HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses is a research topic within Economics and Econometrics. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 17.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the macroeconomic impact of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in countries like South Africa. The research examines the effects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on economic growth, development, healthcare systems, and poverty levels in the region.
- HIV/AIDS
- economic growth
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- impact
- macroeconomics
- development
- South Africa
- epidemic
- healthcare
- poverty
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +6% the tick is no change
Which countries lead HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses research?
By volume, the United States and South Africa publish the most (395 and 317 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 395 works
- 2 South Africa 317 works
- 3 Indonesia 202 works
- 4 Nigeria 182 works
- 5 India 174 works
- 6 Kenya 159 works
- 7 United Kingdom 115 works
- 8 Brazil 58 works
- 9 China 54 works
- 10 Uganda 49 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.
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Which institutions lead HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses research, followed by University of South Africa and University of the Witwatersrand.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 86 works
- 2 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 29 works
- 3 University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa 29 works
- 4 University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa 27 works
- 5 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 26 works
- 6 University of PretoriaSouth Africa 24 works
- 7 Kenyatta UniversityKenya 23 works
- 8 University of Cape TownSouth Africa 21 works
- 9 Stellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa 19 works
- 10 University of NairobiKenya 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses?
The most-cited researchers publishing on HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses include Christopher J L Murray.
- 1 Christopher J L Murray United States 13k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses research done?
The largest centres of HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses research in 2022–2025 are Nairobi (Kenya), Chapel Hill (United States), Pretoria (South Africa) and Johannesburg (South Africa). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Harare and Nairobi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Nairobi Kenya 100 works
- 2 Chapel Hill United States 87 works
- 3 Pretoria South Africa 73 works
- 4 Johannesburg South Africa 65 works
- 5 London United Kingdom 42 works
- 6 Durban South Africa 39 works
- 7 Kampala Uganda 33 works
- 8 Cape Town South Africa 30 works
- 9 Jakarta Indonesia 29 works
- 10 Washington D.C. United States 27 works
Where it is the local speciality
- HarareZW · 21.3 works61×
- NairobiKE · 99.6 works46×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses than the world average.
Where is the best place to study HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses?
Among universities, judged by research, University of the Western Cape, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of the Witwatersrand 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 | University of the Western CapeSouth Africa | 69.2 | 34.0% | 35.5× | 14 | +77.3% |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States | 61.0 | 0.8% | 20.0× | 86 | +574.2% |
| 3 | University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa | 59.5 | 18.5% | 27.1× | 29 | +28.0% |
| 4 | University of JohannesburgSouth Africa | 58.6 | 14.4% | 15.9× | 26 | +92.8% |
| 5 | University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa | 54.9 | 18.1% | 28.8× | 27 | -26.9% |
| 6 | University of PretoriaSouth Africa | 54.9 | 15.3% | 22.1× | 24 | +32.5% |
| 7 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom | 53.4 | 20.3% | 25.1× | 10 | -17.1% |
| 8 | University of South AfricaSouth Africa | 52.3 | 13.6% | 25.8× | 29 | +2.8% |
| 9 | University of Cape TownSouth Africa | 52.1 | 14.4% | 25.1× | 21 | -0.6% |
| 10 | University of the Free StateSouth Africa | 51.0 | 21.0% | 17.2× | 11 | +0.2% |
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 HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses.
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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.