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United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

In research, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases stands highest in Infectious Diseases (#103 of 1,021 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,320 of 14,347 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,046 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Infectious Diseases — Infectious Diseases is 38.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,134
of 28,054 · #5,225 all time
Rank in United States
#1,223
of 4,192
Research works
2.7k
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
125k
46.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases 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
Infectious DiseasesSubfield #103 of 1,021 30.1%583
Life SciencesDomain #2,320 of 14,347 18.3%1,151
MedicineField #3,046 of 17,978 27.3%1,246
Health SciencesDomain #4,199 of 20,462 27.1%1,318
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #705 of 2,085 30.3%168
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,660 of 7,814 17.2%562
EpidemiologySubfield #1,052 of 2,519 28.0%193
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #1,098 of 1,980 17.4%289
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,832 of 4,961 16.0%310
Physical SciencesDomain #15,769 of 21,541 18.5%220

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases 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 United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Infectious Diseases takes 38.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 25.6 works38×
← 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: 1.65× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.94× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.77× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.32× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.61× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 13.57× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 13.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter B. Jahrling, Sina Bavari and John W. Huggins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases.

  1. 1 Peter B. Jahrling United States · #47,516 worldwide 436 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Sina Bavari United States · #136,790 worldwide 206 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 John W. Huggins United States · #139,840 worldwide 183 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 William R. Beisel United States · #153,719 worldwide 170 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Arthur M. Friedlander United States · #204,121 worldwide 171 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Connie S. Schmaljohn United States · #224,317 worldwide 198 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Michael J. Turell United States · #259,136 worldwide 189 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 John M. Dye United States · #262,069 worldwide 118 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Susan L. Welkos United States · #265,141 worldwide 129 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 David DeShazer United States · #271,879 worldwide 130 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

Which keywords describe research at United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Public Health, Immune Response, Vaccine Development, Genetic Diversity and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers.

▲ 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. Epidemiology39▲ 10×32 topics
  2. Pathogenesis36▲ 71×12 topics
  3. Vaccine20▲ 50×9 topics
  4. Public Health20▲ 14×9 topics
  5. Immune Response16▲ 29×8 topics
  6. Vaccine Development12▲ 48×7 topics
  7. Genetic Diversity10▲ 22×2 topics
  8. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers10▲ 218×1 topic
  9. Zoonotic Infections10▲ 173×1 topic
  10. Transmission8▲ 164×2 topics
  11. Genomic Analysis8▲ 33×3 topics
  12. Toxins8▲ 82×3 topics
  13. Anthrax8▲ 448×1 topic
  14. Ebola Virus8▲ 294×1 topic
  15. Outbreak8▲ 220×1 topic
  16. Tularemia8▲ 448×1 topic
  17. Viral Transmission7▲ 51×2 topics
  18. Vector Control7▲ 62×2 topics
  19. Antibiotic Resistance7▲ 18×8 topics
  20. Type III Secretion System7▲ 126×4 topics
  21. Arboviral Diseases6▲ 100×1 topic
  22. Zika Virus6▲ 100×1 topic
  23. SARS-CoV-26▲ 17×5 topics
  24. Genomics5▲ 17×5 topics
  25. Immunity5▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Pandemic5▲ 4.5×3 topics
  27. ACE2 Receptor5▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Evolution4▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Coronavirus4▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Viral Pathogens4▲ 58×2 topics
  31. Monkeypox Virus4▲ 265×1 topic
  32. Smallpox Vaccination4▲ 265×1 topic
  33. Virulence4▲ 64×3 topics
  34. Burkholderia pseudomallei3▲ 718×1 topic
  35. Genetic Characterization3▲ 75×2 topics
  36. Melioidosis3▲ 718×1 topic
  37. Bacterial Pathogenesis3▲ 85×2 topics
  38. antibody3▲ 32×1 topic
  39. spike protein3▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Virulence Factors3▲ 22×6 topics

Which research topics does United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Viral Infections and Vectors, Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research and Mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Viral Infections and Vectors: 10 fractional worksBacillus and Francisella bacterial research: 8 fractional worksViral Infections and Out…8Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 8 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …6Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 6 fractional worksPoxvirus research and outbreaks: 4 fractional worksBurkholderia infections and melioidosis: 3 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …3SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 3 fractional worksYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research: 3 fractional worksVector-Borne Animal Diseases: 3 fractional worksHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesMolecular BiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthVirology3 others

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

  1. 1 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 10 works
  2. 2 Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research Molecular Biology 8 works
  3. 3 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 8 works
  4. 4 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  5. 5 Poxvirus research and outbreaks Virology 4 works
  6. 6 Burkholderia infections and melioidosis Epidemiology 3 works
  7. 7 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 3 works
  8. 8 Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research Genetics 3 works
  9. 9 Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  10. 10 Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments Epidemiology 2 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 available40.4%not open59.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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