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California Department of Public Health

In research, California Department of Public Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,336 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,367 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,680
of 28,054 · #7,238 all time
Rank in United States
#1,295
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
36.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is California 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 #8,336 of 11,982 19.0%103 #5383
MedicineField #7,367 of 10,443 19.4%86 #4601

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where California 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: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.52× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.94× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.12× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.80× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.13× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.44× its world share, 86 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at California Department of Public Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul English, Gayle C. Windham and James Watt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California Department of Public Health.

  1. 1 Paul English United States · #126,782 worldwide 184 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Gayle C. Windham United States · #168,537 worldwide 171 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 James Watt United States · #209,711 worldwide 96 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Kathleen Harriman United States · #273,814 worldwide 177 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Robert J. Currier United States · #318,356 worldwide 75 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Kerry A. Padgett United States · #394,267 worldwide 112 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Heidi M. Bauer United States · #434,226 worldwide 85 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Anne M. Kjemtrup United States · #445,952 worldwide 67 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Robert E. Snyder United States · #447,414 worldwide 66 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Jennifer Flood United States · #608,579 worldwide 48 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at California Department of Public Health

Which keywords describe research at California Department of Public Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Pathogenesis, Health Effects, Vaccine and Pandemic.

▲ 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. Epidemiology43▲ 5.9×68 topics
  2. Public Health21▲ 7.7×29 topics
  3. COVID-1916▲ 6.5×14 topics
  4. SARS-CoV-214▲ 23×6 topics
  5. Pathogenesis13▲ 14×16 topics
  6. Pandemic13▲ 6.4×7 topics
  7. Health Effects12▲ 11×13 topics
  8. Vaccine12▲ 16×10 topics
  9. Infectious Diseases10▲ 16×7 topics
  10. Mortality10▲ 8.9×5 topics
  11. Treatment9▲ 4.0×16 topics
  12. Mental Health9▲ 3.2×16 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.8×11 topics
  14. Immune Response8▲ 7.6×13 topics
  15. Diagnosis7▲ 4.2×12 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 3.4×11 topics
  17. ACE2 Receptor7▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Viral Transmission7▲ 25×4 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity7▲ 8.3×5 topics
  20. Global Burden of Disease6▲ 14×4 topics
  21. Particulate Matter6▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Immunity6▲ 7.8×5 topics
  23. Vaccine Development6▲ 12×8 topics
  24. Metabolic Disorders6▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 7.6×10 topics
  26. Coronavirus5▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Air Pollution5▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Fine Particulate Air Pollution5▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Drug Resistance5▲ 9.4×5 topics
  30. Mutation5▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Psychiatric Disorders5▲ 20×3 topics
  32. antibody5▲ 25×1 topic
  33. spike protein5▲ 25×1 topic
  34. Risk Perception5▲ 9.3×5 topics
  35. Cancer Risk4▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Health Consequences4▲ 7.6×3 topics
  37. Modeling4▲ 8.4×1 topic
  38. transmission dynamics4▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers4▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Virulence Factors4▲ 14×7 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Air Quality and Health Impacts, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 epidemiological studies and Viral Infections and Vectors.

Air Quality and Health I…5Air Quality and Health Impacts: 5 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …5SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 4 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…4Viral Infections and Vectors: 4 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Ces…4Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 4 fractional worksInfection Control and Ventilation: 3 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 3 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hes…3Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 3 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 3 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing: 2 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisInfectious DiseasesModeling and SimulationPhysiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  2. 2 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 5 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 4 works
  4. 4 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 4 works
  5. 5 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 4 works
  6. 6 Infection Control and Ventilation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 3 works
  8. 8 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 3 works
  9. 9 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 3 works
  10. 10 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 2 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 available50.8%not open49.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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