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Public Health Institute

In research, Public Health Institute stands highest in Medicine (#3,543 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,495 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions and Epidemiology — General Health Professions is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,872
of 28,054 · #4,866 all time
Rank in United States
#1,614
of 4,192
Research works
2k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
112k
55.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Public Health Institute 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 #3,543 of 10,443 15.8%102 #1834
Health SciencesDomain #4,495 of 11,982 14.9%140 #2088

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

What does Public Health Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 25.4 works8.1×
  2. EpidemiologySubfield · 22.0 works6.9×
← 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: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.89× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.10× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.35× its world share, 102 worksMedicineNursing: 4.18× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.19× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.17× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Public Health Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Lynn Silver, Žygimantas Čepaitis and Barbara A. Cohn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Public Health Institute.

  1. 1 Lynn Silver United States · #301,001 worldwide 163 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Žygimantas Čepaitis United States · #588,353 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Barbara A. Cohn United States · #698,452 worldwide 69 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Alisa A. Padon United States · #883,407 worldwide 83 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Piera M. Cirillo United States · #1,225,294 worldwide 30 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Nickilou Y. Krigbaum United States · #1,601,902 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Public Health Institute

Which keywords describe research at Public Health Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Global Burden of Disease, Epidemiology, Psychiatric Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, Impulsivity, Behavioral Interventions and Alcohol Dependence.

▲ 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. Epidemiology29▲ 3.3×75 topics
  2. Public Health25▲ 7.7×34 topics
  3. Global Burden of Disease20▲ 35×4 topics
  4. Psychiatric Disorders18▲ 60×3 topics
  5. Substance Use Disorders16▲ 94×2 topics
  6. Mental Health14▲ 4.2×24 topics
  7. Impulsivity14▲ 120×2 topics
  8. Behavioral Interventions14▲ 76×2 topics
  9. Alcohol Dependence13▲ 149×1 topic
  10. Motivational Interviewing13▲ 149×1 topic
  11. Oxidative Stress10▲ 2.8×19 topics
  12. COVID-1910▲ 3.3×15 topics
  13. Inflammation10▲ 2.1×33 topics
  14. Social Support10▲ 7.7×11 topics
  15. Mortality Risk9▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Cancer Risk9▲ 17×6 topics
  17. Mortality8▲ 6.0×8 topics
  18. Depression8▲ 3.8×14 topics
  19. Health8▲ 8.2×10 topics
  20. Child Development7▲ 7.4×5 topics
  21. Substance Abuse7▲ 43×2 topics
  22. Health Effects7▲ 5.0×12 topics
  23. Infectious Diseases7▲ 9.1×5 topics
  24. Chronic Disease6▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Pathogenesis6▲ 5.2×15 topics
  26. Vaccine6▲ 6.5×11 topics
  27. Health Disparities6▲ 9.9×7 topics
  28. Neurological Disorders6▲ 4.6×5 topics
  29. Immune Response6▲ 4.5×13 topics
  30. Neuroprotection6▲ 7.2×7 topics
  31. Metabolic Disorders6▲ 21×3 topics
  32. Health Care Utilization6▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Mental Illness5▲ 32×3 topics
  34. Cannabinoid Receptors5▲ 68×1 topic
  35. Endocannabinoid System5▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Health Outcomes5▲ 8.0×7 topics
  37. Antiretroviral Therapy5▲ 13×6 topics
  38. Health Consequences5▲ 7.3×4 topics
  39. Homelessness5▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Housing First5▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Public Health Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Homelessness and Social Issues and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects.

Substance Abuse Treatmen…13Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 13 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 5 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 5 fractional worksAlcohol Consumption and Health Effects: 4 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…3Global Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 3 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 3 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 3 fractional works
EpidemiologyPharmacologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPathology and Forensic Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 13 works
  2. 2 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 5 works
  3. 3 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 4 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 3 works
  10. 10 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available48.9%not open51.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.7%domestic only47.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Public Health Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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