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Department of Health

In research, Department of Health stands highest in Medicine (#4,640 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,800 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,508
of 28,054 · #10,077 all time
Rank in China
#1,021
of 3,058
Research works
974
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
33.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
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
MedicineField #4,640 of 10,443 25.6%83 #6734
Health SciencesDomain #5,800 of 11,982 25.1%92 #7381

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: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.89× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.07× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.56× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.04× its world share, 83 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.45× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Department of Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Chi Chiu Leung and Ivan F. M. Lo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department of Health.

  1. 1 Chi Chiu Leung China · #571,629 worldwide 70 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Ivan F. M. Lo China · #756,371 worldwide 46 citations · 23 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: Epidemiology, Pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Vaccine, ACE2 Receptor, Cathode Materials and Immunity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology31▲ 3.7×80 topics
  2. Pandemic17▲ 7.5×8 topics
  3. COVID-1916▲ 5.4×16 topics
  4. SARS-CoV-215▲ 22×5 topics
  5. Vaccine11▲ 13×10 topics
  6. ACE2 Receptor10▲ 20×3 topics
  7. Cathode Materials10▲ 12×3 topics
  8. Immunity8▲ 10.0×8 topics
  9. Coronavirus8▲ 18×2 topics
  10. Viral Transmission8▲ 25×4 topics
  11. Energy Storage8▲ 5.5×6 topics
  12. Mutation8▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Public Health7▲ 2.4×26 topics
  14. antibody7▲ 33×1 topic
  15. spike protein7▲ 33×1 topic
  16. Depression7▲ 3.7×15 topics
  17. Infectious Diseases7▲ 9.8×8 topics
  18. Pathogenesis6▲ 6.0×19 topics
  19. Rechargeable Batteries6▲ 10×2 topics
  20. Immune Response6▲ 4.7×14 topics
  21. Biosensors5▲ 4.8×4 topics
  22. Risk Perception4▲ 7.8×4 topics
  23. Anxiety4▲ 4.2×8 topics
  24. Global Access4▲ 23×2 topics
  25. COVID-19 Vaccine4▲ 27×1 topic
  26. Health Behavior4▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Ionic Conductivity4▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Prevalence4▲ 4.7×11 topics
  29. Vaccine Hesitancy4▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries4▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries4▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Solid-State Electrolytes4▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Zinc Anode4▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Psychological Distress4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  35. Viral Load4▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Healthcare Workers4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  37. Diagnostics3▲ 19×1 topic
  38. transmission dynamics3▲ 22×1 topic
  39. wastewater surveillance3▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Social Isolation3▲ 7.4×3 topics

Which research topics does Department of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Advanced battery technologies research.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …7SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 7 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…4Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…4Advanced battery technologies research: 4 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health3COVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 3 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 2 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesHealthElectrical and Electronic EngineeringModeling and Simulation3 others

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

  1. 1 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 7 works
  2. 2 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 3 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 3 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 3 works
  9. 9 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 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 available47.8%not open52.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.5%domestic only43.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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