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National Institute of Public Health

In research, National Institute of Public Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#14,311 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#12,453 of 16,945 worldwide) and Medicine (#13,373 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,601
of 28,054 · #19,182 all time
Rank in Laos
#5
of 6
Research works
679
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Public Health 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 #14,311 of 20,462 15.1%350
Social SciencesDomain #12,453 of 16,945 13.8%153
MedicineField #13,373 of 17,978 16.6%254

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute 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: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.68× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.32× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.91× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 6.18× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.14× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Public Health?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Gispen, Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen and L. Kornstad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Public Health.

  1. 1 R. Gispen Laos · #308,370 worldwide 89 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen Laos · #336,560 worldwide 20 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 L. Kornstad Laos · #1,203,435 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Public Health

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Public Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Vaccine, Immune Response, Pathogenesis, Zoonotic Transmission, COVID-19 and Infectious Diseases.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 5.2×55 topics
  2. Public Health10▲ 7.0×35 topics
  3. Vaccine8▲ 21×10 topics
  4. Immune Response8▲ 14×11 topics
  5. COVID-195▲ 3.9×15 topics
  6. Pathogenesis5▲ 11×15 topics
  7. Zoonotic Transmission4▲ 59×3 topics
  8. Education4▲ 2.2×7 topics
  9. Qualitative Research4▲ 4.2×4 topics
  10. Quality of Life4▲ 2.5×12 topics
  11. Pandemic4▲ 3.3×9 topics
  12. Infectious Diseases3▲ 9.8×6 topics
  13. Pedagogy3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  14. Social Sciences3▲ 22×2 topics
  15. Embodiment3▲ 16×2 topics
  16. Health Promotion3▲ 8.9×7 topics
  17. Interactional Expertise3▲ 250×1 topic
  18. Tacit Knowledge3▲ 60×1 topic
  19. Vaccine Development3▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Ethics3▲ 5.5×2 topics
  21. Nipah Virus3▲ 131×1 topic
  22. Nutrition3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  23. Paramyxovirus3▲ 131×1 topic
  24. Global Burden2▲ 4.8×9 topics
  25. International Relations2▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Child Development2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  27. Global Governance2▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Economic Globalization2▲ 1972×1 topic
  30. Global Public Goods2▲ 1972×1 topic
  31. Antiviral Therapy2▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Communication2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  33. Liver Disease2▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Pathogen Transmission2▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Phenomenology2▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Adolescent Health2▲ 24×3 topics
  37. COVID-19 Vaccine2▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Family Dynamics2▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Vaccine Hesitancy2▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Work Environment2▲ 101×1 topic

Which research topics does National Institute of Public Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Virology and Viral Diseases, Public health and occupational medicine and Research in Social Sciences.

Education, Healthcare an…3Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 3 fractional worksVirology and Viral Disea…3Virology and Viral Diseases: 3 fractional worksPublic health and occupa…2Public health and occupational medicine: 2 fractional worksResearch in Social Scien…2Research in Social Sciences: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksBacterial Infections and Vaccines: 2 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and pu…2Zoonotic diseases and public health: 2 fractional worksImmune responses and vaccinations: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksHealth, psychology, and …1Health, psychology, and well-being: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyEpidemiologyPolitical Science and International RelationsEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Virology and Viral Diseases Epidemiology 3 works
  3. 3 Public health and occupational medicine Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Research in Social Sciences Education 2 works
  5. 5 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  6. 6 Bacterial Infections and Vaccines Microbiology 2 works
  7. 7 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Immune responses and vaccinations Immunology 1 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  10. 10 Health, psychology, and well-being General Health Professions 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 available42.9%not open57.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.6%domestic only41.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Public Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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