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Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research

In research, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research stands highest in Health Sciences (#17,062 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#15,539 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,587
of 28,054 · #24,825 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#86
of 135
Research works
250
▲ 133% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research 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 #17,062 of 20,462 15.7%161
MedicineField #15,539 of 17,978 15.7%140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research 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: 1.87× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.65× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.68× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.26× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.70× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 4.09× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Ariful Islam, Mahbubur Rahman and A. S. M. Alamgir lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research.

  1. 1 Ariful Islam Bangladesh · #227,427 worldwide 142 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Mahbubur Rahman Bangladesh · #391,797 worldwide 36 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 A. S. M. Alamgir Bangladesh · #504,458 worldwide 38 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Sharmin Sultana Bangladesh · #549,144 worldwide 48 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Meerjady Sabrina Flora Bangladesh · #739,957 worldwide 31 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Tahmina Shirin Bangladesh · #1,035,504 worldwide 33 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Pathogenesis, Pandemic, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Immune Response and Infectious 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. Epidemiology27▲ 9.5×48 topics
  2. Vaccine11▲ 37×9 topics
  3. Pathogenesis8▲ 23×13 topics
  4. Pandemic8▲ 11×8 topics
  5. COVID-198▲ 8.4×12 topics
  6. SARS-CoV-27▲ 29×5 topics
  7. Immune Response6▲ 16×9 topics
  8. Infectious Diseases6▲ 25×7 topics
  9. Public Health6▲ 5.5×16 topics
  10. Vaccine Development5▲ 29×7 topics
  11. Coronavirus5▲ 34×3 topics
  12. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 26×2 topics
  13. Immunity4▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Viral Pathogenesis4▲ 92×2 topics
  15. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 14×7 topics
  16. Viral Transmission4▲ 36×3 topics
  17. antibody4▲ 46×1 topic
  18. spike protein4▲ 46×1 topic
  19. Genetic Diversity3▲ 9.9×5 topics
  20. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 20×9 topics
  21. Drug Resistance3▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Zoonotic Transmission3▲ 54×2 topics
  23. Modeling3▲ 15×1 topic
  24. Vector Control3▲ 32×2 topics
  25. transmission dynamics3▲ 53×1 topic
  26. Nipah Virus2▲ 174×1 topic
  27. Paramyxovirus2▲ 174×1 topic
  28. Global Health2▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Genomics2▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Vaccines2▲ 52×3 topics
  31. Virus2▲ 31×3 topics
  32. Antimicrobial Stewardship2▲ 66×1 topic
  33. Arboviral Diseases2▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Bacterial Infections2▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Infection2▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Risk Perception2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Zika Virus2▲ 42×1 topic
  38. COVID-19 Vaccine2▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Vaccine Hesitancy2▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Genetic Characterization2▲ 54×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Virology and Viral Diseases and Antibiotic Use and Resistance.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …4SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological…3COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 3 fractional worksVirology and Viral Disea…2Virology and Viral Diseases: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resis…2Antibiotic Use and Resistance: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research…2Influenza Virus Research Studies: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing: 2 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 2 fractional worksAnimal Disease Managemen…2Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 2 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesModeling and SimulationEpidemiologyApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology3 others

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

  1. 1 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 4 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 3 works
  3. 3 Virology and Viral Diseases Epidemiology 2 works
  4. 4 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 works
  5. 5 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  7. 7 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 2 works
  9. 9 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 2 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 available83.4%not open16.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.4%domestic only47.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 133% 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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