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Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment

Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment is a research topic within Infectious Diseases. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 15.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on parasitic diseases such as lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, trichinellosis, and dirofilariasis, exploring treatment strategies including the use of ivermectin and the role of Wolbachia bacteria. It also discusses zoonotic infections, helminth infections, and the impact of parasitic diseases on human and animal health.

  • Ivermectin
  • Lymphatic Filariasis
  • Onchocerciasis
  • Trichinellosis
  • Wolbachia Bacteria
  • Dirofilariasis
  • Filarial Nematodes
  • Antiparasitic Treatment
  • Zoonotic Infections
  • Helminth Infections
Research works
15k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+28%
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 Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment research?

By volume, the United States and India publish the most (333 and 230 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 333 works
  2. 2 India 230 works
  3. 3 China 157 works
  4. 4 Brazil 129 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 109 works
  6. 6 Indonesia 73 works
  7. 7 Germany 70 works
  8. 8 France 68 works
  9. 9 Nigeria 66 works
  10. 10 Italy 63 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.

United States: 25.7%India: 17.7%China: 12.1%Brazil: 9.9%6 others listed: 34.6%26%largest
United States333 · 25.7%India230 · 17.7%China157 · 12.1%Brazil129 · 9.9%6 others listed449 · 34.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Guangxi Normal University publishes the most Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment research, followed by Fundação Oswaldo Cruz and Zhengzhou University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Guangxi Normal UniversityChina 19 works
  2. 2 Fundação Oswaldo CruzBrazil 14 works
  3. 3 Zhengzhou UniversityChina 11 works
  4. 4 Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom 11 works
  5. 5 Zagazig UniversityEgypt 9 works
  6. 6 Vector Control Research CentreIndia 9 works
  7. 7 University of GhanaGhana 8 works
  8. 8 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 8 works
  9. 9 London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom 8 works
  10. 10 German Center for Infection ResearchGermany 7 works

Where is Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment research done?

The largest centres of Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Paris (France), São Paulo (Brazil) and Bangkok (Thailand).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 33 works
  2. 2 Paris France 25 works
  3. 3 São Paulo Brazil 24 works
  4. 4 Bangkok Thailand 24 works
  5. 5 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 23 works
  6. 6 New Delhi India 23 works
  7. 7 Guilin China 20 works
  8. 8 Accra Ghana 19 works
  9. 9 Atlanta United States 19 works
  10. 10 Beijing China 17 works
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Where is the best place to study Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Ghana, Guangxi Normal University and Zhengzhou University 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.

0%20%40%60%mean 21.9%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Ghana: 8, 25.5%Guangxi Normal University: 19, 0.0%Zhengzhou University: 11, 54.5%Zagazig University: 9, 8.9%University of Oxford: 8, 20.6%Zhengzhou UniversityUniversity of GhanaZagazig UniversityGuangxi Normal Unive…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of GhanaGhana 58.225.5%16.6×8 +137.7%
2 Guangxi Normal UniversityChina 51.10.0%38.6×19 —
3 Zhengzhou UniversityChina 49.554.5%5.4×11 -10.3%
4 Zagazig UniversityEgypt 40.08.9%9.9×9 —
5 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 26.620.6%2.8×8 +84.1%

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 Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment.

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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.