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Instituto de Medicina Tropical

In research, Instituto de Medicina Tropical stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,768 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,689 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Microbiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Infectious Diseases is 13.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,670
of 22,385 · #7,708 all time
Rank in Paraguay
#11
of 23
Research works
1.7k
▼ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
57%
world 18%
Instituto de Medicina Tropical

What is Instituto de Medicina Tropical known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,768 of 9,902 11.2%104 #4536
MedicineField #3,689 of 8,541 11.1%86 #5867

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Medicina Tropical 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Instituto de Medicina Tropical work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Instituto de Medicina Tropical is in Health Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (48%), Immunology and Microbiology (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 124 fractional works · 57.6% of its workMedicine: 104 fractional works · 48.1% of its workEpidemiology: 25 fractional works · 11.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 24 fractional works · 11.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 20 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 54 fractional works · 25.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 23 fractional works · 10.5% of its workParasitology: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 3.7% of its workVirology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKInstituto deMedicina Tropical215fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences58%Social Sciences9%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10448.1%
    2. Health Professions156.8%
    3. Nursing41.9%
    4. Veterinary10.4%
    5. Dentistry10.3%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology2310.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology177.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences136.1%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences114.9%
    2. Psychology31.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    6. Decision Sciences10.3%
    1. Environmental Science94.0%
    2. Computer Science31.6%
    3. Mathematics10.7%
    4. Chemistry10.6%
    5. Engineering10.6%
    6. Materials Science10.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Instituto de Medicina Tropical specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Infectious Diseases takes 13.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 20.3 works14×
  2. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 22.6 works10×
  3. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 24.1 works8.5×
  4. EpidemiologySubfield · 25.3 works8.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.29× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 10.42× its world share, 23 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.59× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.50× its world share, 104 worksMedicineNursing: 3.91× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.09× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 10 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.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology10.42×23 works
  2. Nursing3.91×4 works
  3. Veterinary3.09×1 works
  4. Health Professions2.59×15 works
  5. Medicine2.50×104 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.48×17 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.29×13 works
  8. Environmental Science0.81×9 works
  9. Dentistry0.66×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×3 works
  11. Mathematics0.56×1 works
  12. Psychology0.47×3 works
  13. Chemistry0.40×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.39×10 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.36×0 works
  16. Neuroscience0.32×1 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.29×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.21×3 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.19×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.16×1 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.11×1 works
  23. Engineering0.04×1 works
  24. Energy0.03×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Medicina Tropical?

Ranked on the quality score, Verónica Delgado, Mário E. Camargo and Os Editores lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Medicina Tropical.

  1. 1 Verónica Delgado Paraguay · #2,325,302 worldwide 340 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Mário E. Camargo Paraguay · #3,316,409 worldwide 1.7k citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Os Editores Paraguay · #3,442,797 worldwide 0 citations · 111 works
  4. 4 María Teresa Novo Paraguay · #3,657,373 worldwide 1.1k citations · 62 works
  5. 5 A Salebian Paraguay · #4,556,094 worldwide 343 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Natalina Takahashi de Melo Paraguay · #4,843,562 worldwide 614 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Júlia Acuña Paraguay · #4,848,656 worldwide 112 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Carla Alexandra Gama Carrilho da Costa Sousa Paraguay · #4,973,147 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Maria Conceição Rodrigues Paraguay · #4,981,626 worldwide 67 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Teresa Venenno Paraguay · #5,065,809 worldwide 284 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Medicina Tropical

What are the most cited papers from Instituto de Medicina Tropical?

