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Moving the GoalPosts

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Research works
31
▲ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
36.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
63%
world 18%
Moving the GoalPosts

Not ranked overall: Moving the GoalPosts 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 Moving the GoalPosts work in?

In all years, 65% of research at Moving the GoalPosts is in Health Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (55%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Immunology and Microbiology (6%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 20 fractional works · 65.5% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 55.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 11.2% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 10.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 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 · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 15.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 13.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMoving theGoalPosts31fractional works, all years
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences13%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1755.5%
    2. Nursing25.1%
    3. Health Professions24.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology26.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology25.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences25.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.4%
    3. Psychology12.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.9%
    5. Decision Sciences00.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    1. Environmental Science13.9%
    2. Engineering00.8%
    3. Mathematics00.8%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.71× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Environmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.65× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 3.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.78× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology5.03×0 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.78×1 works
  3. Nursing3.62×0 works
  4. Medicine2.65×5 works
  5. Health Professions2.15×0 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.71×0 works
  7. Psychology1.48×0 works
  8. Mathematics1.30×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.96×1 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.81×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.74×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.54×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Moving the GoalPosts?

The most cited paper from Moving the GoalPosts is "Global epidemiology of sickle haemoglobin in neonates: a contemporary geostatistical model-based map and population estimates" (Frédéric B. Piel, Anand P. Patil, Rosalind E. Howes et al., 2012), with 1,200 citations. Next come "Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial" (1,049) and "Bacteremia among Children Admitted to a Rural Hospital in Kenya" (865).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global epidemiology of sickle haemoglobin in neonates: a contemporary geostatistical model-based map and population estimates Frédéric B. Piel, Anand P. Patil, Rosalind E. Howes et al. · The Lancet Open access 24 Oct 2012 1,200
2 Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial Arjen M. Dondorp et al. · The Lancet Open access Nov 2010 1,049
3 Bacteremia among Children Admitted to a Rural Hospital in Kenya James Alexander Berkley, Brett S Lowe, Isaiah Mwangi et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 5 Jan 2005 865
4 Children with Severe Malnutrition: Can Those at Highest Risk of Death Be Identified with the WHO Protocol? Kathryn Maitland, James Alexander Berkley, Mohammed Shebbe et al. · PLoS Medicine Open access 20 Dec 2006 211
5 Blood transfusion for severe anaemia in children in a Kenyan hospital Mike English, Maimuna Ahmed, Clement Ngando et al. · The Lancet Feb 2002 205
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Which keywords describe research at Moving the GoalPosts?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Global Burden, Insecticide Resistance, Vaccine, Biodiversity, Artemisinin Resistance and Plasmodium falciparum.

▲ 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology9▲ 7.0×26 topics
  2. Vaccine Development4▲ 36×5 topics
  3. Global Burden3▲ 17×5 topics
  4. Insecticide Resistance2▲ 80×2 topics
  5. Vaccine2▲ 19×7 topics
  6. Artemisinin Resistance2▲ 184×1 topic
  7. Biodiversity2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  8. Plasmodium falciparum2▲ 184×1 topic
  9. Immune Response2▲ 10×7 topics
  10. Child Development2▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Maternal Mortality2▲ 32×3 topics
  12. Drug Resistance2▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Health Inequalities2▲ 54×3 topics
  14. Treatment2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  15. Child Mortality2▲ 92×1 topic
  16. Diagnosis2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  17. Health Systems2▲ 92×1 topic
  18. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 21×4 topics
  19. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 80×1 topic
  20. Public Health2▲ 3.5×10 topics
  21. Water Sanitation Hygiene2▲ 80×1 topic
  22. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Invasive Species1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  24. Climate Change1▲ 1.34×4 topics
  25. Global Change1▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Infectious Diseases1▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Pandemic1▲ 8.0×6 topics
  29. Pathogenesis1▲ 6.2×5 topics

Which research topics does Moving the GoalPosts publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Global Maritime and Colonial Histories, Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts.

Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories: 0 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 0 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 0 fractional worksHepatitis B Virus Studies: 0 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…0Global Maternal and Child Health: 0 fractional worksPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment: 0 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 0 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics0Global trade and economics: 0 fractional works
GeneticsAnthropologyInfectious DiseasesPollution5 others

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

  1. 1 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 1 works
  2. 2 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 0 works
  3. 3 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 0 works
  4. 4 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 0 works
  5. 5 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 0 works
  6. 6 Hepatitis B Virus Studies Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  8. 8 Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Epidemiology 0 works
  9. 9 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 0 works
  10. 10 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 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 available75.8%not open24.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Moving the GoalPosts's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 68% 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 Moving the GoalPosts as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000029% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Moving the GoalPosts0.000056% in 2025200020102020

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

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