COVID-19 epidemiological studies
COVID-19 epidemiological studies is a research topic within Modeling and Simulation. Science Explorer counts 40k research works in it since 1950. 21.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on mathematical modeling, analysis, and forecasting of the transmission dynamics, public health interventions, and epidemiological characteristics of the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes studies on the impact of various factors such as temperature, humidity, social distancing, and travel restrictions on the spread of the virus.
- COVID-19
- modeling
- transmission dynamics
- public health interventions
- epidemiology
- infectious diseases
- social distancing
- mathematical analysis
- pandemic control
- viral spread
- Research works
- 40k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +572% the tick is no change
Which countries lead COVID-19 epidemiological studies research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.7k and 1.6k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.7k works
- 2 China 1.6k works
- 3 India 1.5k works
- 4 United Kingdom 768 works
- 5 Italy 446 works
- 6 Nigeria 429 works
- 7 Canada 410 works
- 8 Germany 370 works
- 9 Brazil 361 works
- 10 Japan 352 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 COVID-19 epidemiological studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most COVID-19 epidemiological studies research, followed by Johns Hopkins University and University of Oxford.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 85 works
- 2 Johns Hopkins University United States 48 works
- 3 University of Oxford United Kingdom 46 works
- 4 London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine United Kingdom 43 works
- 5 Imperial College London United Kingdom 43 works
- 6 Harvard University United States 40 works
- 7 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention United States 37 works
- 8 University College London United Kingdom 37 works
- 9 University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 36 works
- 10 University of Toronto Canada 33 works
Who are the leading researchers in COVID-19 epidemiological studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on COVID-19 epidemiological studies include Simon I Hay and H. Vincent Poor.
- 1 Simon I Hay 12k citations
- 2 H. Vincent Poor 9.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is COVID-19 epidemiological studies research done?
The largest centres of COVID-19 epidemiological studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Dhaka (Bangladesh) and New Delhi (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Abuja.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 299 works
- 2 London United Kingdom 288 works
- 3 Dhaka Bangladesh 158 works
- 4 New Delhi India 157 works
- 5 Paris France 140 works
- 6 Atlanta United States 128 works
- 7 Tokyo Japan 128 works
- 8 New York United States 126 works
- 9 Shanghai China 121 works
- 10 Washington D.C. United States 111 works
Where it is the local speciality
- AbujaNG · 36.8 works8.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in COVID-19 epidemiological studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study COVID-19 epidemiological studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Debre Berhan University, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur 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 | Debre Berhan University Ethiopia | 64.3 | 74.4% | 17.6× | 10 | — |
| 2 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine United Kingdom | 63.0 | 26.9% | 19.4× | 43 | +26.6% |
| 3 | Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur India | 61.2 | 59.0% | 8.7× | 14 | +128.6% |
| 4 | Osun State University Nigeria | 52.8 | 33.2% | 16.6× | 18 | — |
| 5 | Lebanese American University Lebanon | 52.5 | 44.2% | 7.0× | 12 | — |
| 6 | Shanxi University China | 47.8 | 13.1% | 6.7× | 26 | +569.7% |
| 7 | University of Malakand Pakistan | 46.2 | 21.0% | 12.2× | 9 | — |
| 8 | University of Dhaka Bangladesh | 45.5 | 27.0% | 6.7× | 23 | +72.0% |
| 9 | Prince Sultan University Saudi Arabia | 45.1 | 35.2% | 6.2× | 10 | — |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States | 45.0 | 3.6% | 3.4× | 85 | +257.9% |
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 COVID-19 epidemiological studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 572% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are COVID-19 epidemiological studies.
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.