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New York State Department of Health

In research, New York State Department of Health stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,438 of 7,800 worldwide), Medicine (#5,110 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,500 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Infectious Diseases — Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis is 15.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,926
of 28,054 · #1,417 all time
Rank in United States
#923
of 4,192
Research works
5.9k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
240k
41.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is New York State Department of Health 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,438 of 7,800 24.9%70 #616
MedicineField #5,110 of 10,443 23.0%106 #1170
Health SciencesDomain #6,500 of 11,982 21.9%123 #1353

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New York State Department of 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#616 #3,438
  2. Medicine#1,170 #5,110
  3. Health Sciences#1,353 #6,500
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does New York State Department of Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis takes 15.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 21.3 works15×
  2. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 24.2 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: 0.70× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.95× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.45× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.75× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.13× its world share, 106 worksMedicineNursing: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New York State Department of Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Jonathan R. Wolpaw, Patricia Ryan and Ernest B. Hook lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New York State Department of Health.

  1. 1 Jonathan R. Wolpaw United States · #32,129 worldwide 438 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Patricia Ryan United States · #45,216 worldwide 296 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Ernest B. Hook United States · #46,861 worldwide 187 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Laura D. Kramer United States · #50,440 worldwide 402 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Frank Maley United States · #56,078 worldwide 553 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Ginny Moore United States · #65,747 worldwide 202 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Dennis J. McFarland United States · #79,421 worldwide 288 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Laurence S. Kaminsky United States · #79,924 worldwide 394 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 John W. Fenton United States · #79,925 worldwide 301 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Dale L. Morse United States · #128,925 worldwide 172 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at New York State Department of Health

Which keywords describe research at New York State Department of Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Effects, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Environmental Exposure, Vaccine Development and Immune Response.

▲ 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. Epidemiology58▲ 5.7×84 topics
  2. Public Health24▲ 6.5×32 topics
  3. Health Effects19▲ 12×17 topics
  4. Pathogenesis16▲ 12×20 topics
  5. Vaccine12▲ 12×10 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress10▲ 2.5×26 topics
  7. Environmental Exposure10▲ 38×3 topics
  8. Vaccine Development10▲ 15×9 topics
  9. Immune Response10▲ 6.6×17 topics
  10. COVID-1910▲ 2.7×12 topics
  11. Pandemic9▲ 3.4×8 topics
  12. SARS-CoV-29▲ 10×6 topics
  13. Antibiotic Resistance9▲ 8.7×12 topics
  14. Toxicity9▲ 7.7×10 topics
  15. Treatment8▲ 2.7×21 topics
  16. Mortality8▲ 5.5×11 topics
  17. Diagnosis8▲ 3.2×19 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity7▲ 6.1×4 topics
  19. Global Distribution7▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Host-Pathogen Interactions6▲ 28×3 topics
  21. Infectious Diseases6▲ 7.0×7 topics
  22. Pathogen Transmission6▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Global Burden of Disease6▲ 9.1×4 topics
  24. Metabolic Disorders6▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Bioaccumulation6▲ 24×3 topics
  26. Immunity6▲ 5.3×7 topics
  27. ACE2 Receptor5▲ 8.0×2 topics
  28. Zoonotic Infections5▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Antiretroviral Therapy5▲ 12×6 topics
  30. Viral Transmission5▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Lyme Disease5▲ 76×1 topic
  32. Tick-Borne Diseases5▲ 76×1 topic
  33. Bunyavirus5▲ 41×1 topic
  34. Vector Control5▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers5▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons5▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Viral Load5▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor4▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Brominated Flame Retardants4▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Particulate Matter4▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does New York State Department of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Vector-borne infectious diseases, Viral Infections and Vectors, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals.

Vector-borne infectious …5Vector-borne infectious diseases: 5 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…5Viral Infections and Vectors: 5 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 4 fractional worksEffects and risks of end…4Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 4 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…4Air Quality and Health Impacts: 4 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 4 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 4 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk3HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 3 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 3 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 2 fractional works
ParasitologyInfectious DiseasesHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 5 works
  2. 2 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 5 works
  3. 3 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  4. 4 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  5. 5 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  6. 6 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  7. 7 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 4 works
  8. 8 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 3 works
  9. 9 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 3 works
  10. 10 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 2 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New York State Department of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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