Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology is a research topic within Infectious Diseases. Science Explorer counts 61k research works in it since 1950. 13.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers encompasses a wide range of topics related to tuberculosis, including research on Mycobacterium tuberculosis, drug resistance, immune response, diagnosis methods, vaccine development, host-pathogen interaction, treatment regimens, epidemiology, and genetic diversity. The papers cover various aspects of tuberculosis from molecular mechanisms to global epidemiological trends.
- Tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Drug Resistance
- Immune Response
- Diagnosis
- Vaccine
- Host-Pathogen Interaction
- Treatment
- Epidemiology
- Genetic Diversity
- Research works
- 61k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +17% 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 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (1.5k and 1.5k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.5k works
- 2 India 1.5k works
- 3 China 1.3k works
- 4 Indonesia 536 works
- 5 Brazil 494 works
- 6 United Kingdom 440 works
- 7 South Africa 318 works
- 8 Russia 277 works
- 9 South Korea 225 works
- 10 Japan 215 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 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing Chest Hospital publishes the most Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology research, followed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Airlangga University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing Chest HospitalChina 44 works
- 2 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 44 works
- 3 Airlangga UniversityIndonesia 42 works
- 4 Stellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa 38 works
- 5 Capital Medical UniversityChina 38 works
- 6 London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom 37 works
- 7 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 37 works
- 8 University of Cape TownSouth Africa 37 works
- 9 Makerere UniversityUganda 37 works
- 10 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 33 works
Who are the leading researchers in Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology include Vivekanand Jha, Ziad A. Memish and Joshua A. Salomon.
- 1 Vivekanand Jha India 5.8k citations
- 2 Ziad A. Memish Saudi Arabia 5.3k citations
- 3 Joshua A. Salomon United States 5.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology research done?
The largest centres of Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), New Delhi (India) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kampala and Cape Town.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KampalaUG · 83.7 works18×
- Cape TownZA · 75.1 works17×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology?
Among universities, judged by research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of Cape Town and Makerere 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.
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 | 79.6 | 28.8% | 23.3× | 37 | +48.4% |
| 2 | University of Cape TownSouth Africa | 69.4 | 24.1% | 10.7× | 37 | +10.6% |
| 3 | Makerere UniversityUganda | 65.0 | 14.4% | 19.2× | 37 | +55.6% |
| 4 | Harvard Global Health InstituteUnited States | 63.2 | 22.4% | 34.3× | 10 | +112.1% |
| 5 | Stellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa | 62.9 | 18.7% | 9.6× | 38 | +2.0% |
| 6 | Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia | 60.5 | 19.0% | 9.4× | 24 | +60.4% |
| 7 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 58.0 | 19.2% | 6.2× | 38 | +99.3% |
| 8 | University of GondarEthiopia | 57.9 | 19.5% | 10.1× | 16 | +95.7% |
| 9 | Mbarara University of Science and TechnologyUganda | 53.5 | 21.0% | 21.3× | 8 | +70.5% |
| 10 | University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa | 53.2 | 19.8% | 6.5× | 25 | +43.1% |
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 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology.
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.