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San Francisco Department of Public Health

In research, San Francisco Department of Public Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,618 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,648 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,054
of 28,054 · #4,519 all time
Rank in United States
#1,066
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
40.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is San Francisco Department of Public 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 #4,618 of 11,982 18.6%109 #2544
MedicineField #4,648 of 10,443 18.3%87 #2873

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where San Francisco Department of Public 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.85× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.47× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.00× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.66× its world share, 87 worksMedicineNursing: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.99× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.93× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at San Francisco Department of Public Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Willi McFarland, H. Fisher Raymond and Susan Buchbinder lead among researchers whose main affiliation is San Francisco Department of Public Health.

  1. 1 Willi McFarland United States · #74,139 worldwide 157 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 H. Fisher Raymond United States · #84,752 worldwide 182 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Susan Buchbinder United States · #89,605 worldwide 229 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Albert Liu United States · #232,641 worldwide 155 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Phillip O. Coffin United States · #631,934 worldwide 79 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 J. C. Geiger United States · #697,785 worldwide 9 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Stephanie E. Cohen United States · #854,758 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Erin C. Wilson United States · #906,092 worldwide 24 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Rajiv Bhatia United States · #909,186 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at San Francisco Department of Public Health

Which keywords describe research at San Francisco Department of Public Health?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 3.5×55 topics
  2. Mental Health18▲ 7.3×19 topics
  3. Public Health17▲ 6.8×26 topics
  4. Antiretroviral Therapy15▲ 55×6 topics
  5. Substance Use Disorders12▲ 94×2 topics
  6. HIV Transmission12▲ 92×2 topics
  7. Substance Abuse11▲ 89×2 topics
  8. Stigma11▲ 46×4 topics
  9. Mortality Rates10▲ 64×2 topics
  10. Viral Load10▲ 76×2 topics
  11. HIV10▲ 72×4 topics
  12. Preexposure Prophylaxis10▲ 120×1 topic
  13. Stigma and Discrimination10▲ 120×1 topic
  14. Mortality Risk10▲ 24×4 topics
  15. Health Disparities10▲ 21×7 topics
  16. Intersectionality9▲ 29×4 topics
  17. Gender Identity8▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Quality of Life8▲ 3.3×16 topics
  19. Risk Factors8▲ 4.3×15 topics
  20. Chronic Pain Management8▲ 137×1 topic
  21. Opioid Prescribing8▲ 137×1 topic
  22. drug use8▲ 155×1 topic
  23. harm reduction8▲ 155×1 topic
  24. Depression7▲ 4.9×13 topics
  25. Discrimination7▲ 22×3 topics
  26. LGBTQ+7▲ 102×1 topic
  27. Social Stress7▲ 102×1 topic
  28. COVID-197▲ 2.9×14 topics
  29. Immune Response6▲ 6.2×13 topics
  30. Social Support5▲ 5.7×8 topics
  31. Vaccine5▲ 7.6×8 topics
  32. Psychiatric Disorders5▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Anxiety5▲ 6.2×6 topics
  34. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Health Care Utilization4▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Health4▲ 6.2×4 topics
  37. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Alcohol Dependence4▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Motivational Interviewing4▲ 58×1 topic
  40. HIV Infection4▲ 22×4 topics

Which research topics does San Francisco Department of Public Health publish most on?

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

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 10 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 8 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 8 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 7 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …3Homelessness and Social Issues: 3 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 3 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 3 fractional worksPain Management and Opioid Use: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologySocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 10 works
  2. 2 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  3. 3 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 8 works
  4. 4 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 7 works
  5. 5 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 4 works
  6. 6 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 3 works
  7. 7 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 3 works
  8. 8 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Pain Management and Opioid Use Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 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 available43.9%not open56.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has San Francisco Department of Public Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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