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Department of Health

In research, Department of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,749 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,598 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions — General Health Professions is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,052
of 28,054 · #10,723 all time
Rank in South Africa
#43
of 87
Research works
954
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
35.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
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 #4,749 of 11,982 25.2%157 #3597
MedicineField #4,598 of 10,443 23.9%117 #4169

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).

What does Department of Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 25.0 works7.1×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.64× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.09× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.36× its world share, 117 worksMedicineNursing: 3.48× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.68× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.68× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Department of Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Yogan Pillay lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department of Health.

  1. 1 Yogan Pillay South Africa · #935,885 worldwide 47 citations · 22 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, Public Health, Antiretroviral Therapy, Global Burden, Mental Health, Primary Care, Quality of Life and Maternal Mortality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology33▲ 3.2×74 topics
  2. Public Health20▲ 5.4×37 topics
  3. Mental Health13▲ 3.4×27 topics
  4. Quality of Life12▲ 3.3×36 topics
  5. Inflammation11▲ 2.1×32 topics
  6. Antiretroviral Therapy10▲ 24×6 topics
  7. Risk Factors10▲ 3.5×24 topics
  8. Global Burden10▲ 7.0×11 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 3.2×27 topics
  10. Primary Care9▲ 8.8×13 topics
  11. Health Effects8▲ 4.8×15 topics
  12. Obesity7▲ 3.8×13 topics
  13. Aging7▲ 5.3×12 topics
  14. Maternal Mortality7▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Mortality Rates7▲ 29×2 topics
  16. Vaccine7▲ 6.5×9 topics
  17. Prevalence7▲ 6.3×10 topics
  18. Social Determinants of Health6▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Physical Activity6▲ 4.7×9 topics
  20. Adolescents6▲ 6.0×7 topics
  21. Health Inequalities6▲ 19×5 topics
  22. Mortality Risk6▲ 9.5×5 topics
  23. Viral Load6▲ 29×2 topics
  24. HIV Transmission6▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Child Development6▲ 5.2×5 topics
  26. Health Disparities6▲ 8.2×8 topics
  27. Health Equity6▲ 7.8×5 topics
  28. Community Health Workers5▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Global Burden of Disease5▲ 8.3×4 topics
  30. Preexposure Prophylaxis5▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Stigma and Discrimination5▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Child Mortality5▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Health Outcomes5▲ 7.2×7 topics
  34. Health Systems5▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Risk Perception5▲ 7.2×7 topics
  36. Health Behavior5▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Global Access5▲ 20×2 topics
  38. COVID-19 Vaccine4▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Chronic Disease4▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Vaccine Hesitancy4▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Department of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Global Maternal and Child Health, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…5HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 5 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…5Global Maternal and Child Health: 5 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hes…4Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 4 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…4Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 4 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 3 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 3 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…3Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksPublic Health Policies and Education: 2 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk2HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 2 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthHealthEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 5 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  3. 3 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 4 works
  4. 4 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 3 works
  8. 8 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 works
  9. 9 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 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 available68.2%not open31.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors75.8%domestic only24.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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