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New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

In research, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,695 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,247 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Infectious Diseases — Infectious Diseases is 14.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,419
of 28,054 · #5,590 all time
Rank in United States
#1,259
of 4,192
Research works
2k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
27.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #7,695 of 11,982 15.7%143 #2362
MedicineField #7,247 of 10,443 16.7%104 #3112

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 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).

What does New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Infectious Diseases takes 14.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 22.6 works14×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.38× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.35× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 5.55× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.30× its world share, 104 worksMedicineNursing: 3.29× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.14× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene?

Ranked on the composite score, Morris Greenberg, Ross MacDonald and Thomas Matte lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

  1. 1 Morris Greenberg United States · #126,443 worldwide 98 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Ross MacDonald United States · #134,754 worldwide 101 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Thomas Matte United States · #162,927 worldwide 113 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Farzad Mostashari United States · #245,795 worldwide 127 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Kathleen H. Reilly United States · #275,785 worldwide 151 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Robert M. Brackbill United States · #308,494 worldwide 109 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Sarah Braunstein United States · #347,974 worldwide 109 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 H Jacobziner United States · #387,577 worldwide 66 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Adam Karpati United States · #447,312 worldwide 72 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Homer Venters United States · #469,574 worldwide 71 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Which keywords describe research at New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology51▲ 5.5×58 topics
  2. Public Health39▲ 11×28 topics
  3. Mental Health20▲ 5.9×18 topics
  4. COVID-1916▲ 5.1×12 topics
  5. Immune Response15▲ 11×13 topics
  6. Vaccine14▲ 15×11 topics
  7. Infectious Diseases14▲ 18×7 topics
  8. Pandemic13▲ 5.2×8 topics
  9. HIV12▲ 59×4 topics
  10. Antiretroviral Therapy12▲ 30×6 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 4.3×13 topics
  12. Substance Abuse11▲ 64×2 topics
  13. Mortality10▲ 7.8×7 topics
  14. SARS-CoV-210▲ 13×6 topics
  15. Health Effects10▲ 7.0×9 topics
  16. Substance Use Disorders9▲ 51×2 topics
  17. HIV Transmission9▲ 49×2 topics
  18. Mortality Risk8▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Global Burden of Disease8▲ 14×3 topics
  20. drug use8▲ 121×1 topic
  21. harm reduction8▲ 121×1 topic
  22. Health Outcomes8▲ 12×6 topics
  23. Viral Load8▲ 41×2 topics
  24. ACE2 Receptor8▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Health Equity7▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Viral Transmission7▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Trauma7▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Resilience7▲ 6.1×7 topics
  29. Cancer Risk7▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Primary Care7▲ 7.5×9 topics
  31. Chronic Disease7▲ 16×4 topics
  32. Mortality Rates7▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Social Determinants of Health7▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Preexposure Prophylaxis6▲ 56×1 topic
  35. Stigma and Discrimination6▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Health Disparities6▲ 10×6 topics
  37. Health Care Utilization6▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Modeling6▲ 9.7×1 topic
  39. Particulate Matter6▲ 16×2 topics
  40. transmission dynamics6▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, COVID-19 epidemiological studies and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment.

HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk8HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 8 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…6HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 6 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 6 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 5 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 5 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 5 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …5SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 5 fractional worksOccupational Health and Performance: 4 fractional worksPublic Health Policies and Education: 4 fractional works
EpidemiologyInfectious DiseasesModeling and SimulationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 8 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 6 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 6 works
  4. 4 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  5. 5 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  6. 6 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 5 works
  7. 7 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 5 works
  8. 8 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 5 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 4 works
  10. 10 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 4 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 available49.1%not open50.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.6%domestic only94.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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