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Douglas County Health Department

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World rank, all time
#27,083
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,662
of 7,310
Research works
197
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.3k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Douglas County Health Department

Which fields of science does Douglas County Health Department work in?

In all years, 38% of research at Douglas County Health Department is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (17%), Social Sciences (17%), Psychology (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 76 fractional works · 38.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 16.8% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 21 fractional works · 10.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 55 fractional works · 28.0% of its workMedicine: 33 fractional works · 16.9% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 18 fractional works · 9.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 47 fractional works · 24.1% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 6.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 5.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 9.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDouglas CountyHealth Department197fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences38%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3316.8%
    2. Psychology2110.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance104.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities73.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting41.8%
    6. Decision Sciences10.7%
    1. Medicine3316.9%
    2. Health Professions189.3%
    3. Nursing21.0%
    4. Dentistry10.7%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Engineering136.7%
    2. Environmental Science125.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy52.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences52.4%
    5. Materials Science52.4%
    6. Computer Science31.7%
    7. Mathematics21.2%
    8. Chemistry20.8%
    9. Energy00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences105.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.1%
    3. Neuroscience31.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.60× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.60×2 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.10×0 works
  3. Psychology1.95×1 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.51×0 works
  5. Nursing1.45×0 works
  6. Social Sciences1.44×3 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.43×1 works
  8. Medicine1.36×4 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.19×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.14×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.00×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.88×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.82×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.69×1 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.51×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.44×0 works
  17. Engineering0.43×1 works
  18. Mathematics0.35×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Douglas County Health Department?

Ranked on the quality score, Mark Worden, Mary Balluff and Louann Reid lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Douglas County Health Department.

  1. 1 Mark Worden United States · #3,184,640 worldwide 155 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Mary Balluff United States · #3,727,219 worldwide 563 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Louann Reid United States · #5,396,170 worldwide 156 citations · 81 works
All ranked researchers at Douglas County Health Department

What are the most cited papers from Douglas County Health Department?

The most cited paper from Douglas County Health Department is "Characteristics, Contracts, and Actions: Evidence from Venture Capitalist Analyses" (Steven Neil Kaplan, Per Johan Strömberg, 2004), with 1,139 citations. Next come "A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Detection of Clandestine Graves" (207) and "Acute Kidney Injury Associated with Synthetic Cannabinoid Use — Multiple States, 2012" (182).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Characteristics, Contracts, and Actions: Evidence from Venture Capitalist Analyses Steven Neil Kaplan, Per Johan Strömberg · The Journal of Finance 2 Sep 2004 1,139
2 A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Detection of Clandestine Graves D. France, T. J. Griffin, JG Swanburg et al. · Journal of Forensic Sciences Nov 1992 207
3 Acute Kidney Injury Associated with Synthetic Cannabinoid Use — Multiple States, 2012 Tracy D. Murphy et al. · PubMed Central Open access 15 Feb 2013 182
4 DNA Methylation of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Repressor Associations With Cigarette Smoking and Subclinical Atherosclerosis Lindsay M. Reynolds et al. · Circulation Cardiovascular Genetics Open access 26 Aug 2015 166
5 Mumps outbreak in a highly vaccinated population Bradley S. Hersh, Paul Fine, W. Kay Kent et al. · The Journal of Pediatrics Aug 1991 161
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Which keywords describe research at Douglas County Health Department?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Health Care Utilization, Health Care Spending, Insurance Markets, Cultural Competence, Public Health, Climate Change and Epidemiology.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology12▲ 1.48×53 topics
  2. Climate Change10▲ 1.96×30 topics
  3. Public Health9▲ 3.3×22 topics
  4. Primary Care8▲ 10×5 topics
  5. Health Care Utilization8▲ 31×3 topics
  6. Health Care Spending7▲ 57×1 topic
  7. Insurance Markets7▲ 57×1 topic
  8. Cultural Competence7▲ 27×5 topics
  9. Education6▲ 2.5×11 topics
  10. Mental Health6▲ 2.9×22 topics
  11. Sustainability5▲ 1.43×16 topics
  12. Digital Divide4▲ 10×3 topics
  13. Diversity4▲ 11×2 topics
  14. Social Justice4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  15. Health Promotion4▲ 6.4×6 topics
  16. Ethics4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  17. Library Services4▲ 110×1 topic
  18. Qualitative Research4▲ 3.1×6 topics
  19. Social Inclusion4▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Meta-Analysis3▲ 3.2×7 topics
  21. Invasive Species3▲ 2.9×8 topics
  22. Neuroscience3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  23. Technology Integration3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  24. Professional Identity3▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 4.5×4 topics
  26. Digital Literacy3▲ 4.7×2 topics
  27. Ethical Considerations3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  28. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  29. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 7.9×5 topics
  30. Health Equity2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  31. Policy2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  32. Ethical Principles2▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Multicultural Counseling2▲ 60×1 topic
  34. Professional Development2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  35. Defensive Medicine2▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Malpractice Risk2▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Academic Achievement2▲ 7.3×7 topics
  38. Community Health2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Language Policy2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  40. Multilingualism2▲ 7.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Douglas County Health Department publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects, Skin Protection and Aging, Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology.

Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects: 0 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging: 0 fractional worksComplex Systems and Time…0Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis: 0 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 0 fractional worksBusiness Strategy and Innovation: 0 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Media: 0 fractional worksMedia, Gender, and Adver…0Media, Gender, and Advertising: 0 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 0 fractional worksTime Series Analysis and Forecasting: 0 fractional works
DermatologyEconomics and EconometricsInfectious DiseasesStrategy and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects Dermatology 0 works
  2. 2 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 0 works
  3. 3 Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  4. 4 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 0 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 0 works
  6. 6 Business Strategy and Innovation Strategy and Management 0 works
  7. 7 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 0 works
  8. 8 Media, Gender, and Advertising Gender Studies 0 works
  9. 9 Media Studies and Communication Communication 0 works
  10. 10 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting Signal Processing 0 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 available27.0%not open73.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Douglas County Health Department's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Douglas County Health Department as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000042% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Douglas County Health Department0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

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