Malaria Research and Control
Malaria Research and Control is a research topic within Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Science Explorer counts 43k research works in it since 1950. 31.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to malaria, including the genome sequences of malaria parasites, drug resistance, mosquito vectors, vaccine development, epidemiology, and the global burden of the disease. It also explores the impact of environmental changes on malaria transmission and the development of new antimalarial drugs.
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Artemisinin Resistance
- Malaria Parasite
- Mosquito Vectors
- Antimalarial Drug
- Genome Sequence
- Insecticide Resistance
- Vaccine Development
- Epidemiology
- Global Burden
- Research works
- 43k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 13k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 31.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +12% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Malaria Research and Control research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (994 and 635 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 994 works
- 2 India 635 works
- 3 China 374 works
- 4 Nigeria 361 works
- 5 United Kingdom 336 works
- 6 Brazil 289 works
- 7 France 230 works
- 8 Indonesia 190 works
- 9 Ethiopia 163 works
- 10 Germany 158 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 Malaria Research and Control research?
By volume in 2022–2025, National Institute of Malaria Research publishes the most Malaria Research and Control research, followed by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 National Institute of Malaria ResearchIndia 48 works
- 2 London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom 45 works
- 3 Fundação Oswaldo CruzBrazil 40 works
- 4 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 35 works
- 5 Mahidol UniversityThailand 35 works
- 6 University of GhanaGhana 33 works
- 7 Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom 31 works
- 8 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 30 works
- 9 Kenya Medical Research InstituteKenya 29 works
- 10 Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research UnitThailand 27 works
Who are the leading researchers in Malaria Research and Control?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Malaria Research and Control include Simon I Hay, Peter W. Gething and Oliver J. Brady.
- 1 Simon I Hay United States 12k citations
- 2 Peter W. Gething United States 5.2k citations
- 3 Oliver J. Brady United Kingdom 4.1k citations
- 4 Charles R. Newton Kenya 3.8k citations
- 5 Donal Bisanzio United States 3.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Malaria Research and Control research done?
The largest centres of Malaria Research and Control research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New Delhi (India), Paris (France) and Bangkok (Thailand). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bamako.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BamakoML · 27.5 works47×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Malaria Research and Control than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Malaria Research and Control?
Among universities, judged by research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of Health and Allied Sciences and University of Ghana 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 MedicineUnited Kingdom | 78.4 | 44.3% | 46.8× | 45 | -1.3% |
| 2 | University of Health and Allied SciencesGhana | 72.1 | 39.9% | 58.7× | 13 | +545.0% |
| 3 | University of GhanaGhana | 68.1 | 35.8% | 23.7× | 33 | +39.7% |
| 4 | University of GondarEthiopia | 67.8 | 46.1% | 18.8× | 18 | +98.9% |
| 5 | University of BaselSwitzerland | 67.2 | 47.3% | 11.1× | 20 | +1.6% |
| 6 | Makerere UniversityUganda | 63.9 | 33.6% | 23.1× | 27 | +16.0% |
| 7 | Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and TechnologyTanzania | 63.6 | 47.0% | 49.6× | 9 | +100.6% |
| 8 | Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de BamakoMali | 63.2 | 24.6% | 144.0× | 15 | +158.2% |
| 9 | Mahidol UniversityThailand | 61.8 | 30.5% | 16.5× | 35 | -12.8% |
| 10 | Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia | 60.1 | 33.0% | 12.3× | 19 | +51.9% |
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 Malaria Research and Control research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Malaria Research and Control.
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.