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Uganda Virus Research Institute

In research, Uganda Virus Research Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,215 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,062 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Infectious Diseases is 26.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,668
of 22,385 · #4,142 all time
Rank in Uganda
#10
of 32
Research works
1.3k
▲ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
32k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
49%
world 18%
Uganda Virus Research Institute

What is Uganda Virus Research Institute known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,215 of 9,902 12.5%128 #2064
MedicineField #3,062 of 8,541 12.3%109 #2972

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Uganda Virus Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Uganda Virus Research Institute is in Health Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (51%), Social Sciences (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 153 fractional works · 60.4% of its workMedicine: 130 fractional works · 51.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 45 fractional works · 17.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 27 fractional works · 10.6% of its workEpidemiology: 17 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 46 fractional works · 18.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 18 fractional works · 6.9% of its workVirology: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 41 fractional works · 16.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 8.8% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKUganda VirusResearch…253fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences60%Social Sciences16%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine13051.3%
    2. Health Professions176.8%
    3. Nursing52.0%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology187.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology186.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences83.4%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences228.8%
    2. Psychology93.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance52.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.9%
    5. Decision Sciences20.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Environmental Science62.6%
    2. Engineering31.3%
    3. Mathematics20.9%
    4. Computer Science10.5%
    5. Chemistry10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Uganda Virus Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Infectious Diseases takes 26.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 45.0 works26×
  2. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 26.8 works8.0×
← 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: 0.71× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.33× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.90× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.59× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.67× its world share, 130 worksMedicineNursing: 3.99× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology6.90×18 works
  2. Nursing3.99×5 works
  3. Medicine2.67×130 works
  4. Health Professions2.59×17 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.33×18 works
  6. Veterinary1.28×0 works
  7. Psychology1.19×9 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.96×5 works
  9. Mathematics0.74×2 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.71×8 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.69×2 works
  12. Social Sciences0.69×22 works
  13. Environmental Science0.52×6 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.40×0 works
  15. Neuroscience0.33×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×2 works
  17. Dentistry0.19×0 works
  18. Chemistry0.13×0 works
  19. Engineering0.09×3 works
  20. Computer Science0.06×1 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Uganda Virus Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Stephen Karabyo Balinandi, Luke Nyakarahuka and Julius Julian Lutwama lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Uganda Virus Research Institute.

  1. 1 Stephen Karabyo Balinandi Uganda · #96,561 worldwide 3.9k citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Luke Nyakarahuka Uganda · #108,392 worldwide 34k citations · 133 works
  3. 3 Julius Julian Lutwama Uganda · #182,022 worldwide 8k citations · 269 works
  4. 4 Moffat Nyirenda Uganda · #186,773 worldwide 15k citations · 255 works
  5. 5 Anatoli Kamali Uganda · #225,823 worldwide 11k citations · 241 works
  6. 6 Daan W. Mulder Uganda · #230,064 worldwide 4.3k citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Pontiano Kaleebu Uganda · #259,594 worldwide 20k citations · 507 works
  8. 8 Alison M. Elliott Uganda · #293,856 worldwide 14k citations · 428 works
  9. 9 Rebecca Namugabwe Nsubuga Uganda · #404,095 worldwide 7.5k citations · 93 works
  10. 10 Jessica Nakiyingi‐Miiro Uganda · #447,799 worldwide 2k citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Uganda Virus Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Uganda Virus Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Uganda Virus Research Institute is "Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels" (Cristen J. Willer et al., 2013), with 3,319 citations. Next come "Zika Virus (I). Isolations and serological specificity" (2,754) and "Probability of HIV-1 transmission per coital act in monogamous, heterosexual, HIV-1-discordant couples in Rakai, Uganda" (1,299).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels Cristen J. Willer et al. · Nature Genetics Open access259 authors 6 Oct 2013 3,319
2 Zika Virus (I). Isolations and serological specificity G. W. A. Dick, S. F. Kitchen, A. J. Haddow · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Sep 1952 2,754
3 Probability of HIV-1 transmission per coital act in monogamous, heterosexual, HIV-1-discordant couples in Rakai, Uganda Ronald Henry Gray, Maria Joan Wawer, Ron Brookmeyer et al. · The Lancet Apr 2001 1,299
4 Rates of HIV‐1 Transmission per Coital Act, by Stage of HIV‐1 Infection, in Rakai, Uganda Maria Joan Wawer, Ronald Henry Gray, Nelson Kaulukusi Sewankambo et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases 15 Apr 2005 1,277
5 The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits Jihua Chen et al. · Nature Genetics Open access417 authors 31 May 2021 918
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Uganda Virus Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Antiretroviral Therapy, Immune Response, Pathogenesis, Vaccine Development, 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-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 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. Epidemiology57▲ 5.6×74 topics
  2. Vaccine28▲ 28×11 topics
  3. Antiretroviral Therapy24▲ 59×6 topics
  4. Immune Response24▲ 17×15 topics
  5. Pathogenesis21▲ 16×17 topics
  6. Public Health16▲ 4.3×28 topics
  7. Vaccine Development13▲ 20×8 topics
  8. Viral Load13▲ 65×2 topics
  9. HIV Transmission12▲ 63×2 topics
  10. Mortality Rates12▲ 49×2 topics
  11. Mental Health12▲ 3.2×20 topics
  12. SARS-CoV-211▲ 15×4 topics
  13. Pandemic11▲ 4.5×8 topics
  14. Preexposure Prophylaxis11▲ 92×1 topic
  15. Stigma and Discrimination11▲ 92×1 topic
  16. Genetic Diversity11▲ 9.8×5 topics
  17. Risk Factors11▲ 3.9×14 topics
  18. Drug Resistance9▲ 13×7 topics
  19. Global Burden9▲ 6.5×10 topics
  20. HIV Infection9▲ 34×4 topics
  21. HIV9▲ 41×4 topics
  22. Maternal Mortality9▲ 15×4 topics
  23. ACE2 Receptor8▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Ebola Virus8▲ 116×1 topic
  25. Outbreak8▲ 85×1 topic
  26. Viral Transmission8▲ 22×4 topics
  27. HIV Prevention7▲ 49×2 topics
  28. Immunity7▲ 7.0×6 topics
  29. Adolescent Health7▲ 34×2 topics
  30. Social Determinants of Health7▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Sexual Behavior7▲ 77×1 topic
  32. Vector Control7▲ 24×4 topics
  33. Youth Risk Behavior7▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Coronavirus7▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Infectious Diseases7▲ 8.0×6 topics
  36. Community Health Workers7▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Child Mortality6▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Health Systems6▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Arboviral Diseases6▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Zika Virus6▲ 38×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: 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…11HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 11 fractional worksViral Infections and Out…8Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 8 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…7Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 7 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…6Global Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 6 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 6 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…6Viral Infections and Vectors: 6 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 5 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 4 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…4Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 4 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 11 works
  2. 2 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 8 works
  3. 3 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 7 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  5. 5 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  6. 6 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 6 works
  7. 7 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 6 works
  8. 8 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 5 works
  9. 9 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 4 works
  10. 10 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% higher 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 Uganda Virus Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00094% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Uganda Virus Research Institute0.00085% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Uganda Virus Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Uganda Virus Research Institute12.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.7% in 2019.

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