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Massachusetts Department of Public Health

In research, Massachusetts Department of Public Health stands highest in Medicine (#4,555 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,632 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,231
of 28,054 · #2,719 all time
Rank in United States
#1,840
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▼ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
145k
60.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Massachusetts Department of Public Health 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 #4,555 of 10,443 27.3%77 #1492
Health SciencesDomain #5,632 of 11,982 26.1%96 #1101

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Massachusetts 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: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.25× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.13× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.74× its world share, 77 worksMedicineNursing: 2.31× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.07× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Geoffrey Edsall, Katherine Hsu and Gregory N. Connolly lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

  1. 1 Geoffrey Edsall United States · #128,393 worldwide 121 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Katherine Hsu United States · #180,441 worldwide 161 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Gregory N. Connolly United States · #226,044 worldwide 87 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Nicholas J. Fiumara United States · #256,967 worldwide 106 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Leo Levine United States · #274,054 worldwide 127 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Alan Balsam United States · #307,996 worldwide 45 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Alfred DeMaria United States · #349,346 worldwide 102 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Anne Sheetz United States · #434,143 worldwide 91 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Alton S. Pope United States · #582,297 worldwide 47 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Catherine Brown United States · #639,924 worldwide 86 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Which keywords describe research at Massachusetts Department of Public Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Substance Use Disorders, Mortality Risk, HIV, Substance Abuse, Mental Health and Chronic Pain Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology28▲ 4.8×76 topics
  2. Public Health16▲ 7.8×31 topics
  3. Substance Use Disorders9▲ 85×2 topics
  4. Mental Health8▲ 3.9×22 topics
  5. Mortality Risk8▲ 23×5 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.9×23 topics
  7. HIV6▲ 50×4 topics
  8. Substance Abuse6▲ 57×2 topics
  9. Risk Factors6▲ 3.7×20 topics
  10. Chronic Pain Management6▲ 121×1 topic
  11. Opioid Prescribing6▲ 121×1 topic
  12. Inflammation6▲ 1.88×29 topics
  13. COVID-196▲ 2.8×12 topics
  14. Global Burden of Disease5▲ 15×4 topics
  15. drug use5▲ 123×1 topic
  16. harm reduction5▲ 123×1 topic
  17. Psychiatric Disorders5▲ 26×3 topics
  18. Oxidative Stress5▲ 2.0×18 topics
  19. Immune Response5▲ 5.8×12 topics
  20. Treatment4▲ 2.5×17 topics
  21. Vaccine4▲ 7.6×10 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.6×14 topics
  23. Health Effects4▲ 4.6×17 topics
  24. Infectious Diseases4▲ 8.3×7 topics
  25. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Adolescents4▲ 6.6×5 topics
  27. Maternal Mortality3▲ 10×5 topics
  28. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 14×6 topics
  29. Behavioral Interventions3▲ 29×2 topics
  30. SARS-CoV-23▲ 6.9×6 topics
  31. Alcohol Dependence3▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Motivational Interviewing3▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Health Equity3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  34. Health Outcomes3▲ 7.3×4 topics
  35. Health Promotion3▲ 6.1×5 topics
  36. Chronic Disease3▲ 11×4 topics
  37. HIV Transmission3▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Health Disparities3▲ 7.1×8 topics
  39. Social Determinants3▲ 8.7×5 topics
  40. Community Health3▲ 11×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Opioid Use Disorder Trea…6Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 6 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 5 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksPublic Health Policies and Education: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyInfectious DiseasesClinical Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  2. 2 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 5 works
  3. 3 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 3 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  7. 7 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% lower 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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