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Health Services Academy

In research, Health Services Academy stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,927 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,921 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health is 5.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,025
of 22,385 · #17,300 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#124
of 231
Research works
488
▲ 202% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.9k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Health Services Academy

What is Health Services Academy 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,927 of 9,902 9.0%149 #8669
MedicineField #4,921 of 8,541 8.5%112 #8846

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Health Services Academy 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 fields of science does Health Services Academy work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research at Health Services Academy is in Health Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (46%), Health Professions (9%), Psychology (7%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 166 fractional works · 60.6% of its workMedicine: 126 fractional works · 46.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 21 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 13 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 25 fractional works · 9.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 59 fractional works · 21.4% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 7.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 4.6% of its workFinance: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 9.1% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKHealth ServicesAcademy274fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences61%Social Sciences21%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine12646.0%
    2. Health Professions259.2%
    3. Nursing72.7%
    4. Dentistry72.7%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Psychology207.2%
    2. Social Sciences186.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance134.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting62.2%
    5. Decision Sciences20.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    1. Computer Science83.1%
    2. Environmental Science72.7%
    3. Engineering41.5%
    4. Mathematics20.6%
    5. Materials Science10.5%
    6. Chemistry10.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology93.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.0%
    5. Neuroscience20.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Health Services Academy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 20.9 works5.8×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.84× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.49× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.50× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.39× its world share, 126 worksMedicineNursing: 5.57× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.17× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.37× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing5.57×8 works
  2. Dentistry5.49×7 works
  3. Health Professions3.50×25 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.84×3 works
  5. Medicine2.39×126 works
  6. Psychology2.37×20 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.17×13 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.50×4 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.69×6 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.61×9 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.57×2 works
  12. Environmental Science0.54×7 works
  13. Mathematics0.53×2 works
  14. Social Sciences0.51×18 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×6 works
  16. Neuroscience0.45×2 works
  17. Computer Science0.40×8 works
  18. Chemistry0.27×1 works
  19. Veterinary0.22×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.15×1 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.12×1 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works
  23. Engineering0.10×4 works
  24. Energy0.05×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Health Services Academy?

Ranked on the quality score, Ikhlaq Ahmad, Shamsa Zafar and Maria Sharif lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Health Services Academy.

  1. 1 Ikhlaq Ahmad Pakistan · #336,585 worldwide 1.2k citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Shamsa Zafar Pakistan · #514,748 worldwide 2.8k citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Maria Sharif Pakistan · #1,014,626 worldwide 568 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Shahzad Ali Khan Pakistan · #1,792,088 worldwide 838 citations · 116 works
  5. 5 Assad Hafeez Pakistan · #1,824,771 worldwide 2.1k citations · 102 works
  6. 6 Ramesh Channi Kumar Pakistan · #1,844,391 worldwide 8.2k citations · 287 works
  7. 7 Babar Tasneem Shaikh Pakistan · #1,907,731 worldwide 4.1k citations · 182 works
  8. 8 Saima Hamid Pakistan · #2,016,401 worldwide 327 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Mariam Ashraf Pakistan · #2,077,926 worldwide 286 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Zaeem ul Haq Pakistan · #2,182,891 worldwide 736 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Health Services Academy

What are the most cited papers from Health Services Academy?

The most cited paper from Health Services Academy is "Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (Theo Vos et al., 2015), with 6,558 citations. Next come "Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study" (3,188) and "Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health" (2,978).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access679 authors 7 Jun 2015 6,558
2 Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study Jaimie D Steinmetz et al. · The Lancet Global Health Open access243 authors Dec 2020 3,188
3 Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health Sarah Whitmee et al. · The Lancet Open access 16 Jul 2015 2,978
4 Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access628 authors 27 Sep 2019 2,699
5 Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Nicholas J Kassebaum et al. · The Lancet Open access349 authors 2 May 2014 1,682
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Health Services Academy?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Depression, Maternal Mortality, Child Development, Mental Health, Cardiovascular Disease and Community Health Workers.

▲ 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. Epidemiology37▲ 3.4×91 topics
  2. Public Health18▲ 4.6×34 topics
  3. Depression15▲ 6.3×15 topics
  4. Mental Health14▲ 3.4×23 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 3.9×30 topics
  6. Quality of Life12▲ 3.0×26 topics
  7. Maternal Mortality12▲ 19×5 topics
  8. COVID-1910▲ 3.0×20 topics
  9. Risk Factors10▲ 3.4×27 topics
  10. Child Development9▲ 8.4×5 topics
  11. Inflammation9▲ 1.59×41 topics
  12. Community Health Workers9▲ 36×2 topics
  13. Health Inequalities9▲ 26×3 topics
  14. Health System Reform8▲ 45×2 topics
  15. Global Burden8▲ 5.6×12 topics
  16. Child Mortality8▲ 42×1 topic
  17. Health Systems8▲ 42×1 topic
  18. Health Financing8▲ 81×1 topic
  19. Low- and Middle-Income Countries8▲ 51×2 topics
  20. Universal Coverage8▲ 81×1 topic
  21. Anxiety7▲ 5.7×9 topics
  22. Obesity7▲ 3.4×15 topics
  23. Prevalence7▲ 6.4×9 topics
  24. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 3.2×15 topics
  25. Pandemic7▲ 2.6×9 topics
  26. Mortality6▲ 4.1×12 topics
  27. Global Burden of Disease6▲ 9.3×4 topics
  28. Insulin Resistance6▲ 5.1×9 topics
  29. Infectious Diseases6▲ 6.8×6 topics
  30. Vaccine6▲ 5.5×10 topics
  31. Health Outcomes6▲ 7.5×6 topics
  32. Chronic Disease6▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Psychological Distress5▲ 8.0×5 topics
  34. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 9.0×5 topics
  35. Maternal and Child Undernutrition5▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Water Sanitation Hygiene5▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Adherence4▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Mobile Health4▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Psychological Interventions4▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Maternal Mental Health4▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Health Services Academy publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, Healthcare Systems and Reforms, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum.

Global Maternal and Chil…8Global Maternal and Child Health: 8 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 8 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 5 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 4 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 3 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealt…3Mobile Health and mHealth Applications: 3 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 2 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthFinanceNutrition and DieteticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 8 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 8 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 5 works
  4. 4 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  5. 5 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 3 works
  7. 7 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  10. 10 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 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 available76.4%not open23.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.2%domestic only63.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Health Services Academy's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 202% higher 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 Services Academy as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Health Services Academy0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Health Services Academy 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 Services Academy8.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.7% in 2024.

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