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United States Department of Health and Human Services

In research, United States Department of Health and Human Services stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,084 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#1,180 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,183 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,200
of 28,054 · #2,233 all time
Rank in United States
#2,152
of 4,192
Research works
3.3k
▼ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
180k
54.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is United States Department of Health and Human Services 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 #1,084 of 20,462 32.2%1,599
MedicineField #1,180 of 17,978 31.8%1,296
Life SciencesDomain #1,183 of 14,347 25.0%879
Health ProfessionsField #565 of 3,776 36.8%243
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #372 of 2,085 35.4%236
Infectious DiseasesSubfield #225 of 1,021 34.2%198
Social SciencesDomain #3,868 of 16,945 33.6%379
EpidemiologySubfield #633 of 2,519 33.4%200
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,030 of 7,814 22.0%360
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #602 of 2,051 38.3%148

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Department of Health and Human Services 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: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.47× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.51× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.84× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.94× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.13× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.24× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Department of Health and Human Services?

Ranked on the composite score, George Μ. Baer, Renate D. Kimbrough and Victor C. W. Tsang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Department of Health and Human Services.

  1. 1 George Μ. Baer United States · #95,507 worldwide 220 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Renate D. Kimbrough United States · #120,124 worldwide 175 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Victor C. W. Tsang United States · #174,749 worldwide 120 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Francis W. Chandler United States · #185,549 worldwide 120 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Gwong‐Jen J. Chang United States · #249,476 worldwide 165 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Shirley E. Maddison United States · #421,032 worldwide 47 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 R. B. Eads United States · #477,971 worldwide 49 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Janine Jason United States · #508,424 worldwide 112 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Joseph Gfroerer United States · #654,576 worldwide 67 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Carol Irvin United States · #1,297,952 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at United States Department of Health and Human Services

Which keywords describe research at United States Department of Health and Human Services?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Vaccine, Infectious Diseases, Health Effects, Stress, Immune Response and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.6×58 topics
  2. Public Health5▲ 4.8×24 topics
  3. Vaccine3▲ 11×9 topics
  4. Infectious Diseases3▲ 13×6 topics
  5. Depression3▲ 4.5×15 topics
  6. Health Effects3▲ 6.5×10 topics
  7. Inflammation3▲ 1.75×19 topics
  8. Immune Response2▲ 6.2×9 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.2×11 topics
  10. COVID-192▲ 2.4×8 topics
  11. Mental Health2▲ 2.2×13 topics
  12. Stress2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  13. Big Data2▲ 3.4×4 topics
  14. Primary Care2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  15. Risk Factors2▲ 2.6×10 topics
  16. Health Disparities2▲ 10×5 topics
  17. Pathogenesis2▲ 5.3×9 topics
  18. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 15×6 topics
  19. Maternal Mortality2▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  21. Genomics2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  22. Radionuclides2▲ 58×2 topics
  23. Cancer Incidence2▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Ionizing Radiation2▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Mortality Rates2▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Global Access1▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Health Equity1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  28. SARS-CoV-21▲ 6.2×6 topics
  29. Pregnancy1▲ 8.9×7 topics
  30. Training1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  31. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  32. Dopamine1▲ 73×1 topic
  33. Genetic Variation1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  34. Monoclonal Antibodies1▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Prefrontal Cortex1▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Quality Improvement1▲ 9.0×4 topics
  37. Reward Circuitry1▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Serotonin1▲ 46×2 topics
  39. Stigma1▲ 12×3 topics
  40. transmission dynamics1▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does United States Department of Health and Human Services publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research.

Neurotransmitter Recepto…1Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological…1COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatmen…1Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research: 1 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …1Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional worksBiosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Ma…1Disaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksRadioactive contamination and transfer: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional works
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceModeling and SimulationMolecular BiologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  3. 3 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 1 works
  7. 7 Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods Immunology 1 works
  8. 8 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  9. 9 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 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 available25.9%not open74.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Department of Health and Human Services's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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