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Department of Human Services

In research, Department of Human Services stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,965 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,626 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,908
of 28,054 · #11,195 all time
Rank in United States
#1,054
of 4,192
Research works
333
▲ 89% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
47.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
44.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Department of Human Services known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #3,965 of 20,462 44.7%148
Social SciencesDomain #10,626 of 16,945 28.1%132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Human Services 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: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.87× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.49× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.76× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.01× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.85× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Department of Human Services?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Mental Health, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Immune Response, Adolescents and Health Equity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 5.5×42 topics
  2. Public Health7▲ 7.8×17 topics
  3. Mental Health6▲ 6.2×18 topics
  4. Pathogenesis5▲ 15×10 topics
  5. Vaccine3▲ 13×8 topics
  6. Adolescents3▲ 13×7 topics
  7. Immune Response3▲ 8.4×8 topics
  8. Health Equity2▲ 14×5 topics
  9. Prevalence2▲ 8.0×8 topics
  10. Quality of Life2▲ 2.3×13 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  12. Health Disparities2▲ 12×4 topics
  13. Mortality Risk2▲ 13×4 topics
  14. Pandemic2▲ 2.8×5 topics
  15. Depression2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  17. Social Determinants2▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Social Support2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  19. Global Burden2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  20. Vaccine Development2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  21. Risk Perception1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  22. Viral Transmission1▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Chronic Disease1▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Knowledge Sharing1▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Psychiatric Disorders1▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Risk Management1▲ 4.5×2 topics
  27. Virus1▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Coping Strategies1▲ 7.7×4 topics
  29. Primary Care1▲ 5.3×6 topics
  30. Substance Use Disorders1▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Toxins1▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Zoonotic Disease1▲ 82×2 topics
  33. Antiviral Therapy1▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Food Insecurity1▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Host Immune Response1▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Liver Disease1▲ 20×2 topics
  37. COVID-19 Vaccine1▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Monkeypox Virus1▲ 110×1 topic
  39. Smallpox Vaccination1▲ 110×1 topic
  40. Vaccine Hesitancy1▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Department of Human Services publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Construction Project Management and Performance, Poxvirus research and outbreaks, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy and Viral Infections and Vectors.

Construction Project Man…1Construction Project Management and Performance: 1 fractional worksPoxvirus research and ou…1Poxvirus research and outbreaks: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional worksBacillus and Francisella bacterial research: 1 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health…1Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research Studies: 1 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 1 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchVirologyHealthInfectious Diseases3 others

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

  1. 1 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  2. 2 Poxvirus research and outbreaks Virology 1 works
  3. 3 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 1 works
  4. 4 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 1 works
  5. 5 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Health disparities and outcomes Health 1 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 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 available46.5%not open53.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Human Services's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 89% 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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