Research
RCSI’s School of Population Health aims to understand health, diseases and their determinants, and develop methodological approaches for population health research.
This involves researchers from a diverse range of backgrounds and specialities analysing issues affecting human health and health services from different perspectives.
Our research impact
The School brings together epidemiologists, data scientists, biostatisticians, public health professionals, health economists and health psychologists with a common objective of understanding, safeguarding and improving the health of human populations and individuals through education, cooperation and research.
75
published in Q1 journals (global average: 46%)
2.28
field weighted citation impact – more than twice the global average
55
of publications with international collaborations (global average: 21%)
Our focus
Population health is a key research theme for RCSI. Researchers in the School of Population Health work with colleagues across the University, as well as with researchers nationally and internationally.
Pioneering research is currently being carried out in several areas including:
- Ageing
- Biostatistics and data science
- Chronic disease
- Complex interventions and healthcare delivery
- Economics and cost-effectiveness research
- Epidemiology and surveillance
- Global health
- Health inequalities
- Health services policy and research
- Implementation research
- Mental health
- Psychometrics and health metrics
- Qualitative research
- Surgical service delivery
- Women's health