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Abt Global (United States)

In research, Abt Global (United States) stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,572 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#2,737 of 17,978 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,344 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,413
of 28,054 · #8,187 all time
Rank in United States
#3,510
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
39.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Abt Global (United States) 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 #2,572 of 20,462 32.0%506
MedicineField #2,737 of 17,978 29.5%323
Social SciencesDomain #4,344 of 16,945 39.0%433
Health ProfessionsField #1,401 of 3,776 37.5%168
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #798 of 2,051 38.3%132
Social SciencesField #4,724 of 10,206 43.8%172
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,618 of 3,268 43.0%125
Physical SciencesDomain #10,685 of 21,541 15.5%398
EngineeringField #7,411 of 11,412 13.0%177

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Abt Global (United States) 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: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.47× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.91× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.35× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.44× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.89× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.12× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Abt Global (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Chris L. Pashos, Donald R. Korb and Caroline A. Blackie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Abt Global (United States).

  1. 1 Chris L. Pashos United States · #275,195 worldwide 78 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Donald R. Korb United States · #359,630 worldwide 75 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Caroline A. Blackie United States · #419,495 worldwide 61 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Michael Plotzke United States · #832,243 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 E. P. Chicklis United States · #897,144 worldwide 36 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 CL Pashos United States · #1,321,540 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Abt Global (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Abt Global (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Epidemiology, Health Care Utilization, Vaccine Development, Health Care Spending, Insurance Markets, Social Support and Health System Reform.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.5×31 topics
  2. Primary Care5▲ 17×5 topics
  3. Health Care Utilization4▲ 40×3 topics
  4. Public Health4▲ 2.9×19 topics
  5. Quality of Life4▲ 2.8×12 topics
  6. Vaccine Development3▲ 15×3 topics
  7. Mental Health3▲ 2.5×12 topics
  8. Social Support3▲ 6.4×7 topics
  9. COVID-193▲ 2.4×13 topics
  10. Health Care Spending3▲ 79×1 topic
  11. Health System Reform3▲ 46×2 topics
  12. Insurance Markets3▲ 79×1 topic
  13. Concept Mapping3▲ 81×1 topic
  14. Ethical Considerations3▲ 9.4×6 topics
  15. Theory-Based Evaluation3▲ 177×1 topic
  16. Health Outcomes3▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Quality Improvement2▲ 15×4 topics
  19. SARS-CoV-22▲ 8.9×6 topics
  20. Depression2▲ 3.1×12 topics
  21. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Chronic Disease2▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Continuity of Care2▲ 47×1 topic
  24. Health Care Costs2▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Patient-Centered Medical Home2▲ 64×1 topic
  26. Quality of Care2▲ 26×2 topics
  27. End-of-Life2▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Long-Term Care2▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Palliative Care2▲ 13×1 topic
  30. Behavior Change2▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Maternal Mortality2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  32. Academic Achievement2▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Causal Inference2▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Healthcare Interventions2▲ 56×1 topic
  35. Implementation Science2▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Nursing Home2▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Person-Centered Care2▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Propensity Score2▲ 102×1 topic
  39. Health Inequalities2▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Insecticide Resistance2▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Abt Global (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Policy and Management, Evaluation and Performance Assessment, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues.

Healthcare Policy and Ma…3Healthcare Policy and Management: 3 fractional worksEvaluation and Performan…3Evaluation and Performance Assessment: 3 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …2Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…2Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Causal Inference Techniques: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…2Health Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…1Malaria Research and Control: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsManagement Science and Operations ResearchGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  2. 2 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Causal Inference Techniques Statistics and Probability 2 works
  6. 6 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available25.4%not open74.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Abt Global (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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