwide 288 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Beauty Makamure Zimbabwe · #695,115 worldwide 908 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Shungu S. Munyati Zimbabwe · #749,948 worldwide 1.9k citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Stephen K. Chandiwana Zimbabwe · #767,392 worldwide 2k citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Claudius Madanhire Zimbabwe · #879,544 worldwide 1.2k citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Leyla Sophie Larsson Zimbabwe · #1,090,447 worldwide 255 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Joseph Chipanga Zimbabwe · #1,193,087 worldwide 644 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Biomedical Research and Training Institute

What are the most cited papers from Biomedical Research and Training Institute?

The most cited paper from Biomedical Research and Training Institute is "Time for united action on depression: a Lancet–World Psychiatric Association Commission" (Helen Herrman et al., 2022), with 1,073 citations. Next come "Sexual mixing patterns and sex-differentials in teenage exposure to HIV infection in rural Zimbabwe" (591) and "Perinatally acquired HIV infection in adolescents from sub-Saharan Africa: a review of emerging challenges" (479).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Time for united action on depression: a Lancet–World Psychiatric Association Commission Helen Herrman et al. · The Lancet Open access 15 Feb 2022 1,073
2 Sexual mixing patterns and sex-differentials in teenage exposure to HIV infection in rural Zimbabwe Simon Gregson, Constance Anesu Nyamukapa, Geoffrey P. Garnett et al. · The Lancet Jun 2002 591
3 Perinatally acquired HIV infection in adolescents from sub-Saharan Africa: a review of emerging challenges Elizabeth D. Lowenthal, Sabrina Bakeera‐Kitaka, Tafireyi Marukutira et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access 6 Jan 2014 479
4 Feasibility, accuracy, and clinical effect of point-of-care Xpert MTB/RIF testing for tuberculosis in primary-care settings in Africa: a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial Grant Theron, Lynn Sodai Zijenah, Duncan M Chanda et al. · The Lancet 28 Oct 2013 447
5 Tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities, challenges, and change in the era of antiretroviral treatment Elizabeth Lucy Corbett, Barbara J. Marston, Gavin Churchyard et al. · The Lancet Mar 2006 446
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Which keywords describe research at Biomedical Research and Training Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antiretroviral Therapy, Epidemiology, Vaccine, Immune Response, HIV Transmission, Mortality Rates, Viral Load and Drug Resistance.

▲ 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 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 Therapy14▲ 100×6 topics
  2. Epidemiology13▲ 3.9×39 topics
  3. Vaccine7▲ 20×8 topics
  4. Immune Response7▲ 14×7 topics
  5. HIV Transmission7▲ 103×2 topics
  6. Mortality Rates6▲ 71×2 topics
  7. Drug Resistance6▲ 23×3 topics
  8. Viral Load6▲ 85×2 topics
  9. Inflammation6▲ 3.0×16 topics
  10. Preexposure Prophylaxis6▲ 131×1 topic
  11. Stigma and Discrimination6▲ 131×1 topic
  12. HIV Infection5▲ 60×4 topics
  13. Diagnosis5▲ 6.6×6 topics
  14. Risk Factors5▲ 5.6×8 topics
  15. Treatment5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 5.0×13 topics
  17. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 25×3 topics
  18. HIV Prevention5▲ 90×2 topics
  19. Adolescent Health4▲ 63×2 topics
  20. Sexual Behavior4▲ 145×1 topic
  21. Youth Risk Behavior4▲ 145×1 topic
  22. HIV4▲ 62×4 topics
  23. Aging4▲ 8.7×7 topics
  24. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 20×6 topics
  25. Bone Mineral Density4▲ 58×3 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity4▲ 10.0×3 topics
  27. Insulin Resistance4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  28. Mycobacterium tuberculosis4▲ 75×1 topic
  29. Tuberculosis4▲ 79×1 topic
  30. Community Health Workers3▲ 43×2 topics
  31. Maternal Mortality3▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Lipodystrophy3▲ 185×1 topic
  33. Metabolic Abnormalities3▲ 185×1 topic
  34. Public Health3▲ 2.6×17 topics
  35. Health Inequalities3▲ 28×3 topics
  36. Child Mortality3▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Health Systems3▲ 45×1 topic
  38. AIDS3▲ 119×1 topic
  39. Antibodies3▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Global Burden3▲ 5.5×10 topics

Which research topics does Biomedical Research and Training Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology and HIV-related health complications and treatments.

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 6 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 4 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…4Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 4 fractional worksHIV-related health compl…3HIV-related health complications and treatments: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 3 fractional worksHIV/AIDS drug development and treatment: 2 fractional worksReproductive tract infections research: 1 fractional worksSyphilis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsEmergency MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 6 works
  2. 2 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 4 works
  4. 4 HIV-related health complications and treatments Emergency Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  6. 6 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 3 works
  7. 7 HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment Infectious Diseases 2 works
  8. 8 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 1 works
  9. 9 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 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 available71.1%not open28.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors74.8%domestic only25.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Biomedical Research and Training Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% higher 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 Biomedical Research and Training Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Biomedical Research and Training Institute0.00032% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Biomedical Research and Training Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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