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Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit

In research, Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit stands highest in Medicine (#9,331 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,123 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,822
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#77
of 154
Research works
220
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
46.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens 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 #9,331 of 17,978 29.8%143
Health SciencesDomain #12,123 of 20,462 29.5%150

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens 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: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.09× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 12.32× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.66× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 12.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit?

Ranked on the composite score, Patricia A. Leman and Nicola Page lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit.

  1. 1 Patricia A. Leman South Africa · #348,977 worldwide 100 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Nicola Page South Africa · #1,447,985 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit

Which keywords describe research at Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Immune Response, Vaccine Development, Antimicrobial Resistance, Clinical Practice Guidelines and Vaccination.

▲ 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. Epidemiology119▲ 13×53 topics
  2. Pathogenesis51▲ 41×17 topics
  3. Vaccine39▲ 44×10 topics
  4. Immune Response24▲ 18×12 topics
  5. Vaccine Development24▲ 35×8 topics
  6. Antimicrobial Resistance22▲ 39×6 topics
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines19▲ 15×5 topics
  8. Vaccination18▲ 109×2 topics
  9. Respiratory Infections18▲ 89×3 topics
  10. Community-Acquired Pneumonia18▲ 196×1 topic
  11. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine18▲ 196×1 topic
  12. Public Health17▲ 5.7×18 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity16▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Viral Infections16▲ 128×2 topics
  15. Disease Burden16▲ 91×2 topics
  16. Host Immune Response16▲ 115×2 topics
  17. Human Metapneumovirus16▲ 158×1 topic
  18. Respiratory Syncytial Virus16▲ 158×1 topic
  19. Treatment15▲ 5.3×13 topics
  20. Diagnosis14▲ 6.5×11 topics
  21. Antiretroviral Therapy14▲ 27×6 topics
  22. Vaccines13▲ 87×3 topics
  23. Infection13▲ 21×6 topics
  24. Antibodies11▲ 58×2 topics
  25. Pandemic10▲ 9.7×6 topics
  26. Zoonotic Infections10▲ 73×2 topics
  27. HIV10▲ 37×4 topics
  28. Bunyavirus10▲ 93×1 topic
  29. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers10▲ 93×1 topic
  30. Genomics9▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Virus8▲ 32×3 topics
  32. Norovirus8▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Rotavirus8▲ 65×1 topic
  34. Immunity8▲ 11×6 topics
  35. Global Burden8▲ 6.7×5 topics
  36. Clinical Management8▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Influenza8▲ 73×2 topics
  38. Genetic Characterization8▲ 59×2 topics
  39. Respiratory7▲ 34×2 topics
  40. H1N17▲ 92×1 topic

Which research topics does Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Respiratory viral infections research, Bacterial Infections and Vaccines, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research and Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology.

Respiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional worksBacterial Infections and Vaccines: 0 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …0SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 0 fractional worksSalmonella and Campyloba…0Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology: 0 fractional worksPneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 0 fractional worksMycobacterium research and diagnosis: 0 fractional worksBlood groups and transfu…0Blood groups and transfusion: 0 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research studies: 0 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 0 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research Studies: 0 fractional works
EpidemiologyMicrobiologyInfectious DiseasesFood Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 1 works
  2. 2 Bacterial Infections and Vaccines Microbiology 0 works
  3. 3 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 0 works
  4. 4 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food Science 0 works
  5. 5 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 0 works
  6. 6 Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 0 works
  8. 8 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 0 works
  9. 9 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 0 works
  10. 10 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 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 available55.3%not open44.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.9%domestic only48.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% lower 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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