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Vector & Vector-Borne Diseases Research Institute

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World rank, all time
#25,058
of 42,892
Rank in Tanzania
#19
of 59
Research works
169
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
6k
35.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

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: 2.53× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 14.63× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.36× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 14.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Vector & Vector-Borne Diseases Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Public Health, Vector Control, Pathogenesis, Zoonotic Infections, Arboviral Diseases and Zika Virus.

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

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology14▲ 12×23 topics
  2. Vaccine Development6▲ 79×7 topics
  3. Public Health6▲ 13×9 topics
  4. Vector Control5▲ 142×4 topics
  5. Pathogenesis4▲ 26×5 topics
  6. Arboviral Diseases4▲ 175×1 topic
  7. Zika Virus4▲ 175×1 topic
  8. Zoonotic Infections4▲ 205×2 topics
  9. Genetic Diversity3▲ 21×6 topics
  10. Host-Pathogen Interactions3▲ 110×4 topics
  11. Pathogen Transmission3▲ 133×2 topics
  12. Bunyavirus3▲ 191×1 topic
  13. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers3▲ 191×1 topic
  14. Insecticide Resistance2▲ 104×4 topics
  15. Genome Sequence2▲ 88×2 topics
  16. Vaccine2▲ 19×6 topics
  17. Climate Change2▲ 2.4×10 topics
  18. Lyme Disease2▲ 271×1 topic
  19. Tick-Borne Diseases2▲ 271×1 topic
  20. Artemisinin Resistance2▲ 191×1 topic
  21. Plasmodium falciparum2▲ 191×1 topic
  22. Treatment2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  23. Pandemic2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  24. Immune Response1▲ 7.9×7 topics
  25. Helminth Infections1▲ 109×2 topics
  26. Biodiversity1▲ 5.4×6 topics
  27. Coronavirus1▲ 19×2 topics
  28. COVID-191▲ 2.6×4 topics
  29. Herbal Medicine1▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Ivermectin1▲ 138×2 topics
  31. Drug Resistance1▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Health1▲ 8.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Vector & Vector-Borne Diseases Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Viral Infections and Vectors, Vector-borne infectious diseases and Malaria Research and Control.

Mosquito-borne diseases …4Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 4 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 3 fractional worksVector-borne infectious diseases: 2 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…2Malaria Research and Control: 2 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 1 fractional worksParasitic Diseases Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research: 1 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 1 fractional worksDengue and Mosquito Control Research: 1 fractional worksInsect symbiosis and bacterial influences: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesParasitologyGeneral Health Professions3 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 4 works
  2. 2 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 3 works
  3. 3 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 2 works
  4. 4 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Dengue and Mosquito Control Research Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences Insect Science 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 available58.3%not open41.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors70.4%domestic only29.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vector & Vector-Borne Diseases Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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