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Uganda Virus Research Institute

In research, Uganda Virus Research Institute stands highest in Medicine (#6,351 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,711 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health — Infectious Diseases is 28.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,068
of 28,054 · #8,323 all time
Rank in Uganda
#12
of 33
Research works
1.3k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Uganda Virus Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #6,351 of 10,443 20.6%109 #5770
Health SciencesDomain #7,711 of 11,982 21.1%128 #6561

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Uganda Virus Research Institute 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).

What does Uganda Virus Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Infectious Diseases takes 28.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 40.0 works28×
  2. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 20.8 works7.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.37× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.25× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.66× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.70× its world share, 109 worksMedicineNursing: 4.13× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Uganda Virus Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Philip S. Corbet, Pontiano Kaleebu and Moffat Nyirenda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Uganda Virus Research Institute.

  1. 1 Philip S. Corbet Uganda · #70,149 worldwide 239 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Pontiano Kaleebu Uganda · #77,719 worldwide 243 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Moffat Nyirenda Uganda · #95,095 worldwide 268 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 David Simpson Uganda · #97,229 worldwide 198 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Eugene Kinyanda Uganda · #149,649 worldwide 169 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Julius J. Lutwama Uganda · #185,188 worldwide 113 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 J. D. Gillett Uganda · #237,031 worldwide 102 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Anatoli Kamali Uganda · #298,273 worldwide 71 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 A. J. Haddow Uganda · #356,606 worldwide 98 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 John P. Woodall Uganda · #422,276 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Uganda Virus Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Uganda Virus Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Immune Response, Antiretroviral Therapy, Pathogenesis, SARS-CoV-2, Viral Load and Public Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology47▲ 5.7×66 topics
  2. Vaccine24▲ 29×11 topics
  3. Immune Response20▲ 17×15 topics
  4. Antiretroviral Therapy20▲ 60×6 topics
  5. Pathogenesis18▲ 17×15 topics
  6. Public Health14▲ 4.4×24 topics
  7. Pandemic11▲ 5.0×7 topics
  8. SARS-CoV-211▲ 16×4 topics
  9. Viral Load11▲ 66×2 topics
  10. Vaccine Development10▲ 19×8 topics
  11. HIV Transmission10▲ 66×2 topics
  12. Mental Health10▲ 3.2×19 topics
  13. Mortality Rates10▲ 50×2 topics
  14. Genetic Diversity10▲ 10×4 topics
  15. Preexposure Prophylaxis10▲ 95×1 topic
  16. Stigma and Discrimination10▲ 95×1 topic
  17. Risk Factors9▲ 4.0×13 topics
  18. ACE2 Receptor8▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Drug Resistance8▲ 14×7 topics
  20. Maternal Mortality8▲ 17×4 topics
  21. HIV8▲ 43×4 topics
  22. Global Burden7▲ 6.5×9 topics
  23. Ebola Virus7▲ 126×1 topic
  24. Outbreak7▲ 95×1 topic
  25. HIV Infection7▲ 33×4 topics
  26. Immunity7▲ 8.3×6 topics
  27. Coronavirus7▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Viral Transmission7▲ 21×4 topics
  29. HIV Prevention6▲ 52×2 topics
  30. Adolescent Health6▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Infectious Diseases6▲ 9.0×5 topics
  32. Sexual Behavior6▲ 82×1 topic
  33. Social Determinants of Health6▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Youth Risk Behavior6▲ 82×1 topic
  35. Community Health Workers6▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Child Mortality6▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Health Systems6▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Mutation6▲ 15×2 topics
  39. antibody6▲ 26×1 topic
  40. spike protein6▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Uganda Virus Research Institute publish most on?

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

HIV/AIDS Research and In…10HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 10 fractional worksViral Infections and Out…7Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 7 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…6Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 6 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…6Global Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 6 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 5 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hes…5Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 5 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …5Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 5 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…4Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 4 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment4HIV Research and Treatment: 4 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthHealth2 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 10 works
  2. 2 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 7 works
  3. 3 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 6 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  5. 5 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 6 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 5 works
  7. 7 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 5 works
  8. 8 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  9. 9 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 4 works
  10. 10 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 4 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 available71.9%not open28.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.8%domestic only51.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Uganda Virus Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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