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Indian Health Service

In research, Indian Health Service stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,474 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#8,615 of 17,978 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,299 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,294
of 28,054 · #16,714 all time
Rank in United States
#3,815
of 4,192
Research works
790
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Indian Health Service 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 #7,474 of 20,462 16.0%484
MedicineField #8,615 of 17,978 15.0%321
Social SciencesDomain #8,299 of 16,945 20.6%171
Health ProfessionsField #2,703 of 3,776 19.1%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indian Health Service 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: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.07× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 4.29× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.37× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.92× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 2.64× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indian Health Service?

Ranked on the composite score, F. P. Mackie, Ruth Murray Underhill and Thomas K. Welty lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indian Health Service.

  1. 1 F. P. Mackie United States · #319,177 worldwide 58 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Ruth Murray Underhill United States · #339,257 worldwide 37 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Thomas K. Welty United States · #587,632 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 E. D. W. Greig United States · #656,954 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 A. E. Hamerton United States · #1,329,008 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Indian Health Service

Which keywords describe research at Indian Health Service?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Mental Health, Social Determinants, Quality of Life, Risk Factors, Health Equity and Primary Care.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 4.3×40 topics
  2. Mental Health4▲ 4.0×16 topics
  3. Public Health4▲ 4.1×19 topics
  4. Quality of Life3▲ 3.6×9 topics
  5. Risk Factors3▲ 4.3×9 topics
  6. COVID-192▲ 2.9×11 topics
  7. Social Determinants2▲ 17×4 topics
  8. Health Equity2▲ 12×4 topics
  9. Global Burden2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  10. Primary Care2▲ 8.1×6 topics
  11. Depression2▲ 3.3×9 topics
  12. Elderly2▲ 12×2 topics
  13. Inappropriate Medication Use2▲ 65×1 topic
  14. Pandemic2▲ 2.7×8 topics
  15. Polypharmacy2▲ 65×1 topic
  16. Decolonization2▲ 32×1 topic
  17. Indigenous Health2▲ 183×1 topic
  18. Vulnerability2▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Chronic Disease2▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Health Outcomes2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  21. Infectious Diseases2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  22. Virulence Factors2▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 5.9×4 topics
  24. Health Disparities1▲ 8.8×7 topics
  25. Pathogenesis1▲ 4.7×7 topics
  26. Prevention1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  27. Resilience1▲ 4.8×5 topics
  28. Global Burden of Disease1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  29. Vaccine Development1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  30. Human Metapneumovirus1▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Respiratory Syncytial Virus1▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Behavior Change1▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Fluoride1▲ 33×2 topics
  35. Food Insecurity1▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Nutritional Consequences1▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Quality Improvement1▲ 9.4×4 topics
  38. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  39. China1▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Health Care Utilization1▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Indian Health Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Respiratory viral infections research and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations.

Pharmaceutical Practices…2Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Educa…2Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 2 fractional worksRespiratory viral infect…1Respiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health…1Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 1 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…1Dental Health and Care Utilization: 1 fractional worksChinese history and phil…1Chinese history and philosophy: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…1Child Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal Disorder…1Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyHealthEpidemiologyGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 2 works
  3. 3 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 1 works
  6. 6 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 1 works
  8. 8 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation Rehabilitation 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 available28.5%not open71.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indian Health Service'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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