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PRA Health Sciences

In research, PRA Health Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,911 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,698
of 28,054 · #20,068 all time
Rank in United States
#3,374
of 4,192
Research works
980
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.5k
6.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is PRA Health Sciences 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,911 of 10,521 6.2%96 #12921

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where PRA Health Sciences 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: 2.45× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.75× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.87× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.90× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.96× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.95× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.78× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at PRA Health Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, John Etherington, Patrice Huerre and Luigi Boscolo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is PRA Health Sciences.

  1. 1 John Etherington United States · #46,710 worldwide 304 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Patrice Huerre United States · #300,373 worldwide 1 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Luigi Boscolo United States · #342,454 worldwide 90 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Régine Prat United States · #492,486 worldwide 19 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Mary Corcoran United States · #557,822 worldwide 75 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Lynn R. Webster United States · #564,324 worldwide 88 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 Peter Haastrup United States · #798,836 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 S.K. Willsie United States · #1,036,974 worldwide 65 citations · 91 works
All ranked researchers at PRA Health Sciences

Which keywords describe research at PRA Health Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Mental Health, Public Policy, Nutrient Uptake, Resilience, Clinical Practice, Public Health Policy and Social Justice.

▲ 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. Mental Health11▲ 3.7×17 topics
  2. Human Rights10▲ 4.7×19 topics
  3. Sustainability9▲ 1.81×23 topics
  4. Public Policy7▲ 7.0×11 topics
  5. Education7▲ 1.97×27 topics
  6. Public Health7▲ 2.3×19 topics
  7. Sustainable Development6▲ 1.96×13 topics
  8. Healthcare6▲ 2.7×12 topics
  9. Educational Technology6▲ 2.5×15 topics
  10. Qualitative Research6▲ 3.4×13 topics
  11. Nutrient Uptake6▲ 41×3 topics
  12. Resilience6▲ 5.9×7 topics
  13. Social Media6▲ 1.92×9 topics
  14. Quality of Life5▲ 1.85×19 topics
  15. Social Justice5▲ 4.5×12 topics
  16. Teacher Training5▲ 3.8×10 topics
  17. Clinical Practice4▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Pedagogy4▲ 4.6×15 topics
  19. Public Health Policy4▲ 7.7×2 topics
  20. Community Empowerment4▲ 2.8×7 topics
  21. Developmental Trauma4▲ 87×1 topic
  22. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy4▲ 87×1 topic
  23. Risk Management4▲ 4.1×7 topics
  24. Democracy4▲ 5.4×8 topics
  25. Health Education4▲ 4.2×4 topics
  26. Maternal Health4▲ 6.8×3 topics
  27. Dormancy4▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Fruit Trees4▲ 48×1 topic
  29. Community Engagement3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  30. End-of-Life Care3▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Breastfeeding3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  32. European Union3▲ 7.2×7 topics
  33. Plant Growth3▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Plant Growth Regulators3▲ 127×1 topic
  35. Temperature Control3▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Local Development3▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Palliative Care3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  38. Social Sciences3▲ 11×7 topics
  39. Territorial Governance3▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Gender Studies3▲ 8.4×4 topics

Which research topics does PRA Health Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation and Health, Medicine and Society.

Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 4 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 4 fractional worksFlowering Plant Growth a…3Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation: 3 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…2Health, Medicine and Society: 2 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …2French Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 2 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…2Environmental Sustainability and Education: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyPlant ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 4 works
  3. 3 Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation Plant Science 3 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  6. 6 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  7. 7 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 2 works
  9. 9 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 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 available51.3%not open48.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.7%domestic only64.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has PRA Health Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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