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Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research

In research, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,913 of 14,347 worldwide), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (#786 of 2,085 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,636 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,022
of 42,892
Rank in Papua New Guinea
#1
of 7
Research works
638
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
32.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research 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 #4,913 of 14,347 29.4%143
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #786 of 2,085 41.4%140
MedicineField #8,636 of 17,978 30.2%326
Health SciencesDomain #10,258 of 20,462 28.3%386

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Papua New Guinea 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).

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: 1.59× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.49× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.46× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 5.34× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael P. Alpers, Peter M. Siba and Peter Siba lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research.

  1. 1 Michael P. Alpers Papua New Guinea · #45,811 worldwide 255 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Peter M. Siba Papua New Guinea · #364,345 worldwide 79 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Peter Siba Papua New Guinea · #376,189 worldwide 81 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Moses J. Bockarie Papua New Guinea · #502,395 worldwide 50 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Moses Laman Papua New Guinea · #548,135 worldwide 62 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Leanne J. Robinson Papua New Guinea · #975,060 worldwide 27 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 William Pomat Papua New Guinea · #1,269,398 worldwide 31 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Stephan Karl Papua New Guinea · #1,614,521 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research

Which keywords describe research at Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Public Health, Global Burden, Maternal Mortality, Insecticide Resistance, Health Inequalities and Genome Sequence.

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

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology10▲ 6.3×34 topics
  2. Vaccine Development4▲ 42×6 topics
  3. Public Health4▲ 6.3×16 topics
  4. Global Burden3▲ 15×6 topics
  5. Maternal Mortality3▲ 31×5 topics
  6. Insecticide Resistance3▲ 84×4 topics
  7. Health Inequalities2▲ 52×2 topics
  8. Genome Sequence2▲ 69×2 topics
  9. Artemisinin Resistance2▲ 176×1 topic
  10. Child Mortality2▲ 77×1 topic
  11. Health Systems2▲ 77×1 topic
  12. Plasmodium falciparum2▲ 176×1 topic
  13. Vector Control2▲ 42×3 topics
  14. HIV Transmission2▲ 57×2 topics
  15. Arboviral Diseases2▲ 61×1 topic
  16. Globalization2▲ 2.0×7 topics
  17. Zika Virus2▲ 61×1 topic
  18. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 23×6 topics
  19. Helminth Infections1▲ 81×2 topics
  20. Mental Health1▲ 2.2×8 topics
  21. HIV1▲ 35×4 topics
  22. Immune Response1▲ 5.5×9 topics
  23. Respiratory Infections1▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Vaccine1▲ 7.2×6 topics
  25. COVID-191▲ 2.1×9 topics
  26. Disease Burden1▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Genetic Diversity1▲ 6.3×5 topics
  28. Global Epidemiology1▲ 62×2 topics
  29. Global Health1▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Health Impacts1▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Infectious Diseases1▲ 8.0×5 topics
  32. Mortality Rates1▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Viral Load1▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Preexposure Prophylaxis1▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Stigma and Discrimination1▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Sustainable Development1▲ 1.56×3 topics

Which research topics does Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research publish most on?

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

Malaria Research and Control: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery1Global Health and Surgery: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Immunology Research: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksReproductive tract infections research: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInfectious DiseasesEpidemiology4 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 2 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  3. 3 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  5. 5 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Viral Infections and Immunology Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  9. 9 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 1 works
  10. 10 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 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 available41.9%not open58.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.1%domestic only45.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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