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Physicians for Human Rights

In research, Physicians for Human Rights stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,000 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,694 of 10,206 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,275 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,773
of 28,054 · #30,911 all time
Rank in United States
#3,727
of 4,192
Research works
393
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.3k
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Physicians for Human Rights 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,000 of 16,945 33.5%227
Social SciencesField #5,694 of 10,206 32.3%163
Health SciencesDomain #17,275 of 20,462 20.2%145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Physicians for Human Rights 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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 5.41× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.57× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.98× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Physicians for Human Rights?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Public Health, Mental Health, International Law, Conflict, Ethics and Health Disparities.

▲ 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. Human Rights13▲ 19×24 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 6.9×17 topics
  3. Public Health8▲ 8.5×19 topics
  4. Mental Health8▲ 8.0×16 topics
  5. International Law5▲ 26×8 topics
  6. Conflict5▲ 46×4 topics
  7. Ethics5▲ 15×6 topics
  8. Health Disparities4▲ 26×5 topics
  9. Peacebuilding4▲ 102×3 topics
  10. Trauma4▲ 32×4 topics
  11. Violence4▲ 41×2 topics
  12. Mortality4▲ 10×4 topics
  13. Resettlement4▲ 68×2 topics
  14. Acculturation4▲ 76×2 topics
  15. Integration4▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Social Justice4▲ 9.7×10 topics
  17. Health4▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Medical Ethics4▲ 42×2 topics
  19. Immigrant4▲ 78×1 topic
  20. Refugee4▲ 96×1 topic
  21. Democratic Republic of Congo3▲ 314×1 topic
  22. Guantanamo3▲ 667×1 topic
  23. Iraq3▲ 314×1 topic
  24. Torture3▲ 667×1 topic
  25. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.9×5 topics
  26. Gender Equality3▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Family Planning3▲ 75×2 topics
  28. Primary Care3▲ 11×7 topics
  29. Refugees3▲ 30×4 topics
  30. Health Equity2▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Reproductive Health2▲ 72×2 topics
  32. Community Health2▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Contraception2▲ 121×1 topic
  34. Psychological Impact2▲ 9.8×6 topics
  35. Unintended Pregnancy2▲ 121×1 topic
  36. Global Governance2▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Security Council2▲ 51×2 topics
  38. Discrimination2▲ 13×6 topics
  39. Social Inequality2▲ 9.7×5 topics
  40. Social Responsibility2▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Physicians for Human Rights publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Migration, Health and Trauma, Health and Conflict Studies, Torture, Ethics, and Law and Reproductive Health and Contraception.

Migration, Health and Trauma: 4 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 3 fractional worksTorture, Ethics, and Law: 3 fractional worksReproductive Health and Contraception: 2 fractional worksInternational Human Rights and Reproductive Law: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Hea…1Child and Adolescent Health: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksLaw in Society and Culture: 1 fractional worksInternational Labor and Employment Law: 1 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Torture, Ethics, and Law Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 International Human Rights and Reproductive Law Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Law in Society and Culture Law 1 works
  9. 9 International Labor and Employment Law Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 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 available37.7%not open62.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.4%domestic only80.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Physicians for Human Rights's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% 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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