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Minnesota Department of Health

In research, Minnesota Department of Health stands highest in Medicine (#2,087 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,671 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,449 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions — General Health Professions is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,498
of 28,054 · #4,573 all time
Rank in United States
#994
of 4,192
Research works
2.6k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
106k
41.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Minnesota Department of 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 #2,087 of 10,443 24.5%161 #1554
Health SciencesDomain #2,671 of 11,982 25.8%230 #1289
Social SciencesDomain #6,449 of 10,521 27.5%75 #3254
Health ProfessionsField #1,332 of 1,928 29.6%61 #945

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Minnesota Department of 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#1,554 #2,087
  2. Health Sciences#1,289 #2,671
  3. Social Sciences#3,254 #6,449
  4. Health Professions#945 #1,332
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Minnesota Department of Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 43.8 works8.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.68× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.24× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.92× its world share, 61 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.14× its world share, 161 worksMedicineNursing: 2.50× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.61× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.05× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Minnesota Department of Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Ruth Lynfield, Michael T. Osterholm and Kirk Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Minnesota Department of Health.

  1. 1 Ruth Lynfield United States · #5,286 worldwide 907 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Michael T. Osterholm United States · #26,337 worldwide 444 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Kirk Smith United States · #107,497 worldwide 234 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Richard Danila United States · #214,120 worldwide 139 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 John M. Besser United States · #214,518 worldwide 151 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 William A. Jordan United States · #809,563 worldwide 40 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Paul B. Moyer United States · #1,064,262 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Minnesota Department of Health

Which keywords describe research at Minnesota Department of Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Mental Health, Primary Care, Health Effects, Health Disparities, Adolescents and Health Equity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology60▲ 3.8×92 topics
  2. Public Health42▲ 7.4×36 topics
  3. Mental Health26▲ 4.6×27 topics
  4. Primary Care19▲ 13×11 topics
  5. Risk Factors17▲ 3.9×24 topics
  6. Health Effects16▲ 7.0×17 topics
  7. Obesity15▲ 5.2×19 topics
  8. COVID-1914▲ 2.6×15 topics
  9. Health Disparities14▲ 13×8 topics
  10. Adolescents13▲ 9.1×7 topics
  11. Health Equity13▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 3.0×30 topics
  13. Health Outcomes12▲ 11×7 topics
  14. Prevalence11▲ 7.2×9 topics
  15. Pathogenesis11▲ 5.4×16 topics
  16. Health Promotion10▲ 8.4×9 topics
  17. Health Care Utilization10▲ 23×3 topics
  18. Social Support10▲ 4.7×13 topics
  19. Infectious Diseases10▲ 7.8×7 topics
  20. Physical Activity10▲ 5.1×9 topics
  21. Chronic Disease10▲ 14×4 topics
  22. SARS-CoV-210▲ 7.4×6 topics
  23. Mortality Risk9▲ 10×6 topics
  24. Social Determinants of Health9▲ 10×4 topics
  25. Vaccine9▲ 5.4×11 topics
  26. Quality of Care8▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Chronic Disease Management8▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Social Determinants8▲ 9.6×3 topics
  29. Risk Perception8▲ 7.5×5 topics
  30. Community Health8▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Long-Term Care8▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Psychiatric Disorders8▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Childhood7▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Overweight7▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Health Care Spending7▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Insurance Markets7▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Nursing Home7▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Person-Centered Care7▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Food Insecurity7▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Nutritional Consequences7▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Minnesota Department of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Healthcare Policy and Management, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations.

Obesity, Physical Activi…7Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 7 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…7Healthcare Policy and Management: 7 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…7Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 7 fractional worksFood Security and Health…7Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 7 fractional worksPublic Health Policies and Education: 6 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 5 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…4Health disparities and outcomes: 4 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 3 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 3 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 3 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth2 others

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

  1. 1 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  3. 3 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 7 works
  4. 4 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 7 works
  5. 5 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 6 works
  6. 6 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 5 works
  7. 7 Health disparities and outcomes Health 4 works
  8. 8 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 3 works
  10. 10 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 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 available43.5%not open56.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Minnesota Department of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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