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International Vaccine Institute

In research, International Vaccine Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,336 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#7,930 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,244 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Infectious Diseases — Infectious Diseases is 26.4× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#10,755
of 28,054 · #5,616 all time
Rank in South Korea
#199
of 417
Research works
531
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
38.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is International Vaccine Institute 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 #2,336 of 14,347 34.9%211
MedicineField #7,930 of 17,978 31.9%236
Health SciencesDomain #10,244 of 20,462 31.7%255

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Vaccine Institute 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 International Vaccine Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Infectious Diseases takes 26.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 20.2 works26×
← 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: 1.45× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.69× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 12.25× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.40× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.40× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 3.62× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.54× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Vaccine Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, John D. Clemens, Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse and Paul E. Kilgore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Vaccine Institute.

  1. 1 John D. Clemens South Korea · #12,381 worldwide 616 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse South Korea · #136,886 worldwide 1.9k citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Paul E. Kilgore South Korea · #193,992 worldwide 133 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Mohammad Ali South Korea · #201,203 worldwide 105 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Camilo J. Acosta South Korea · #442,639 worldwide 44 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Jérôme H. Kim South Korea · #485,962 worldwide 96 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Jae Seung Yang South Korea · #572,766 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Jacqueline Deen South Korea · #610,293 worldwide 43 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 B Ivanoff South Korea · #623,670 worldwide 37 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Jean‐Louis Excler South Korea · #720,483 worldwide 51 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at International Vaccine Institute

Which keywords describe research at International Vaccine Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Pathogenesis, Pandemic, Immune Response, Public Health, SARS-CoV-2 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. Epidemiology45▲ 10.0×43 topics
  2. Vaccine20▲ 44×10 topics
  3. Pathogenesis17▲ 29×15 topics
  4. Pandemic13▲ 11×7 topics
  5. Public Health11▲ 6.6×15 topics
  6. Immune Response10▲ 16×11 topics
  7. SARS-CoV-210▲ 27×5 topics
  8. Infection10▲ 36×6 topics
  9. Immunity10▲ 21×4 topics
  10. ACE2 Receptor9▲ 31×3 topics
  11. Vaccine Development8▲ 30×9 topics
  12. Coronavirus8▲ 34×3 topics
  13. Infectious Diseases8▲ 20×7 topics
  14. Pathogenicity7▲ 96×4 topics
  15. Antimicrobial Resistance7▲ 31×9 topics
  16. Viral Transmission7▲ 40×4 topics
  17. Risk Perception6▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Social Media6▲ 4.0×2 topics
  19. COVID-19 Vaccine6▲ 77×1 topic
  20. Vaccine Hesitancy6▲ 84×1 topic
  21. antibody6▲ 51×1 topic
  22. spike protein6▲ 51×1 topic
  23. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 12×6 topics
  24. Norovirus5▲ 100×1 topic
  25. Rotavirus5▲ 100×1 topic
  26. Genome Sequencing5▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Foodborne Illness4▲ 114×2 topics
  28. Campylobacter4▲ 193×1 topic
  29. Salmonella4▲ 193×1 topic
  30. Host Immune Response4▲ 61×3 topics
  31. Antigen Presentation4▲ 41×2 topics
  32. Bacterial Pathogenesis4▲ 91×2 topics
  33. Antibodies4▲ 64×2 topics
  34. Genomics4▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Cholera4▲ 139×1 topic
  36. Drug Resistance4▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Genetic Diversity4▲ 7.7×5 topics
  38. Vibrio cholerae4▲ 139×1 topic
  39. Influenza4▲ 77×2 topics
  40. Virus4▲ 33×3 topics

Which research topics does International Vaccine Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology and Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology.

  1. 1 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 6 works
  2. 2 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 6 works
  3. 3 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 5 works
  4. 4 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food Science 4 works
  5. 5 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 4 works
  6. 6 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  7. 7 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 3 works
  8. 8 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 3 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 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 available71.3%not open28.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors59.0%domestic only41.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Vaccine Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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