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Washington State Department of Health

In research, Washington State Department of Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,255 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,003
of 28,054 · #14,041 all time
Rank in United States
#2,591
of 4,192
Research works
690
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Washington State Department of 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 #9,255 of 11,982 19.7%69 #8628

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Washington State Department of 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: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.32× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.75× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.67× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.87× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Washington State Department of Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Mental Health, Mortality, COVID-19, Antibiotic Resistance and Pathogenesis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 4.4×70 topics
  2. Public Health17▲ 9.4×28 topics
  3. Infectious Diseases9▲ 21×7 topics
  4. Mental Health8▲ 4.2×20 topics
  5. COVID-197▲ 4.1×12 topics
  6. Climate Change6▲ 1.69×23 topics
  7. Mortality6▲ 7.8×9 topics
  8. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 9.8×10 topics
  9. Pathogenesis5▲ 7.2×15 topics
  10. Pandemic4▲ 3.2×8 topics
  11. Health Equity4▲ 12×6 topics
  12. Vaccine4▲ 7.9×11 topics
  13. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Primary Care4▲ 7.8×9 topics
  15. Vulnerability4▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Mortality Risk4▲ 12×6 topics
  18. Risk Perception4▲ 10×5 topics
  19. Social Support4▲ 5.1×7 topics
  20. Immune Response4▲ 4.8×11 topics
  21. Health Outcomes3▲ 9.8×6 topics
  22. Long-Term Care3▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Quality Improvement3▲ 13×6 topics
  24. HIV Transmission3▲ 33×2 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-23▲ 7.5×5 topics
  26. Substance Abuse3▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 15×6 topics
  28. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 13×5 topics
  29. Health Disparities3▲ 9.0×7 topics
  30. Quality of Care3▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Global Warming3▲ 5.6×5 topics
  32. Nursing Home3▲ 57×1 topic
  33. Person-Centered Care3▲ 57×1 topic
  34. Substance Use Disorders3▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Healthcare Workers3▲ 9.1×3 topics
  36. Behavior Change3▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Health Care Utilization2▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Viral Load2▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Human Health2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Washington State Department of Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Climate Change and Health Impacts, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk and Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy.

Geriatric Care and Nursi…3Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 3 fractional worksClimate Change and Healt…2Climate Change and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hes…2Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…2HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 2 fractional worksPublic Health Policies a…2Public Health Policies and Education: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 2 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEpidemiologyHealth5 others

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

  1. 1 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  3. 3 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 2 works
  4. 4 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  6. 6 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  8. 8 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational 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 available45.1%not open54.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Washington State Department of Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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