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Institute of Primate Research

In research, Institute of Primate Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,761 of 14,347 worldwide), Health Sciences (#16,212 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#13,633 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,933
of 42,892
Rank in Kenya
#14
of 98
Research works
571
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
24.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Institute of Primate 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
Life SciencesDomain #4,761 of 14,347 14.1%214
Health SciencesDomain #16,212 of 20,462 16.1%162
Social SciencesDomain #13,633 of 16,945 20.0%128
MedicineField #15,850 of 17,978 15.7%141

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Primate 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: 1.56× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.81× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 10.42× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.63× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.82× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.54× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.91× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× 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, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Primate Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Evolution, Pathogenesis, Vaccine Development, Biodiversity, Vaccine, Virus and Infection.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 4.8×35 topics
  2. Evolution3▲ 38×5 topics
  3. Pathogenesis2▲ 13×7 topics
  4. Vaccine Development2▲ 24×7 topics
  5. Biodiversity2▲ 7.5×7 topics
  6. Vaccine2▲ 13×9 topics
  7. Nanoparticles2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  8. Diagnosis2▲ 5.1×9 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 5.7×8 topics
  10. Virus2▲ 47×2 topics
  11. Infection2▲ 17×5 topics
  12. Genomics1▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Immune Regulation1▲ 36×2 topics
  14. Immune Response1▲ 6.9×10 topics
  15. Altruism1▲ 43×2 topics
  16. Anticancer1▲ 23×4 topics
  17. Cancer1▲ 2.6×5 topics
  18. Cooperation1▲ 58×2 topics
  19. Disease Burden1▲ 52×2 topics
  20. Helminth Infections1▲ 95×1 topic
  21. Immunomodulation1▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Innovation1▲ 3.5×3 topics
  23. Invasive Species1▲ 8.8×5 topics
  24. Primates1▲ 194×1 topic
  25. Schistosomiasis1▲ 136×1 topic
  26. Social Behavior1▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Alzheimer's Disease1▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Capacity Building1▲ 54×2 topics
  29. Apoptosis1▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Biopesticides1▲ 48×2 topics
  31. Community Ecology1▲ 36×2 topics
  32. Developing Countries1▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Ecosystem1▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Toxins1▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Aquatic Environment1▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Global Collaboration1▲ 86×1 topic
  37. Health Biotechnology1▲ 186×1 topic
  38. Phosphoethanolamine1▲ 243×1 topic
  39. Synthetic1▲ 243×1 topic
  40. Transmission1▲ 54×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Primate Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Primate Behavior and Ecology, Parasites and Host Interactions, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions and Biotechnology and Related Fields.

Primate Behavior and Eco…1Primate Behavior and Ecology: 1 fractional worksParasites and Host Inter…1Parasites and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksBiotechnology and Relate…1Biotechnology and Related Fields: 1 fractional worksBiological Research and …1Biological Research and Disease Studies: 1 fractional worksRabies epidemiology and control: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 1 fractional worksVenomous Animal Envenoma…1Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies: 1 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 1 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyParasitologyEcologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 1 works
  2. 2 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 1 works
  3. 3 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Biotechnology and Related Fields Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Biological Research and Disease Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Rabies epidemiology and control Virology 1 works
  7. 7 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology 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 available59.6%not open40.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors69.6%domestic only30.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Primate Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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