Vector-borne infectious diseases
Vector-borne infectious diseases is a research topic within Parasitology. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 18.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, and various rickettsioses. It also explores the role of tick vectors, pathogen transmission, host-pathogen interactions, and the impact on public health.
- Tick-Borne Diseases
- Lyme Disease
- Babesiosis
- Anaplasmosis
- Rickettsioses
- Tick Vectors
- Pathogen Transmission
- Epidemiology
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Public Health
- Research works
- 33k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Vector-borne infectious diseases research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.1k and 449 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.1k works
- 2 China 449 works
- 3 India 378 works
- 4 Brazil 349 works
- 5 France 190 works
- 6 Germany 159 works
- 7 Japan 122 works
- 8 Türkiye 119 works
- 9 Spain 119 works
- 10 United Kingdom 118 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Vector-borne infectious diseases research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz publishes the most Vector-borne infectious diseases research, followed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Brazil 21 works
- 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention United States 20 works
- 3 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Brazil 20 works
- 4 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 19 works
- 5 Washington State University United States 18 works
- 6 Yale University United States 18 works
- 7 Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Japan 16 works
- 8 Oklahoma State University United States 16 works
- 9 Texas A&M University United States 15 works
- 10 The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston United States 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Vector-borne infectious diseases?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Vector-borne infectious diseases include Donal Bisanzio, Jun Wang and John F. Anderson.
- 1 Donal Bisanzio 3.7k citations
- 2 Jun Wang 2.7k citations
- 3 John F. Anderson 2.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Vector-borne infectious diseases research done?
The largest centres of Vector-borne infectious diseases research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), São Paulo (Brazil), Paris (France) and Bangkok (Thailand). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in České Budějovice.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 79 works
- 2 São Paulo Brazil 79 works
- 3 Paris France 60 works
- 4 Bangkok Thailand 43 works
- 5 New York United States 40 works
- 6 Washington D.C. United States 39 works
- 7 Atlanta United States 37 works
- 8 Moscow Russia 35 works
- 9 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 35 works
- 10 Pretoria South Africa 34 works
Where it is the local speciality
- České BudějoviceCZ · 21.6 works31×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Vector-borne infectious diseases than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Vector-borne infectious diseases?
Among universities, judged by research, Washington State University, École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort and The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 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 | Washington State University United States | 69.3 | 28.2% | 13.7× | 18 | -11.7% |
| 2 | École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort France | 67.5 | 30.4% | 112.3× | 9 | +108.7% |
| 3 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston United States | 63.7 | 24.8% | 17.9× | 15 | +11.1% |
| 4 | University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation Germany | 62.8 | 32.0% | 52.2× | 13 | -58.8% |
| 5 | University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Pakistan | 61.7 | 11.1% | 40.5× | 13 | +92.9% |
| 6 | Oklahoma State University United States | 59.4 | 20.1% | 18.6× | 16 | -15.4% |
| 7 | Dali University China | 57.8 | 31.4% | 34.0× | 11 | -27.9% |
| 8 | Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Japan | 57.2 | 13.0% | 176.4× | 16 | -1.9% |
| 9 | Hebei Normal University China | 56.4 | 11.5% | 24.9× | 13 | +81.3% |
| 10 | Yale University United States | 55.4 | 34.4% | 3.6× | 18 | -12.3% |
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 infectious diseases research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Vector-borne infectious diseases.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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