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Nigerian Institute of Medical Research

In research, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,865 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,463 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Infectious Diseases — Infectious Diseases is 15.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,258
of 28,054 · #19,455 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#82
of 191
Research works
746
▲ 107% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Nigerian Institute of Medical Research 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,865 of 11,982 14.0%128 #9076
MedicineField #6,463 of 10,443 12.7%105 #12021

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nigerian Institute of Medical Research 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).

What does Nigerian Institute of Medical Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Infectious Diseases takes 15.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 24.3 works16×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.22× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.36× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.76× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 3.56× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.99× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.39× its world share, 105 worksMedicineNursing: 3.29× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 11.52× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 11.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nigerian Institute of Medical Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Bamidele Iwalokun, Babatunde Lawal Salako and Stella Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nigerian Institute of Medical Research.

  1. 1 Bamidele Iwalokun Nigeria · #188,123 worldwide 144 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Babatunde Lawal Salako Nigeria · #672,530 worldwide 46 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Stella Smith Nigeria · #744,525 worldwide 41 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Oliver Ezechi Nigeria · #1,077,512 worldwide 41 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu Nigeria · #1,570,333 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Nigerian Institute of Medical Research

Which keywords describe research at Nigerian Institute of Medical Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Global Burden, Immune Response, Vaccine, Insecticide Resistance, Antiretroviral Therapy and Pathogenesis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology53▲ 5.9×71 topics
  2. Vaccine Development20▲ 34×11 topics
  3. Global Burden17▲ 14×10 topics
  4. Public Health14▲ 4.2×30 topics
  5. COVID-1913▲ 4.2×15 topics
  6. Immune Response13▲ 10×14 topics
  7. Vaccine13▲ 14×11 topics
  8. Insecticide Resistance12▲ 71×4 topics
  9. Antiretroviral Therapy12▲ 33×6 topics
  10. Pathogenesis11▲ 9.1×15 topics
  11. Genome Sequence10▲ 55×2 topics
  12. Artemisinin Resistance10▲ 144×1 topic
  13. Pandemic10▲ 4.2×8 topics
  14. Plasmodium falciparum10▲ 144×1 topic
  15. Vector Control9▲ 33×4 topics
  16. Treatment8▲ 2.8×13 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 3.0×22 topics
  18. Arboviral Diseases7▲ 49×1 topic
  19. Zika Virus7▲ 49×1 topic
  20. Viral Load7▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Antibiotic Resistance7▲ 8.1×10 topics
  22. HIV Transmission7▲ 41×2 topics
  23. Mortality Rates7▲ 32×2 topics
  24. Risk Factors7▲ 2.6×14 topics
  25. Diagnosis6▲ 3.0×17 topics
  26. SARS-CoV-26▲ 8.6×5 topics
  27. Preexposure Prophylaxis6▲ 56×1 topic
  28. Stigma and Discrimination6▲ 56×1 topic
  29. Drug Resistance6▲ 9.5×7 topics
  30. Genetic Diversity6▲ 6.0×8 topics
  31. Infectious Diseases6▲ 8.0×8 topics
  32. Maternal Mortality6▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Insulin Resistance5▲ 4.9×8 topics
  34. HIV Infection5▲ 20×4 topics
  35. Community Health Workers5▲ 24×2 topics
  36. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  37. Child Mortality4▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Coronavirus4▲ 9.0×3 topics
  39. Health Systems4▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Herbal Medicine4▲ 6.1×6 topics

Which research topics does Nigerian Institute of Medical Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Malaria Research and Control, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Malaria Research and Con…10Malaria Research and Control: 10 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 7 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 6 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 3 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…3Viral Infections and Vectors: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksHIV-related health complications and treatments: 2 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and Dietetics2 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 10 works
  2. 2 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 6 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  5. 5 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 3 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 3 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  9. 9 HIV-related health complications and treatments Emergency Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 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 available68.8%not open31.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.0%domestic only72.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nigerian Institute of Medical Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 107% 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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