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Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

In research, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation stands highest in Medicine (#631 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#772 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,927
of 28,054 · #3,067 all time
Rank in United States
#291
of 4,192
Research works
674
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
127k
188.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
49.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation 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
MedicineField #631 of 10,443 51.0%96 #966
Health SciencesDomain #772 of 11,982 48.9%127 #1039

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation 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: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.19× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.64× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.47× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.30× its world share, 96 worksMedicineNursing: 4.21× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.27× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation?

Ranked on the composite score, Christopher J L Murray, Simon I Hay and Ali H. Mokdad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.

  1. 1 Christopher J L Murray United States · #23 worldwide 13k citations · 158 works
  2. 2 Simon I Hay United States · #67 worldwide 12k citations · 134 works
  3. 3 Ali H. Mokdad United States · #76 worldwide 10k citations · 131 works
  4. 4 Theo Vos United States · #113 worldwide 12k citations · 121 works
  5. 5 Florian Fischer United States · #250 worldwide 7k citations · 107 works
  6. 6 Naohiro Yonemoto United States · #917 worldwide 9.4k citations · 89 works
  7. 7 David L. Smith United States · #1,263 worldwide 2.9k citations · 85 works
  8. 8 Rakhi Dandona United States · #2,002 worldwide 9.8k citations · 73 works
  9. 9 Rafael Lozano United States · #2,036 worldwide 5.5k citations · 73 works
  10. 10 Ejaz Ahmad Khan United States · #2,236 worldwide 7.1k citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Risk Factors, Maternal Mortality, Health Inequalities, Global Burden, Cardiovascular Disease and Infectious Diseases.

▲ 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. Epidemiology40▲ 4.7×91 topics
  2. Public Health26▲ 8.1×40 topics
  3. Risk Factors15▲ 6.2×24 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 5.2×26 topics
  5. Maternal Mortality11▲ 24×5 topics
  6. Health Inequalities11▲ 41×4 topics
  7. Global Burden11▲ 9.1×12 topics
  8. Mental Health10▲ 3.3×21 topics
  9. COVID-1910▲ 3.4×14 topics
  10. Infectious Diseases10▲ 14×8 topics
  11. Health Outcomes10▲ 16×6 topics
  12. Mortality9▲ 7.4×11 topics
  13. Child Mortality9▲ 60×1 topic
  14. Global Burden of Disease9▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Health Systems9▲ 60×1 topic
  16. Quality of Life9▲ 2.8×19 topics
  17. Chronic Disease8▲ 22×4 topics
  18. Primary Care8▲ 10.0×10 topics
  19. Pandemic8▲ 3.4×8 topics
  20. Health Disparities8▲ 14×6 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 4.3×13 topics
  22. Vaccine7▲ 8.1×9 topics
  23. Health System Reform7▲ 46×2 topics
  24. Life Expectancy7▲ 55×2 topics
  25. Pathogenesis7▲ 6.2×17 topics
  26. Non-Communicable Diseases6▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Vaccine Development6▲ 12×8 topics
  28. Social Support6▲ 5.3×8 topics
  29. Mortality Risk6▲ 12×6 topics
  30. Health Equity6▲ 10.0×5 topics
  31. Health Inequities6▲ 51×2 topics
  32. Global Trade6▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Low- and Middle-Income Countries6▲ 46×2 topics
  34. Corporate Political Activity6▲ 74×1 topic
  35. Health In All Policies6▲ 74×1 topic
  36. Health Financing5▲ 69×1 topic
  37. Universal Coverage5▲ 69×1 topic
  38. Ageing Population5▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Health Care Expenditure5▲ 61×1 topic
  40. Risk Perception5▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Healthcare Systems and Reforms and Global Health Care Issues.

Global Maternal and Chil…9Global Maternal and Child Health: 9 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Pol…6Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 6 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and R…5Healthcare Systems and Reforms: 5 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues5Global Health Care Issues: 5 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 5 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 4 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…4Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…3Healthcare Policy and Management: 3 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementFinanceGeneral Health Professions4 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 9 works
  2. 2 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 5 works
  4. 4 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 5 works
  5. 5 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 5 works
  6. 6 Health disparities and outcomes Health 4 works
  7. 7 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 3 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 3 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 available76.1%not open23.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.9%domestic only49.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% higher than in 2013–2017.

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