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Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

Vector-Borne Animal Diseases is a research topic within Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Science Explorer counts 27k research works in it since 1950. 21.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the epidemiology, transmission, pathogenesis, and control strategies of Bluetongue virus, a vector-borne disease primarily transmitted by Culicoides biting midges. The research also explores the impact of climate change on the distribution of Culicoides vectors and the emergence of Bluetongue virus in Europe.

  • Bluetongue Virus
  • Culicoides Biting Midges
  • Arbovirus Vectors
  • Europe
  • Epidemiology
  • Pathogenesis
  • Climate Change
  • Vector Distribution
  • Vaccines
  • Genetic Characterization
Research works
27k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
21.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+14%
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Which countries lead Vector-Borne Animal Diseases research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (618 and 437 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 618 works
  2. 2 China 437 works
  3. 3 Brazil 259 works
  4. 4 India 230 works
  5. 5 Japan 192 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 148 works
  7. 7 France 141 works
  8. 8 Russia 98 works
  9. 9 Spain 97 works
  10. 10 Germany 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.

United States: 26.7%China: 18.9%Brazil: 11.2%India: 9.9%6 others listed: 33.3%27%largest
United States618 · 26.7%China437 · 18.9%Brazil259 · 11.2%India230 · 9.9%6 others listed771 · 33.3%

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

Which institutions lead Vector-Borne Animal Diseases research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences publishes the most Vector-Borne Animal Diseases research, followed by Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut and The Pirbright Institute.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 28 works
  2. 2 Friedrich-Loeffler-InstitutGermany 26 works
  3. 3 The Pirbright InstituteUnited Kingdom 19 works
  4. 4 Kansas State UniversityUnited States 17 works
  5. 5 Animal and Plant Quarantine AgencySouth Korea 16 works
  6. 6 Indian Veterinary Research InstituteIndia 15 works
  7. 7 Harbin Veterinary Research InstituteChina 15 works
  8. 8 Lanzhou Veterinary Research InstituteChina 14 works
  9. 9 University of Veterinary and Animal SciencesPakistan 14 works
  10. 10 University of PretoriaSouth Africa 14 works

Who are the leading researchers in Vector-Borne Animal Diseases?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Vector-Borne Animal Diseases include John F. Anderson and Didier Raoult.

  1. 1 John F. Anderson United States 2.6k citations
  2. 2 Didier Raoult France 2k citations

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

Where is Vector-Borne Animal Diseases research done?

The largest centres of Vector-Borne Animal Diseases research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), São Paulo (Brazil) and Tokyo (Japan).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 100 works
  2. 2 Paris France 48 works
  3. 3 São Paulo Brazil 47 works
  4. 4 Tokyo Japan 39 works
  5. 5 Washington D.C. United States 36 works
  6. 6 London United Kingdom 35 works
  7. 7 Pretoria South Africa 34 works
  8. 8 Madrid Spain 32 works
  9. 9 Moscow Russia 31 works
  10. 10 Tehran Iran 28 works
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Where is the best place to study Vector-Borne Animal Diseases?

Among universities, judged by research, Henan Agricultural University, Kansas State University and University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation 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 27.73%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Henan Agricultural University: 9, 50.8%Kansas State University: 17, 27.9%University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation: 11, 34.7%University of Burdwan: 10, 34.9%University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences: 14, 10.5%Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University: 10, 7.5%University of Pretoria: 14, 28.7%Washington State University: 10, 29.7%École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort: 8, 20.3%Wageningen University & Research: 10, 32.3%Henan Agricultural U…University of BurdwanUniversity of Veteri…Kansas State Univers…
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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 Henan Agricultural UniversityChina 63.650.8%14.7×9 +119.9%
2 Kansas State UniversityUnited States 60.127.9%20.4×17 +61.1%
3 University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, FoundationGermany 51.334.7%53.7×11 -40.6%
4 University of BurdwanIndia 49.634.9%30.2×10 +9.3%
5 University of Veterinary and Animal SciencesPakistan 49.510.5%54.3×14 +0.6%
6 Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences UniversityIndia 49.47.5%58.5×10 +250.9%
7 University of PretoriaSouth Africa 49.328.7%8.4×14 -19.3%
8 Washington State UniversityUnited States 48.729.7%9.4×10 +29.6%
9 École Nationale Vétérinaire d'AlfortFrance 45.820.3%132.8×8 +39.1%
10 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 45.532.3%7.0×10 -29.8%

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 Vector-Borne Animal Diseases research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Vector-Borne Animal Diseases.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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