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National Institute of Health

In research, National Institute of Health stands highest in Medicine (#8,254 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,476 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,879
of 28,054 · #22,962 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#148
of 241
Research works
541
▲ 189% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Health known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #8,254 of 10,443 11.0%101 #14835
Health SciencesDomain #9,476 of 11,982 9.9%119 #16387

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Health sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 1.30× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.54× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.87× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.52× its world share, 100 worksMedicineNursing: 2.51× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.65× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.11× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Frank L. Bryan and Aamer Ikram lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Health.

  1. 1 Frank L. Bryan Pakistan · #112,624 worldwide 212 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Aamer Ikram Pakistan · #1,077,260 worldwide 53 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Health

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Pathogenesis, Immune Response, Pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, Vaccine Development and Coronavirus.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology46▲ 5.6×81 topics
  2. Vaccine16▲ 20×11 topics
  3. Pathogenesis16▲ 15×18 topics
  4. Immune Response13▲ 11×13 topics
  5. Pandemic11▲ 4.9×8 topics
  6. Public Health10▲ 3.4×25 topics
  7. COVID-1910▲ 3.5×15 topics
  8. SARS-CoV-28▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Vaccine Development8▲ 15×9 topics
  10. Mental Health8▲ 2.5×14 topics
  11. Coronavirus7▲ 17×3 topics
  12. Quality of Life7▲ 2.5×21 topics
  13. ACE2 Receptor6▲ 13×3 topics
  14. Depression6▲ 3.6×13 topics
  15. Genetic Diversity6▲ 7.0×8 topics
  16. Treatment6▲ 2.5×21 topics
  17. Viral Transmission5▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Immunity5▲ 6.1×5 topics
  19. Infection5▲ 9.6×5 topics
  20. Mutation4▲ 12×2 topics
  21. antibody4▲ 20×1 topic
  22. spike protein4▲ 20×1 topic
  23. Infectious Diseases4▲ 6.5×7 topics
  24. Anxiety4▲ 4.3×8 topics
  25. Global Burden4▲ 3.7×11 topics
  26. Bunyavirus4▲ 41×1 topic
  27. Self-Efficacy4▲ 6.8×5 topics
  28. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers4▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Zoonotic Infections4▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Well-being4▲ 4.7×7 topics
  31. Vector Control4▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 4.4×9 topics
  33. Maternal Mortality4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  34. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 8.4×9 topics
  35. Metagenomics3▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Arboviral Diseases3▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Zika Virus3▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Norovirus3▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Rotavirus3▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Antiviral Therapy3▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does National Institute of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Viral Infections and Vectors, Mosquito-borne diseases and control and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …4SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 4 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…4Viral Infections and Vectors: 4 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …3Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis re…3Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 2 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 2 fractional worksAnimal Virus Infections …2Animal Virus Infections Studies: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Immunology Research: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Out…2Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 2 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthClinical PsychologyEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 4 works
  2. 2 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 4 works
  3. 3 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  4. 4 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 3 works
  5. 5 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 2 works
  7. 7 Animal Virus Infections Studies Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  8. 8 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  9. 9 Viral Infections and Immunology Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 2 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 available72.1%not open27.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 189% 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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