The most cited paper from Instituto de Medicina Tropical is "First report of autochthonous transmission of Zika virus in Brazil" (Camila Zanluca, Vanessa Campos Andrade de Melo, Ana Luiza Pamplona Mosimann et al., 2015), with 1,366 citations. Next come "2018 Update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis" (1,214) and "GrapeTree: visualization of core genomic relationships among 100,000 bacterial pathogens" (1,125).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 First report of autochthonous transmission of Zika virus in Brazil Camila Zanluca, Vanessa Campos Andrade de Melo, Ana Luiza Pamplona Mosimann et al. · Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Open access 4 Jun 2015 1,366
2 2018 Update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis Bernhard Hellmich et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 3 Jul 2019 1,214
3 GrapeTree: visualization of core genomic relationships among 100,000 bacterial pathogens Zhemin Zhou, Nabil-Fareed Alikhan, Martin J. Sergeant et al. · Genome Research Open access 26 Jul 2018 1,125
4 Resurgence of COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil, despite high seroprevalence Éster Cerdeira Sabino et al. · The Lancet Open access 27 Jan 2021 882
5 Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and Culture Conversion with Bedaquiline Andreas Henri Diacon, Alexander S. Pym, Martin Peter Grobusch et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 20 Aug 2014 763
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Medicina Tropical?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Diagnosis, Public Health, Immune Response, Drug Resistance, Vector Control and Treatment.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology67▲ 7.8×86 topics
  2. Vaccine Development20▲ 35×11 topics
  3. Public Health18▲ 5.8×40 topics
  4. Diagnosis17▲ 8.4×22 topics
  5. Immune Response15▲ 12×18 topics
  6. Treatment14▲ 5.3×25 topics
  7. Drug Resistance14▲ 22×7 topics
  8. Vector Control12▲ 48×4 topics
  9. Vaccine11▲ 13×10 topics
  10. Pathogenesis11▲ 9.6×19 topics
  11. Immunity8▲ 9.8×7 topics
  12. COVID-198▲ 2.8×18 topics
  13. Global Burden8▲ 6.5×9 topics
  14. Nutrition7▲ 7.6×8 topics
  15. Genome Sequence7▲ 40×2 topics
  16. Antiretroviral Therapy7▲ 20×6 topics
  17. Antifungal Therapy7▲ 35×3 topics
  18. Arboviral Diseases7▲ 48×1 topic
  19. Zika Virus7▲ 48×1 topic
  20. Virulence Factors6▲ 19×8 topics
  21. Health Promotion6▲ 8.5×8 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity6▲ 6.1×8 topics
  23. Viral Transmission6▲ 19×4 topics
  24. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 6.3×10 topics
  25. Chronic Diseases5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  26. Parasite5▲ 108×2 topics
  27. SARS-CoV-25▲ 8.1×6 topics
  28. Infection5▲ 9.2×7 topics
  29. Infectious Diseases5▲ 7.1×8 topics
  30. Insecticide Resistance5▲ 29×4 topics
  31. Leishmaniasis5▲ 119×1 topic
  32. Sandflies5▲ 119×1 topic
  33. Antimicrobial Resistance5▲ 11×9 topics
  34. Global Health5▲ 14×6 topics
  35. Helminth Infections4▲ 51×2 topics
  36. Disease Burden4▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Lymphoma4▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Healthy Lifestyles4▲ 49×1 topic
  39. University Students4▲ 36×1 topic
  40. HIV4▲ 23×4 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Medicina Tropical publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Research on Leishmaniasis Studies, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Trypanosoma species research and implications.

Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 7 fractional worksResearch on Leishmaniasis Studies: 5 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…4Health and Lifestyle Studies: 4 fractional worksTrypanosoma species rese…4Trypanosoma species research and implications: 4 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 3 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 3 fractional worksPneumonia and Respirator…3Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 3 fractional worksT-cell and Retrovirus St…2T-cell and Retrovirus Studies: 2 fractional worksFungal Infections and St…2Fungal Infections and Studies: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsEpidemiologyParasitology2 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 7 works
  2. 2 Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 Trypanosoma species research and implications Epidemiology 4 works
  5. 5 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  6. 6 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 3 works
  7. 7 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 3 works
  8. 8 T-cell and Retrovirus Studies Immunology 2 works
  9. 9 Fungal Infections and Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available58.8%not open41.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.1%domestic only42.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Medicina Tropical's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Instituto de Medicina Tropical as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00076% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Instituto de Medicina Tropical0.00096% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto de Medicina Tropical over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Instituto de Medicina Tropical12.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.6% in 2003.

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