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MalariaGEN

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Research works
10
▲ 487% vs 2018-21
Citations
150
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
95%
world 40%
International
60%
world 18%
MalariaGEN

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

Which fields of science does MalariaGEN work in?

In all years, 52% of research at MalariaGEN is in Life Sciences, 43% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (27%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (19%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 5 fractional works · 52.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 26.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 10.1% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 6.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 18.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 4.9% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 3.1% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 42.8% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 36.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 23.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 4.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 4.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMalariaGEN10fractional works, all years
Life Sciences52%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences326.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology218.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology16.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    1. Medicine436.2%
    2. Nursing04.6%
    3. Health Professions02.0%
    1. Environmental Science02.3%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.0%
    3. Engineering00.5%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    2. Social Sciences00.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
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: 5.93× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.95× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Environmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.97× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 10.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing10.29×0 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology6.25×0 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.93×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.95×1 works
  5. Medicine1.97×3 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.25×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.79×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.60×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.28×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.05×0 works

What are the most cited papers from MalariaGEN?

The most cited paper from MalariaGEN is "Pyronaridine–artesunate or dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine versus current first-line therapies for repeated treatment of uncomplicated malaria: a randomised, multicentre, open-label, longitudinal, controlled, phase 3b/4 trial" (Issaka Sagara et al., 2018), with 144 citations. Next come "Ethnobotanical survey and in vitro antiplasmodial activity of plants used in traditional medicine in Burkina Faso" (133) and "Anti-malarial efficacy and resistance monitoring of artemether-lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine shows inadequate efficacy in children in Burkina Faso, 2017–2018" (123).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Pyronaridine–artesunate or dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine versus current first-line therapies for repeated treatment of uncomplicated malaria: a randomised, multicentre, open-label, longitudinal, controlled, phase 3b/4 trial Issaka Sagara et al. · The Lancet Open access 29 Mar 2018 144
2 Ethnobotanical survey and in vitro antiplasmodial activity of plants used in traditional medicine in Burkina Faso S. Sanon, Évelyne Ollivier, Nadine Azas et al. · Journal of Ethnopharmacology 13 May 2003 133
3 Anti-malarial efficacy and resistance monitoring of artemether-lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine shows inadequate efficacy in children in Burkina Faso, 2017–2018 Adama Gansané, Leah F. Moriarty, Didier Ménard et al. · Malaria Journal Open access 19 Jan 2021 123
4 Safety and efficacy of re-treatments with pyronaridine-artesunate in African patients with malaria: a substudy of the WANECAM randomised trial Issaka Sagara et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access 25 Oct 2015 87
5 Antiplasmodial activity of alkaloid extracts from Pavetta crassipes (K. Schum) and Acanthospermum hispidum (DC), two plants used in traditional medicine in Burkina Faso S. Sanon, Nadine Azas, Monique Gasquet et al. · Parasitology Research Jul 2003 62
All 53 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does MalariaGEN publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Malaria Research and Control, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, African Botany and Ecology Studies and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria.

Malaria Research and Con…1Malaria Research and Control: 1 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…0African Botany and Ecology Studies: 0 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in…0Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 0 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 0 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 0 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medic…0Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 0 fractional worksNuts composition and effects: 0 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research studies: 0 fractional worksSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthForestryMolecular MedicineEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics5 others

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

  1. 1 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 0 works
  4. 4 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  6. 6 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 0 works
  7. 7 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 0 works
  8. 8 Nuts composition and effects Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  9. 9 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 0 works
  10. 10 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food 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 available94.9%not open5.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors59.7%domestic only40.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has MalariaGEN's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 487% higher 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 MalariaGEN as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000062% in 2024.

still counting0.000025%0.000050%0.000075%MalariaGEN0.000023% in 202520102020

Fractional works of MalariaGEN over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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