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Alabama Department of Public Health

In research, Alabama Department of Public Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,477 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,928
of 28,054 · #12,466 all time
Rank in United States
#2,900
of 4,192
Research works
658
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
33.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Alabama Department of Public Health known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #10,477 of 11,982 16.8%63 #4780

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alabama Department of Public Health sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.04× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.76× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.83× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 3.77× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Alabama Department of Public Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease, Mental Health, Global Burden of Disease, Health Promotion and Global Burden.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology13▲ 3.7×61 topics
  2. Public Health11▲ 8.6×25 topics
  3. Risk Factors6▲ 6.0×16 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 5.9×19 topics
  5. Mental Health5▲ 4.0×17 topics
  6. Inflammation5▲ 2.6×27 topics
  7. Quality of Life4▲ 3.2×19 topics
  8. Depression4▲ 4.6×10 topics
  9. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 16×4 topics
  10. Health Promotion4▲ 12×7 topics
  11. Global Burden3▲ 7.0×10 topics
  12. Anxiety3▲ 7.3×7 topics
  13. Community Health3▲ 20×2 topics
  14. Mortality3▲ 5.6×10 topics
  15. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 18×5 topics
  16. Pandemic3▲ 2.6×6 topics
  17. Primary Care2▲ 7.0×8 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.1×12 topics
  19. Health Equity2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  20. Physical Activity2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  21. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Health Disparities2▲ 8.8×7 topics
  23. Health Outcomes2▲ 8.4×6 topics
  24. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 10×4 topics
  25. Social Support2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  26. HIV Transmission2▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Mortality Rates2▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Cardiovascular Health2▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Mortality Risk2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  30. Cancer Risk2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  31. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Health Consequences2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  33. Ideal Cardiovascular Health2▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Preventive Medicine2▲ 58×1 topic
  35. Quality Improvement2▲ 9.9×6 topics
  36. Viral Load2▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Chronic Disease2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  38. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  39. Preexposure Prophylaxis2▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Stigma and Discrimination2▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Alabama Department of Public Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Smoking Behavior and Cessation and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations.

Cardiovascular Health an…2Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…2HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Ces…1Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health…1Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksPublic Health Policies and Education: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…1Health disparities and outcomes: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksOvarian function and dis…1Ovarian function and disorders: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineInfectious DiseasesPhysiologyGeneral Health Professions4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  3. 3 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 1 works
  4. 4 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Health disparities and outcomes Health 1 works
  8. 8 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alabama Department of Public Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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