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LVCT Health

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Research works
60
▲ 156% vs 2013–17
Citations
1k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: LVCT Health is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.45× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 5.78× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.79× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 2.71× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.08× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at LVCT Health?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Mental Health, Antiretroviral Therapy, Community Health Workers, Maternal Mortality, HIV Prevention, Child Mortality and Health Systems.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Mental Health6▲ 8.1×12 topics
  2. Risk Factors6▲ 8.7×7 topics
  3. Antiretroviral Therapy5▲ 36×5 topics
  4. Community Health Workers4▲ 102×2 topics
  5. Child Mortality4▲ 121×1 topic
  6. HIV Prevention4▲ 103×2 topics
  7. Health Systems4▲ 121×1 topic
  8. Maternal Mortality4▲ 37×2 topics
  9. HIV Transmission4▲ 76×2 topics
  10. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Adolescent Health4▲ 79×1 topic
  12. Mortality Rates4▲ 69×2 topics
  13. Sexual Behavior4▲ 164×1 topic
  14. Preexposure Prophylaxis4▲ 115×1 topic
  15. Stigma and Discrimination4▲ 115×1 topic
  16. HIV/AIDS3▲ 71×2 topics
  17. Human Rights3▲ 5.4×4 topics
  18. Stigma2▲ 34×2 topics
  19. Violence2▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Sex Work2▲ 143×1 topic
  21. Trafficking2▲ 143×1 topic
  22. Innovation2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  23. Psychological Impact2▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Healthcare2▲ 4.4×3 topics
  25. Gender Inequality2▲ 22×3 topics
  26. HIV2▲ 23×3 topics
  27. HIV Infection2▲ 23×3 topics
  28. Poverty Reduction2▲ 27×3 topics
  29. GIS-based Modeling2▲ 34×2 topics
  30. Gender-based Violence2▲ 56×2 topics
  31. Health System Reform2▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Bystander Education2▲ 186×1 topic
  33. GRACE2▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Sea Level Rise2▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Sexual Violence Prevention2▲ 186×1 topic
  36. Ethical Considerations1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  37. Health Financing1▲ 93×1 topic
  38. Universal Coverage1▲ 93×1 topic
  39. Capacity Building1▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Poverty1▲ 29×3 topics

Which research topics does LVCT Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and COVID-19 and healthcare impacts.

Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…1Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare …1COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 1 fractional worksSex work and related iss…1Sex work and related issues: 1 fractional worksIntimate Partner and Family Violence: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 0 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 0 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInfectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsOncology5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  3. 3 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  6. 6 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 0 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 0 works
  10. 10 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 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 available70.7%not open29.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors67.4%domestic only32.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has LVCT Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 156% higher 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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