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National Hansen's Disease Program

In research, National Hansen's Disease Program stands highest in Medicine (#13,519 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#16,506 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,401
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,029
of 8,685
Research works
336
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
39.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is National Hansen's Disease Program 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
MedicineField #13,519 of 17,978 13.6%223
Health SciencesDomain #16,506 of 20,462 13.7%227

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Hansen's Disease Program 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: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.41× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.34× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 22.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 22.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Hansen's Disease Program?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert C. Hastings, James L. Krahenbuhl and Diana L. Williams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Hansen's Disease Program.

  1. 1 Robert C. Hastings United States · #78,133 worldwide 196 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 James L. Krahenbuhl United States · #228,587 worldwide 195 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Diana L. Williams United States · #254,562 worldwide 249 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 K Prabhakaran United States · #1,501,075 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Hansen's Disease Program

Which keywords describe research at National Hansen's Disease Program?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Immune Response, Neuropathy, Public Health, Genetics and Stigma.

▲ 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. Epidemiology152▲ 11×36 topics
  2. Treatment138▲ 32×14 topics
  3. Diagnosis135▲ 39×12 topics
  4. Immune Response90▲ 43×9 topics
  5. Neuropathy72▲ 502×2 topics
  6. Public Health68▲ 15×13 topics
  7. Genetics67▲ 26×7 topics
  8. Stigma66▲ 176×2 topics
  9. Leprosy66▲ 2001×1 topic
  10. Mycobacterium leprae66▲ 2001×1 topic
  11. Antibiotic Resistance47▲ 35×11 topics
  12. Cystic Fibrosis45▲ 165×2 topics
  13. Mycobacterium avium44▲ 291×1 topic
  14. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria44▲ 291×1 topic
  15. Meta-Analysis23▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Vaccine22▲ 16×6 topics
  17. Genetic Diversity21▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Antiretroviral Therapy19▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines19▲ 10×2 topics
  20. Diagnostic Imaging19▲ 44×2 topics
  21. Drug Resistance19▲ 18×4 topics
  22. Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome19▲ 154×2 topics
  23. Spinal Epidural Abscess19▲ 175×1 topic
  24. Tuberculous Meningitis19▲ 175×1 topic
  25. Mycobacterium tuberculosis18▲ 83×1 topic
  26. Tuberculosis18▲ 100×1 topic
  27. Inflammation17▲ 2.1×23 topics
  28. Cancer12▲ 2.6×13 topics
  29. Antioxidant12▲ 5.2×13 topics
  30. Pharmacology12▲ 10×11 topics
  31. Prevention9▲ 6.9×7 topics
  32. Diabetes9▲ 5.1×6 topics
  33. Wound Healing8▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Infection8▲ 8.2×5 topics
  35. Antiviral7▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Herbal Medicine7▲ 9.1×3 topics
  37. Hepatoprotective7▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Bioactive Compounds6▲ 9.7×3 topics
  39. Foot Ulcers6▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy6▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does National Hansen's Disease Program publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Leprosy Research and Treatment, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology.

Leprosy Research and Tre…4Leprosy Research and Treatment: 4 fractional worksMycobacterium research and diagnosis: 1 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis: 1 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 0 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 0 fractional worksAnimal health and immunology: 0 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring Technologies: 0 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 0 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 0 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEpidemiologySurgeryAgronomy and Crop Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Leprosy Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases 4 works
  2. 2 Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 0 works
  5. 5 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 0 works
  6. 6 Animal health and immunology Small Animals 0 works
  7. 7 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 0 works
  8. 8 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 0 works
  10. 10 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Hansen's Disease Program's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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