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Departamento de Epidemiología

In research, Departamento de Epidemiología stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,759 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#2,982 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,751 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions (Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health is 8.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,273
of 22,385 · #8,068 all time
Rank in Guatemala
#2
of 12
Research works
2.1k
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
66%
world 18%
Departamento de Epidemiología

What is Departamento de Epidemiología known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,759 of 9,902 5.7%223 #4969
MedicineField #2,982 of 8,541 5.3%163 #4980
Social SciencesDomain #6,751 of 9,585 7.5%84 #6816

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Departamento de Epidemiología 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#4,969 #2,759
  2. Medicine#4,980 #2,982
  3. Social Sciences#6,816 #6,751
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Departamento de Epidemiología work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Departamento de Epidemiología is in Health Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (44%), Social Sciences (13%), Health Professions (13%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 245 fractional works · 59.8% of its workMedicine: 179 fractional works · 43.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 45 fractional works · 10.9% of its workEpidemiology: 18 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 16 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 54 fractional works · 13.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 38 fractional works · 9.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 92 fractional works · 22.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 55 fractional works · 13.3% of its workEducation: 17 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 17 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 42 fractional works · 10.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 31 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKDepartamento deEpidemiología410fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences60%Social Sciences22%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine17943.7%
    2. Health Professions5413.1%
    3. Dentistry71.7%
    4. Nursing40.9%
    5. Veterinary20.4%
    1. Social Sciences5513.3%
    2. Psychology174.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities92.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance71.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting30.7%
    6. Decision Sciences20.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences163.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology133.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology102.4%
    4. Neuroscience30.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Environmental Science163.8%
    2. Computer Science92.1%
    3. Mathematics30.6%
    4. Engineering10.3%
    5. Chemistry10.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Departamento de Epidemiología specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 44.6 works8.2×
  2. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 38.1 works6.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.80× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.42× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.58× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.97× its world share, 54 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.27× its world share, 179 worksMedicineNursing: 1.80× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.88× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.97×54 works
  2. Dentistry3.58×7 works
  3. Veterinary2.88×2 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.42×10 works
  5. Medicine2.27×179 works
  6. Nursing1.80×4 works
  7. Psychology1.35×17 works
  8. Social Sciences1.05×55 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.80×16 works
  10. Environmental Science0.77×16 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.77×7 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.75×9 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.61×13 works
  14. Mathematics0.55×3 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.48×2 works
  16. Neuroscience0.38×2 works
  17. Computer Science0.27×9 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.26×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×3 works
  20. Chemistry0.17×1 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×1 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.12×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.03×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  25. Engineering0.02×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Departamento de Epidemiología?

Ranked on the quality score, Edgar Kestler, Héctor Lara Fernández and Centro de Vigilância Epidemiológica lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Departamento de Epidemiología.

  1. 1 Edgar Kestler Guatemala · #4,419,174 worldwide 1.1k citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Héctor Lara Fernández Guatemala · #5,506,619 worldwide 14 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Centro de Vigilância Epidemiológica Guatemala · #5,549,570 worldwide 0 citations · 14 works
  4. 4 Celia de los Ángeles Rodríguez Orta Guatemala · #5,561,196 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Luanda Sánchez Cámara Guatemala · #5,631,687 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Vladimir Calzadilla Moreira Guatemala · #5,866,792 worldwide 15 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 C Sarra Guatemala · #5,963,898 worldwide 39 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Delia Rosa Díaz Rodríguez Guatemala · #6,114,677 worldwide 8 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Naima Abda Guatemala · #6,174,588 worldwide 52 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Margarita González Tapia Guatemala · #6,358,694 worldwide 10 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Departamento de Epidemiología

What are the most cited papers from Departamento de Epidemiología?

