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Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences

In research, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences stands highest in Medicine (#8,590 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,903 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,529
of 28,054 · #26,976 all time
Rank in United States
#2,350
of 4,192
Research works
271
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences 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
MedicineField #8,590 of 10,443 11.0%64 #15024
Health SciencesDomain #9,903 of 11,982 11.2%76 #16838

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.24× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.08× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.10× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.73× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.12× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Depression, Risk Factors, Anxiety, Primary Care, Clinical Guidelines, Clinical Practice Guidelines and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 3.0×55 topics
  2. Depression6▲ 6.3×12 topics
  3. Risk Factors5▲ 4.6×16 topics
  4. Quality of Life4▲ 2.7×22 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.4×13 topics
  6. Inflammation4▲ 1.72×24 topics
  7. Anxiety4▲ 7.2×7 topics
  8. Primary Care4▲ 8.6×7 topics
  9. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 5.8×11 topics
  10. Mental Health3▲ 2.2×15 topics
  11. Public Health3▲ 2.1×13 topics
  12. Treatment3▲ 2.6×17 topics
  13. Diagnosis3▲ 3.1×18 topics
  14. Mortality3▲ 4.9×7 topics
  15. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 9.5×5 topics
  16. Diabetes3▲ 5.2×8 topics
  17. Guidelines3▲ 5.4×5 topics
  18. Management2▲ 2.9×16 topics
  19. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.3×9 topics
  20. Global Burden2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  21. Quality Improvement2▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Well-being2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  23. Complications2▲ 3.9×8 topics
  24. Glycemic Control2▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Postoperative Complications2▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Elderly2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  27. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  28. Muscle Strength2▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Patient Care2▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Professionalism2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  31. Visual Impairment2▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Cardiac Risk2▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Global Prevalence2▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Interventions2▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Matrix Metalloproteinases2▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Perioperative2▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Physical Performance2▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Work-Life Balance2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  39. Cardiovascular Events2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Medical Student Distress2▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHealthcare professionals…2Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 2 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 1 fractional worksMaternal and fetal healthcare: 1 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…1Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  4. 4 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  6. 6 Maternal and fetal healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  7. 7 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Chronic Disease Management Strategies 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 available52.9%not open47.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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