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Public Health England

In research, Public Health England stands highest in Medicine (#3,025 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,555 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,320 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Infectious Diseases — Infectious Diseases is 12.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,421
of 28,054 · #1,652 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#175
of 1,094
Research works
4.5k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
193k
42.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Public Health England 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 #3,025 of 10,443 28.3%139 #1038
Health SciencesDomain #3,555 of 11,982 28.3%181 #1067
Social SciencesDomain #7,320 of 10,521 20.7%70 #2948

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Public Health England 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#1,038 #3,025
  2. Health Sciences#1,067 #3,555
  3. Social Sciences#2,948 #7,320
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Public Health England specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Infectious Diseases takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 29.7 works12×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.33× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.71× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsDentistry: 3.15× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.73× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.06× its world share, 139 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.36× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Public Health England?

Ranked on the composite score, Neil Woodford, Colin Brown and Norman K. Fry lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Public Health England.

  1. 1 Neil Woodford United Kingdom · #40,076 worldwide 491 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Colin Brown United Kingdom · #45,514 worldwide 368 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Norman K. Fry United Kingdom · #50,493 worldwide 402 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Richard Pebody United Kingdom · #61,050 worldwide 243 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Andrew M. Borman United Kingdom · #79,595 worldwide 252 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Virginia Murray United Kingdom · #80,813 worldwide 173 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Elizabeth M. Johnson United Kingdom · #83,254 worldwide 246 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Kevin Brown United Kingdom · #94,558 worldwide 251 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Maria Zambon United Kingdom · #96,087 worldwide 322 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Mary Ramsay United Kingdom · #99,171 worldwide 235 citations · 76 works
All ranked researchers at Public Health England

Which keywords describe research at Public Health England?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Vaccine, COVID-19, Infectious Diseases, Pathogenesis, SARS-CoV-2 and Pandemic.

▲ 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. Epidemiology68▲ 4.9×91 topics
  2. Public Health34▲ 6.7×41 topics
  3. COVID-1923▲ 4.7×17 topics
  4. Pandemic19▲ 5.1×8 topics
  5. Vaccine19▲ 13×10 topics
  6. Infectious Diseases18▲ 15×8 topics
  7. Pathogenesis17▲ 9.3×20 topics
  8. SARS-CoV-216▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Immune Response13▲ 6.5×16 topics
  10. Mental Health12▲ 2.3×20 topics
  11. Antibiotic Resistance11▲ 8.5×11 topics
  12. Quality of Life10▲ 2.1×32 topics
  13. ACE2 Receptor10▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Health Effects10▲ 4.9×18 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 2.6×27 topics
  16. Immunity10▲ 7.0×6 topics
  17. Risk Factors10▲ 2.6×20 topics
  18. Primary Care9▲ 7.0×13 topics
  19. Vaccine Development9▲ 10×10 topics
  20. Global Burden9▲ 4.9×12 topics
  21. Mortality9▲ 4.3×10 topics
  22. Viral Transmission8▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Antimicrobial Resistance8▲ 12×7 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 3.9×11 topics
  25. Mutation7▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Coronavirus7▲ 9.8×2 topics
  27. Health Disparities7▲ 7.6×6 topics
  28. Healthcare Workers7▲ 8.0×6 topics
  29. antibody7▲ 18×1 topic
  30. spike protein7▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Modeling7▲ 7.4×3 topics
  32. Health Equity6▲ 6.7×4 topics
  33. Public Health Interventions6▲ 23×1 topic
  34. transmission dynamics6▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Risk Perception6▲ 6.1×6 topics
  36. Global Health6▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Global Burden of Disease6▲ 6.4×4 topics
  38. Mortality Risk6▲ 6.7×6 topics
  39. Viral Load6▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Healthcare-Associated Infections5▲ 12×5 topics

Which research topics does Public Health England publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy and Respiratory viral infections research.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …7SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 7 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological…6COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 6 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 4 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 4 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 4 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 4 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in…3Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 3 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 3 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 detection and…3SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing: 3 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesModeling and SimulationHealthEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 7 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 6 works
  3. 3 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 4 works
  4. 4 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 4 works
  5. 5 Health disparities and outcomes Health 4 works
  6. 6 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 4 works
  7. 7 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 3 works
  9. 9 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 3 works
  10. 10 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 3 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 available60.6%not open39.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.9%domestic only73.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Public Health England's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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