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Multnomah County Health Department

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World rank, all time
#26,981
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,794
of 8,685
Research works
191
▼ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.92× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.93× its world share, 6 worksMedicinePsychology: 2.46× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Multnomah County Health Department?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Social Justice, Psychiatric Disorders, Substance Abuse and Primary Care.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Public Health22▲ 8.5×27 topics
  2. Epidemiology19▲ 2.4×50 topics
  3. Mental Health18▲ 8.3×23 topics
  4. Health Promotion10▲ 18×9 topics
  5. Social Justice9▲ 9.2×7 topics
  6. Psychiatric Disorders9▲ 30×4 topics
  7. Risk Factors8▲ 4.3×16 topics
  8. Substance Abuse8▲ 57×2 topics
  9. Primary Care7▲ 9.1×9 topics
  10. Health Consequences7▲ 20×4 topics
  11. Social Support7▲ 8.2×9 topics
  12. Health Care Utilization7▲ 27×3 topics
  13. Depression6▲ 4.1×9 topics
  14. Adolescents6▲ 8.8×6 topics
  15. Social Determinants of Health6▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Global Burden of Disease5▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Health5▲ 7.5×3 topics
  18. Health Education5▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Health Outcomes5▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Mental Illness5▲ 41×3 topics
  21. Social Determinants5▲ 15×4 topics
  22. Chronic Disease5▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Cancer Risk5▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Homelessness5▲ 64×1 topic
  25. Housing First5▲ 64×1 topic
  26. Health Equity5▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Prevalence5▲ 6.5×8 topics
  28. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 15×6 topics
  29. Smoking Cessation5▲ 74×1 topic
  30. Tobacco Use5▲ 74×1 topic
  31. Developmental Trajectories4▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Food Insecurity4▲ 46×1 topic
  33. Nutritional Consequences4▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Quality Improvement4▲ 10×6 topics
  35. Community Health4▲ 15×4 topics
  36. HIV Transmission4▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Professional Development4▲ 12×6 topics
  38. Health Disparities4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  39. Substance Use Disorders4▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 8.3×5 topics

Which research topics does Multnomah County Health Department publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate Change and Health Impacts, Homelessness and Social Issues, Public Health Policies and Education and Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.

Climate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksPublic Health Policies a…1Public Health Policies and Education: 1 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid…1Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 1 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 0 fractional worksPoisoning and overdose treatments: 0 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Ces…0Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 0 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and Prevention: 0 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 0 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisGeneral Health ProfessionsPharmacologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  2. 2 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 1 works
  5. 5 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  6. 6 Poisoning and overdose treatments Emergency Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 0 works
  8. 8 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 0 works
  9. 9 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 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 available28.9%not open71.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.6%domestic only95.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Multnomah County Health Department's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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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