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Health First

In research, Health First stands highest in Medicine (#4,150 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,029 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,082 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,885
of 28,054 · #7,122 all time
Rank in United States
#918
of 4,192
Research works
2.3k
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Health First 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
MedicineField #4,150 of 10,443 13.2%166 #3888
Health SciencesDomain #5,029 of 11,982 12.6%193 #4030
Physical SciencesDomain #6,082 of 12,888 13.1%76 #7884
Life SciencesDomain #5,034 of 7,800 20.1%80 #4215
Social SciencesDomain #9,555 of 10,521 8.2%89 #12003

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Health First 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#3,888 #4,150
  2. Health Sciences#4,030 #5,029
  3. Physical Sciences#7,884 #6,082
  4. Life Sciences#4,215 #5,034
  5. Social Sciences#12,003 #9,555
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

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: 1.13× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.41× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.21× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.68× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.76× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.97× its world share, 166 worksMedicineNursing: 1.59× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Health First?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrew S. Carron lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Health First.

  1. 1 Andrew S. Carron United States · #1,389,726 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Health First

Which keywords describe research at Health First?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Diagnosis, Health Benefits, Treatment and Biofield.

▲ 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. Epidemiology38▲ 2.2×112 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress20▲ 2.7×48 topics
  3. Inflammation17▲ 1.82×69 topics
  4. Quality of Life14▲ 2.2×44 topics
  5. Diagnosis12▲ 2.8×34 topics
  6. Treatment11▲ 2.1×35 topics
  7. Climate Change10◆ 0.88×45 topics
  8. Public Health10▲ 1.52×37 topics
  9. Genetics9▲ 2.8×23 topics
  10. Cancer8▲ 1.44×39 topics
  11. Depression8▲ 2.2×18 topics
  12. Mental Health8▲ 1.22×22 topics
  13. Risk Factors8▲ 1.62×24 topics
  14. Management8▲ 2.2×26 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 1.56×31 topics
  16. Health Benefits8▲ 5.2×9 topics
  17. COVID-197▲ 1.16×19 topics
  18. Immune System6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  19. Immunotherapy6▲ 1.93×15 topics
  20. Biofield6▲ 148×1 topic
  21. Biomarkers6▲ 1.92×17 topics
  22. Biophoton6▲ 148×1 topic
  23. Complications6▲ 2.6×16 topics
  24. Immune Response6▲ 2.3×21 topics
  25. Guidelines6▲ 2.7×13 topics
  26. Antioxidant5▲ 1.81×33 topics
  27. Anxiety5▲ 2.5×11 topics
  28. Global Burden5▲ 2.2×12 topics
  29. Neurological Effects5▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Antioxidants5▲ 2.5×8 topics
  31. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 2.0×14 topics
  32. Diabetes5▲ 2.3×17 topics
  33. Pain Management5▲ 4.7×9 topics
  34. Cardiovascular Function5▲ 29×3 topics
  35. Muscle Atrophy5▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Microgravity4▲ 53×1 topic
  37. Spaceflight4▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Drug Resistance4▲ 3.5×8 topics
  39. Stress Management3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  40. Adverse Reactions3▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Health First publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biofield Effects and Biophysics, Spaceflight effects on biology, Banking Sector Performance and Management and Eurasian Exchange Networks.

Biofield Effects and Bio…6Biofield Effects and Biophysics: 6 fractional worksSpaceflight effects on biology: 4 fractional worksBanking Sector Performance and Management: 2 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 2 fractional worksAntioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimization: 2 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 2 fractional works
PhysiologyAccountingAnthropologyBiochemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Biofield Effects and Biophysics Physiology 6 works
  2. 2 Spaceflight effects on biology Physiology 4 works
  3. 3 Banking Sector Performance and Management Accounting 2 works
  4. 4 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 2 works
  5. 5 Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress Biochemistry 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  9. 9 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 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 available39.5%not open60.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.0%domestic only52.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Health First's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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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