International Journal of Public Health (Mar 2024)

A New Model for Ranking Schools of Public Health: The Public Health Academic Ranking

  • Adeline Dugerdil,
  • Awa Babington-Ashaye,
  • Murielle Bochud,
  • Margaret Chan,
  • Arnaud Chiolero,
  • Arnaud Chiolero,
  • Arnaud Chiolero,
  • Andreas Gerber-Grote,
  • Nino Künzli,
  • Nino Künzli,
  • Nino Künzli,
  • Gilles Paradis,
  • Milo Alan Puhan,
  • L. Suzanne Suggs,
  • Klazine Van der Horst,
  • Gérard Escher,
  • Antoine Flahault,
  • Antoine Flahault

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1606684
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 69

Abstract

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Objectives: As there is no ranking designed for schools of Public Health, the aim of this project was to create one.Methods: To design the Public Health Academic Ranking (PHAR), we used the InCites Benchmarking and Analytics™ software and the Web Of Science™ Core Collection database. We collected bibliometric data on 26 schools of Public Health from each continent, between August and September 2022. We included 11 research indicators/scores, covering four criteria (productivity, quality, accessibility for readers, international collaboration), for the period 2017–2021. For the Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), a network gathering faculties across different universities, a specific methodology was used, with member-specific research queries.Results: The five top schools of the PHAR were: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Public Health Foundation of India, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, SSPH+, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.Conclusion: The PHAR allows worldwide bibliometric ordering of schools of Public Health. As this is a pilot project, the results must be taken with caution. This article aims to critically discuss its methodology and future improvements.

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