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Centre Muraz

In research, Centre Muraz stands highest in Medicine (#12,745 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,793 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,267
of 28,054 · #22,237 all time
Rank in Burkina Faso
#12
of 12
Research works
418
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Centre Muraz 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 #12,745 of 17,978 18.9%236
Health SciencesDomain #14,793 of 20,462 18.9%275

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre Muraz 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: 3.72× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.97× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.94× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.53× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 3.95× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre Muraz?

Ranked on the composite score, Nicolas Méda, Yves Traoré and Pierre Gazin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre Muraz.

  1. 1 Nicolas Méda Burkina Faso · #199,804 worldwide 62 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Yves Traoré Burkina Faso · #297,522 worldwide 77 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Pierre Gazin Burkina Faso · #699,782 worldwide 7 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Hervé Hien Burkina Faso · #896,314 worldwide 19 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Dramane Kania Burkina Faso · #1,020,547 worldwide 47 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Centre Muraz

Which keywords describe research at Centre Muraz?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Vector Control, Global Burden, Immune Response, Insecticide Resistance, Genome Sequence and Arboviral Diseases.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 7.0×46 topics
  2. Vaccine Development8▲ 54×8 topics
  3. Vector Control6▲ 79×4 topics
  4. Global Burden5▲ 16×5 topics
  5. Immune Response4▲ 12×10 topics
  6. Public Health4▲ 4.9×22 topics
  7. Insecticide Resistance4▲ 89×4 topics
  8. Arboviral Diseases4▲ 98×1 topic
  9. Genome Sequence4▲ 76×2 topics
  10. Zika Virus4▲ 98×1 topic
  11. Artemisinin Resistance4▲ 191×1 topic
  12. Plasmodium falciparum4▲ 191×1 topic
  13. Vaccine4▲ 15×10 topics
  14. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 30×6 topics
  15. Pathogenesis3▲ 8.6×12 topics
  16. Maternal Mortality2▲ 18×5 topics
  17. Diversity2▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Biopesticides2▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Essential Oils2▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  22. SARS-CoV-22▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Child Mortality2▲ 41×1 topic
  24. Health Inequalities2▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Health Systems2▲ 41×1 topic
  26. Food Safety2▲ 9.5×7 topics
  27. Pest Management2▲ 32×3 topics
  28. Botanical Insecticides2▲ 64×1 topic
  29. HIV2▲ 29×3 topics
  30. Host-Pathogen Interactions2▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Insect Control2▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Microbiota2▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Viral Load2▲ 31×2 topics
  34. ACE2 Receptor1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  35. Mortality Rates1▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Social Determinants of Health1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  37. Zoonotic Infections1▲ 40×2 topics
  38. Agroecology1▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Drug Resistance1▲ 7.5×5 topics
  40. Liver Disease1▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does Centre Muraz publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Malaria Research and Control, Global Maternal and Child Health and Insect Pest Control Strategies.

Mosquito-borne diseases …4Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 4 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…4Malaria Research and Control: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksInsect symbiosis and bacterial influences: 1 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPlant ScienceInfectious Diseases4 others

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

  1. 1 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  2. 2 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  4. 4 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences Insect Science 1 works
  7. 7 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  9. 9 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 1 works
  10. 10 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 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 available52.4%not open47.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.7%domestic only48.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre Muraz's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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