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Population Services International

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World rank, all time
#31,729
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,776
of 8,685
Research works
155
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
40.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What does Population Services International specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Sciences takes 3.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health SciencesDomain · 23.8 works3.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.29× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.92× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.10× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.43× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Population Services International?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Global Burden, Family Planning and Reproductive 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Maternal Mortality6▲ 87×2 topics
  2. Child Mortality6▲ 253×1 topic
  3. Health Systems6▲ 253×1 topic
  4. Epidemiology5▲ 4.2×12 topics
  5. Vaccine Development3▲ 39×3 topics
  6. Global Burden3▲ 17×4 topics
  7. Family Planning3▲ 149×3 topics
  8. Reproductive Health3▲ 168×3 topics
  9. Contraception2▲ 281×1 topic
  10. Unintended Pregnancy2▲ 281×1 topic
  11. Risk Factors2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  12. Genome Sequence2▲ 76×2 topics
  13. Artemisinin Resistance2▲ 197×1 topic
  14. Plasmodium falciparum2▲ 197×1 topic
  15. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Adolescent Health2▲ 67×1 topic
  17. HIV Prevention2▲ 99×2 topics
  18. Sexual Behavior2▲ 159×1 topic
  19. HIV Transmission2▲ 76×2 topics
  20. Mortality Rates2▲ 59×2 topics
  21. Viral Load2▲ 68×2 topics
  22. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Preexposure Prophylaxis2▲ 98×1 topic
  24. Stigma and Discrimination2▲ 98×1 topic
  25. Mental Health1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  26. Public Health1▲ 2.7×5 topics
  27. Cancer Incidence1▲ 26×2 topics
  28. SARS-CoV-21▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Vector Control1▲ 32×3 topics
  30. Arboviral Diseases1▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Cervical Cancer1▲ 31×3 topics
  32. HIV1▲ 40×3 topics
  33. Human Rights1▲ 3.2×3 topics
  34. Stigma1▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Vaccine1▲ 8.4×3 topics
  36. Zika Virus1▲ 53×1 topic
  37. Human Papillomavirus1▲ 25×3 topics

Which research topics does Population Services International publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Reproductive Health and Contraception, Malaria Research and Control 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 worksMalaria Research and Con…2Malaria Research and Control: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …1Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 1 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsInfectious Diseases3 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 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  6. 6 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 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 available51.0%not open49.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.5%domestic only58.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Population Services International's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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