Question 1

What are the most cited papers from Molecular Diagnostics Services?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Molecular Diagnostics Services is "Detection of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa" (Houriiyah Tegally et al., 2021), with 1,837 citations. Next come "Omicron extensively but incompletely escapes Pfizer BNT162b2 neutralization" (1,201) and "Emergence and rapid spread of a new severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lineage with multiple spike mutations in South Africa" (1,199).

Question 2

Which research topics does Molecular Diagnostics Services publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery, interferon and immune responses, Birth, Development, and Health and RNA regulation and disease.

Question 3

Which fields of science does Molecular Diagnostics Services work in?

Accepted Answer

In all years, 81% of research at Molecular Diagnostics Services is in Health Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Immunology and Microbiology (14%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 4

Is Molecular Diagnostics Services's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 221% higher than in 2018-2021.

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