Question 1

Which countries lead T-cell and Retrovirus Studies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (486 and 436 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead T-cell and Retrovirus Studies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most T-cell and Retrovirus Studies research, followed by The University of Tokyo and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in T-cell and Retrovirus Studies?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on T-cell and Retrovirus Studies include George Davey Smith, Guido Kroemer and Shizuo Akira.

Question 4

Where is T-cell and Retrovirus Studies research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of T-cell and Retrovirus Studies research in 2022-now are São Paulo (Brazil), Tokyo (Japan), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kagoshima, Belém and Salvador.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study T-cell and Retrovirus Studies?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Imperial College London, Kumamoto University and The University of Tokyo score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is T-cell and Retrovirus Studies research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2015. The fastest-growing topics are T-cell and Retrovirus Studies.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in T-cell and Retrovirus Studies?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in T-cell and Retrovirus Studies is "Isolation of a T-Lymphotropic Retrovirus from a Patient at Risk for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)" (Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi, Jean‐Claude Chermann, FA Rey et al., 1983), with 6,979 citations. Next come "Detection and isolation of type C retrovirus particles from fresh and cultured lymphocytes of a patient with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma" (5,108) and "Frequent Detection and Isolation of Cytopathic Retroviruses (HTLV-III) from Patients with AIDS and at Risk for AIDS" (3,658).