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Family Aids Caring Trust

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Research works
58
▲ 73% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
23.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
55%
world 18%
Family Aids Caring Trust

Not ranked overall: Family Aids Caring Trust 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 Family Aids Caring Trust work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Family Aids Caring Trust is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Environmental Science (19%), Medicine (15%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 8 fractional works · 39.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 29.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 16.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 28.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 18.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 21.2% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 15.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 11.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.7% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFamily AidsCaring Trust21fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences40%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences629.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting13.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance02.2%
    4. Psychology02.2%
    5. Decision Sciences01.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    1. Environmental Science418.9%
    2. Engineering15.2%
    3. Computer Science12.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    6. Materials Science00.5%
    1. Medicine315.1%
    2. Health Professions15.0%
    3. Nursing00.9%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences28.7%
    2. Neuroscience00.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.7%
    4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.7%
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: 1.83× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.79× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science3.79×4 works
  2. Social Sciences2.34×6 works
  3. Nursing1.92×0 works
  4. Health Professions1.89×1 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.83×2 works
  6. Veterinary1.80×0 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.17×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.14×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.03×0 works
  10. Medicine0.78×3 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.73×0 works
  12. Psychology0.71×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.58×0 works
  14. Engineering0.35×1 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.34×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.32×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.29×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.22×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.15×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Family Aids Caring Trust?

Ranked on the quality score, Imelda C. Mahaka, G Foster and Geoff Foster lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Family Aids Caring Trust.

  1. 1 Imelda C. Mahaka Zimbabwe · #845,514 worldwide 1.6k citations · 31 works
  2. 2 G Foster Zimbabwe · #958,919 worldwide 1.7k citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Geoff Foster Zimbabwe · #1,420,844 worldwide 1.1k citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Definate Nhamo Zimbabwe · #2,320,493 worldwide 341 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Family Aids Caring Trust

What are the most cited papers from Family Aids Caring Trust?

The most cited paper from Family Aids Caring Trust is "A review of current literature on the impact of HIV/AIDS on children in sub-Saharan Africa." (G Foster, J. Williamson, 2000), with 399 citations. Next come "Orphan prevalence and extended family care in a peri-urban community in Zimbabwe" (187) and "Supporting children in need through a community-based orphan visiting programme" (137).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A review of current literature on the impact of HIV/AIDS on children in sub-Saharan Africa. G Foster, J. Williamson · PubMed 2000 399
2 Orphan prevalence and extended family care in a peri-urban community in Zimbabwe G Foster, Rachel Shakespeare, Frances Chinemana et al. · AIDS Care Feb 1995 187
3 Supporting children in need through a community-based orphan visiting programme G Foster, Choice Makufa, R S Drew et al. · AIDS Care Aug 1996 137
4 Impact and Process Evaluation of Integrated Community and Clinic-Based HIV-1 Control: A Cluster-Randomised Trial in Eastern Zimbabwe Simon Gregson, Saina Adamson, Spiwe Papaya et al. · PLoS Medicine Open access 22 Mar 2007 128
5 Strategies for providing care and support to children orphaned by AIDS R S Drew, Choice Makufa, G Foster · AIDS Care Apr 1998 123
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Family Aids Caring Trust?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Nationalism, Social Justice, Political Economy, Land Reform, History, Zimbabwe and HIV Transmission.

▲ 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 12 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 12 words, with their numbers
  1. Colonialism3▲ 31×4 topics
  2. Nationalism2▲ 22×2 topics
  3. Social Justice2▲ 16×2 topics
  4. Land Reform2▲ 182×2 topics
  5. Political Economy2▲ 35×2 topics
  6. History2▲ 12×1 topic
  7. Zimbabwe2▲ 895×1 topic
  8. Climate Change2▲ 2.7×11 topics
  9. Sustainability2▲ 3.0×11 topics
  10. Environmental Impact1▲ 3.2×10 topics
  11. HIV Transmission1▲ 68×2 topics
  12. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 30×3 topics

Which research topics does Family Aids Caring Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: African studies and sociopolitical issues, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues.

African studies and soci…2African studies and sociopolitical issues: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversi…0Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental and Social Impact Assessments: 0 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 0 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 0 fractional worksBelt Conveyor Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcologyInfectious DiseasesGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  4. 4 African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  7. 7 Environmental and Social Impact Assessments Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  8. 8 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  9. 9 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 0 works
  10. 10 Belt Conveyor Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering 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 available44.1%not open55.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.8%domestic only45.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Family Aids Caring Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 73% 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 Family Aids Caring Trust as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000060% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Family Aids Caring Trust0.000086% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Family Aids Caring Trust over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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