A recent study conducted by the Institute on Scientific Information found that Harvard and its affiliated institutions together published the most influential papers in AIDS research between 1988 and 1992.
The study, based on the number of citations of AIDS-related Harvard papers found in other work, and "citation impact"--a measure of average citations per paper--accounted for research published between 1988 and 1992.
Papers on AIDS written by researchers at Harvard and at affiliates Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute together were cited a combined total of 18,508 times.
The study, published in Science Watch, ranked Harvard University itself third in overall citations and 13th in citation impact. The Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the MGH ranked 10th and 20th in overall citations, respectively, and second and seventh in citation impact.
These institutions were among the 17 to be ranked in the top 25 in both categories.
"Harvard is a very exciting place to work--to be at the cutting edge of research. I am delighted to hear that we were ranked in such a fashion," said Dr. Bruce J. Dezube, instructor in medicine at the Medical School and a researcher at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
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