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Public Health Institute of Malawi

In research, Public Health Institute of Malawi stands highest in Health Sciences (#16,723 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,648
of 42,892
Rank in Malawi
#12
of 17
Research works
182
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
21.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Public Health Institute of Malawi 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
Health SciencesDomain #16,723 of 20,462 31.3%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Public Health Institute of Malawi 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: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.83× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.43× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.31× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 5.53× its world share, 2 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.85× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Public Health Institute of Malawi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Community Health Workers, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Antiretroviral Therapy, Epidemiology, HIV Transmission and Vaccine.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 3.0×42 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality6▲ 42×3 topics
  3. Child Mortality5▲ 120×1 topic
  4. Community Health Workers5▲ 101×2 topics
  5. Health Systems5▲ 120×1 topic
  6. Antiretroviral Therapy5▲ 48×5 topics
  7. HIV Transmission3▲ 79×2 topics
  8. Vaccine3▲ 14×9 topics
  9. Viral Load3▲ 66×2 topics
  10. Immune Response3▲ 8.9×10 topics
  11. Infectious Diseases3▲ 15×7 topics
  12. Mortality Rates3▲ 53×2 topics
  13. COVID-193▲ 3.5×11 topics
  14. Preexposure Prophylaxis3▲ 99×1 topic
  15. Stigma and Discrimination3▲ 99×1 topic
  16. Risk Factors2▲ 3.7×9 topics
  17. Public Health2▲ 2.7×14 topics
  18. Global Health2▲ 24×4 topics
  19. Drug Resistance2▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Pandemic2▲ 3.0×7 topics
  21. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Pathogenesis2▲ 6.2×8 topics
  23. SARS-CoV-22▲ 9.6×5 topics
  24. Child Development2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  25. Adolescent Health2▲ 32×1 topic
  26. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 7.3×7 topics
  27. HIV Prevention2▲ 46×2 topics
  28. Sexual Behavior2▲ 76×1 topic
  29. HIV/AIDS2▲ 39×3 topics
  30. Development1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations1▲ 7.1×4 topics
  32. Poverty1▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Transmission1▲ 45×2 topics
  34. HIV Infection1▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Social Networks1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  36. Behavior Change1▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Ebola Virus1▲ 79×1 topic
  38. Global Burden of Disease1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  39. Outbreak1▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Poverty Reduction1▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Public Health Institute of Malawi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research.

Global Maternal and Chil…5Global Maternal and Child Health: 5 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…3HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 3 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…2Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Impact and Responses: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInfectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 3 works
  3. 3 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 1 works
  10. 10 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 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 available76.8%not open23.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors76.8%domestic only23.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Public Health Institute of Malawi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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