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Boston Public Health Commission

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World rank, all time
#36,121
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,635
of 8,685
Research works
168
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.76× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.98× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 2.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.70× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Boston Public Health Commission?

Ranked on the composite score, Vlado A. Getting lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Boston Public Health Commission.

  1. 1 Vlado A. Getting United States · #748,154 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Boston Public Health Commission

Which keywords describe research at Boston Public Health Commission?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Health Care Utilization, Epidemiology, Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Social Support, Substance Use Disorders and Social Determinants.

▲ 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Public Health4▲ 11×13 topics
  2. Epidemiology3▲ 3.3×21 topics
  3. Health Care Utilization2▲ 82×2 topics
  4. Mental Health2▲ 5.9×9 topics
  5. Substance Abuse2▲ 111×2 topics
  6. Social Support2▲ 13×2 topics
  7. Social Determinants2▲ 30×4 topics
  8. Substance Use Disorders2▲ 90×2 topics
  9. Chronic Disease1▲ 34×2 topics
  10. Health1▲ 15×2 topics
  11. Health Outcomes1▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Sustainability1▲ 2.6×2 topics
  13. Primary Care1▲ 16×6 topics
  14. Food Insecurity1▲ 89×1 topic
  15. Higher Education1▲ 9.5×2 topics
  16. Homelessness1▲ 123×1 topic
  17. Mental Illness1▲ 73×1 topic
  18. Neuroprotection1▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Nutritional Consequences1▲ 107×1 topic
  20. COVID-191▲ 3.6×6 topics
  21. Global Burden of Disease1▲ 19×4 topics
  22. Mortality Risk1▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Analytics1▲ 47×1 topic
  24. Big Data1▲ 4.8×1 topic
  25. Digital Transformation1▲ 8.3×1 topic
  26. Educational Technology1▲ 3.7×1 topic

Which research topics does Boston Public Health Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Homelessness and Social Issues, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Big Data and Business Intelligence and Educational Innovations and Challenges.

Homelessness and Social …1Homelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health…1Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…1Big Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksEducational Innovations …1Educational Innovations and Challenges: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid…1Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 1 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 1 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsManagement Information SystemsInformation SystemsEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 1 works
  8. 8 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available37.4%not open62.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.8%domestic only90.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Boston Public Health Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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