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Program for Appropriate Technology in Health

In research, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health stands highest in Medicine (#5,493 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,760 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,401
of 28,054 · #7,260 all time
Rank in United States
#1,405
of 4,192
Research works
987
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
39.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Program for Appropriate Technology in Health 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
MedicineField #5,493 of 10,443 35.1%86 #4444
Health SciencesDomain #6,760 of 11,982 34.9%98 #5052

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Program for Appropriate Technology in Health 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: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.36× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.91× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.75× its world share, 86 worksMedicineNursing: 4.18× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Program for Appropriate Technology in Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Ranju Baral, Kristen Lewis and Vivien Tsu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Program for Appropriate Technology in Health.

  1. 1 Ranju Baral United States · #287,360 worldwide 167 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Kristen Lewis United States · #337,667 worldwide 67 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Vivien Tsu United States · #502,942 worldwide 66 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Bruce L. Innis United States · #509,873 worldwide 84 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Eric L. Hyman United States · #730,364 worldwide 42 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Kiersten Israel‐Ballard United States · #891,430 worldwide 60 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Clint Pecenka United States · #1,198,428 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Program for Appropriate Technology in Health

Which keywords describe research at Program for Appropriate Technology in Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Vaccine Development, Pathogenesis, Global Burden, Immune Response, Health Behavior and Global Access.

▲ 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. Epidemiology46▲ 7.1×54 topics
  2. Vaccine18▲ 27×10 topics
  3. Vaccine Development17▲ 41×7 topics
  4. Pathogenesis12▲ 15×12 topics
  5. Global Burden12▲ 13×7 topics
  6. Immune Response10▲ 11×13 topics
  7. Health Behavior8▲ 49×2 topics
  8. Global Access8▲ 55×2 topics
  9. Risk Perception8▲ 17×2 topics
  10. COVID-19 Vaccine8▲ 64×1 topic
  11. Vaccine Hesitancy8▲ 69×1 topic
  12. Infection7▲ 18×6 topics
  13. Maternal Mortality7▲ 20×5 topics
  14. Insecticide Resistance7▲ 54×2 topics
  15. Artemisinin Resistance7▲ 132×1 topic
  16. Pandemic7▲ 3.9×8 topics
  17. Plasmodium falciparum7▲ 132×1 topic
  18. SARS-CoV-26▲ 12×5 topics
  19. COVID-196▲ 2.8×14 topics
  20. Community Health Workers6▲ 45×2 topics
  21. Child Mortality6▲ 53×1 topic
  22. Health Inequalities6▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Health Systems6▲ 53×1 topic
  24. Norovirus6▲ 77×1 topic
  25. Rotavirus6▲ 77×1 topic
  26. Immunity5▲ 7.5×5 topics
  27. Vector Control5▲ 25×3 topics
  28. Arboviral Diseases5▲ 44×1 topic
  29. Zika Virus5▲ 44×1 topic
  30. Disease Burden4▲ 38×2 topics
  31. Coronavirus4▲ 13×2 topics
  32. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 13×6 topics
  34. Mutation4▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Viral Load4▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Viral Infections3▲ 35×2 topics
  37. antibody3▲ 18×1 topic
  38. spike protein3▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 9.8×5 topics
  40. Cervical Cancer3▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Program for Appropriate Technology in Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Malaria Research and Control, Global Maternal and Child Health and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 8 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 7 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…6Global Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis re…6Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 6 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 5 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 3 fractional worksRespiratory viral infect…3Respiratory viral infections research: 3 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional works
HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInfectious Diseases3 others

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

  1. 1 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 8 works
  2. 2 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  4. 4 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 6 works
  5. 5 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  6. 6 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 3 works
  7. 7 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 3 works
  8. 8 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 3 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  10. 10 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 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 available60.1%not open39.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.4%domestic only58.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Program for Appropriate Technology in Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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