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Pennsylvania Department of Health

In research, Pennsylvania Department of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,334 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#12,248 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,862
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,513
of 8,685
Research works
376
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Pennsylvania Department of 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 #10,334 of 20,462 19.8%216
MedicineField #12,248 of 17,978 19.8%144

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pennsylvania 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).

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: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.59× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.16× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.07× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.06× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 5.99× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pennsylvania Department of Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Jones Br lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pennsylvania Department of Health.

  1. 1 Jones Br United States · #865,431 worldwide 33 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Pennsylvania Department of Health

Which keywords describe research at Pennsylvania Department of Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Pathogenesis, SARS-CoV-2, Infection, Pathogenicity, Vaccine and Pandemic.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 5.7×40 topics
  2. Public Health4▲ 6.5×13 topics
  3. COVID-192▲ 3.9×7 topics
  4. Pandemic2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  5. Pathogenesis2▲ 10×13 topics
  6. SARS-CoV-22▲ 16×5 topics
  7. Infection2▲ 20×4 topics
  8. Pathogenicity2▲ 72×3 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.7×5 topics
  10. Vaccine2▲ 11×7 topics
  11. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 22×4 topics
  12. Foodborne Illness2▲ 119×2 topics
  13. Health Promotion2▲ 13×5 topics
  14. Mental Health2▲ 2.7×11 topics
  15. Genome Sequencing2▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Risk Factors2▲ 3.3×10 topics
  17. Campylobacter2▲ 173×1 topic
  18. Primary Care2▲ 8.9×7 topics
  19. Salmonella2▲ 173×1 topic
  20. Health Equity2▲ 11×5 topics
  21. ACE2 Receptor1▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Coronavirus1▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 7.3×5 topics
  24. Healthcare Workers1▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Infectious Diseases1▲ 8.4×5 topics
  26. Social Determinants of Health1▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Treatment1▲ 2.3×10 topics
  28. Viral Transmission1▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Community Health1▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Immunity1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  31. Quality Improvement1▲ 14×6 topics
  32. Toxicity1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  33. Health Disparities1▲ 8.9×5 topics
  34. Mortality Risk1▲ 9.8×4 topics
  35. Population Health1▲ 89×2 topics
  36. antibody1▲ 21×1 topic
  37. spike protein1▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Depression1▲ 2.5×4 topics
  39. Heart Failure1▲ 5.0×2 topics
  40. Quality of Life1▲ 1.55×8 topics

Which research topics does Pennsylvania Department of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Public Health Policies and Education and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria.

Salmonella and Campyloba…2Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …1SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksPublic Health Policies and Education: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 1 fractional worksHeavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity: 1 fractional worksTrace Elements in Health: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health1COVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research studies: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Immunology Research: 1 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…1Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 1 fractional works
Food ScienceInfectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsMolecular Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food Science 2 works
  2. 2 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  3. 3 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  6. 6 Trace Elements in Health Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 1 works
  9. 9 Viral Infections and Immunology Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available35.6%not open64.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pennsylvania Department of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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