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Task Applied Science

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Research works
47
▼ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
23.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
57%
world 18%
Task Applied Science

Not ranked overall: Task Applied Science 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 Task Applied Science work in?

In all years, 62% of research at Task Applied Science is in Health Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (55%), Engineering (11%), Psychology (5%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 29 fractional works · 62.2% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 55.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 18.2% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 15.1% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 17.8% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 10.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFiltration and Separation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKTask AppliedScience47fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences62%Social Sciences10%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2655.1%
    2. Health Professions25.0%
    3. Nursing11.7%
    4. Dentistry00.4%
    1. Engineering510.6%
    2. Computer Science12.1%
    3. Environmental Science11.9%
    4. Materials Science11.5%
    5. Mathematics01.0%
    6. Chemistry00.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology13.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    1. Psychology35.4%
    2. Social Sciences12.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities01.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    5. Decision Sciences00.0%
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: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.21× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 8.78× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing8.78×1 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology6.26×1 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.37×0 works
  4. Medicine3.21×9 works
  5. Dentistry2.42×0 works
  6. Mathematics2.31×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.22×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.19×1 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.44×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.42×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.36×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.30×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.24×0 works
  14. Psychology0.19×0 works
  15. Engineering0.10×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.08×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Task Applied Science?

Ranked on the quality score, Caryn M. Upton, Veronique R. De Jager and Naadira Vanker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Task Applied Science.

  1. 1 Caryn M. Upton South Africa · #537,240 worldwide 783 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Veronique R. De Jager South Africa · #816,747 worldwide 601 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Naadira Vanker South Africa · #1,744,082 worldwide 528 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Task Applied Science

What are the most cited papers from Task Applied Science?

The most cited paper from Task Applied Science is "Treatment of Highly Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis" (Francesca Conradie, Andreas H. Diacon, Nosipho Ngubane et al., 2020), with 1,079 citations. Next come "Final Analysis of a Trial of M72/AS01 E Vaccine to Prevent Tuberculosis" (623) and "14-day bactericidal activity of PA-824, bedaquiline, pyrazinamide, and moxifloxacin combinations: a randomised trial" (440).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Treatment of Highly Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis Francesca Conradie, Andreas H. Diacon, Nosipho Ngubane et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 4 Mar 2020 1,079
2 Final Analysis of a Trial of M72/AS01 E Vaccine to Prevent Tuberculosis Dereck R. Tait et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 29 Oct 2019 623
3 14-day bactericidal activity of PA-824, bedaquiline, pyrazinamide, and moxifloxacin combinations: a randomised trial Andreas Henri Diacon, Rodney Dawson, Florian von Groote-Bidlingmaier et al. · The Lancet 22 Jul 2012 440
4 Phase 2b Controlled Trial of M72/AS01 E Vaccine to Prevent Tuberculosis Olivier Van Der Meeren et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 25 Sep 2018 425
5 A Dose-Ranging Trial to Optimize the Dose of Rifampin in the Treatment of Tuberculosis Martin Johan Boeree, Andreas Henri Diacon, Rodney Dawson et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Open access 5 Feb 2015 320
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Task Applied Science?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Vaccine, Immune Response, Drug Resistance, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Tuberculosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 7.5×24 topics
  2. Diagnosis9▲ 19×6 topics
  3. Treatment9▲ 15×7 topics
  4. Vaccine7▲ 39×6 topics
  5. Immune Response7▲ 25×7 topics
  6. Drug Resistance7▲ 45×3 topics
  7. Mycobacterium tuberculosis6▲ 193×1 topic
  8. Tuberculosis6▲ 232×1 topic
  9. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 13×3 topics
  10. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 30×5 topics
  11. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 26×4 topics
  12. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 15×5 topics
  13. Meta-Analysis2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  14. HIV Infection2▲ 39×3 topics
  15. Mycobacterium avium2▲ 99×1 topic
  16. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria2▲ 99×1 topic
  17. Pathogenesis2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  18. Community-Acquired Pneumonia2▲ 90×1 topic
  19. Global Health2▲ 28×3 topics
  20. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine2▲ 90×1 topic
  21. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 27×3 topics
  22. Spinal Epidural Abscess2▲ 107×1 topic
  23. Surgical Management2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  24. Tuberculous Meningitis2▲ 107×1 topic
  25. Pandemic2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  26. Failure Analysis1▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Infectious Diseases1▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Genomics1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  29. Pneumonia1▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Public Health1▲ 1.66×6 topics
  31. Virus1▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Antibiotic Pharmacokinetics1▲ 48×1 topic
  33. Crisis Resolution1▲ 91×1 topic
  34. Critically Ill Patients1▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Ebola Virus1▲ 97×1 topic
  36. Health Workforce1▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Home Treatment1▲ 91×1 topic
  38. Outbreak1▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Respiratory1▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Rural Health1▲ 74×1 topic

Which research topics does Task Applied Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Respiratory and Cough-Related Research and Global Health and Surgery.

Tuberculosis Research an…2Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksPneumonia and Respirator…1Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 1 fractional worksRespiratory and Cough-Re…1Respiratory and Cough-Related Research: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 0 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 0 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis: 0 fractional worksAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy: 0 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 0 fractional worksPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment: 0 fractional worksMycobacterium research and diagnosis: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 2 works
  2. 2 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  6. 6 Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Pharmacology 0 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  9. 9 Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Mycobacterium research and diagnosis 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 available71.2%not open28.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.8%domestic only43.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Task Applied Science's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% 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 Task Applied Science as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000027% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Task Applied Science0.000039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Task Applied Science over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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