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Dignitas International

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Research works
48
▼ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
27.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
61%
world 18%
Dignitas International

Not ranked overall: Dignitas International 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 Dignitas International work in?

In all years, 61% of research at Dignitas International is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (53%), Environmental Science (9%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 30 fractional works · 61.4% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 52.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 21.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 7.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 14.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.7% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 14.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 9.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 9.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDignitasInternational48fractional works, all years
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences61%Social Sciences15%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2652.8%
    2. Health Professions47.8%
    3. Nursing00.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences48.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology23.8%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences36.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.5%
    3. Psychology12.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.7%
    1. Environmental Science49.2%
    2. Mathematics00.2%
    3. Computer Science00.1%
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: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.76× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Health Professions: 1.78× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.86× its world share, 2 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology3.76×0 works
  2. Medicine2.86×2 works
  3. Social Sciences1.95×1 works
  4. Health Professions1.78×0 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.44×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.27×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×0 works
  8. Psychology0.28×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Dignitas International?

Ranked on the quality score, Monique van Lettow, Josh Berman and Fabian Cataldo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dignitas International.

  1. 1 Monique van Lettow Malawi · #484,049 worldwide 2.7k citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Josh Berman Malawi · #1,420,593 worldwide 663 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Fabian Cataldo Malawi · #2,125,458 worldwide 1.3k citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Edson Mwinjiwa Malawi · #2,790,882 worldwide 486 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Dignitas International

What are the most cited papers from Dignitas International?

The most cited paper from Dignitas International is "Antifungal Combinations for Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Africa" (Síle F. Molloy et al., 2018), with 414 citations. Next come "Retention in care under universal antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women (‘Option B+’) in Malawi" (376) and "Prevalence of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes, and cascade of care in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional, population-based study in rural and urban Malawi" (373).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Antifungal Combinations for Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Africa Síle F. Molloy et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 14 Mar 2018 414
2 Retention in care under universal antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women (‘Option B+’) in Malawi Lyson Tenthani, Andreas D. Haas, Hannock M. Tweya et al. · AIDS Open access 27 Jan 2014 376
3 Prevalence of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes, and cascade of care in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional, population-based study in rural and urban Malawi Alison Price, Amelia Catharine Crampin, Alemayehu Amberbir et al. · The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Open access 19 Jan 2018 373
4 Adjunctive Dexamethasone in HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis Justin Beardsley et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 11 Feb 2016 318
5 Rapid urine-based screening for tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients admitted to hospital in Africa (STAMP): a pragmatic, multicentre, parallel-group, double-blind, randomised controlled trial Ankur Gupta‐Wright, Elizabeth Lucy Corbett, Joep J. van Oosterhout et al. · The Lancet Open access Jul 2018 215
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Dignitas International?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antiretroviral Therapy, Epidemiology, Mortality Rates, HIV Transmission, Preexposure Prophylaxis, Drug Resistance, HIV Infection 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 all years 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 Therapy11▲ 97×6 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 3.8×24 topics
  3. HIV Transmission5▲ 120×1 topic
  4. Mortality Rates5▲ 110×2 topics
  5. Preexposure Prophylaxis5▲ 186×1 topic
  6. Drug Resistance5▲ 30×4 topics
  7. HIV Infection4▲ 65×3 topics
  8. Diagnosis4▲ 7.2×7 topics
  9. Immune Response4▲ 12×5 topics
  10. Treatment4▲ 5.7×8 topics
  11. Vaccine4▲ 19×4 topics
  12. Climate Change3▲ 2.5×9 topics
  13. Community Health Workers3▲ 88×2 topics
  14. Maternal Mortality3▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Child Mortality3▲ 109×1 topic
  16. Health Systems3▲ 109×1 topic
  17. HIV2▲ 43×3 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity2▲ 10×4 topics
  19. Integrase Inhibitors2▲ 117×1 topic
  20. Nucleoside Analogues2▲ 117×1 topic
  21. Mycobacterium tuberculosis2▲ 69×1 topic
  22. Tuberculosis2▲ 83×1 topic
  23. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  24. Risk Factors2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  25. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Adolescent Health2▲ 44×1 topic
  27. HIV Prevention2▲ 58×2 topics
  28. Sexual Behavior2▲ 92×1 topic
  29. Insulin Resistance2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  30. Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Global Burden1▲ 5.4×4 topics
  32. Policy1▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Ecosystem Services1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  34. Vaccine Development1▲ 9.1×3 topics
  35. AIDS1▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Agroforestry1▲ 53×2 topics
  37. Antibodies1▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Bone Mineral Density1▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Metabolic Abnormalities1▲ 117×1 topic
  40. South Africa1▲ 85×2 topics

Which research topics does Dignitas International publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, Malaria Research and Control, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Global Maternal and Chil…0Global Maternal and Child Health: 0 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…0Malaria Research and Control: 0 fractional worksHIV/AIDS drug development and treatment: 0 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 0 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 0 fractional worksReproductive Health and Contraception: 0 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 0 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, an…0Colonialism, slavery, and trade: 0 fractional worksAgricultural risk and resilience: 0 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 0 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  2. 2 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment Infectious Diseases 0 works
  4. 4 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 0 works
  6. 6 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  7. 7 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 0 works
  9. 9 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 0 works
  10. 10 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 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 available73.4%not open26.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors60.8%domestic only39.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Dignitas International's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 68% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Dignitas International as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000069% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Dignitas International0.000027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Dignitas International over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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