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Illinois Department of Public Health

In research, Illinois Department of Public Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,027 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,773 of 16,945 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,953 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,137
of 28,054 · #12,883 all time
Rank in United States
#2,939
of 4,192
Research works
641
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Illinois Department of Public Health 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 #7,027 of 20,462 18.8%348
Social SciencesDomain #8,773 of 16,945 21.7%153
MedicineField #9,953 of 17,978 18.9%218

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Illinois Department of Public Health 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: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.98× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.69× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.65× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Illinois Department of Public Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Donald Jones, Harold M. Visotsky and B. Phillips lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Illinois Department of Public Health.

  1. 1 Donald Jones United States · #275,267 worldwide 34 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Harold M. Visotsky United States · #1,106,916 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 B. Phillips United States · #1,178,361 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Illinois Department of Public Health

Which keywords describe research at Illinois Department of Public Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Mental Health, Social Determinants of Health, Health Promotion, Primary Care, COVID-19 and Ethics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.2×50 topics
  2. Public Health5▲ 5.5×22 topics
  3. Mental Health4▲ 4.6×17 topics
  4. COVID-194▲ 4.1×12 topics
  5. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 22×4 topics
  6. Health Promotion3▲ 15×5 topics
  7. Primary Care3▲ 12×7 topics
  8. Risk Factors3▲ 3.6×14 topics
  9. Ethics2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  10. Quality of Life2▲ 2.6×16 topics
  11. Infectious Diseases2▲ 11×6 topics
  12. Population Health2▲ 118×2 topics
  13. Community Health2▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Health Equity2▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Quality Improvement2▲ 15×6 topics
  16. Health Disparities2▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Inequality2▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Health Care Utilization2▲ 22×3 topics
  19. Health System Performance2▲ 181×1 topic
  20. Policy2▲ 11×1 topic
  21. Long-Term Care2▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Ethical Considerations1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  23. SARS-CoV-21▲ 6.6×5 topics
  24. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Health Outcomes1▲ 7.5×6 topics
  26. Community Development1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  27. Health Care Spending1▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Insurance Markets1▲ 46×1 topic
  29. Modeling1▲ 7.1×1 topic
  30. Nursing Home1▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Quality of Care1▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Resettlement1▲ 23×2 topics
  33. transmission dynamics1▲ 25×1 topic
  34. Behavior Change1▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  36. Ethical Issues1▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Healthcare Access1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  38. Healthcare Workers1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  39. Patient Engagement1▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Brain Development1▲ 9.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Illinois Department of Public Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Health Policies and Education, Healthcare Policy and Management, COVID-19 epidemiological studies and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes.

Public Health Policies a…2Public Health Policies and Education: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…1Healthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological…1COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…1Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 1 fractional worksPrenatal Substance Exposure Effects: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …1Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 1 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality…1Healthcare cost, quality, practices: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsModeling and SimulationSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 2 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  4. 4 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  7. 7 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  9. 9 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 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 available32.4%not open67.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Illinois Department of Public Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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