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Instituto de Medicina Tropical

In research, Instituto de Medicina Tropical stands highest in Medicine (#6,866 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,269 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Epidemiology — Epidemiology is 8.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,291
of 28,054 · #14,156 all time
Rank in Paraguay
#2
of 23
Research works
1.7k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Medicina Tropical 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
MedicineField #6,866 of 10,443 18.1%86 #8185
Health SciencesDomain #8,269 of 11,982 17.2%104 #8689

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Instituto de Medicina Tropical specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Epidemiology takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EpidemiologySubfield · 22.5 works8.9×
← 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: 1.28× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.91× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.76× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.51× its world share, 86 worksMedicineNursing: 4.34× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.03× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× 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, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Medicina Tropical?

Ranked on the composite score, Zulmira Hartz, Judith Kardos Kloetzel and Miguel Viveiros lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Medicina Tropical.

  1. 1 Zulmira Hartz Paraguay · #124,876 worldwide 72 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Judith Kardos Kloetzel Paraguay · #285,069 worldwide 46 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Miguel Viveiros Paraguay · #456,084 worldwide 102 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Carlos da Silva Lacaz Paraguay · #546,636 worldwide 63 citations · 65 works
  5. 5 Martins Martins Paraguay · #599,733 worldwide 11 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Isabel Couto Paraguay · #625,980 worldwide 62 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Leonard Amaral Paraguay · #818,995 worldwide 81 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Philip J. Havik Paraguay · #852,835 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Paulo Ferrinho Paraguay · #887,944 worldwide 26 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Olga Matos Paraguay · #917,144 worldwide 31 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Medicina Tropical

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Medicina Tropical?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Diagnosis, Immune Response, Public Health, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology56▲ 8.0×82 topics
  2. Vaccine Development17▲ 38×11 topics
  3. Public Health14▲ 5.6×35 topics
  4. Diagnosis14▲ 8.6×20 topics
  5. Immune Response12▲ 12×17 topics
  6. Treatment12▲ 5.3×22 topics
  7. Drug Resistance11▲ 22×7 topics
  8. Vector Control10▲ 50×4 topics
  9. Vaccine9▲ 13×10 topics
  10. Pathogenesis8▲ 9.1×18 topics
  11. Immunity8▲ 11×7 topics
  12. Nutrition7▲ 8.8×6 topics
  13. Arboviral Diseases6▲ 54×1 topic
  14. Global Burden6▲ 6.6×6 topics
  15. Zika Virus6▲ 54×1 topic
  16. COVID-196▲ 2.6×18 topics
  17. Antifungal Therapy6▲ 38×3 topics
  18. Risk Factors6▲ 3.1×11 topics
  19. Health Promotion6▲ 9.8×7 topics
  20. Genome Sequence6▲ 37×2 topics
  21. Viral Transmission5▲ 21×4 topics
  22. Antiretroviral Therapy5▲ 18×6 topics
  23. Virulence Factors5▲ 20×8 topics
  24. Obesity5▲ 3.7×7 topics
  25. Chronic Diseases5▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity5▲ 6.2×8 topics
  27. Physical Activity4▲ 5.1×2 topics
  28. SARS-CoV-24▲ 7.7×6 topics
  29. Infection4▲ 10×7 topics
  30. Leishmaniasis4▲ 125×1 topic
  31. Parasite4▲ 109×1 topic
  32. Healthy Lifestyles4▲ 55×1 topic
  33. University Students4▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Lymphoma4▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Antimicrobial Resistance4▲ 11×9 topics
  36. Insecticide Resistance4▲ 27×3 topics
  37. Antiviral Therapy4▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Healthcare Access4▲ 7.2×6 topics
  39. Global Health3▲ 13×6 topics
  40. Host-Pathogen Interactions3▲ 23×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Research on Leishmaniasis Studies, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Trypanosoma species research and implications.

Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 6 fractional worksResearch on Leishmaniasis Studies: 4 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…4Health and Lifestyle Studies: 4 fractional worksTrypanosoma species rese…3Trypanosoma species research and implications: 3 fractional worksPneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 3 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 2 fractional worksT-cell and Retrovirus St…2T-cell and Retrovirus Studies: 2 fractional worksFungal Infections and Studies: 2 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 2 fractional worksAntifungal resistance and susceptibility: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsEpidemiologyImmunology2 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 6 works
  2. 2 Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 Trypanosoma species research and implications Epidemiology 3 works
  5. 5 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 T-cell and Retrovirus Studies Immunology 2 works
  8. 8 Fungal Infections and Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 2 works
  10. 10 Antifungal resistance and susceptibility 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 available58.8%not open41.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% lower than in 2013–2017.

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