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Perinatal HIV Research Unit

In research, Perinatal HIV Research Unit stands highest in Medicine (#12,108 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,023 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,027
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#61
of 154
Research works
291
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
30.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Perinatal HIV Research Unit 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
MedicineField #12,108 of 17,978 24.4%168
Health SciencesDomain #14,023 of 20,462 26.9%205

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Perinatal HIV Research Unit 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.78× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.97× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.84× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.14× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× 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, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Perinatal HIV Research Unit?

Ranked on the composite score, Neil Martinson, Avy Violari and Janan Dietrich lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Perinatal HIV Research Unit.

  1. 1 Neil Martinson South Africa · #113,297 worldwide 189 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Avy Violari South Africa · #767,721 worldwide 44 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Janan Dietrich South Africa · #1,357,376 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Perinatal HIV Research Unit

Which keywords describe research at Perinatal HIV Research Unit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antiretroviral Therapy, Epidemiology, Vaccine, Viral Load, HIV Transmission, Mortality Rates, Preexposure Prophylaxis and Stigma and Discrimination.

▲ 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. Antiretroviral Therapy13▲ 148×6 topics
  2. Epidemiology12▲ 5.7×31 topics
  3. Vaccine7▲ 31×8 topics
  4. Viral Load6▲ 153×2 topics
  5. HIV Transmission6▲ 161×2 topics
  6. Mortality Rates6▲ 126×2 topics
  7. Preexposure Prophylaxis6▲ 235×1 topic
  8. Stigma and Discrimination6▲ 235×1 topic
  9. Diagnosis6▲ 12×9 topics
  10. Immune Response6▲ 20×11 topics
  11. Treatment6▲ 9.1×9 topics
  12. Drug Resistance5▲ 33×4 topics
  13. HIV5▲ 110×4 topics
  14. HIV Infection4▲ 72×4 topics
  15. Mycobacterium tuberculosis3▲ 114×1 topic
  16. Tuberculosis3▲ 121×1 topic
  17. Risk Factors3▲ 5.6×9 topics
  18. Mental Health3▲ 3.8×15 topics
  19. Public Health3▲ 3.8×13 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 4.5×11 topics
  21. COVID-192▲ 3.4×9 topics
  22. HIV Prevention2▲ 78×2 topics
  23. Pandemic2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  24. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Adolescent Health2▲ 50×1 topic
  26. SARS-CoV-22▲ 13×5 topics
  27. Sexual Behavior2▲ 119×1 topic
  28. Insulin Resistance2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  29. Aging2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  30. Antibodies2▲ 63×2 topics
  31. Infectious Diseases2▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Metabolic Abnormalities2▲ 178×1 topic
  33. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Opportunistic Infections2▲ 108×2 topics
  35. drug use2▲ 110×1 topic
  36. harm reduction2▲ 110×1 topic
  37. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. HIV/AIDS2▲ 47×3 topics
  39. Immune Activation2▲ 38×2 topics
  40. AIDS2▲ 113×1 topic

Which research topics does Perinatal HIV Research Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV-related health complications and treatments.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…6HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 6 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…3Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 3 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…2Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksHIV-related health complications and treatments: 2 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 2 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS drug development and treatment: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsEmergency MedicineEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 6 works
  2. 2 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 3 works
  3. 3 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 HIV-related health complications and treatments Emergency Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 2 works
  7. 7 Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 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 available71.2%not open28.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors68.6%domestic only31.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Perinatal HIV Research Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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