Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Mosquito-borne diseases and control is a research topic within Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Science Explorer counts 68k research works in it since 1950. 26.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the global impact of arboviral diseases, particularly Zika virus and dengue. It covers epidemiology, neurological manifestations such as microcephaly and Guillain-Barré Syndrome, vaccine development, and strategies for vector control.
- Arboviral Diseases
- Zika Virus
- Dengue
- Mosquito-borne
- Epidemiology
- Microcephaly
- Vaccine Development
- Flaviviruses
- Vector Control
- Neurological Manifestations
- Research works
- 68k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 18k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 26.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +35% 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 Mosquito-borne diseases and control research?
By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (2.1k and 1.6k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.1k works
- 2 Brazil 1.6k works
- 3 India 1.5k works
- 4 China 1.3k works
- 5 Indonesia 562 works
- 6 United Kingdom 447 works
- 7 France 433 works
- 8 Pakistan 265 works
- 9 Germany 251 works
- 10 Australia 245 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 Mosquito-borne diseases and control research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz publishes the most Mosquito-borne diseases and control research, followed by Universidade de São Paulo and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Fundação Oswaldo CruzBrazil 118 works
- 2 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 68 works
- 3 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 57 works
- 4 Mahidol UniversityThailand 42 works
- 5 London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom 40 works
- 6 University of FloridaUnited States 40 works
- 7 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 38 works
- 8 Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUnited States 35 works
- 9 Universidade Federal de PernambucoBrazil 35 works
- 10 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 35 works
Who are the leading researchers in Mosquito-borne diseases and control?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Mosquito-borne diseases and control include Simon I Hay and Peter W. Gething.
- 1 Simon I Hay United States 12k citations
- 2 Peter W. Gething United States 5.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Mosquito-borne diseases and control research done?
The largest centres of Mosquito-borne diseases and control research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Beijing (China), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Parlier and Jipijapa.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ParlierUS · 25.3 works240×
- JipijapaEC · 29.8 works27×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Mosquito-borne diseases and control than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Mosquito-borne diseases and control?
Among universities, judged by research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 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 | 74.0 | 43.4% | 20.3× | 40 | +28.8% |
| 2 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonUnited States | 61.4 | 38.3% | 13.6× | 31 | +23.7% |
| 3 | University of GhanaGhana | 61.2 | 40.8% | 8.1× | 23 | +68.9% |
| 4 | University of Health and Allied SciencesGhana | 60.6 | 42.7% | 17.1× | 8 | — |
| 5 | Mahidol UniversityThailand | 58.9 | 31.5% | 9.6× | 42 | -1.4% |
| 6 | Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and TechnologyTanzania | 58.6 | 39.9% | 25.1× | 9 | — |
| 7 | Université de MontpellierFrance | 56.8 | 37.8% | 5.9× | 19 | +117.9% |
| 8 | Dhaka Medical College and HospitalBangladesh | 55.7 | 7.1% | 23.3× | 27 | +323.2% |
| 9 | University of GondarEthiopia | 52.5 | 52.4% | 4.7× | 9 | +115.7% |
| 10 | SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityUnited States | 50.8 | 37.1% | 7.4× | 11 | +97.7% |
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 Mosquito-borne diseases and control research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 35% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Mosquito-borne diseases 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.