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Puerto Rico Department of Health

In research, Puerto Rico Department of Health stands highest in Medicine (#8,537 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,214 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,442
of 42,892
Rank in Puerto Rico
#10
of 34
Research works
334
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
8k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Puerto Rico Department of Health known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #8,537 of 17,978 22.0%179
Health SciencesDomain #11,214 of 20,462 20.9%211

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Puerto Rico Department of 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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.68× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.48× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.56× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.73× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Puerto Rico Department of Health?

Ranked on the composite score, José A. Balseiro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Puerto Rico Department of Health.

  1. 1 José A. Balseiro Puerto Rico · #861,430 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Puerto Rico Department of Health

Which keywords describe research at Puerto Rico Department of Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Vaccine Development, Pathogenesis, COVID-19, Vector Control, Global Burden and Arboviral Diseases.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 6.6×36 topics
  2. Public Health6▲ 7.2×21 topics
  3. COVID-195▲ 5.8×9 topics
  4. Vaccine Development4▲ 31×5 topics
  5. Pathogenesis4▲ 14×8 topics
  6. Vector Control4▲ 58×3 topics
  7. Global Burden4▲ 11×8 topics
  8. Risk Factors4▲ 5.5×11 topics
  9. Arboviral Diseases3▲ 88×1 topic
  10. Pandemic3▲ 5.3×7 topics
  11. Zika Virus3▲ 88×1 topic
  12. Mental Health3▲ 3.8×12 topics
  13. Immune Response3▲ 8.4×8 topics
  14. Cancer Incidence3▲ 33×2 topics
  15. Vaccine3▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Quality of Life2▲ 2.9×10 topics
  17. SARS-CoV-22▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Health Promotion2▲ 13×7 topics
  19. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Social Support2▲ 6.8×8 topics
  21. Infectious Diseases2▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Transmission2▲ 69×3 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  24. Health Disparities2▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers2▲ 72×1 topic
  26. Zoonotic Infections2▲ 58×1 topic
  27. Depression2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  28. Outbreak2▲ 86×2 topics
  29. Human Papillomavirus2▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Cervical Cancer2▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Cytology Screening2▲ 55×1 topic
  32. HPV Vaccination2▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Pregnancy2▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Ebola Virus2▲ 94×1 topic
  35. Mortality Rates2▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Primary Care2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  37. Reservoirs2▲ 94×1 topic
  38. Ethical Challenges1▲ 12×2 topics
  39. ACE2 Receptor1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  40. Community Health1▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Puerto Rico Department of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Viral Infections and Vectors, Cervical Cancer and HPV Research and Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research.

Mosquito-borne diseases …3Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 2 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV …2Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Out…2Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksNursing Roles and Practi…1Nursing Roles and Practices: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and S…1Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction: 1 fractional worksObsessive-Compulsive Spe…1Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…1Social Sciences and Policies: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesEpidemiologyModeling and Simulation4 others

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

  1. 1 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  2. 2 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 2 works
  3. 3 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 2 works
  4. 4 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  6. 6 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Nursing Roles and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 1 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 available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.6%domestic only52.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Puerto Rico Department of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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