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Health Affairs

In research, Health Affairs stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,478 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Professions (#1,412 of 1,895 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,142 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science, Reproductive Medicine and Information Systems and Management (History and Philosophy of Science is 12.4× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#9,805
of 22,385 · #18,258 all time
Rank in United States
#1,334
of 3,332
Research works
6.5k
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.48×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%

What is Health Affairs known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,478 of 9,585 4.3%491 #9499
Health ProfessionsField #1,412 of 1,895 3.9%98 #2223
Health SciencesDomain #8,142 of 9,902 3.5%328 #14108
MedicineField #7,447 of 8,541 3.6%202 #13163
Social SciencesField #5,473 of 5,988 4.3%266 #8172
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,661 of 1,798 4.1%65 #2573
Physical SciencesDomain #10,106 of 10,670 5.2%115 #16948
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,418 of 2,526 3.4%92 #3661

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Health Affairs 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#9,499 #6,478
  2. Health Professions#2,223 #1,412
  3. Health Sciences#14,108 #8,142
  4. Medicine#13,163 #7,447
  5. Social Sciences#8,172 #5,473
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,573 #1,661
  7. Physical Sciences#16,948 #10,106
  8. Sociology and Political Science#3,661 #2,418
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Health Affairs work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Health Affairs is in Social Sciences, 33% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Medicine (21%), Health Professions (10%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 570 fractional works · 49.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 304 fractional works · 26.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 105 fractional works · 9.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 49 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 33 fractional works · 2.9% of its workTransportation: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 71 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 59 fractional works · 5.1% of its workFinance: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 57 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 22 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 56 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 33 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 43 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 25 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 39 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 384 fractional works · 33.4% of its workMedicine: 241 fractional works · 20.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 41 fractional works · 3.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 31 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 111 fractional works · 9.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 65 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Terminology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 25 fractional works · 2.2% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 131 fractional works · 11.4% of its workEngineering: 37 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 32 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 28 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 67 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 22 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHealth Affairs1,152fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences49%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 Sciences30426.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance716.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities574.9%
    4. Psychology564.9%
    5. Decision Sciences433.7%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting393.4%
    1. Medicine24120.9%
    2. Health Professions1119.6%
    3. Nursing252.2%
    4. Veterinary50.4%
    5. Dentistry30.3%
    1. Engineering373.2%
    2. Computer Science322.8%
    3. Environmental Science282.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences90.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy70.6%
    6. Mathematics60.5%
    7. Chemistry60.5%
    8. Materials Science40.4%
    9. Energy20.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology252.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences221.9%
    3. Neuroscience90.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Health Affairs specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 22.0 works12×
  2. Reproductive MedicineSubfield · 30.7 works12×
  3. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 24.6 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: 0.41× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.64× its world share, 111 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.09× its world share, 241 worksMedicineNursing: 4.48× its world share, 25 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.98× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.71× its world share, 57 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.85× its world share, 43 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.89× its world share, 71 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 56 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 304 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.48×25 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.85×43 works
  3. Health Professions3.64×111 works
  4. Veterinary2.98×5 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.89×71 works
  6. Social Sciences2.09×304 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.71×57 works
  8. Psychology1.60×56 works
  9. Medicine1.09×241 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.07×4 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.04×39 works
  12. Dentistry0.58×3 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.56×6 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.49×9 works
  15. Environmental Science0.48×28 works
  16. Neuroscience0.47×9 works
  17. Mathematics0.44×6 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×22 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×25 works
  20. Computer Science0.36×32 works
  21. Chemistry0.31×6 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.28×7 works
  23. Energy0.22×2 works
  24. Engineering0.21×37 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.17×1 works
  26. Materials Science0.10×4 works

Who are the top researchers at Health Affairs?

Ranked on the quality score, Lael A. Stone, George A. Finch and Lorna Idol lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Health Affairs.

  1. 1 Lael A. Stone United States · #1,588,928 worldwide 2.4k citations · 74 works
  2. 2 George A. Finch United States · #3,026,129 worldwide 604 citations · 219 works
  3. 3 Lorna Idol United States · #3,030,907 worldwide 3k citations · 107 works
  4. 4 Lindsay Glynn United States · #4,005,890 worldwide 665 citations · 72 works
  5. 5 David C. Schutt United States · #4,217,514 worldwide 957 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 A S M Macgregor United States · #4,560,094 worldwide 23 citations · 95 works
  7. 7 Joel Paris United States · #4,712,589 worldwide 435 citations · 65 works
  8. 8 Preeti S. Rawat United States · #4,713,109 worldwide 236 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Elisabeth Kessler United States · #4,719,135 worldwide 309 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 John G. Fleming United States · #4,878,748 worldwide 1.5k citations · 107 works
All ranked researchers at Health Affairs

What are the most cited papers from Health Affairs?

