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San Francisco AIDS Foundation

In research, San Francisco AIDS Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,015 of 20,462 worldwide), General Health Professions (#428 of 2,051 worldwide) and Infectious Diseases (#238 of 1,021 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,443
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,677
of 8,685
Research works
769
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
49k
63.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is San Francisco AIDS Foundation 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,015 of 20,462 40.2%534
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #428 of 2,051 47.3%148
Infectious DiseasesSubfield #238 of 1,021 39.2%173
MedicineField #4,690 of 17,978 37.2%372
Social SciencesDomain #6,277 of 16,945 49.2%177
Health ProfessionsField #1,686 of 3,776 47.0%157

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where San Francisco AIDS Foundation 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.88× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.71× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 5.82× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.85× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.25× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at San Francisco AIDS Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Kyung–Hee Choi and Stephen F. Morin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

  1. 1 Kyung–Hee Choi United States · #160,201 worldwide 87 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Stephen F. Morin United States · #297,209 worldwide 102 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Which keywords describe research at San Francisco AIDS Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antiretroviral Therapy, HIV Transmission, Mortality Rates, Preexposure Prophylaxis, Stigma and Discrimination, Public Health, HIV and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Antiretroviral Therapy12▲ 141×5 topics
  2. HIV Transmission9▲ 235×2 topics
  3. Mortality Rates9▲ 176×2 topics
  4. Preexposure Prophylaxis9▲ 337×1 topic
  5. Stigma and Discrimination9▲ 337×1 topic
  6. Epidemiology8▲ 3.6×17 topics
  7. Public Health7▲ 9.4×12 topics
  8. HIV6▲ 135×4 topics
  9. Mental Health6▲ 7.6×10 topics
  10. Substance Abuse5▲ 131×2 topics
  11. Risk Factors5▲ 8.0×7 topics
  12. drug use4▲ 280×1 topic
  13. harm reduction4▲ 280×1 topic
  14. Stigma4▲ 54×4 topics
  15. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Adolescent Health3▲ 70×1 topic
  17. Sexual Behavior3▲ 165×1 topic
  18. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 4.8×10 topics
  19. Health Disparities3▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Immune Response3▲ 8.7×5 topics
  21. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 19×3 topics
  22. Intersectionality2▲ 25×4 topics
  23. Gender Identity2▲ 40×2 topics
  24. Substance Use Disorders2▲ 56×2 topics
  25. Discrimination2▲ 20×1 topic
  26. LGBTQ+2▲ 97×1 topic
  27. HIV/AIDS2▲ 59×3 topics
  28. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Vaccine2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  30. HIV Infection2▲ 33×2 topics
  31. AIDS2▲ 112×1 topic
  32. Antibodies2▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Sex Work2▲ 97×1 topic
  34. Trafficking2▲ 97×1 topic
  35. Alcohol Dependence1▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Chronic Disease1▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Drug Resistance1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  38. Motivational Interviewing1▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Health Outcomes1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  40. Health Promotion1▲ 7.8×3 topics

Which research topics does San Francisco AIDS Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…9HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 9 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 4 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 3 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 2 fractional worksSex work and related iss…2Sex work and related issues: 2 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 1 fractional worksHIV-related health complications and treatments: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEpidemiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsSocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 9 works
  2. 2 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 4 works
  3. 3 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 2 works
  7. 7 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 HIV-related health complications and treatments Emergency Medicine 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 available38.4%not open61.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.9%domestic only79.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has San Francisco AIDS Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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