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NC Department of Health and Human Services

In research, NC Department of Health and Human Services stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,281 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#11,750 of 17,978 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#13,916 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,228
of 28,054 · #12,428 all time
Rank in United States
#2,794
of 4,192
Research works
621
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is NC Department of Health and Human Services 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 #11,281 of 20,462 15.7%309
MedicineField #11,750 of 17,978 15.5%177
Social SciencesDomain #13,916 of 16,945 18.8%133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NC Department of Health and Human Services 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: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.30× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.87× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.82× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 3.55× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.85× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NC Department of Health and Human Services?

Ranked on the composite score, Zack Moore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NC Department of Health and Human Services.

  1. 1 Zack Moore United States · #657,301 worldwide 63 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at NC Department of Health and Human Services

Which keywords describe research at NC Department of Health and Human Services?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Epidemiology, Primary Care, Mental Health, Health Equity, Social Determinants, Community Health and Mortality Risk.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 4.0×41 topics
  2. Public Health14▲ 11×25 topics
  3. Primary Care7▲ 21×8 topics
  4. Mental Health7▲ 5.2×18 topics
  5. Health Equity6▲ 23×4 topics
  6. Social Determinants4▲ 23×3 topics
  7. Risk Factors4▲ 4.3×16 topics
  8. COVID-194▲ 3.3×10 topics
  9. Community Health4▲ 28×3 topics
  10. Mortality Risk4▲ 18×5 topics
  11. Health Disparities4▲ 16×5 topics
  12. Quality Improvement3▲ 20×5 topics
  13. Substance Use Disorders3▲ 52×2 topics
  14. Health Outcomes3▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Chronic Disease3▲ 20×4 topics
  16. Health Care Utilization3▲ 30×3 topics
  17. Health Promotion3▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 17×5 topics
  19. SARS-CoV-23▲ 9.3×5 topics
  20. Health Policy2▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Chronic Pain Management2▲ 80×1 topic
  23. Food Insecurity2▲ 44×1 topic
  24. Nutritional Consequences2▲ 53×1 topic
  25. Opioid Prescribing2▲ 80×1 topic
  26. Prevention Strategies2▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Substance Abuse2▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Suicide2▲ 49×2 topics
  29. Viral Load2▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Vaccine Development2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  31. Advocacy2▲ 76×1 topic
  32. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Continuity of Care2▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  35. Health Care Spending2▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Insurance Markets2▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Nursing Education2▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Patient-Centered Medical Home2▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Pediatrics2▲ 76×1 topic
  40. Policy2▲ 10.0×1 topic

Which research topics does NC Department of Health and Human Services publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Child and Adolescent Health.

Opioid Use Disorder Trea…2Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Health…2Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Hea…2Child and Adolescent Health: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…2Healthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional worksPublic Health Policies and Education: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…2HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 2 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsInfectious Diseases2 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 2 works
  2. 2 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  9. 9 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 2 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 available45.9%not open54.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.0%domestic only95.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NC Department of Health and Human Services's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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