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Reproductive tract infections research

Reproductive tract infections research is a research topic within Microbiology. Science Explorer counts 34k research works in it since 1950. 17.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the vaginal microbiome, its association with sexually transmitted infections, including bacterial vaginosis, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It also investigates the impact on women's reproductive health, including preterm delivery and HIV transmission.

  • Vaginal Microbiome
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • Bacterial Vaginosis
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Preterm Delivery
  • HIV Transmission
  • Lactobacillus
  • Metronidazole Therapy
  • Women's Reproductive Health
Research works
34k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
17.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+15%
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Which countries lead Reproductive tract infections research research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.2k and 776 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.2k works
  2. 2 China 776 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 256 works
  4. 4 India 249 works
  5. 5 Australia 179 works
  6. 6 Brazil 160 works
  7. 7 Spain 127 works
  8. 8 Canada 127 works
  9. 9 Italy 123 works
  10. 10 Russia 115 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: 35.9%China: 23.5%United Kingdom: 7.8%India: 7.6%6 others listed: 25.2%36%largest
United States1,185 · 35.9%China776 · 23.5%United Kingdom256 · 7.8%India249 · 7.6%6 others listed830 · 25.2%

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

Which institutions lead Reproductive tract infections research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Reproductive tract infections research research, followed by University of Washington and University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Who are the leading researchers in Reproductive tract infections research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Reproductive tract infections research include Maarten J. Postma.

  1. 1 Maarten J. Postma Netherlands 4.6k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Reproductive tract infections research research done?

The largest centres of Reproductive tract infections research research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Atlanta (United States) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Birmingham and Durban.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 108 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 106 works
  3. 3 Atlanta United States 65 works
  4. 4 Guangzhou China 62 works
  5. 5 Melbourne Australia 57 works
  6. 6 Baltimore United States 53 works
  7. 7 Seattle United States 52 works
  8. 8 Shanghai China 49 works
  9. 9 Moscow Russia 49 works
  10. 10 Chapel Hill United States 47 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BirminghamUS · 26.6 works9.3×
  2. DurbanZA · 21.4 works7.3×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Reproductive tract infections research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Reproductive tract infections research?

Among universities, judged by research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of Gondar and University of Alabama at Birmingham 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%mean 26.77%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: 15, 26.0%University of Gondar: 9, 32.4%University of Alabama at Birmingham: 26, 19.6%University of Maryland, Baltimore: 11, 36.4%University of South China: 14, 25.3%Southern Medical University: 14, 21.1%University of Washington: 29, 22.0%University of Cape Town: 11, 24.6%Monash University: 11, 24.9%University College London: 12, 35.4%University of Maryla…University of GondarLondon School of Hyg…University of Alabam…
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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 London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom 66.826.0%19.0×15 +34.9%
2 University of GondarEthiopia 61.832.4%12.0×9 +83.2%
3 University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States 60.719.6%10.7×26 +40.8%
4 University of Maryland, BaltimoreUnited States 58.036.4%7.1×11 +49.0%
5 University of South ChinaChina 52.825.3%10.9×14 -32.9%
6 Southern Medical UniversityChina 52.421.1%7.4×14 +126.6%
7 University of WashingtonUnited States 51.422.0%5.7×29 +11.5%
8 University of Cape TownSouth Africa 49.424.6%6.6×11 +51.6%
9 Monash UniversityAustralia 48.924.9%2.7×11 +316.3%
10 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 46.535.4%1.7×12 +52.6%

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 Reproductive tract infections research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Reproductive tract infections research.

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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.