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Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals

In research, Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,878 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,003
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,354
of 8,685
Research works
251
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
18.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals 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 #10,878 of 20,462 14.0%173

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals 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: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.67× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 7.46× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.36× its world share, 17 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals?

Ranked on the composite score, Gillian Richardson, Raoult Ratard and Theresa Sokol lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals.

  1. 1 Gillian Richardson United States · #282,920 worldwide 109 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Raoult Ratard United States · #493,704 worldwide 38 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Theresa Sokol United States · #577,842 worldwide 101 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals

Which keywords describe research at Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Mortality, Infectious Diseases, Pandemic, Health Equity, Quality Improvement and COVID-19.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology6▲ 4.2×39 topics
  2. Public Health5▲ 8.4×16 topics
  3. Pandemic2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  4. COVID-192▲ 4.5×6 topics
  5. Mortality2▲ 11×7 topics
  6. Infectious Diseases2▲ 18×5 topics
  7. Health Equity2▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Quality Improvement2▲ 26×5 topics
  9. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 20×2 topics
  10. Surgery2▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Treatment2▲ 3.6×11 topics
  12. Ethical Considerations2▲ 11×3 topics
  13. Ethics2▲ 7.9×1 topic
  14. Health Outcomes2▲ 15×5 topics
  15. Health Promotion2▲ 12×1 topic
  16. Mental Health2▲ 2.7×7 topics
  17. Population Health2▲ 147×2 topics
  18. Cancer1▲ 2.8×2 topics
  19. Clinical Trials1▲ 5.4×3 topics
  20. Healthcare Workers1▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Immune Response1▲ 6.6×8 topics
  22. Stroke1▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Vaccine1▲ 8.9×7 topics
  24. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 8.9×6 topics
  25. Diagnosis1▲ 3.6×9 topics
  26. Emergency Department Visits1▲ 59×1 topic
  27. Healthcare1▲ 3.0×2 topics
  28. Oncology1▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Social Support1▲ 5.9×4 topics
  30. Risk Factors1▲ 2.9×8 topics
  31. Vaccine Development1▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Drug Resistance1▲ 9.8×4 topics
  33. SARS-CoV-21▲ 8.7×5 topics
  34. HIV Transmission1▲ 36×2 topics
  35. Pathogenesis1▲ 5.3×8 topics
  36. Viral Transmission1▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Vulnerability1▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Health Policies and Education, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, Disaster Response and Management and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Public Health Policies and Education: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Ma…1Disaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…1HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health…1Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…1Health Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …1SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksInfection Control in Hea…0Infection Control in Healthcare: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsOncologyEmergency Medical ServicesInfectious Diseases2 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 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  5. 5 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  7. 7 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Infection Control in Healthcare Infectious Diseases 0 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 available40.2%not open59.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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