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American Public Health Association

In research, American Public Health Association stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,194 of 20,462 worldwide) and Health Professions (#2,984 of 3,776 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,078
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,757
of 8,685
Research works
390
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is American Public Health Association known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #6,194 of 20,462 15.2%229
Health ProfessionsField #2,984 of 3,776 17.1%134

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Public Health Association 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: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 13.63× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.20× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 2.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.53× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 13.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Public Health Association?

Ranked on the composite score, Georges C. Benjamin, Paul B. Cornely and Dorothy Deming lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Public Health Association.

  1. 1 Georges C. Benjamin United States · #361,831 worldwide 64 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Paul B. Cornely United States · #794,887 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Dorothy Deming United States · #926,928 worldwide 4 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at American Public Health Association

Which keywords describe research at American Public Health Association?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Health Equity, Community Health, Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health, Ethics, Population Health and Primary Care.

▲ 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. Public Health14▲ 22×19 topics
  2. Health Equity8▲ 67×4 topics
  3. Community Health8▲ 109×2 topics
  4. Health Promotion8▲ 55×3 topics
  5. Social Determinants of Health8▲ 76×3 topics
  6. Ethics7▲ 35×1 topic
  7. Population Health7▲ 628×1 topic
  8. Epidemiology3▲ 1.57×15 topics
  9. Mental Health2▲ 3.8×13 topics
  10. Infectious Diseases2▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Primary Care2▲ 13×6 topics
  12. COVID-192▲ 3.1×9 topics
  13. Health Outcomes2▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Peer Review2▲ 130×3 topics
  15. Medical Education2▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Social Determinants2▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Global Health1▲ 21×3 topics
  18. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Ethical Considerations1▲ 8.7×5 topics
  20. Mortality1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  21. Open Access1▲ 31×2 topics
  22. Research Dissemination1▲ 166×2 topics
  23. Vulnerability1▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Chronic Disease1▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Health Disparities1▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Non-Communicable Diseases1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  27. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Food Insecurity1▲ 42×1 topic
  29. Global Access1▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Health1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  31. Health Inequities1▲ 45×2 topics
  32. Health Policy1▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Nutritional Consequences1▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Science Communication1▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Biomedical Engineering1▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Disaster Response1▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Hackathons1▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Healthcare Workers1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  39. Preprints1▲ 158×1 topic
  40. Scientific Publishing1▲ 158×1 topic

Which research topics does American Public Health Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Health Policies and Education, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Biomedical and Engineering Education and Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology.

Public Health Policies a…7Public Health Policies and Education: 7 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 1 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and Open Access: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Justice and Health Disparities: 1 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsBiomedical EngineeringOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis3 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 7 works
  2. 2 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  5. 5 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  6. 6 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  7. 7 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 1 works
  8. 8 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  9. 9 Environmental Justice and Health Disparities Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available42.1%not open57.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Public Health Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher 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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