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Health Services Research & Development

In research, Health Services Research & Development stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,612 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,594 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions and Health Professions — General Health Professions is 10.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,749
of 28,054 · #4,970 all time
Rank in United States
#2,070
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
94k
58.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Health Services Research & Development 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,612 of 11,982 24.8%107 #935
MedicineField #4,594 of 10,443 22.8%78 #1106

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Health Services Research & Development 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 Health Services Research & Development specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 23.8 works11×
  2. Health ProfessionsField · 29.2 works6.8×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.86× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 6.81× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.48× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.05× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Health Services Research & Development?

Ranked on the composite score, Scott Js lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Health Services Research & Development.

  1. 1 Scott Js United States · #940,936 worldwide 5 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Health Services Research & Development

Which keywords describe research at Health Services Research & Development?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Depression, Mental Health, Primary Care, Evidence-Based Practice, Behavior Change, Anxiety and Substance Use Disorders.

▲ 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. Epidemiology21▲ 3.3×57 topics
  2. Mental Health12▲ 4.8×24 topics
  3. Depression10▲ 7.0×16 topics
  4. Primary Care9▲ 14×11 topics
  5. Evidence-Based Practice8▲ 38×6 topics
  6. Public Health8▲ 3.3×26 topics
  7. Behavior Change7▲ 30×3 topics
  8. Quality of Life7▲ 3.0×23 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 3.8×27 topics
  10. Anxiety7▲ 8.8×9 topics
  11. Substance Use Disorders7▲ 56×2 topics
  12. Chronic Disease Management6▲ 21×5 topics
  13. Qualitative Research6▲ 4.5×4 topics
  14. Risk Factors6▲ 3.5×20 topics
  15. Healthcare Interventions6▲ 108×1 topic
  16. Implementation Science6▲ 108×1 topic
  17. Global Burden6▲ 6.8×10 topics
  18. Mortality Risk6▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Resilience6▲ 7.2×8 topics
  20. Clinical Trials5▲ 4.9×12 topics
  21. Psychiatric Disorders5▲ 23×3 topics
  22. Mortality5▲ 5.2×11 topics
  23. Quality Improvement5▲ 15×7 topics
  24. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 9.0×8 topics
  25. Behavioral Interventions4▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Adolescents4▲ 6.8×7 topics
  28. Patient Engagement4▲ 19×4 topics
  29. Social Support4▲ 4.3×11 topics
  30. Health Outcomes4▲ 8.2×7 topics
  31. Alcohol Dependence3▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Impulsivity3▲ 41×2 topics
  33. Motivational Interviewing3▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Chronic Pain Management3▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 6.8×8 topics
  36. Opioid Prescribing3▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Trauma3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  38. Health Disparities3▲ 7.3×7 topics
  39. Adherence3▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Mobile Health3▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Health Services Research & Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health Policy Implementation Science, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Mental Health and Patient Involvement.

Health Policy Implementa…6Health Policy Implementation Science: 6 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 3 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 2 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 2 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm St…2Suicide and Self-Harm Studies: 2 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …2Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 6 works
  2. 2 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 3 works
  3. 3 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  4. 4 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Primary Care and Health Outcomes 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 available40.1%not open59.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Health Services Research & Development's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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