Antibiotic Use and Resistance
Antibiotic Use and Resistance is a research topic within Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 16.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the global burden of antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, antimicrobial stewardship, and the impact on public health. It addresses the challenges, consequences, and management strategies related to bacterial infections and drug resistance, emphasizing the need for global solutions and interventions to combat this critical issue.
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Global Health
- Infectious Diseases
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Bacterial Infections
- Healthcare Guidelines
- Drug Resistance
- Medical Community
- Research works
- 33k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +74% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Antibiotic Use and Resistance research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (1.5k and 767 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.5k works
- 2 India 767 works
- 3 United Kingdom 548 works
- 4 China 500 works
- 5 France 265 works
- 6 Spain 257 works
- 7 Italy 240 works
- 8 Brazil 227 works
- 9 Australia 222 works
- 10 Pakistan 217 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Antibiotic Use and Resistance research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Antibiotic Use and Resistance research, followed by University of Oxford and University of Gondar.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 29 works
- 2 University of Oxford United Kingdom 23 works
- 3 University of Gondar Ethiopia 22 works
- 4 The University of Queensland Australia 21 works
- 5 All India Institute of Medical Sciences India 20 works
- 6 Johns Hopkins University United States 18 works
- 7 Institute of Medical Sciences India 18 works
- 8 Washington University in St. Louis United States 18 works
- 9 JMI Laboratories United States 18 works
- 10 University of Utah United States 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Antibiotic Use and Resistance?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Antibiotic Use and Resistance include Jeremy Grimshaw and Aziz Sheikh.
- 1 Jeremy Grimshaw 14k citations
- 2 Aziz Sheikh 5.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Antibiotic Use and Resistance research done?
The largest centres of Antibiotic Use and Resistance research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Paris (France), Beijing (China) and New Delhi (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Gonder and Kampala.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- GonderET · 22.1 works17×
- KampalaUG · 38.5 works10×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Antibiotic Use and Resistance than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Antibiotic Use and Resistance?
Among universities, judged by research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of Gondar and Makerere University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine United Kingdom | 86.6 | 31.1% | 12.5× | 16 | +217.9% |
| 2 | University of Gondar Ethiopia | 75.6 | 22.7% | 17.1× | 22 | +474.5% |
| 3 | Makerere University Uganda | 65.2 | 19.9% | 10.1× | 16 | +83.6% |
| 4 | University of Oxford United Kingdom | 62.2 | 26.2% | 2.1× | 23 | +218.9% |
| 5 | University of Hertfordshire United Kingdom | 57.0 | 23.2% | 10.5× | 9 | — |
| 6 | Addis Ababa University Ethiopia | 56.7 | 22.0% | 7.7× | 16 | — |
| 7 | The University of Queensland Australia | 55.2 | 26.3% | 2.9× | 20 | +79.5% |
| 8 | University of Ghana Ghana | 55.1 | 25.3% | 5.9× | 11 | +126.6% |
| 9 | Wollo University Ethiopia | 53.4 | 23.8% | 16.0× | 8 | — |
| 10 | Jordan University of Science and Technology Jordan | 51.4 | 20.5% | 6.5× | 9 | +140.2% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Antibiotic Use and Resistance research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 74% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Antibiotic Use and Resistance.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.