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United States Public Health Service

In research, United States Public Health Service stands highest in Health Sciences (#340 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#381 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#441 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,881
of 28,054 · #879 all time
Rank in United States
#2,403
of 4,192
Research works
7.1k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
277k
39.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is United States Public Health Service 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 #340 of 20,462 33.5%3,419
MedicineField #381 of 17,978 35.0%2,631
Life SciencesDomain #441 of 14,347 36.2%1,977
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #338 of 7,814 38.3%992
Physical SciencesDomain #1,929 of 21,541 32.3%1,140
Social SciencesDomain #1,941 of 16,945 27.5%524
Molecular BiologySubfield #579 of 4,961 38.6%500
Health ProfessionsField #448 of 3,776 24.6%487
EpidemiologySubfield #313 of 2,519 36.2%300
SurgerySubfield #728 of 4,227 31.9%209

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Public Health Service 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: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.97× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.76× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.12× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.31× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 2.63× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.60× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Public Health Service?

Ranked on the composite score, R.J. Fitzgerald, W. H. Sebrell and F.J. McClure lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Public Health Service.

  1. 1 R.J. Fitzgerald United States · #27,894 worldwide 579 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 W. H. Sebrell United States · #35,124 worldwide 232 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 F.J. McClure United States · #45,715 worldwide 339 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Anthony N. Damato United States · #45,752 worldwide 331 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Harold R. Stanley United States · #65,598 worldwide 456 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Carroll E. Palmer United States · #70,730 worldwide 178 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Irving G. Kagan United States · #85,160 worldwide 206 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Hewitt G. Fletcher United States · #90,805 worldwide 294 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 W. H. Ewing United States · #102,460 worldwide 218 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 R. E. Kissling United States · #102,836 worldwide 153 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at United States Public Health Service

Which keywords describe research at United States Public Health Service?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 5.1×56 topics
  2. Public Health9▲ 8.8×24 topics
  3. Mental Health5▲ 4.8×16 topics
  4. COVID-194▲ 4.1×13 topics
  5. SARS-CoV-24▲ 17×6 topics
  6. Immune Response3▲ 7.8×8 topics
  7. Pandemic3▲ 4.1×7 topics
  8. Vaccine3▲ 10.0×9 topics
  9. Adolescents2▲ 9.5×6 topics
  10. Risk Factors2▲ 3.0×13 topics
  11. Infectious Diseases2▲ 10×7 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 2.8×14 topics
  13. Obesity2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  14. Pathogenesis2▲ 6.0×9 topics
  15. Social Determinants2▲ 14×3 topics
  16. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Global Burden2▲ 5.5×9 topics
  18. Viral Transmission2▲ 20×4 topics
  19. Child Development2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  20. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 16×5 topics
  21. Food Insecurity2▲ 45×2 topics
  22. Physical Activity2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  23. Chronic Disease2▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Health Equity2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  25. Health Outcomes2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  26. Viral Load2▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Maternal Mortality2▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Prevalence2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations2▲ 6.4×2 topics
  30. Health2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  31. Health Education2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  32. Household Food Security2▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Nutritional Consequences2▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  35. Health Promotion1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  36. Health System Reform1▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Substance Abuse1▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Community Health1▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Health Disparities1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  40. Vaccine Development1▲ 7.7×3 topics

Which research topics does United States Public Health Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Cultural Competency in Health Care and Public Health Policies and Education.

Food Security and Health…2Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…1Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 1 fractional worksCultural Competency in Health Care: 1 fractional worksPublic Health Policies and Education: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 1 fractional worksscientometrics and bibliometrics research: 1 fractional worksT-cell and Retrovirus St…1T-cell and Retrovirus Studies: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSociology and Political ScienceInfectious Diseases4 others

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

  1. 1 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  2. 2 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Cultural Competency in Health Care Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 1 works
  7. 7 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  8. 8 T-cell and Retrovirus Studies Immunology 1 works
  9. 9 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 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 available23.1%not open76.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.4%domestic only93.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Public Health Service's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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