Viral Infections and Vectors
Viral Infections and Vectors is a research topic within Infectious Diseases. Science Explorer counts 52k research works in it since 1950. 24.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and genetic diversity of viral hemorrhagic fevers such as Hantavirus and Rift Valley Fever, as well as zoonotic infections like Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. It explores the impact on public health and the global distribution of these diseases.
- Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
- Zoonotic Infections
- Bunyavirus
- Hantavirus
- Rift Valley Fever
- Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
- Epidemiology
- Pathogenesis
- Genetic Diversity
- Public Health
- Research works
- 52k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 12k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +21% 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 Vectors research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.7k and 1.4k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.7k works
- 2 China 1.4k works
- 3 India 797 works
- 4 Brazil 425 works
- 5 France 320 works
- 6 United Kingdom 271 works
- 7 Russia 261 works
- 8 Germany 246 works
- 9 Japan 225 works
- 10 Pakistan 187 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 Viral Infections and Vectors research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publishes the most Viral Infections and Vectors research, followed by Fundação Oswaldo Cruz and The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention United States 41 works
- 2 Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Brazil 40 works
- 3 The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston United States 33 works
- 4 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 32 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 32 works
- 6 Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Germany 28 works
- 7 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases United States 25 works
- 8 University of Florida United States 24 works
- 9 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 23 works
- 10 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Viral Infections and Vectors?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Viral Infections and Vectors include Simon I Hay, Ziad A. Memish and Oliver J. Brady.
- 1 Simon I Hay 12k citations
- 2 Ziad A. Memish 5.3k citations
- 3 Oliver J. Brady 4.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Viral Infections and Vectors research done?
The largest centres of Viral Infections and Vectors research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), São Paulo (Brazil) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Maisons-Alfort.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Maisons-AlfortFR · 20.3 works49×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Viral Infections and Vectors than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Viral Infections and Vectors?
Among universities, judged by research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Université de Montpellier 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 | 73.6 | 42.0% | 9.8× | 13 | +73.8% |
| 2 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston United States | 69.6 | 36.2% | 20.8× | 33 | +23.4% |
| 3 | Université de Montpellier France | 59.6 | 39.9% | 4.8× | 11 | +224.1% |
| 4 | University of Veterinary Medicine Hungary | 57.8 | 9.9% | 27.3× | 15 | +405.9% |
| 5 | University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation Germany | 56.4 | 29.5% | 30.3× | 14 | +9.2% |
| 6 | École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort France | 55.0 | 31.1% | 61.6× | 9 | +52.0% |
| 7 | University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Pakistan | 53.7 | 12.4% | 25.2× | 15 | +87.8% |
| 8 | Oklahoma State University United States | 51.3 | 26.8% | 9.2× | 14 | +6.1% |
| 9 | University of Oxford United Kingdom | 51.1 | 45.8% | 1.3× | 15 | +96.1% |
| 10 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China | 50.1 | 35.1% | 1.2× | 18 | +323.3% |
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 Viral Infections and Vectors research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Viral Infections and Vectors.
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.