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Department of Health

In research, Department of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,468 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,586 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,970
of 28,054 · #13,992 all time
Rank in Ireland
#37
of 79
Research works
856
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Department of 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 #4,468 of 11,982 22.1%97 #3455
MedicineField #6,586 of 10,443 20.5%71 #4913

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.05× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.18× its world share, 71 worksMedicineNursing: 2.72× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.92× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 21 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.

Who are the top researchers at Department of Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Anja Hvidtfeldt Stanek lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department of Health.

  1. 1 Anja Hvidtfeldt Stanek Ireland · #1,256,505 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Department of Health

Which keywords describe research at Department of Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Epidemiology, Public Health, Depression, Primary Care, Embodiment, Social Support and Ethical Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.3×73 topics
  2. Mental Health13▲ 5.3×25 topics
  3. Public Health11▲ 4.4×33 topics
  4. Depression9▲ 6.1×17 topics
  5. Inflammation7▲ 1.97×40 topics
  6. Primary Care7▲ 11×11 topics
  7. Quality of Life7▲ 2.8×28 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.5×25 topics
  9. Social Support5▲ 5.7×11 topics
  10. Risk Factors5▲ 2.9×24 topics
  11. Embodiment5▲ 16×4 topics
  12. Job Satisfaction5▲ 6.5×10 topics
  13. Qualitative Research5▲ 3.2×8 topics
  14. Ethical Guidelines4▲ 49×2 topics
  15. Social Science4▲ 69×2 topics
  16. Anxiety4▲ 5.3×7 topics
  17. Health Outcomes4▲ 9.3×7 topics
  18. Social Sciences4▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Interactional Expertise4▲ 221×1 topic
  20. Tacit Knowledge4▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Ethics4▲ 5.0×4 topics
  22. Health Disparities4▲ 8.8×7 topics
  23. Mortality4▲ 4.0×12 topics
  24. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Diabetes4▲ 4.5×11 topics
  26. Quality Improvement4▲ 12×8 topics
  27. Chronic Disease4▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Pedagogy4▲ 4.2×3 topics
  29. Adolescents3▲ 5.2×7 topics
  30. Glycemic Control3▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Health Equity3▲ 7.0×4 topics
  32. Social Isolation3▲ 9.0×3 topics
  33. Psychological Impact3▲ 5.3×7 topics
  34. Critical Care3▲ 7.2×7 topics
  35. Healthcare Workers3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  36. Mortality Risk3▲ 7.1×4 topics
  37. Psychological Distress3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  38. Quality of Care3▲ 19×4 topics
  39. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  40. Communication3▲ 5.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Department of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Social and Educational Sciences and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Education, Healthcare an…4Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 4 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 2 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness: 2 fractional worksPublic Health Policies a…1Public Health Policies and Education: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 1 fractional worksHealth Literacy and Info…1Health Literacy and Information Accessibility: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsEducationClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Social and Educational Sciences Education 2 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Research in Social Sciences Education 2 works
  6. 6 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Health Literacy and Information Accessibility General Health Professions 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 available40.1%not open59.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors59.2%domestic only40.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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