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Health Research Board

In research, Health Research Board stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,830 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#6,764 of 17,978 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,735 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,907
of 28,054 · #17,472 all time
Rank in Ireland
#48
of 79
Research works
624
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
24.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Health Research Board 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 #5,830 of 20,462 20.9%372
MedicineField #6,764 of 17,978 21.4%257
Social SciencesDomain #9,735 of 16,945 19.1%174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Health Research Board 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.21× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 6.41× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.45× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 3.46× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.62× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.68× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Health Research Board?

Ranked on the composite score, Dermot Walsh, G Dean and Geoffrey Dean lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Health Research Board.

  1. 1 Dermot Walsh Ireland · #56,476 worldwide 292 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 G Dean Ireland · #139,598 worldwide 140 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Geoffrey Dean Ireland · #690,143 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Sarah Craig Ireland · #775,414 worldwide 25 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 T. Bedford Ireland · #944,255 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Brian Galvin Ireland · #1,261,226 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Brigid Pike Ireland · #1,318,734 worldwide 7 citations · 76 works
  8. 8 Ena Lynn Ireland · #1,487,334 worldwide 21 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Suzi Lyons Ireland · #1,509,410 worldwide 10 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Zachary Johnson Ireland · #1,530,583 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Health Research Board

Which keywords describe research at Health Research Board?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Psychiatric Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, Impulsivity, Epidemiology, Depression, Alcohol Dependence, Motivational Interviewing and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 2.1×23 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 3.1×21 topics
  3. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 42×3 topics
  4. Public Health3▲ 3.7×13 topics
  5. Substance Use Disorders3▲ 74×2 topics
  6. Quality of Life3▲ 3.6×13 topics
  7. Depression3▲ 5.7×11 topics
  8. Impulsivity3▲ 97×2 topics
  9. Alcohol Dependence3▲ 107×1 topic
  10. Motivational Interviewing3▲ 107×1 topic
  11. Mental Health2▲ 2.7×14 topics
  12. Risk Factors2▲ 3.7×9 topics
  13. Clinical Trials2▲ 5.8×10 topics
  14. Primary Care2▲ 10×10 topics
  15. Adolescents2▲ 8.5×7 topics
  16. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 25×3 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  18. Mortality Risk2▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Social Support2▲ 5.7×7 topics
  20. Anxiety2▲ 6.5×7 topics
  21. Aging2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  22. Patient Engagement2▲ 21×4 topics
  23. Resilience2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  24. Informed Consent2▲ 36×2 topics
  25. Medical Education2▲ 10×6 topics
  26. Organizational Culture2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  27. Publication Bias2▲ 57×2 topics
  28. Systematic Review2▲ 50×2 topics
  29. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Cultural Competence2▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Diagnostic Accuracy2▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Nursing Education2▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Quality Assessment2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Research Methodology2▲ 43×2 topics
  35. Community Engagement1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  36. Ethical Guidelines1▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Evidence Synthesis1▲ 95×1 topic
  38. PRISMA Statement1▲ 95×1 topic
  39. Research Participation1▲ 87×1 topic
  40. Digital Divide1▲ 8.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Health Research Board publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Meta-analysis and systematic reviews, Ethics in Clinical Research and Mental Health and Patient Involvement.

Substance Abuse Treatmen…3Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksMeta-analysis and systematic reviews: 1 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Resea…1Ethics in Clinical Research: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Patien…1Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 1 fractional worksHealth Sciences Research and Education: 1 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 1 fractional worksPsychological and Educat…1Psychological and Educational Research Studies: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…1Library Science and Administration: 1 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…1Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…1Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  3. 3 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Health Sciences Research and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Psychological and Educational Research Studies Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  9. 9 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  10. 10 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.4%domestic only69.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Health Research Board's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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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