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AARP

In research, AARP stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,835 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,574 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,660 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,341
of 28,054 · #20,583 all time
Rank in United States
#3,314
of 4,192
Research works
560
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.5k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is AARP 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 #7,835 of 20,462 27.1%189
Social SciencesDomain #7,574 of 16,945 16.3%268
Social SciencesField #8,660 of 10,206 17.1%139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where AARP 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: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.00× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.84× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.14× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.38× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at AARP?

Ranked on the composite score, Charlotte S. Yeh, Richard Pemberton and Amber Erickson Gabbey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AARP.

  1. 1 Charlotte S. Yeh United States · #481,088 worldwide 46 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Richard Pemberton United States · #483,951 worldwide 47 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Amber Erickson Gabbey United States · #1,552,642 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at AARP

Which keywords describe research at AARP?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Support, Long-Term Care, Aging, Resilience, Social Relationships, Psychological Impact and COVID-19 Impact.

▲ 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. Mental Health8▲ 6.0×12 topics
  2. Social Support6▲ 12×11 topics
  3. Long-Term Care6▲ 80×2 topics
  4. COVID-195▲ 3.6×6 topics
  5. Aging4▲ 9.1×5 topics
  6. Depression4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  7. Public Health4▲ 2.9×9 topics
  8. Resilience4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  9. Social Relationships4▲ 41×2 topics
  10. COVID-19 Impact3▲ 21×2 topics
  11. Psychological Impact3▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Elderly Care3▲ 21×2 topics
  13. Nursing Home3▲ 84×1 topic
  14. Quality of Care3▲ 39×1 topic
  15. Health Equity3▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Health Effects3▲ 4.8×2 topics
  17. Retirement3▲ 42×2 topics
  18. Caregiver Burden3▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Family Support3▲ 41×1 topic
  20. Intergenerational Relations3▲ 77×1 topic
  21. Health Outcomes2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  22. Labor Force Participation2▲ 56×2 topics
  23. Aging Workforce2▲ 107×1 topic
  24. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  25. Breast Cancer2▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Cognitive Decline2▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Dementia2▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Employment Patterns2▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Health Promotion2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  30. Mild Cognitive Impairment2▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Mortality Risk2▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Neuroimaging2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  33. Subjective Well-Being2▲ 34×2 topics
  34. Health Disparities2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  35. Lifestyle Migration2▲ 98×1 topic
  36. Retirement Migration2▲ 98×1 topic
  37. Bereavement2▲ 63×1 topic
  38. Complicated Grief2▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Estrogen2▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Hormone Therapy2▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does AARP publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Retirement, Disability, and Employment and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

Geriatric Care and Nursi…3Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 3 fractional worksIntergenerational Family…3Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 3 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, and Employment: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksMigration, Aging, and Tourism Studies: 2 fractional worksMenopause: Health Impacts and Treatments: 2 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…2Health disparities and outcomes: 2 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Research: 2 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceDemographyPsychiatry and Mental health4 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 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 2 works
  4. 4 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  5. 5 Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies Demography 2 works
  6. 6 Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  7. 7 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Health disparities and outcomes Health 2 works
  9. 9 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 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 available47.0%not open53.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has AARP's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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