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Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute

In research, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,030 of 14,347 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,533 of 6,031 worldwide) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (#530 of 1,008 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,696
of 28,054 · #12,172 all time
Rank in South Africa
#47
of 87
Research works
1.3k
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
25.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #5,030 of 14,347 17.6%822
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,533 of 6,031 23.1%475
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #530 of 1,008 26.7%163
Health SciencesDomain #12,332 of 20,462 14.7%322
MedicineField #12,785 of 17,978 16.2%245
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #6,712 of 7,814 10.7%140
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #1,858 of 1,980 10.0%198

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute 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: 6.51× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.85× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 14.64× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 19.12× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 19.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, R G Bengis, Erich Zweygarth and F. W. Huchzermeyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute.

  1. 1 R G Bengis South Africa · #396,259 worldwide 85 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Erich Zweygarth South Africa · #573,327 worldwide 49 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 F. W. Huchzermeyer South Africa · #717,195 worldwide 62 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 J D Bezuidenhout South Africa · #882,354 worldwide 34 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 L Prozesky South Africa · #918,197 worldwide 28 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Ben J. Mans South Africa · #1,223,938 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute

Which keywords describe research at Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Public Health, Genetic Characterization, Genetic Diversity, Vaccines, Host-Pathogen Interactions and Bluetongue Virus.

▲ 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. Epidemiology29▲ 8.6×34 topics
  2. Pathogenesis16▲ 37×12 topics
  3. Public Health12▲ 9.8×10 topics
  4. Genetic Characterization11▲ 267×2 topics
  5. Climate Change9▲ 3.7×15 topics
  6. Genetic Diversity8▲ 20×11 topics
  7. Vaccines7▲ 148×3 topics
  8. Host-Pathogen Interactions7▲ 97×5 topics
  9. Bluetongue Virus7▲ 418×1 topic
  10. Culicoides Biting Midges7▲ 418×1 topic
  11. Pathogen Transmission6▲ 100×3 topics
  12. Zoonotic Infections5▲ 110×2 topics
  13. Bunyavirus5▲ 130×1 topic
  14. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers5▲ 130×1 topic
  15. Lyme Disease5▲ 225×1 topic
  16. Tick-Borne Diseases5▲ 225×1 topic
  17. Viral Pathogenesis5▲ 85×2 topics
  18. Vaccine4▲ 12×8 topics
  19. African Swine Fever4▲ 166×1 topic
  20. Foot-and-Mouth Disease4▲ 166×1 topic
  21. Immune Response4▲ 7.8×9 topics
  22. Biodiversity3▲ 5.1×11 topics
  23. Viral Transmission3▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Diagnosis3▲ 3.7×7 topics
  25. Pathogenicity3▲ 52×5 topics
  26. Viral Pathogens3▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Zoonotic Disease3▲ 136×2 topics
  28. Host Immunity3▲ 140×2 topics
  29. Virus3▲ 34×3 topics
  30. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 20×8 topics
  31. Monkeypox Virus3▲ 195×1 topic
  32. Smallpox Vaccination3▲ 195×1 topic
  33. Vaccine Development2▲ 12×7 topics
  34. Plant Immunity2▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Small RNAs2▲ 47×2 topics
  36. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Gene Silencing2▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Viral RNA Silencing2▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Virus-Host Interactions2▲ 66×1 topic
  40. Genomics2▲ 8.2×5 topics

Which research topics does Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Viral Infections and Vectors, Vector-borne infectious diseases and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology.

Vector-Borne Animal Dise…7Vector-Borne Animal Diseases: 7 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 5 fractional worksVector-borne infectious diseases: 5 fractional worksAnimal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 4 fractional worksPoxvirus research and outbreaks: 3 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Stu…2Plant Virus Research Studies: 2 fractional worksHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional worksRabies epidemiology and control: 2 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Immunology Research: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInfectious DiseasesParasitologyAgronomy and Crop Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  2. 2 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 5 works
  3. 3 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 5 works
  4. 4 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  5. 5 Poxvirus research and outbreaks Virology 3 works
  6. 6 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Rabies epidemiology and control Virology 2 works
  9. 9 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Viral Infections and Immunology Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 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 available44.5%not open55.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% 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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