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Poliomyelitis Research Foundation

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Research works
68
▲ 200% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Poliomyelitis Research Foundation

Not ranked overall: Poliomyelitis Research Foundation is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Poliomyelitis Research Foundation work in?

In all years, 61% of research at Poliomyelitis Research Foundation is in Health Sciences, 22% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (56%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 41 fractional works · 61.0% of its workMedicine: 38 fractional works · 56.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 14.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 14.4% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 22.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 13.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPoliomyelitisResearch…68fractional works, all years
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences61%Social Sciences13%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3856.0%
    2. Health Professions34.2%
    3. Veterinary00.5%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences68.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology58.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology34.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Social Sciences45.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities34.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.0%
    4. Psychology10.9%
    1. Environmental Science11.3%
    2. Materials Science11.0%
    3. Engineering00.5%
    4. Mathematics00.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 12.44× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10.07× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.45× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 12.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities12.44×2 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.07×1 works
  3. Social Sciences2.45×1 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.55×0 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.09×0 works
  6. Psychology0.59×0 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.24×0 works
  9. Medicine0.12×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Poliomyelitis Research Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Hubert H. Malherbe, M. Strickland-Cholmley and Jessica Hampton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Poliomyelitis Research Foundation.

  1. 1 Hubert H. Malherbe South Africa · #1,748,517 worldwide 883 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 M. Strickland-Cholmley South Africa · #2,094,442 worldwide 389 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Jessica Hampton South Africa · #2,597,866 worldwide 398 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Robert H. Kokernot South Africa · #3,014,679 worldwide 710 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 M. H. Silk South Africa · #3,085,546 worldwide 407 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Poliomyelitis Research Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Poliomyelitis Research Foundation?

The most cited paper from Poliomyelitis Research Foundation is "Outbreake of Marburg virus disease in Johannesburg." (John S. S. Gear, G A Cassel, Anthony J. Gear et al., 1975), with 354 citations. Next come "Hepatitis B surface antigen produced by a human hepatoma cell line" (315) and "Association of a precore genomic variant of hepatitis B virus with fulminant hepatitis" (172).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Outbreake of Marburg virus disease in Johannesburg. John S. S. Gear, G A Cassel, Anthony J. Gear et al. · BMJ Open access 29 Nov 1975 354
2 Hepatitis B surface antigen produced by a human hepatoma cell line GWEN M. MACNAB, Jennifer J. Alexander, Gerasimos Lecatsas et al. · British Journal of Cancer Open access Nov 1976 315
3 Association of a precore genomic variant of hepatitis B virus with fulminant hepatitis William F. Carman, Elizabeth Ann Fagan, Stephanos J. Hadziyannis et al. · Hepatology Aug 1991 172
4 Simian virus SA11 and the related 0 agent Hubert H. Malherbe, M. Strickland-Cholmley · Archives of Virology Mar 1967 163
5 The Epidemiology and Disease Burden of Rotavirus in Vietnam: Sentinel Surveillance at 6 Hospitals Nguyen Van Man, Nguyễn Vân Trang, Huynh Phuong Lien et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases 15 Jun 2001 93
All 83 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Poliomyelitis Research Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Immunosuppressive Therapy, Myocarditis, Viral Infection, Vaccine, Immune Response and Infection.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology35▲ 13×35 topics
  2. Pathogenesis14▲ 38×10 topics
  3. Immunosuppressive Therapy10▲ 78×2 topics
  4. Myocarditis10▲ 357×1 topic
  5. Viral Infection10▲ 198×1 topic
  6. Vaccine9▲ 33×9 topics
  7. Immune Response6▲ 14×9 topics
  8. Infection6▲ 30×3 topics
  9. Genetic Diversity5▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Public Health5▲ 5.6×4 topics
  11. Vaccine Development4▲ 21×5 topics
  12. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers4▲ 137×1 topic
  13. Zoonotic Infections4▲ 106×1 topic
  14. Norovirus4▲ 103×1 topic
  15. Rotavirus4▲ 103×1 topic
  16. Genetic Characterization3▲ 84×2 topics
  17. Climate Change3▲ 1.81×7 topics
  18. Vaccines3▲ 66×2 topics
  19. Bluetongue Virus3▲ 169×1 topic
  20. Culicoides Biting Midges3▲ 169×1 topic
  21. Arboviral Diseases3▲ 64×1 topic
  22. Zika Virus3▲ 64×1 topic
  23. Zoonotic Transmission3▲ 37×4 topics
  24. Treatment2▲ 2.7×10 topics
  25. Viral Pathogenesis2▲ 41×3 topics
  26. Family Presence2▲ 109×1 topic
  27. Identity2▲ 3.9×4 topics
  28. Literature2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  29. Patient-Centered Care2▲ 47×1 topic
  30. Genomic Integration2▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Antiviral Therapy2▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Colonialism2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  33. Cultural Identity2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  34. Culture2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  35. Nipah Virus2▲ 89×1 topic
  36. Paramyxovirus2▲ 89×1 topic
  37. Gene Therapy2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  38. Metagenomics2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Coronavirus1▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus1▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does Poliomyelitis Research Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Literature, Culture, and Criticism, Public Health in Brazil, Global trade and economics and Urban and sociocultural dynamics.

Literature, Culture, and…1Literature, Culture, and Criticism: 1 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 0 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 0 fractional worksUrban and sociocultural …0Urban and sociocultural dynamics: 0 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 0 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 0 fractional worksLinguistics and Language…0Linguistics and Language Studies: 0 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 0 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 0 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Pen…0Criminal Justice and Penology: 0 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheorySociology and Political ScienceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  2. 2 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  3. 3 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0 works
  4. 4 Urban and sociocultural dynamics Urban Studies 0 works
  5. 5 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 0 works
  6. 6 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 0 works
  8. 8 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 0 works
  10. 10 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 0 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 available25.9%not open74.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Poliomyelitis Research Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 200% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Poliomyelitis Research Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000043% in 2023.

0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Poliomyelitis Research Foundation0.000077% in 202419801990200020102020

Fractional works of Poliomyelitis Research Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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