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Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud

In research, Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud stands highest in Medicine (#12,998 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#15,784 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#11,461 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,625
of 28,054 · #25,612 all time
Rank in Panama
#12
of 19
Research works
512
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.9k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud 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
MedicineField #12,998 of 17,978 18.4%244
Health SciencesDomain #15,784 of 20,462 17.4%269
Life SciencesDomain #11,461 of 14,347 13.2%158

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud 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: 1.82× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.17× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.37× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.78× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.54× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud?

Ranked on the composite score, José Antonio Suárez, Jorge Motta and Carl M. Johnson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud.

  1. 1 José Antonio Suárez Panama · #271,380 worldwide 103 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Jorge Motta Panama · #278,534 worldwide 106 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Carl M. Johnson Panama · #482,354 worldwide 53 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Harold Trapido Panama · #514,086 worldwide 60 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Pedro Galindo Panama · #634,923 worldwide 53 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Roberto J. Miranda Panama · #813,150 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 G. B. Fairchild Panama · #877,204 worldwide 55 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Juan Miguel Pascale Panama · #910,927 worldwide 27 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Lawrence H. Dunn Panama · #961,036 worldwide 26 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Sergio E. Bermúdez Panama · #1,139,922 worldwide 39 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Vaccine Development, Vector Control, Pathogenesis, Drug Resistance, Arboviral Diseases and Zika Virus.

▲ 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. Epidemiology25▲ 8.9×46 topics
  2. Public Health12▲ 12×18 topics
  3. Vaccine Development10▲ 54×7 topics
  4. Vector Control8▲ 96×4 topics
  5. Pathogenesis5▲ 14×11 topics
  6. Drug Resistance5▲ 24×5 topics
  7. Arboviral Diseases5▲ 100×1 topic
  8. Zika Virus5▲ 100×1 topic
  9. Treatment4▲ 5.2×9 topics
  10. Diagnosis4▲ 6.7×13 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity4▲ 13×5 topics
  12. Climate Change4▲ 2.1×13 topics
  13. Genome Sequence4▲ 61×2 topics
  14. Host-Pathogen Interactions4▲ 62×4 topics
  15. Zoonotic Infections4▲ 93×2 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  17. Mental Health3▲ 3.3×10 topics
  18. Pathogen Transmission3▲ 69×2 topics
  19. Bunyavirus3▲ 100×1 topic
  20. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers3▲ 100×1 topic
  21. Immune Response3▲ 7.3×12 topics
  22. Vaccine3▲ 10×10 topics
  23. Health Inequality3▲ 163×2 topics
  24. Health Promotion3▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Risk Factors3▲ 3.7×6 topics
  26. Biodiversity2▲ 4.6×7 topics
  27. Global Burden2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  28. Immunity2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  29. Lyme Disease2▲ 135×1 topic
  30. Social Determinants2▲ 15×5 topics
  31. Tick-Borne Diseases2▲ 135×1 topic
  32. Healthcare Access2▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Gender Equity2▲ 168×1 topic
  34. Insecticide Resistance2▲ 36×3 topics
  35. Leishmaniasis2▲ 146×1 topic
  36. Maternal Health2▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Parasite2▲ 128×1 topic
  38. Sex Bias2▲ 168×1 topic
  39. Chagas Disease2▲ 159×1 topic
  40. Trypanosoma cruzi2▲ 159×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Viral Infections and Vectors, Vector-borne infectious diseases and Sex and Gender in Healthcare.

Mosquito-borne diseases …5Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 5 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 3 fractional worksVector-borne infectious diseases: 2 fractional worksSex and Gender in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksResearch on Leishmaniasis Studies: 2 fractional worksTrypanosoma species research and implications: 2 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…2Malaria Research and Control: 2 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 2 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 1 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesParasitologyEpidemiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  2. 2 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 3 works
  3. 3 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 2 works
  4. 4 Sex and Gender in Healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Trypanosoma species research and implications Epidemiology 2 works
  7. 7 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 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 available53.6%not open46.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.5%domestic only61.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% higher than in 2013–2017.

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