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Department of Public

In research, Department of Public stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,430 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 33.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,257
of 28,054 · #18,193 all time
Rank in India
#1,106
of 1,840
Research works
429
▲ 84% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Department of Public 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 #7,430 of 11,982 13.4%81 #6702

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Public 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 Public specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 33.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 24.2 works34×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.11× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 33.94× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.65× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.41× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 3.82× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.06× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.21× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 33.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Department of Public?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Dental Caries, Quality of Life, Risk Factors, COVID-19, Prevention, Oral Health and Global Burden.

▲ 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. Epidemiology19▲ 3.2×49 topics
  2. Quality of Life11▲ 5.3×21 topics
  3. Dental Caries10▲ 73×2 topics
  4. COVID-1910▲ 5.2×12 topics
  5. Risk Factors10▲ 6.0×16 topics
  6. Mental Health8▲ 3.7×21 topics
  7. Prevention8▲ 13×8 topics
  8. Oral Health8▲ 92×2 topics
  9. Inflammation7▲ 2.4×38 topics
  10. Global Burden7▲ 9.1×8 topics
  11. Public Health7▲ 3.3×24 topics
  12. Fluoride7▲ 84×2 topics
  13. Social Determinants6▲ 21×3 topics
  14. Remineralization6▲ 104×1 topic
  15. Virtual Reality6▲ 8.2×3 topics
  16. Dental Practice6▲ 89×1 topic
  17. Transmission Routes6▲ 89×1 topic
  18. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 3.1×23 topics
  19. Social Support5▲ 5.7×11 topics
  20. Treatment5▲ 2.6×15 topics
  21. Diabetes Mellitus4▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Pandemic4▲ 2.8×8 topics
  23. Oral Microbiome4▲ 50×1 topic
  24. Periodontal Diseases4▲ 50×1 topic
  25. Nanoparticles4▲ 2.2×9 topics
  26. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 1.91×9 topics
  27. Depression4▲ 2.8×10 topics
  28. Health3▲ 4.9×6 topics
  29. Health Consequences3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  30. Health Equity3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  31. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Adolescents3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  33. Prognosis2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  34. Cancer Risk2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  35. Health Outcomes2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  36. Orthognathic Surgery2▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Health Disparities2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  38. Global Health2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  39. Smoking Cessation2▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Tobacco Use2▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Department of Public publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Health and Care Utilization, Dental Research and COVID-19, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research and Smoking Behavior and Cessation.

Dental Health and Care U…6Dental Health and Care Utilization: 6 fractional worksDental Research and COVI…6Dental Research and COVID-19: 6 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 4 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 2 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 2 fractional worksScientific and Engineering Research Topics: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 1 fractional worksDental Erosion and Treatment: 1 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional works
PeriodonticsGeneral DentistryPhysiologyGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 6 works
  2. 2 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 6 works
  3. 3 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 4 works
  4. 4 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 2 works
  5. 5 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Scientific and Engineering Research Topics Periodontics 2 works
  7. 7 Health disparities and outcomes Health 1 works
  8. 8 Dental Erosion and Treatment Orthodontics 1 works
  9. 9 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 1 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 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 available67.5%not open32.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.3%domestic only60.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Public's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 84% 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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