Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research is a research topic within Infectious Diseases. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 20.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers encompasses research on the Ebola virus, including its transmission, pathogenesis, genomic surveillance, vaccine development, and the impact of public health measures. It also covers topics related to outbreaks, reservoirs of the virus, and the immune response to Ebola infection.
- Ebola Virus
- Outbreak
- Vaccine
- Transmission
- Reservoirs
- Pathogenesis
- Genomic Surveillance
- Public Health Measures
- Immune Response
- Zoonotic Origin
- Research works
- 25k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +39% 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 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.2k and 483 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.2k works
- 2 China 483 works
- 3 United Kingdom 327 works
- 4 India 316 works
- 5 Nigeria 267 works
- 6 France 194 works
- 7 Brazil 172 works
- 8 Canada 159 works
- 9 Germany 144 works
- 10 Australia 130 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.
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Which institutions lead Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research research, followed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 34 works
- 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention United States 32 works
- 3 London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine United Kingdom 29 works
- 4 World Health Organization Switzerland 28 works
- 5 University of Oxford United Kingdom 27 works
- 6 Johns Hopkins University United States 26 works
- 7 The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston United States 24 works
- 8 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases United States 23 works
- 9 Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Brazil 19 works
- 10 Makerere University Uganda 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research include Simon I Hay and Yousef Khader.
- 1 Simon I Hay 12k citations
- 2 Yousef Khader 7.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research research done?
The largest centres of Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Paris (France) and Atlanta (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kinshasa, Abuja and Kampala.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 130 works
- 2 Beijing China 112 works
- 3 Paris France 91 works
- 4 Atlanta United States 87 works
- 5 Washington D.C. United States 59 works
- 6 Kampala Uganda 59 works
- 7 Bethesda United States 54 works
- 8 New York United States 54 works
- 9 Geneva Switzerland 52 works
- 10 New Delhi India 49 works
Where it is the local speciality
- KinshasaCD · 24.7 works33×
- AbujaNG · 46.4 works30×
- KampalaUG · 58.8 works25×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research?
Among universities, judged by research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and University of Oxford 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 Medicine United Kingdom | 84.8 | 30.0% | 35.0× | 29 | +195.6% |
| 2 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston United States | 66.3 | 32.7% | 25.3× | 24 | +26.8% |
| 3 | University of Oxford United Kingdom | 64.1 | 32.7% | 3.9× | 27 | +174.4% |
| 4 | Makerere University Uganda | 55.9 | 21.8% | 18.5× | 18 | +0.6% |
| 5 | University of Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo | 55.0 | 20.8% | 25.4× | 10 | +142.9% |
| 6 | Johns Hopkins University United States | 54.7 | 26.1% | 4.4× | 26 | +126.3% |
| 7 | University of Ghana Ghana | 54.3 | 19.1% | 9.6× | 11 | +147.8% |
| 8 | University of Ibadan Nigeria | 52.6 | 13.2% | 10.2× | 14 | +147.8% |
| 9 | University of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone | 52.0 | 15.7% | 63.3× | 8 | +1032.9% |
| 10 | Tulane University United States | 47.3 | 31.1% | 7.4× | 10 | +28.8% |
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 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 39% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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