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American Academy of Family Physicians

In research, American Academy of Family Physicians stands highest in Medicine (#4,119 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,916 of 20,462 worldwide) and Health Professions (#2,592 of 3,776 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,201
of 28,054 · #20,143 all time
Rank in United States
#3,469
of 4,192
Research works
430
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
25.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is American Academy of Family Physicians 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
MedicineField #4,119 of 17,978 25.3%137
Health SciencesDomain #4,916 of 20,462 31.0%291
Health ProfessionsField #2,592 of 3,776 36.4%152
Social SciencesDomain #12,776 of 16,945 36.5%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Academy of Family Physicians 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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 9.52× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.12× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.54× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.88× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Academy of Family Physicians?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephen Petterson, Robert L. Phillips and Perry A. Pugno lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Academy of Family Physicians.

  1. 1 Stephen Petterson United States · #203,861 worldwide 81 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Robert L. Phillips United States · #364,327 worldwide 89 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Perry A. Pugno United States · #637,500 worldwide 34 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Michael Topmiller United States · #1,327,232 worldwide 13 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at American Academy of Family Physicians

Which keywords describe research at American Academy of Family Physicians?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Quality Improvement, Chronic Disease Management, Continuity of Care, Health System Reform, Patient-Centered Medical Home, Pay for Performance and Academic Medicine.

▲ 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. Primary Care12▲ 51×10 topics
  2. Quality Improvement8▲ 66×6 topics
  3. Chronic Disease Management7▲ 61×5 topics
  4. Continuity of Care7▲ 227×2 topics
  5. Health System Reform6▲ 145×2 topics
  6. Patient-Centered Medical Home6▲ 279×1 topic
  7. Pay for Performance6▲ 279×1 topic
  8. Academic Medicine6▲ 113×3 topics
  9. Public Health5▲ 5.5×15 topics
  10. Gender Bias5▲ 86×1 topic
  11. Science5▲ 30×1 topic
  12. Epidemiology4▲ 1.73×33 topics
  13. Mental Health4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  14. Quality of Life3▲ 3.5×8 topics
  15. Reflective Practice3▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Competency-Based Education3▲ 49×1 topic
  17. Depression3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  18. Professional Identity Formation3▲ 71×1 topic
  19. Health Care Utilization3▲ 37×2 topics
  20. Health Care Spending3▲ 100×1 topic
  21. Insurance Markets3▲ 100×1 topic
  22. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 12×8 topics
  23. Health Equity2▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Health Workforce2▲ 81×2 topics
  25. Social Support2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  26. Complications2▲ 6.4×8 topics
  27. Glycemic Control2▲ 20×4 topics
  28. Health Policy2▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Clinical Practice2▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Global Health2▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Mortality Risk2▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Physician Migration2▲ 98×1 topic
  33. Rural Health2▲ 98×1 topic
  34. Substance Use Disorders2▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Acculturation2▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Ethnic Disparities2▲ 80×2 topics
  37. Chronic Disease2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Health Disparities2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  39. Nursing2▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Health Inequities1▲ 42×2 topics

Which research topics does American Academy of Family Physicians publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Diversity and Career in Medicine, Innovations in Medical Education and Healthcare Policy and Management.

Primary Care and Health …6Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 6 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 5 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 2 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identi…1Racial and Ethnic Identity Research: 1 fractional worksMedical Education and Admissions: 1 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 1 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 1 fractional worksObesity and Health Practices: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsGender StudiesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 6 works
  2. 2 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 5 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  5. 5 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  6. 6 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Medical Education and Admissions Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Obesity and Health Practices Pharmacy 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 available40.8%not open59.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Academy of Family Physicians's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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