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Primary HealthCare

In research, Primary HealthCare stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,303 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#4,850 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,836 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,822
of 22,385 · #14,410 all time
Rank in Malta
#3
of 5
Research works
694
▲ 168% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.1k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
73%
world 18%
Primary HealthCare

What is Primary HealthCare known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,303 of 9,902 5.3%124 #7730
MedicineField #4,850 of 8,541 4.9%94 #7440
Social SciencesDomain #7,836 of 9,585 10.3%66 #11741

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Primary HealthCare 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#7,730 #5,303
  2. Medicine#7,440 #4,850
  3. Social Sciences#11,741 #7,836
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Primary HealthCare work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Primary HealthCare is in Health Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (40%), Social Sciences (15%), Health Professions (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 149 fractional works · 52.5% of its workMedicine: 114 fractional works · 40.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 28 fractional works · 9.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Terminology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 89 fractional works · 31.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 44 fractional works · 15.4% of its workEducation: 24 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 7.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 8.9% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPrimaryHealthCare283fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences52%Social Sciences31%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11440.2%
    2. Health Professions289.7%
    3. Dentistry41.6%
    4. Nursing20.8%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences4415.4%
    2. Psychology207.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance93.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities82.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting51.8%
    6. Decision Sciences31.0%
    1. Computer Science113.9%
    2. Engineering51.9%
    3. Environmental Science51.6%
    4. Mathematics20.6%
    5. Chemistry10.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Materials Science00.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology62.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.4%
    4. Neuroscience41.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.44× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.28× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.70× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.09× its world share, 114 worksMedicineNursing: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.36× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.70×28 works
  2. Dentistry3.28×4 works
  3. Psychology2.36×20 works
  4. Medicine2.09×114 works
  5. Nursing1.72×2 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.51×9 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.44×4 works
  8. Social Sciences1.22×44 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.06×3 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.01×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.96×8 works
  12. Neuroscience0.81×4 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.55×5 works
  14. Computer Science0.50×11 works
  15. Mathematics0.47×2 works
  16. Veterinary0.43×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×6 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×6 works
  19. Environmental Science0.33×5 works
  20. Chemistry0.30×1 works
  21. Engineering0.13×5 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.12×1 works
  23. Energy0.11×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.03×0 works
  26. Materials Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Primary HealthCare?

Ranked on the quality score, Victoria Farrugia Sant’Angelo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Primary HealthCare.

  1. 1 Victoria Farrugia Sant’Angelo Malta · #157,177 worldwide 13k citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Primary HealthCare

What are the most cited papers from Primary HealthCare?

The most cited paper from Primary HealthCare is "Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Mortality in Swedish Obese Subjects" (Lars Sjöström et al., 2007), with 4,676 citations. Next come "Long-Term Medical and Social Consequences of Preterm Birth" (1,415) and "Systematic Review of the Effects of Shared Decision-Making on Patient Satisfaction, Treatment Adherence and Health Status" (1,143).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Mortality in Swedish Obese Subjects Lars Sjöström et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 22 Aug 2007 4,676
2 Long-Term Medical and Social Consequences of Preterm Birth Dag Moster, Rolv Terje Lie, Trond Markestad · New England Journal of Medicine 16 Jul 2008 1,415
3 Systematic Review of the Effects of Shared Decision-Making on Patient Satisfaction, Treatment Adherence and Health Status E.A.G. Joosten, Laura DeFuentes-Merillas, G. H. De Weert et al. · Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics Review 2008 1,143
4 Self‐selection and bias in a large prospective pregnancy cohort in Norway Roy M. Nilsen, Stein Emil Vollset, Håkon Kristian Gjessing et al. · Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 11 Aug 2009 874
5 Urinary Incontinence after Vaginal Delivery or Cesarean Section Guri Rørtveit, Anne Kjersti Daltveit, Yngvild S Hannestad et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 5 Mar 2003 790
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Primary HealthCare?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Public Health, Risk Factors, Global Burden, Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Disease and Depression.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology31▲ 2.7×95 topics
  2. Public Health13▲ 3.1×43 topics
  3. Quality of Life11▲ 2.8×41 topics
  4. Education11▲ 2.2×30 topics
  5. Risk Factors11▲ 3.5×30 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 3.0×25 topics
  7. Mental Health10▲ 2.4×30 topics
  8. Depression9▲ 3.6×16 topics
  9. Global Burden9▲ 5.6×12 topics
  10. Primary Care9▲ 8.2×12 topics
  11. Inflammation8▲ 1.36×39 topics
  12. Educational Technology8▲ 2.4×19 topics
  13. Treatment8▲ 2.4×30 topics
  14. Healthcare8▲ 2.3×18 topics
  15. COVID-197▲ 1.98×24 topics
  16. Diagnosis7▲ 2.6×25 topics
  17. Online Learning6▲ 2.4×9 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 2.4×18 topics
  19. Quality Improvement6▲ 10×8 topics
  20. Management5▲ 2.3×22 topics
  21. Prevention5▲ 4.4×14 topics
  22. Technology Integration5▲ 5.9×7 topics
  23. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 9.3×6 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 3.1×12 topics
  25. Pedagogy5▲ 3.3×8 topics
  26. Diabetes5▲ 3.3×10 topics
  27. Anxiety5▲ 3.4×9 topics
  28. STEM Education4▲ 3.5×8 topics
  29. Heart Failure4▲ 3.5×10 topics
  30. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 5.2×8 topics
  31. Language Teaching4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  32. Inclusive Education4▲ 4.0×7 topics
  33. Reflective Practice4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  34. Teacher Professional Development4▲ 8.7×3 topics
  35. Diabetes Mellitus4▲ 6.1×5 topics
  36. Maternal Mortality4▲ 5.7×5 topics
  37. Professional Development4▲ 5.9×6 topics
  38. Critical Thinking3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  39. Teaching Methods3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  40. Health Services3▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Primary HealthCare publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Economic and Industrial Development and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare.

Education, Innovation an…3Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 3 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hyper…2Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksEducational Practices an…2Educational Practices and Challenges: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 2 fractional works
EducationCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEconomics and EconometricsHealth Information Management2 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 3 works
  2. 2 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 2 works
  5. 5 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 2 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  8. 8 Educational Practices and Challenges Education 2 works
  9. 9 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 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 available59.9%not open40.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors72.6%domestic only27.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Primary HealthCare's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 168% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Primary HealthCare as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00088% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Primary HealthCare0.0017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Primary HealthCare over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Primary HealthCare9.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.0% in 2025.

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