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Institute of Human Virology

In research, Institute of Human Virology stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,445 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,262 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,759
of 28,054 · #10,073 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#71
of 191
Research works
435
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.4k
21.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Institute of Human Virology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #6,445 of 11,982 26.2%73 #10717
MedicineField #6,262 of 10,443 24.0%60 #9477

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Human Virology 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: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 8.23× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.45× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.71× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 2.92× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.90× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Human Virology?

Ranked on the composite score, Alash’le Abimiku and Patrick Dakum lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Human Virology.

  1. 1 Alash’le Abimiku Nigeria · #736,017 worldwide 23 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Patrick Dakum Nigeria · #1,505,449 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Human Virology

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Human Virology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Immune Response, Antiretroviral Therapy, Mortality Rates, Risk Factors, Viral Load and Maternal Mortality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 4.9×50 topics
  2. Vaccine12▲ 25×10 topics
  3. Immune Response11▲ 17×11 topics
  4. Antiretroviral Therapy10▲ 55×6 topics
  5. Mortality Rates8▲ 73×2 topics
  6. Public Health8▲ 4.5×20 topics
  7. Risk Factors7▲ 5.9×17 topics
  8. Treatment7▲ 5.0×13 topics
  9. COVID-197▲ 4.2×14 topics
  10. Viral Load6▲ 68×2 topics
  11. Maternal Mortality6▲ 23×3 topics
  12. HIV Transmission6▲ 64×2 topics
  13. Preexposure Prophylaxis5▲ 96×1 topic
  14. Stigma and Discrimination5▲ 96×1 topic
  15. Cancer Incidence5▲ 34×3 topics
  16. HIV5▲ 53×4 topics
  17. Global Burden5▲ 8.0×8 topics
  18. Pandemic5▲ 4.0×9 topics
  19. Infectious Diseases5▲ 13×7 topics
  20. Health Inequalities5▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Child Mortality5▲ 58×1 topic
  22. Community Health Workers5▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Health Systems5▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Drug Resistance4▲ 13×4 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-24▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Diagnosis4▲ 3.8×9 topics
  27. Pathogenesis4▲ 6.1×8 topics
  28. Global Access4▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Risk Perception4▲ 11×2 topics
  30. COVID-19 Vaccine3▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Non-Communicable Diseases3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  32. Vaccine Hesitancy3▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Health Disparities3▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Coronavirus3▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Genetic Diversity3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  36. Viral Transmission3▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 12×6 topics
  38. Human Papillomavirus3▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Mycobacterium tuberculosis3▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Tuberculosis3▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Human Virology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Global Maternal and Child Health, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology.

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 5 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 5 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 3 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 3 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 3 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV …2Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 2 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Out…2Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 2 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthHealthOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 5 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  3. 3 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 3 works
  4. 4 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 3 works
  5. 5 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 3 works
  6. 6 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  7. 7 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 2 works
  9. 9 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 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 available66.4%not open33.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors69.3%domestic only30.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Human Virology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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