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Royal Centre for Disease Control

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Research works
87
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
80%
world 40%
International
46%
world 18%
Royal Centre for Disease Control

Not ranked overall: Royal Centre for Disease Control is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Royal Centre for Disease Control work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Royal Centre for Disease Control is in Health Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (45%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 19 fractional works · 56.2% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 45.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 13.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 18.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 13.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 11.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKRoyal Centre forDisease Control34fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences56%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1545.3%
    2. Nursing25.7%
    3. Health Professions25.1%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences38.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology26.1%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Social Sciences24.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance14.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting13.4%
    4. Psychology01.4%
    1. Environmental Science27.4%
    2. Mathematics11.7%
    3. Materials Science01.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    5. Engineering00.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
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: 1.69× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.01× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.36× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 11.56× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing11.56×2 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology6.01×2 works
  3. Medicine2.36×15 works
  4. Health Professions1.95×2 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.93×1 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.69×3 works
  7. Environmental Science1.49×2 works
  8. Mathematics1.47×1 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.04×1 works
  10. Veterinary0.81×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.80×1 works
  12. Psychology0.45×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.37×2 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.34×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.28×0 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.22×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.15×0 works
  18. Engineering0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Royal Centre for Disease Control?

Ranked on the quality score, Sonam Wangchuk, Binay Thapa and Tandin Dorji lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Centre for Disease Control.

  1. 1 Sonam Wangchuk Bhutan · #879,489 worldwide 2.1k citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Binay Thapa Bhutan · #1,532,348 worldwide 745 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Tandin Dorji Bhutan · #1,544,428 worldwide 604 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Sonam Wangdi Bhutan · #2,582,456 worldwide 3k citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Kunzang Dorji Bhutan · #2,924,465 worldwide 239 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Rinzin Namgay Bhutan · #2,971,650 worldwide 501 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Tashi Tshomo Bhutan · #3,194,149 worldwide 109 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Sonam Gyeltshen Bhutan · #3,568,533 worldwide 192 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Hari Prasad Pokhrel Bhutan · #3,748,409 worldwide 82 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Kinley Penjor Bhutan · #3,804,031 worldwide 386 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Centre for Disease Control

What are the most cited papers from Royal Centre for Disease Control?

The most cited paper from Royal Centre for Disease Control is "Control of paratuberculosis: who, why and how. A review of 48 countries" (Richard J. Whittington et al., 2019), with 335 citations. Next come "Global burden of influenza-associated lower respiratory tract infections and hospitalizations among adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (269) and "Time to learn: understanding patient-centred care" (258).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Control of paratuberculosis: who, why and how. A review of 48 countries Richard J. Whittington et al. · BMC Veterinary Research Open access 13 Jun 2019 335
2 Global burden of influenza-associated lower respiratory tract infections and hospitalizations among adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis Kathryn E. Lafond et al. · PLoS Medicine ReviewOpen access Mar 2021 269
3 Time to learn: understanding patient-centred care Rinchen Pelzang · British Journal of Nursing Jul 2010 258
4 Epidemiological and virological characteristics of influenza B: results of the Global Influenza B Study Saverio Caini et al. · Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Open access Aug 2015 204
5 The epidemiological signature of influenza B virus and its B/Victoria and B/Yamagata lineages in the 21st century Saverio Caini et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 12 Sep 2019 187
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Which keywords describe research at Royal Centre for Disease Control?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Public Health, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Diagnosis, Infectious Diseases and Immune Response.

▲ 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-now 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 35 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology9▲ 7.0×26 topics
  2. Public Health3▲ 6.7×13 topics
  3. Vaccine Development3▲ 37×6 topics
  4. Pathogenesis3▲ 17×7 topics
  5. Vaccine3▲ 20×7 topics
  6. Diagnosis2▲ 7.6×8 topics
  7. Infectious Diseases2▲ 19×5 topics
  8. COVID-192▲ 4.6×6 topics
  9. Pandemic2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  10. Immune Response2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  11. SARS-CoV-22▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.8×5 topics
  13. Food Safety2▲ 16×4 topics
  14. Global Burden2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  15. Inflammation2▲ 2.1×5 topics
  16. Treatment2▲ 3.7×6 topics
  17. Drug Resistance1▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Virus1▲ 43×3 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  20. Immune System1▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Risk Perception1▲ 14×2 topics
  22. ACE2 Receptor1▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 3.2×4 topics
  24. Climate Change1▲ 1.25×10 topics
  25. Immunity1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  26. Viral Infections1▲ 65×2 topics
  27. Influenza1▲ 76×2 topics
  28. Risk Assessment1▲ 5.0×5 topics
  29. Vector Control1▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Consumer Awareness1▲ 160×1 topic
  31. Hygiene Practices1▲ 160×1 topic
  32. Hypertension1▲ 10×1 topic
  33. Multivariate Statistical Techniques1▲ 73×1 topic
  34. Sodium Intake1▲ 184×1 topic
  35. Water Quality Index1▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal Centre for Disease Control publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Water Quality and Pollution Assessment, Food Safety and Hygiene and Sodium Intake and Health.

Mosquito-borne diseases …1Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…1Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 1 fractional worksFood Safety and Hygiene: 1 fractional worksSodium Intake and Health1Sodium Intake and Health: 1 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…1Malaria Research and Control: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksRabies epidemiology and …1Rabies epidemiology and control: 1 fractional worksImmune responses and vaccinations: 1 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthWater Science and TechnologyFood ScienceNutrition and Dietetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 1 works
  3. 3 Food Safety and Hygiene Food Science 1 works
  4. 4 Sodium Intake and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  5. 5 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Rabies epidemiology and control Virology 1 works
  9. 9 Immune responses and vaccinations Immunology 1 works
  10. 10 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 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 available79.5%not open20.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.2%domestic only53.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Royal Centre for Disease Control's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Royal Centre for Disease Control as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Royal Centre for Disease Control0.00010% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Royal Centre for Disease Control over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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