The most cited paper from Departamento de Epidemiología is "International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) 2001" (María Teresa Jiménez-Buñuales, Paulino González Diego, José Manuel Almansa Moreno, 2002), with 3,272 citations. Next come "Genomics and epidemiology of the P.1 SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Manaus, Brazil" (1,553) and "Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: A Public Health Perspective" (1,393).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) 2001 María Teresa Jiménez-Buñuales, Paulino González Diego, José Manuel Almansa Moreno · Revista Española de Salud Pública Open access Aug 2002 3,272
2 Genomics and epidemiology of the P.1 SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Manaus, Brazil Nuno Rodrigues Faria et al. · Science Open access 14 Apr 2021 1,553
3 Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: A Public Health Perspective David J. Thurman, Clinton J. Alverson, Kathleen A. Dunn et al. · Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation Dec 1999 1,393
4 Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies Luc Dauchet, Philippe Amouyel, Serge Herçberg et al. · Journal of Nutrition ReviewOpen access Oct 2006 1,214
5 Cross sectional retrospective study of prevalence of atopy among Italian military students with antibodies against hepatitis a virus Paolo Maria Matricardi, Francesco Rosmini, Luigina Ferrigno et al. · BMJ Open access 5 Apr 1997 520
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Departamento de Epidemiología?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Healthcare Access, Social Determinants, Risk Factors, Quality of Life, Vaccine Development and Diagnosis.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology78▲ 4.8×108 topics
  2. Public Health54▲ 9.1×53 topics
  3. Quality of Life26▲ 4.3×40 topics
  4. Risk Factors24▲ 5.2×28 topics
  5. Healthcare Access22▲ 20×8 topics
  6. Social Determinants21▲ 25×8 topics
  7. Mental Health20▲ 3.4×28 topics
  8. Treatment20▲ 3.9×33 topics
  9. Diagnosis19▲ 4.9×29 topics
  10. Vaccine Development16▲ 16×10 topics
  11. COVID-1916▲ 3.1×26 topics
  12. Obesity16▲ 4.9×17 topics
  13. Chronic Diseases14▲ 14×8 topics
  14. Drug Resistance14▲ 12×8 topics
  15. Health Inequalities14▲ 27×4 topics
  16. Health Promotion13▲ 10×12 topics
  17. Pandemic13▲ 3.2×11 topics
  18. Healthcare13▲ 2.7×16 topics
  19. Maternal Health13▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Health Policy12▲ 20×5 topics
  21. Immune Response12▲ 5.2×16 topics
  22. Pathogenesis12▲ 5.5×19 topics
  23. Nutrition11▲ 5.9×10 topics
  24. Child Health10▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Neonatal Mortality10▲ 89×1 topic
  26. Prenatal Care10▲ 89×1 topic
  27. Vector Control10▲ 21×4 topics
  28. Physical Activity10▲ 4.8×9 topics
  29. Global Burden9▲ 4.2×12 topics
  30. Primary Care9▲ 6.1×12 topics
  31. Social Determinants of Health9▲ 10×7 topics
  32. Vaccine9▲ 5.4×10 topics
  33. Neurological Manifestations8▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Arboviral Diseases8▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Zika Virus8▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Infection Control7▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Patient Safety7▲ 11×7 topics
  38. Educational Interventions7▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Healthy Lifestyles7▲ 39×1 topic
  40. University Students7▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Departamento de Epidemiología publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Public Health and Environmental Issues.

Maternal and Neonatal He…10Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 10 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …8Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 8 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 7 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 6 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation: 5 fractional worksSyphilis Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil5Public Health in Brazil: 5 fractional worksWomen's cancer prevention and management: 5 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 4 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…4Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 4 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisHealth Information Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 10 works
  2. 2 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 7 works
  4. 4 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 6 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 5 works
  6. 6 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Physiology 5 works
  7. 7 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  8. 8 Women's cancer prevention and management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  9. 9 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 4 works
  10. 10 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 4 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 available61.0%not open39.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors65.9%domestic only34.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Departamento de Epidemiología's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Departamento de Epidemiología as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0015% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Departamento de Epidemiología0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Departamento de Epidemiología over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Departamento de Epidemiología9.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.9% in 2016.

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