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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

In research, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,773 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#4,609 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,019 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics — Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics is 26.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,821
of 28,054 · #9,498 all time
Rank in United States
#1,312
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
19.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,773 of 11,982 10.1%163 #3817
MedicineField #4,609 of 10,443 9.9%141 #3338
Life SciencesDomain #5,019 of 7,800 10.4%94 #5174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#3,817 #4,773
  2. Medicine#3,338 #4,609
  3. Life Sciences#5,174 #5,019
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics takes 26.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 31.4 works27×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.10× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.92× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.79× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 26.70× its world share, 31 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.22× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.87× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.20× its world share, 141 worksMedicineNursing: 2.96× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 26.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy?

Ranked on the composite score, Cecilia M. Plaza, Richard P. Penna and Robert A. Buerki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

  1. 1 Cecilia M. Plaza United States · #477,469 worldwide 54 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Richard P. Penna United States · #487,572 worldwide 25 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Robert A. Buerki United States · #610,109 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Lucinda L. Maine United States · #1,141,919 worldwide 12 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Monica R. P. Rao United States · #1,308,293 worldwide 31 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 R. Sangavi United States · #1,567,188 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

Which keywords describe research at American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Elderly, Inappropriate Medication Use, Polypharmacy, Pharmacokinetics, Antioxidant, Herbal Medicine, Medicinal Plants and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 1.51×63 topics
  2. Elderly17▲ 21×4 topics
  3. Inappropriate Medication Use17▲ 117×1 topic
  4. Polypharmacy17▲ 117×1 topic
  5. Nanoparticles16▲ 3.8×19 topics
  6. Inflammation16▲ 2.2×46 topics
  7. Pharmacokinetics15▲ 17×12 topics
  8. Antioxidant15▲ 6.4×29 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress13▲ 2.3×28 topics
  10. Herbal Medicine12▲ 13×11 topics
  11. Medicinal Plants12▲ 9.2×12 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity12▲ 5.6×19 topics
  13. Cancer12▲ 2.6×33 topics
  14. Diabetes11▲ 6.8×15 topics
  15. Medicinal Chemistry11▲ 12×10 topics
  16. Anti-inflammatory10▲ 11×20 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 2.6×27 topics
  18. Pharmacology9▲ 11×16 topics
  19. Flavonoids9▲ 10×10 topics
  20. Cancer Therapy8▲ 4.3×15 topics
  21. Drug Delivery8▲ 4.5×8 topics
  22. Antioxidants8▲ 5.1×9 topics
  23. Anticancer8▲ 14×13 topics
  24. Insulin Resistance7▲ 4.9×10 topics
  25. Synthesis7▲ 5.7×18 topics
  26. Cyclodextrins7▲ 102×1 topic
  27. Solid Dispersions7▲ 102×1 topic
  28. Anticancer Agents7▲ 13×11 topics
  29. Bioactive Compounds7▲ 7.9×10 topics
  30. Molecular Docking7▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Adverse Drug Reactions6▲ 36×3 topics
  32. Type 2 Diabetes6▲ 8.4×5 topics
  33. Drug Target Identification6▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Virtual Screening6▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Glycemic Control6▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Antimicrobial Activity5▲ 9.3×6 topics
  37. Drug Discovery5▲ 6.9×10 topics
  38. Hyperglycemia5▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Method Validation5▲ 28×3 topics
  40. Validation5▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems, Computational Drug Discovery Methods and Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals.

Pharmaceutical Practices…17Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 17 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Deli…7Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 7 fractional worksComputational Drug Disco…6Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 6 fractional worksAnalytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals: 4 fractional worksAdvancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 4 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems: 4 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 4 fractional worksPharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism: 3 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 3 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyPharmaceutical ScienceComputational Theory and MathematicsAnalytical Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 17 works
  2. 2 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 7 works
  3. 3 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 6 works
  4. 4 Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals Analytical Chemistry 4 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 4 works
  6. 6 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 4 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  9. 9 Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Pharmacology 3 works
  10. 10 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 3 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 available41.0%not open59.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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