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Rhode Island Department of Health

In research, Rhode Island Department of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,792 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,497 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,481
of 28,054 · #17,265 all time
Rank in United States
#2,188
of 4,192
Research works
816
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Rhode Island Department of 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,792 of 11,982 17.6%89 #6040
MedicineField #7,497 of 10,443 19.1%66 #6300

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rhode Island 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.39× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.94× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.52× its world share, 66 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.64× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rhode Island Department of Health?

Ranked on the composite score, John P Fulton, Fulton Jp and Deborah N. Pearlman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rhode Island Department of Health.

  1. 1 John P Fulton United States · #108,018 worldwide 289 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Fulton Jp United States · #1,316,347 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Deborah N. Pearlman United States · #1,549,133 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Rhode Island Department of Health

Which keywords describe research at Rhode Island Department of Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Substance Use Disorders, Mortality Risk, Antiretroviral Therapy, Substance Abuse and Primary Care.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 4.0×52 topics
  2. Public Health17▲ 8.7×28 topics
  3. Mental Health11▲ 5.6×23 topics
  4. Substance Use Disorders8▲ 82×2 topics
  5. Mortality Risk8▲ 24×5 topics
  6. Antiretroviral Therapy6▲ 28×4 topics
  7. Substance Abuse6▲ 61×2 topics
  8. Primary Care6▲ 11×8 topics
  9. Chronic Pain Management6▲ 125×1 topic
  10. HIV6▲ 50×2 topics
  11. Opioid Prescribing6▲ 125×1 topic
  12. COVID-195▲ 2.8×11 topics
  13. HIV Transmission5▲ 53×2 topics
  14. Risk Factors5▲ 3.5×15 topics
  15. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Pandemic5▲ 3.4×6 topics
  17. Health Care Utilization5▲ 31×3 topics
  18. Health Promotion5▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Adolescents5▲ 9.0×7 topics
  20. Mortality Rates5▲ 36×2 topics
  21. drug use4▲ 113×1 topic
  22. harm reduction4▲ 113×1 topic
  23. Health Equity4▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Viral Load4▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Community Health4▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Ethics4▲ 6.2×2 topics
  27. Preexposure Prophylaxis4▲ 59×1 topic
  28. Stigma and Discrimination4▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Health System Performance4▲ 204×1 topic
  30. Policy4▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Population Health4▲ 103×1 topic
  32. Health Outcomes4▲ 9.9×7 topics
  33. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Chronic Disease3▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Quality Improvement3▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Social Determinants3▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Health Disparities3▲ 8.4×5 topics
  40. Risk Perception3▲ 8.2×3 topics

Which research topics does Rhode Island Department of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and Public Health Policies and Education.

Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 6 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 4 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…4HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 4 fractional worksPublic Health Policies a…4Public Health Policies and Education: 4 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 3 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …2Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyInfectious DiseasesGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  2. 2 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 4 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 4 works
  4. 4 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 3 works
  7. 7 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 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 available28.8%not open71.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rhode Island Department of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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