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Mountain Area Health Education Center

In research, Mountain Area Health Education Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#14,043 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#14,105 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,694
of 28,054 · #35,812 all time
Rank in United States
#4,021
of 4,192
Research works
269
▲ 114% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Mountain Area Health Education Center 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 #14,043 of 20,462 13.8%206
MedicineField #14,105 of 17,978 12.9%154

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mountain Area Health Education Center 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.28× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.01× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.25× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.21× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Mountain Area Health Education Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Substance Use Disorders, Primary Care, Mortality Risk, Public Health, Chronic Pain Management, Opioid Prescribing, Cognitive Impairment and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Substance Use Disorders5▲ 124×2 topics
  2. Epidemiology5▲ 2.2×22 topics
  3. Public Health4▲ 4.6×14 topics
  4. Primary Care4▲ 17×9 topics
  5. Mortality Risk4▲ 25×3 topics
  6. Chronic Pain Management3▲ 157×1 topic
  7. Opioid Prescribing3▲ 157×1 topic
  8. Cognitive Impairment3▲ 19×4 topics
  9. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 35×4 topics
  10. Risk Factors3▲ 4.2×11 topics
  11. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Mental Health3▲ 3.1×9 topics
  13. Alcohol Dependence2▲ 96×1 topic
  14. Motivational Interviewing2▲ 96×1 topic
  15. COVID-192▲ 2.7×8 topics
  16. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome2▲ 227×1 topic
  17. Prenatal Alcohol Exposure2▲ 227×1 topic
  18. Racial Disparities2▲ 58×2 topics
  19. Health Care Utilization2▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Inappropriate Medication Use2▲ 65×1 topic
  21. Maternal Mortality2▲ 12×5 topics
  22. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  23. Polypharmacy2▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Quality Improvement2▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Health Outcomes2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  28. Neuroprotection2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  29. Substance Abuse2▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Reflective Practice1▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Acculturation1▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Continuity of Care1▲ 47×2 topics
  33. Faculty Development1▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Maternal Outcomes1▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Perinatal Outcomes1▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Psychological Interventions1▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Social Inequality1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  38. Competency-Based Education1▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Health Workforce1▲ 49×2 topics
  40. Professional Identity Formation1▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Mountain Area Health Education Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects and Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes.

Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 3 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksPrenatal Substance Expos…2Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…2Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 2 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 1 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…1Innovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeriatrics and Gerontology2 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 3 works
  2. 2 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  3. 3 Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  4. 4 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  5. 5 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 1 works
  9. 9 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.4%domestic only96.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mountain Area Health Education Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 114% 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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