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Fenway Health

In research, Fenway Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,283 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#6,768 of 17,978 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,377 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 7.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,681
of 28,054 · #10,509 all time
Rank in United States
#2,374
of 4,192
Research works
541
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
48.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Fenway 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 #7,283 of 20,462 36.0%313
MedicineField #6,768 of 17,978 36.3%239
Social SciencesDomain #7,377 of 16,945 43.1%163

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fenway 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 Fenway Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 23.8 works7.5×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.37× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.99× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.46× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 7.51× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fenway Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Kenneth H. Mayer, Matthew J. Mimiaga and Seán Cahill lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fenway Health.

  1. 1 Kenneth H. Mayer United States · #47,420 worldwide 1.3k citations · 219 works
  2. 2 Matthew J. Mimiaga United States · #119,775 worldwide 369 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Seán Cahill United States · #230,858 worldwide 122 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Jaclyn M. W. Hughto United States · #371,590 worldwide 124 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Carolyn Brown United States · #687,620 worldwide 17 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Fenway Health

Which keywords describe research at Fenway Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Antiretroviral Therapy, Stigma, Intersectionality, Health Disparities, Gender Identity, Discrimination and LGBTQ+.

▲ 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. Mental Health24▲ 15×21 topics
  2. Antiretroviral Therapy20▲ 117×6 topics
  3. Stigma19▲ 137×4 topics
  4. Intersectionality18▲ 98×8 topics
  5. Gender Identity18▲ 157×3 topics
  6. Health Disparities18▲ 65×6 topics
  7. Discrimination17▲ 85×4 topics
  8. LGBTQ+17▲ 394×1 topic
  9. Social Stress17▲ 394×1 topic
  10. HIV Transmission14▲ 185×2 topics
  11. Epidemiology14▲ 3.4×31 topics
  12. Mortality Rates13▲ 137×2 topics
  13. Viral Load13▲ 163×2 topics
  14. Preexposure Prophylaxis13▲ 263×1 topic
  15. Stigma and Discrimination13▲ 263×1 topic
  16. Public Health10▲ 6.7×16 topics
  17. HIV8▲ 94×4 topics
  18. Psychological Impact6▲ 18×6 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 5.2×14 topics
  20. Substance Abuse6▲ 79×2 topics
  21. Gender Differences6▲ 15×2 topics
  22. drug use5▲ 173×1 topic
  23. harm reduction5▲ 173×1 topic
  24. Human Rights5▲ 4.4×6 topics
  25. Quality of Life5▲ 3.2×14 topics
  26. Risk Factors5▲ 4.0×9 topics
  27. HIV Infection4▲ 39×4 topics
  28. HIV Prevention4▲ 57×2 topics
  29. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Adolescent Health3▲ 39×2 topics
  31. Sexual Behavior3▲ 90×1 topic
  32. Youth Risk Behavior3▲ 90×1 topic
  33. Stress3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  34. Assisted Reproductive Technology3▲ 45×2 topics
  35. HIV/AIDS3▲ 45×3 topics
  36. Infertility3▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Global Trends3▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Reproductive Technologies3▲ 70×1 topic
  39. Hypersexual Disorder3▲ 97×1 topic
  40. Pornography Consumption3▲ 97×1 topic

Which research topics does Fenway Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.

LGBTQ Health, Identity, …17LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 17 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…13HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 13 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk5HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 5 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…3Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 3 fractional worksReproductive Health and …3Reproductive Health and Technologies: 3 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 3 fractional worksHIV-related health complications and treatments: 2 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 2 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksSex and Gender in Healthcare: 2 fractional works
Social PsychologyInfectious DiseasesEpidemiologyGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 17 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 13 works
  3. 3 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 5 works
  4. 4 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 3 works
  5. 5 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 HIV-related health complications and treatments Emergency Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 2 works
  10. 10 Sex and Gender in Healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available54.0%not open46.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fenway Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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