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Population Council

In research, Population Council stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,327 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,210
of 28,054 · #4,230 all time
Rank in United States
#1,833
of 4,192
Research works
2k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
89k
44.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Population Council 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,327 of 11,982 34.2%66 #2213

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: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.96× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.03× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.66× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.04× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 7.53× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Population Council?

Ranked on the composite score, Geoffrey McNicoll, John Bongaarts and Bernard Berelson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Population Council.

  1. 1 Geoffrey McNicoll United States · #4,518 worldwide 873 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 John Bongaarts United States · #7,970 worldwide 828 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Bernard Berelson United States · #10,528 worldwide 1.6k citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Christopher Tietze United States · #28,382 worldwide 338 citations · 65 works
  5. 5 Cynthia B. Lloyd United States · #47,314 worldwide 321 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 C. Yan Cheng United States · #78,117 worldwide 466 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Martin Brockerhoff United States · #102,877 worldwide 305 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Dolores D. Mruk United States · #131,604 worldwide 319 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Matthew P. Hardy United States · #137,600 worldwide 206 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 C. Wayne Bardin United States · #141,219 worldwide 207 citations · 31 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, Community Health Workers, Health Inequalities, Socio-economic Factors, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Family Planning and Social Determinants of 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 Mortality14▲ 52×5 topics
  2. Community Health Workers12▲ 123×2 topics
  3. Health Inequalities12▲ 85×3 topics
  4. Socio-economic Factors12▲ 92×2 topics
  5. Child Mortality12▲ 143×1 topic
  6. Health Systems12▲ 143×1 topic
  7. Family Planning8▲ 116×3 topics
  8. Risk Factors7▲ 5.6×13 topics
  9. Social Determinants of Health7▲ 24×2 topics
  10. Antiretroviral Therapy6▲ 34×5 topics
  11. Child Development6▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Epidemiology6▲ 1.36×29 topics
  13. Mental Health6▲ 3.6×16 topics
  14. Adolescent Health6▲ 59×2 topics
  15. HIV Prevention6▲ 84×2 topics
  16. HIV Transmission6▲ 68×2 topics
  17. Sexual Behavior6▲ 138×1 topic
  18. Youth Risk Behavior6▲ 138×1 topic
  19. Gender Inequality6▲ 33×3 topics
  20. Poverty Reduction6▲ 35×3 topics
  21. Reproductive Health5▲ 94×3 topics
  22. Public Health5▲ 2.9×18 topics
  23. Conditional Cash Transfers5▲ 108×1 topic
  24. Contraception5▲ 154×1 topic
  25. Global Burden of Disease5▲ 16×4 topics
  26. School Subsidies5▲ 108×1 topic
  27. Unintended Pregnancy5▲ 154×1 topic
  28. Viral Load5▲ 49×2 topics
  29. Mortality Rates4▲ 40×2 topics
  30. Preexposure Prophylaxis4▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Stigma and Discrimination4▲ 76×1 topic
  32. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 42×1 topic
  33. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Socioeconomic Factors3▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Health Outcomes3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  36. Chronic Disease3▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Sex Ratios2▲ 124×1 topic
  38. Son Preference2▲ 124×1 topic
  39. HIV2▲ 24×4 topics
  40. Life Expectancy2▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Population Council publish most on?

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

Global Maternal and Chil…12Global Maternal and Child Health: 12 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…6Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 6 fractional worksReproductive Health and …5Reproductive Health and Contraception: 5 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 5 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…4Child Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksDemographic Trends and Gender Preferences: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksReproductive tract infections research: 2 fractional worksFamily Dynamics and Relationships: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSafety Research6 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 12 works
  2. 2 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 6 works
  3. 3 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 5 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 4 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  7. 7 Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences Gender Studies 2 works
  8. 8 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  9. 9 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 2 works
  10. 10 Family Dynamics and Relationships Demography 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 available35.3%not open64.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Population Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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