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Altarum Institute

In research, Altarum Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,696 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,921
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,720
of 8,685
Research works
377
▲ 99% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.6k
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Altarum Institute 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
Social SciencesDomain #12,696 of 16,945 16.4%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Altarum Institute 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: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 7.13× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.27× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Altarum Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, H. Van Dyke Parunak, Wilhelm Streitberg and Sven Brueckner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Altarum Institute.

  1. 1 H. Van Dyke Parunak United States · #42,176 worldwide 530 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Wilhelm Streitberg United States · #302,919 worldwide 24 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Sven Brueckner United States · #604,299 worldwide 86 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 John Sauter United States · #649,754 worldwide 49 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 C. Duke United States · #1,042,233 worldwide 20 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Trenton T. Cladouhos United States · #1,417,125 worldwide 36 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Altarum Institute

Which keywords describe research at Altarum Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Health Outcomes, Urbanization, Segregation, Chronic Disease, Health Effects, COVID-19 Impact and Identity.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health4▲ 5.7×9 topics
  2. Health Outcomes2▲ 21×6 topics
  3. Globalization2▲ 2.6×4 topics
  4. Public Health2▲ 3.6×17 topics
  5. Epidemiology2▲ 1.26×14 topics
  6. Urbanization2▲ 11×3 topics
  7. Chronic Disease2▲ 24×4 topics
  8. Health Effects2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  9. Identity2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  10. Segregation2▲ 52×2 topics
  11. COVID-19 Impact2▲ 24×2 topics
  12. Education2▲ 1.97×5 topics
  13. Food Insecurity2▲ 59×1 topic
  14. Social Determinants2▲ 16×1 topic
  15. Nursing Home1▲ 81×1 topic
  16. Quality of Care1▲ 38×1 topic
  17. Behavior Change1▲ 20×4 topics
  18. Cold War1▲ 48×3 topics
  19. Latin America1▲ 16×1 topic
  20. Migration1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  21. Residential1▲ 163×1 topic
  22. Social Determinants of Health1▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Biodiversity1▲ 3.6×2 topics
  24. Conservation1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  25. Diversity1▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Adolescents1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  27. Climate Change1◆ 0.93×3 topics
  28. Resilience1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  29. Social Support1▲ 4.6×5 topics
  30. Digital Markets Act1▲ 281×1 topic
  31. EU Competition Law1▲ 281×1 topic
  32. East German Memory1▲ 328×1 topic
  33. Ostalgie1▲ 328×1 topic
  34. Retirement1▲ 34×2 topics
  35. Sagebrush1▲ 154×1 topic
  36. Sustainability1◆ 0.99×4 topics
  37. Wildlife Habitat1▲ 154×1 topic

Which research topics does Altarum Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Latin American Urban Studies and Diverse Legal and Medical Studies.

Food Security and Health…2Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…1Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…1Latin American Urban Studies: 1 fractional worksDiverse Legal and Medica…1Diverse Legal and Medical Studies: 1 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 1 fractional worksGerman History and Society: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…1Health Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 1 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…1Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsUrban StudiesStrategy and ManagementEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 1 works
  4. 4 Diverse Legal and Medical Studies Strategy and Management 1 works
  5. 5 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 German History and Society History 1 works
  7. 7 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  9. 9 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Altarum Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 99% 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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