Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology is a research topic within Hepatology. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the epidemiology, transmission, and clinical aspects of Hepatitis E virus infection. It covers topics such as zoonotic transmission, chronic infection in organ transplant recipients, vaccine efficacy, genetic diversity, and the impact of Hepatitis E on pregnancy. Additionally, it explores the use of ribavirin therapy and the potential risks associated with food safety.
- Hepatitis E Virus
- Zoonotic Transmission
- Chronic Infection
- Vaccine
- Genetic Diversity
- Organ Transplant Recipients
- Food Safety
- Epidemiology
- Pregnancy
- Ribavirin Therapy
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- -7% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
United States
25% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (459 and 443 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
United States
459 works
- 2
China
443 works
- 3
India
249 works
- 4
Germany
130 works
- 5
United Kingdom
104 works
- 6
France
101 works
- 7
Türkiye
93 works
- 8
Spain
93 works
- 9
Japan
90 works
- 10
Italy
88 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 Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology research?
By volume in 2022-now, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology research, followed by United States Department of Health and Human Services and Peking University.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States
25 works
- 2
United States Department of Health and Human ServicesUnited States
18 works
- 3
Peking UniversityChina
18 works
- 4
InsermFrance
16 works
- 5
All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia
15 works
- 6
Zhejiang UniversityChina
13 works
- 7
Harvard UniversityUnited States
13 works
- 8
Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance
12 works
- 9
Capital Medical UniversityChina
12 works
- 10
Instituto de Salud Carlos IIISpain
12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology include Christopher J L Murray, Theo Vos and Ali H. Mokdad.
- 1
Christopher J L Murray
United States
583k citations
- 2
Theo Vos
United States
439k citations
- 3
Ali H. Mokdad
United States
429k citations
- 4
Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Pakistan
371k citations
- 5
Jun Wang
China
340k citations
- 6
Matthias Egger
Switzerland
326k citations
- 7
Stephen S Lim
United States
294k citations
- 8
Reza Malekzadeh
Iran
278k citations
- 9
Yousef Saleh Khader
Jordan
274k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology research done?
The largest centres of Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Paris (France) and New Delhi (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chapel Hill.
Largest cities, 2022-now
Where it is the local speciality
- Chapel HillUS · 24.4 works4.3×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Hong Kong, Peking University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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 first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Hong KongChina |
69.5 | 26.3% | 4.1× | 10 | +57.7% |
| 2 | Peking UniversityChina |
61.9 | 23.1% | 3.2× | 18 | +16.4% |
| 3 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States |
60.6 | 4.4% | 5.1× | 25 | +23.7% |
| 4 | Medizinische Hochschule HannoverGermany |
47.4 | 19.6% | 12.9× | 9 | +38.5% |
| 5 | All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia |
45.0 | 6.8% | 4.9× | 15 | +49.6% |
| 6 | The Ohio State UniversityUnited States |
42.2 | 15.3% | 2.8× | 9 | +7.4% |
| 7 | Harvard UniversityUnited States |
40.8 | 12.5% | 1.5× | 13 | +2.4% |
| 8 | Zhejiang UniversityChina |
39.6 | 12.3% | 1.8× | 13 | +25.0% |
| 9 | Fudan UniversityChina |
38.2 | 14.5% | 2.6× | 12 | +11.1% |
| 10 | Capital Medical UniversityChina |
37.4 | 14.3% | 4.2× | 12 | +4.0% |
| 11 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States |
33.8 | 16.1% | 2.4× | 10 | -17.8% |
| 12 | Chongqing Medical UniversityChina |
31.5 | 11.9% | 6.2× | 10 | +38.2% |
| 13 | The University of Melbourne Australia |
30.3 | 10.3% | 3.1× | 10 | -7.2% |
| 14 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina |
25.7 | 13.4% | 1.6× | 9 | +56.9% |
| 15 | Universität HamburgGermany |
25.2 | 11.3% | 4.4× | 9 | -38.0% |
| 16 | Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye |
12.5 | 0.6% | 6.2× | 9 | -22.4% |
Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.
Every institution in Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology, country by countryIs Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2018.
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 Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.013% in 2024.
Fractional works of Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology 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.
Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.
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.
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