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The Centers

In research, The Centers stands highest in Medicine (#4,606 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,449 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Epidemiology — Epidemiology is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,209
of 28,054 · #3,783 all time
Rank in United States
#1,371
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
119k
49.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is The Centers 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 #4,606 of 10,443 19.0%120 #1284
Health SciencesDomain #5,449 of 11,982 18.5%149 #1179

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Centers 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 The Centers specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Epidemiology takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EpidemiologySubfield · 20.1 works5.9×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.33× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.26× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.61× its world share, 120 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.31× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Centers?

Ranked on the composite score, Deborah Dowell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Centers.

  1. 1 Deborah Dowell United States · #186,259 worldwide 819 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at The Centers

Which keywords describe research at The Centers?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Antiretroviral Therapy, SARS-CoV-2, Immune Response and COVID-19.

▲ 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. Epidemiology40▲ 4.2×97 topics
  2. Public Health23▲ 6.5×44 topics
  3. Pathogenesis11▲ 8.8×20 topics
  4. Mental Health10▲ 2.8×24 topics
  5. COVID-1910▲ 3.0×16 topics
  6. Vaccine10▲ 9.8×11 topics
  7. Antiretroviral Therapy8▲ 22×6 topics
  8. Risk Factors8▲ 3.2×27 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 3.1×23 topics
  10. Pandemic8▲ 3.1×9 topics
  11. Immune Response8▲ 5.6×13 topics
  12. Treatment8▲ 2.7×30 topics
  13. Quality of Life7▲ 2.0×27 topics
  14. SARS-CoV-27▲ 8.9×6 topics
  15. HIV Transmission6▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Social Determinants of Health6▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Viral Load6▲ 31×2 topics
  18. Diagnosis6▲ 2.6×25 topics
  19. HIV6▲ 28×4 topics
  20. Infectious Diseases5▲ 6.7×7 topics
  21. Mortality Rates5▲ 24×2 topics
  22. Community Health5▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Health Equity5▲ 7.8×5 topics
  24. Health Promotion5▲ 6.8×8 topics
  25. Ethics5▲ 4.3×6 topics
  26. Primary Care5▲ 5.5×12 topics
  27. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 5.3×11 topics
  28. Population Health5▲ 76×2 topics
  29. Substance Abuse5▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Preexposure Prophylaxis4▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Stigma and Discrimination4▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Vaccine Development4▲ 7.3×8 topics
  33. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  34. Health System Performance4▲ 121×1 topic
  35. Policy4▲ 7.5×1 topic
  36. Psychological Impact4▲ 5.0×7 topics
  37. Risk Perception4▲ 6.0×5 topics
  38. Quality Improvement4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  39. Viral Transmission4▲ 9.9×4 topics
  40. Food Insecurity3▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does The Centers publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Public Health Policies and Education, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…4HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 4 fractional worksPublic Health Policies a…4Public Health Policies and Education: 4 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 3 fractional worksFood Security and Health…2Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 2 fractional worksReproductive Health and Contraception: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …2SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 2 fractional worksSexual function and dysf…2Sexual function and dysfunction studies: 2 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 4 works
  2. 2 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 3 works
  4. 4 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  8. 8 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  10. 10 Sexual function and dysfunction studies Psychiatry and Mental health 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.1%domestic only70.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Centers's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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