Virology 1.2M citations
27.7k papers · indexed · active since 1955
Impact in HIV Research and Treatment Virology and Viral Diseases Influenza Virus Research Studies Papers in i HIV Research and Treatment 2.6k Virology and Viral Diseases 2.4k Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments 1.5k Influenza Virus Research Studies 1.4k show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Virology
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Virology 118.4k Epidemiology 281.1k Animal Science and Zoology 81.5k Immunology 134.1k Infectious Diseases 96.7k Journal of General Virology United States
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Journal of General Virology · 1× This map shows the geographic impact of research published in Virology. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by papers published in Virology with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Virology more than expected).
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About Virology The 27.7k papers published in Virology in the last decades have received a total of 1.2M indexed citations . Papers published in Virology usually cover Virology (3.7k papers), Epidemiology (7.2k papers), Animal Science and Zoology (1.9k papers), Immunology (3.7k papers) and Ecology (2.4k papers) specifically the topics of Plant Virus Research Studies (3.5k papers), HIV Research and Treatment (2.6k papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (2.4k papers), Virology and Viral Diseases (2.4k papers), T-cell and Retrovirus Studies (2.2k papers), Animal Virus Infections Studies (1.9k papers), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (1.5k papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (1.4k papers). The most active scholars publishing in Virology are Frank L. Graham , A.J. van der Eb , Harald zur Hausen , Purnell W. Choppin , Wolfgang K. Joklik , Robert G. Webster , Robert A. Lamb , Emma Lennox , Peter K. Vogt and Hans‐Dieter Klenk .
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