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Population Council

In research, Population Council stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,738 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,907 of 16,945 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,515 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,803
of 28,054 · #14,342 all time
Rank in India
#1,448
of 1,840
Research works
683
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
33.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Population Council 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 #6,738 of 20,462 36.9%335
Social SciencesDomain #6,907 of 16,945 35.5%243
MedicineField #7,515 of 17,978 36.2%248
Social SciencesField #4,467 of 10,206 39.4%171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Population Council 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: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.72× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.02× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 4.96× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.12× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.03× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Population Council?

Ranked on the composite score, Avina Sarna and W. Parker Mauldin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Population Council.

  1. 1 Avina Sarna India · #464,516 worldwide 34 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 W. Parker Mauldin India · #664,657 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Population Council

Which keywords describe research at Population Council?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Health Inequalities, Community Health Workers, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Mental Health, Metabolic Syndrome and Public Health.

▲ 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. Maternal Mortality7▲ 37×4 topics
  2. Health Inequalities6▲ 64×3 topics
  3. Community Health Workers6▲ 87×2 topics
  4. Child Mortality6▲ 103×1 topic
  5. Epidemiology6▲ 1.85×39 topics
  6. Health Systems6▲ 103×1 topic
  7. Mental Health6▲ 4.7×19 topics
  8. Public Health5▲ 4.0×22 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 6.3×13 topics
  10. Risk Factors4▲ 4.4×17 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.7×19 topics
  12. Depression3▲ 4.5×10 topics
  13. Family Planning3▲ 69×2 topics
  14. Poverty Reduction2▲ 24×3 topics
  15. Health Equity2▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Child Development2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  17. Obesity2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  18. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Contraception2▲ 101×1 topic
  20. Unintended Pregnancy2▲ 101×1 topic
  21. Gender Inequality2▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Global Burden2▲ 4.5×9 topics
  23. Health System Reform2▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Anxiety2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  25. Precision Medicine2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  26. Primary Care2▲ 6.2×10 topics
  27. Psychological Distress2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  28. Adolescent Health2▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Conditional Cash Transfers2▲ 59×1 topic
  30. School Subsidies2▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Sexual Behavior2▲ 60×1 topic
  32. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  33. Mental Disorders2▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Vulnerability2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  35. Health Financing2▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Infectious Diseases2▲ 6.1×7 topics
  37. Psychopathology2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Universal Coverage2▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Health Disparities2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  40. Social Policy2▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Population Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Reproductive Health and Contraception, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Global Maternal and Chil…6Global Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional worksReproductive Health and …2Reproductive Health and Contraception: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …2Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…1Child Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksMental Health Research Topics: 1 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 1 fractional worksInhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSafety ResearchGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  2. 2 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  4. 4 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 2 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  8. 8 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available47.7%not open52.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.0%domestic only43.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Population Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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