The most cited paper from Health Affairs is "Nomenclature for kidney function and disease: report of a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Consensus Conference" (Andrew S. Levey et al., 2020), with 731 citations. Next come "The World Report on Disability" (701) and "Sexual Satisfaction and the Importance of Sexual Health to Quality of Life Throughout the Life Course of U.S. Adults" (530).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Nomenclature for kidney function and disease: report of a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Consensus Conference Andrew S. Levey et al. · Kidney International Open access 9 Mar 2020 731
2 The World Report on Disability Walter R. Frontera · American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 3 May 2012 701
3 Sexual Satisfaction and the Importance of Sexual Health to Quality of Life Throughout the Life Course of U.S. Adults Kathryn E. Flynn, Li Lin, Deborah Watkins Bruner et al. · The Journal of Sexual Medicine Open access 24 Sep 2016 530
4 Food and Drug Administration S. L. Nightingale · Elsevier eBooks Book chapter 19 Dec 2011 445
5 Appendectomy Douglas A. Hale, Mark P. Molloy, Richard Howard Pearl et al. · Annals of Surgery Open access Mar 1997 358
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Health Affairs?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Law, Corporate Governance, Public Health, Peer Review, Ethics, Scholarly Communication, Economic Evaluation and Monetary Policy.

▲ 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-now 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 Health60▲ 3.6×44 topics
  2. Corporate Governance52▲ 6.2×13 topics
  3. International Law52▲ 14×12 topics
  4. Mental Health48▲ 2.9×34 topics
  5. Human Rights44▲ 3.7×28 topics
  6. COVID-1941▲ 2.7×23 topics
  7. Education39▲ 1.99×47 topics
  8. Qualitative Research38▲ 3.9×14 topics
  9. Ethics38▲ 6.5×20 topics
  10. Peer Review36▲ 89×3 topics
  11. Healthcare36▲ 2.7×24 topics
  12. Scholarly Communication33▲ 96×2 topics
  13. Economic Evaluation32▲ 23×2 topics
  14. Monetary Policy31▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Asset Pricing31▲ 31×3 topics
  16. Primary Care28▲ 6.6×12 topics
  17. Financial Analysis28▲ 21×1 topic
  18. Panel Data Models28▲ 76×1 topic
  19. Reflexivity27▲ 71×3 topics
  20. Health Claims24▲ 69×2 topics
  21. Feminism24▲ 7.1×13 topics
  22. Copyright Law24▲ 108×2 topics
  23. antitrust laws24▲ 361×1 topic
  24. scientific opinion24▲ 361×1 topic
  25. Ethical Considerations24▲ 5.9×12 topics
  26. Evidence-Based Practice23▲ 15×7 topics
  27. Science Communication23▲ 24×3 topics
  28. Nursing Education22▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Research Integrity22▲ 59×2 topics
  30. Open Access22▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Research Dissemination22▲ 82×2 topics
  32. Environmental Governance21▲ 27×4 topics
  33. Health Policy21▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Global Financial Crisis21▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Data Privacy Laws20▲ 219×1 topic
  36. Interviewing20▲ 99×2 topics
  37. Regulatory Policymaking20▲ 219×1 topic
  38. Preprints19▲ 93×1 topic
  39. Scientific Publishing19▲ 93×1 topic
  40. Translation19▲ 9.9×2 topics

Which research topics does Health Affairs publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Legal Cases and Commentary, Legal case studies and regulations and Academic Publishing and Open Access.

  1. 1 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 28 works
  2. 2 Legal Cases and Commentary Reproductive Medicine 24 works
  3. 3 Legal case studies and regulations Political Science and International Relations 20 works
  4. 4 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 19 works
  5. 5 Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  6. 6 Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership Issues, ethics and legal aspects 16 works
  7. 7 Academic Writing and Publishing History and Philosophy of Science 14 works
  8. 8 Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies Transportation 13 works
  9. 9 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 12 works
  10. 10 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 11 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 available40.8%not open59.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Health Affairs's research output changed?

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

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Health Affairs as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0044% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Health Affairs0.0050% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Health Affairs over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Health Affairs4.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.9% in 2000.

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