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Joint Clinical Research Centre

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World rank, all time
#22,452
of 34,923
Rank in Uganda
#26
of 40
Research works
170
▲ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.1k
23.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
74%
world 40%
International
64%
world 18%
Joint Clinical Research Centre

Which fields of science does Joint Clinical Research Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Joint Clinical Research Centre is in Health Sciences, 11% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (64%), Social Sciences (7%), Health Professions (7%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 36 fractional works · 73.3% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 63.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 18.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.9% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKJoint ClinicalResearch Centre49fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences73%Social Sciences11%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3163.8%
    2. Health Professions36.6%
    3. Nursing12.7%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences37.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.3%
    3. Psychology11.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology36.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Neuroscience00.4%
    1. Computer Science12.0%
    2. Environmental Science11.3%
    3. Energy00.5%
    4. Engineering00.5%
    5. Chemistry00.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    7. Mathematics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.50× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.51× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.32× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 5.58× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology6.50×3 works
  2. Nursing5.58×1 works
  3. Medicine3.32×31 works
  4. Health Professions2.51×3 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.25×0 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.10×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×2 works
  8. Social Sciences0.55×3 works
  9. Energy0.50×0 works
  10. Psychology0.40×1 works
  11. Dentistry0.35×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.26×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.25×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.24×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.15×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.13×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works
  20. Engineering0.03×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Joint Clinical Research Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Cissy M Kityo, Henry Mugerwa and Peter N. Mugyenyi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Joint Clinical Research Centre.

  1. 1 Cissy M Kityo Uganda · #370,161 worldwide 11k citations · 315 works
  2. 2 Henry Mugerwa Uganda · #467,704 worldwide 1.5k citations · 76 works
  3. 3 Peter N. Mugyenyi Uganda · #556,819 worldwide 8.7k citations · 205 works
  4. 4 Abbas Lugemwa Uganda · #617,954 worldwide 1.4k citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Shafic Makumbi Uganda · #675,863 worldwide 460 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Elizabeth Kaudha Uganda · #888,171 worldwide 625 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Immaculate Nankya Uganda · #991,919 worldwide 1.7k citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Grace Mirembe Uganda · #1,165,507 worldwide 1.3k citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Victor Musiime Uganda · #1,494,798 worldwide 3.6k citations · 234 works
  10. 10 Caroline Otike Uganda · #1,548,049 worldwide 264 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Joint Clinical Research Centre

What are the most cited papers from Joint Clinical Research Centre?

The most cited paper from Joint Clinical Research Centre is "Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV-1 Infection and Tuberculosis" (Diane V. Havlir et al., 2011), with 542 citations. Next come "International AIDS Society global scientific strategy: towards an HIV cure 2016" (433) and "Defining total-body AIDS-virus burden with implications for curative strategies" (431).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV-1 Infection and Tuberculosis Diane V. Havlir et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 19 Oct 2011 542
2 International AIDS Society global scientific strategy: towards an HIV cure 2016 International AIDS Society Towards a Cure Working Group et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 11 Jul 2016 433
3 Defining total-body AIDS-virus burden with implications for curative strategies Jacob D. Estes et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 2 Oct 2017 431
4 A Trial of Three Regimens to Prevent Tuberculosis in Ugandan Adults Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Christopher C. Whalen, John L. Johnson, Alphonse Okwera et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 18 Sep 1997 401
5 Research priorities for an HIV cure: International AIDS Society Global Scientific Strategy 2021 Steven G. Deeks et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 30 Nov 2021 386
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Joint Clinical Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antiretroviral Therapy, HIV Infection, Immune Response, Drug Resistance, Vaccine, Inflammation, Epidemiology and Viral Load.

▲ 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. Antiretroviral Therapy12▲ 153×6 topics
  2. Epidemiology6▲ 3.2×36 topics
  3. HIV Infection6▲ 122×4 topics
  4. Inflammation5▲ 4.9×15 topics
  5. Immune Response4▲ 16×11 topics
  6. Drug Resistance4▲ 31×5 topics
  7. Vaccine4▲ 22×9 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 7.2×9 topics
  9. Viral Load4▲ 105×2 topics
  10. Mortality Rates4▲ 84×2 topics
  11. HIV Transmission4▲ 103×1 topic
  12. Preexposure Prophylaxis4▲ 160×1 topic
  13. Insulin Resistance4▲ 17×3 topics
  14. Aging3▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Myocardial Infarction3▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Bone Mineral Density3▲ 82×2 topics
  17. HIV3▲ 74×4 topics
  18. Lipodystrophy3▲ 306×1 topic
  19. Metabolic Abnormalities3▲ 306×1 topic
  20. Integrase Inhibitors3▲ 264×1 topic
  21. Nucleoside Analogues3▲ 264×1 topic
  22. Antibodies2▲ 83×2 topics
  23. Immune Activation2▲ 58×2 topics
  24. Treatment2▲ 3.9×9 topics
  25. AIDS2▲ 181×1 topic
  26. neurocognitive disorders2▲ 181×1 topic
  27. Diagnosis2▲ 4.6×7 topics
  28. Genetic Diversity2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  29. Child Development1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  30. Maternal Mortality1▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Mycobacterium tuberculosis1▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Tuberculosis1▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Anemia1▲ 24×3 topics
  34. Pulmonary Hypertension1▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Sickle-cell Disease1▲ 53×1 topic
  36. Social Determinants of Health1▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Thalassemia1▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Vaccine Development1▲ 9.2×5 topics
  39. Ethical Considerations1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  40. Global Burden of Disease1▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Joint Clinical Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV-related health complications and treatments, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment and HIV Research and Treatment.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…4HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 4 fractional worksHIV-related health complications and treatments: 3 fractional worksHIV/AIDS drug development and treatment: 3 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and R…1Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEmergency MedicineVirologyGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 4 works
  2. 2 HIV-related health complications and treatments Emergency Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment Infectious Diseases 3 works
  4. 4 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 2 works
  5. 5 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  9. 9 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 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 available73.5%not open26.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors63.7%domestic only36.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Joint Clinical Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Joint Clinical Research Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Joint Clinical Research Centre0.00022% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Joint Clinical Research Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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