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Department of Public Health

In research, Department of Public Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,171 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#14,347 of 16,945 worldwide) and Medicine (#15,262 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,870
of 28,054 · #28,289 all time
Research works
435
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
6k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Department of Public Health 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 #13,171 of 20,462 15.5%238
Social SciencesDomain #14,347 of 16,945 14.2%126
MedicineField #15,262 of 17,978 15.2%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Public 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: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 3.69× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.30× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.92× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.09× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Department of Public Health?

Ranked on the composite score, A. V. Manouchehri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department of Public Health.

  1. 1 A. V. Manouchehri American Samoa · #1,050,840 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Department of Public Health

Which keywords describe research at Department of Public Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Health Promotion, Health Equity and Ethics.

▲ 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. Public Health13▲ 8.7×34 topics
  2. Epidemiology13▲ 3.1×64 topics
  3. Mental Health8▲ 5.0×27 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 6.1×20 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 6.4×14 topics
  6. Quality of Life5▲ 3.4×23 topics
  7. Inflammation5▲ 2.3×20 topics
  8. Health Promotion5▲ 14×9 topics
  9. Health Equity5▲ 16×5 topics
  10. Obesity4▲ 5.7×12 topics
  11. Treatment4▲ 3.4×18 topics
  12. Ethics4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  13. Depression4▲ 4.4×13 topics
  14. Risk Factors4▲ 3.4×16 topics
  15. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 12×7 topics
  16. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Diagnosis3▲ 3.4×13 topics
  18. Community Health3▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Health Education3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  20. Healthcare Access3▲ 9.5×5 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis3▲ 4.7×8 topics
  22. Patient Experience3▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Policy3▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Population Health3▲ 101×2 topics
  25. Health Effects3▲ 4.3×13 topics
  26. Non-Communicable Diseases3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  27. Social Support3▲ 4.7×10 topics
  28. Health System Performance3▲ 188×1 topic
  29. Pedagogy3▲ 5.2×3 topics
  30. Public Health Workforce3▲ 188×1 topic
  31. Social Sciences3▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Maternal Health2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  33. Prevalence2▲ 5.7×8 topics
  34. Primary Care2▲ 6.2×10 topics
  35. Barriers2▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Quality of Service2▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Cancer Prevention2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  38. Risk Perception2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  39. Breastfeeding2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  40. Ethical Guidelines2▲ 37×2 topics

Which research topics does Department of Public Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Health Policies and Education, Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction, Nutritional Studies and Diet and Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research.

Public Health Policies a…3Public Health Policies and Education: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and S…2Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …2Nutritional Studies and Diet: 2 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare an…2Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 2 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…1Health and Well-being Studies: 1 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 1 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksSocial and Educational S…1Social and Educational Sciences: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSocial PsychologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  6. 6 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  7. 7 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Research in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  10. 10 Social and Educational Sciences Education 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 available49.8%not open50.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors68.8%domestic only31.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Public Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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