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Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

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World rank, all time
#35,499
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,520
of 8,685
Research works
187
▲ 157% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.10× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.26× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.45× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Mental Health, Social Support, Epidemiology, Health Outcomes, Quality of Life, Chronic Disease Management and Chronic Disease.

▲ 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▲ 2.3×24 topics
  2. Depression4▲ 9.0×10 topics
  3. Mental Health4▲ 5.0×8 topics
  4. Quality of Life3▲ 3.8×10 topics
  5. Machine Learning3▲ 1.60×8 topics
  6. Social Support3▲ 9.2×6 topics
  7. Public Health3▲ 3.5×9 topics
  8. Inflammation2▲ 2.2×13 topics
  9. Health Outcomes2▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Risk Factors2▲ 3.6×8 topics
  11. Big Data2▲ 3.8×3 topics
  12. Chronic Disease2▲ 21×2 topics
  13. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 19×5 topics
  14. Primary Care2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  15. Clinical Trials2▲ 5.1×8 topics
  16. Social Determinants2▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Food Insecurity2▲ 50×1 topic
  19. Nutritional Consequences2▲ 60×1 topic
  20. Digital Divide2▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Elderly2▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Mortality Risk2▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Health Equity1▲ 9.5×3 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  25. Elderly Care1▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Global Burden1▲ 4.6×4 topics
  27. Quality Improvement1▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Nursing1▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  30. Stress1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  31. Autoantibodies1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  32. Cardiovascular Health1▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Health Disparities1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  34. Health Services1▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Neighborhood Effects1▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Self-Efficacy1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  37. Analytics1▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Bioinformatics1▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Global Burden of Disease1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  40. Health Care Utilization1▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Healthcare innovation and challenges, Big Data and Business Intelligence and Health and Well-being Studies.

Food Security and Health…2Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksHealthcare innovation an…1Healthcare innovation and challenges: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…1Big Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…1Health and Well-being Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 1 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Health an…1Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 1 fractional worksScientific Computing and Data Management: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…1Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEducationManagement Information SystemsClinical Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  2. 2 Healthcare innovation and challenges Education 1 works
  3. 3 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Health disparities and outcomes Health 1 works
  6. 6 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 1 works
  9. 9 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 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 available38.2%not open61.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 157% 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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