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Research on Leishmaniasis Studies

Research on Leishmaniasis Studies is a research topic within Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 24.8% 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 leishmaniasis, including its global incidence, treatment, diagnosis, parasite biology, immunity, drug resistance, sandfly vectors, vaccine development, epidemiology, and the impact of the disease on society. The papers discuss various challenges and opportunities in the management and control of leishmaniasis.

  • Leishmaniasis
  • Treatment
  • Diagnosis
  • Parasite
  • Immunity
  • Drug Resistance
  • Sandflies
  • Vaccine Development
  • Epidemiology
  • Protozoan Infections
Research works
30k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
7.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
24.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+15%
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 Research on Leishmaniasis Studies research?

By volume, Brazil and the United States publish the most (916 and 404 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Brazil 916 works
  2. 2 United States 404 works
  3. 3 India 341 works
  4. 4 Iran 247 works
  5. 5 Spain 172 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 147 works
  7. 7 China 131 works
  8. 8 Italy 105 works
  9. 9 France 103 works
  10. 10 Mexico 95 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.

Brazil: 34.4%United States: 15.2%India: 12.8%Iran: 9.3%6 others listed: 28.3%34%largest
Brazil916 · 34.4%United States404 · 15.2%India341 · 12.8%Iran247 · 9.3%6 others listed753 · 28.3%

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

Which institutions lead Research on Leishmaniasis Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz publishes the most Research on Leishmaniasis Studies research, followed by Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and Universidade de São Paulo.

Who are the leading researchers in Research on Leishmaniasis Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Research on Leishmaniasis Studies include Peter J. Hotez and Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro.

  1. 1 Peter J. Hotez United States 5.1k citations
  2. 2 Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro Brazil 4.2k citations

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

Where is Research on Leishmaniasis Studies research done?

The largest centres of Research on Leishmaniasis Studies research in 2022–2025 are Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), São Paulo (Brazil), Tehran (Iran) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in São Luís.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 176 works
  2. 2 São Paulo Brazil 141 works
  3. 3 Tehran Iran 83 works
  4. 4 Belo Horizonte Brazil 70 works
  5. 5 Madrid Spain 55 works
  6. 6 New Delhi India 47 works
  7. 7 London United Kingdom 42 works
  8. 8 Paris France 39 works
  9. 9 Buenos Aires Argentina 39 works
  10. 10 Mexico City Mexico 39 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. São LuísBR · 22.5 works16×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Research on Leishmaniasis Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Research on Leishmaniasis Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 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 26.34%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: 11, 31.3%Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais: 46, 21.2%Shiraz University of Medical Sciences: 20, 15.0%Kerman University of Medical Sciences: 16, 25.0%University of Gondar: 9, 18.7%University of Colombo: 11, 18.7%Charles University: 11, 39.4%Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research: 8, 39.8%Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul: 8, 30.6%Universidade Federal do Maranhão: 12, 23.7%London School of Hyg…Kerman University of…Universidade Federal…Shiraz University of…
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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 60.731.3%18.4×11 -10.2%
2 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 58.121.2%15.4×46 +18.1%
3 Shiraz University of Medical SciencesIran 53.215.0%18.6×20 +112.8%
4 Kerman University of Medical SciencesIran 53.225.0%34.5×16 +20.7%
5 University of GondarEthiopia 53.018.7%15.7×9 +157.3%
6 University of ColomboSri Lanka 52.718.7%24.7×11 +120.6%
7 Charles UniversityCzechia 49.339.4%6.0×11 +21.0%
8 Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchIndia 48.539.8%6.6×8
9 Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulBrazil 47.030.6%8.8×8 +14.2%
10 Universidade Federal do MaranhãoBrazil 46.823.7%14.1×12 -20.9%

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 Research on Leishmaniasis Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Research on Leishmaniasis Studies.

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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.