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American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education

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Research works
114
▲ 192% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education

Not ranked overall: American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education work in?

In all years, 34% of research at American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education is in Health Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Chemistry (18%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 38 fractional works · 33.7% of its workMedicine: 34 fractional works · 29.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 8 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 33 fractional works · 28.7% of its workChemistry: 21 fractional works · 18.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFiltration and Separation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 20.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 17.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAmericanFoundation for…114fractional works, all years
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences20%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3429.4%
    2. Health Professions43.2%
    3. Veterinary10.6%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Chemistry2118.2%
    2. Environmental Science54.6%
    3. Engineering22.0%
    4. Materials Science21.8%
    5. Computer Science11.2%
    6. Chemical Engineering10.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences119.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance54.3%
    3. Psychology32.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    6. Decision Sciences10.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology119.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences43.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics43.1%
    4. Neuroscience11.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 2.91× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.66× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.57× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.17× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics7.26×0 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance7.17×1 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting3.57×1 works
  4. Health Professions2.91×1 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.66×1 works
  6. Social Sciences1.71×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.34×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.24×0 works
  9. Psychology0.81×0 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.76×0 works
  11. Medicine0.66×1 works
  12. Neuroscience0.47×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.25×0 works
  14. Engineering0.13×0 works

What are the most cited papers from American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education?

The most cited paper from American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education is "Dose Equivalency Evaluation of Major Corticosteroids: Pharmacokinetics and Cell Trafficking and Cortisol Dynamics" (Donald E. Mager, Sheren X. Lin, Robert A. Blum et al., 2003), with 171 citations. Next come "Decomposition Of Aspirin In The Solid State**College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor" (124) and "Investigation of Drug Release from Solids II.**School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis." (90).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Dose Equivalency Evaluation of Major Corticosteroids: Pharmacokinetics and Cell Trafficking and Cortisol Dynamics Donald E. Mager, Sheren X. Lin, Robert A. Blum et al. · The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 10 Oct 2003 171
2 Decomposition Of Aspirin In The Solid State**College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor Lewis J. Leeson, Albert M. Mattocks · Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Scientific ed ) May 1958 124
3 Investigation of Drug Release from Solids II.**School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. William I. Higuchi, Eugene L. Parrott, Dale Eric Wurster et al. · Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Scientific ed ) May 1958 90
4 Interaction of Pharmaceuticals with Schardinger Dextrins I Jack B. Cohen, John L. Lach · Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Feb 1963 90
5 Pharmacists’ perceptions of patients’ needs for counseling Jon C. Schommer, Joseph B. Wiederholt · American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 15 Feb 1994 84
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inappropriate Medication Use, Polypharmacy, Green Analytical Chemistry, Method Validation, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Validation, Adverse Drug Reactions and Synthesis.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Inappropriate Medication Use8▲ 166×1 topic
  2. Polypharmacy8▲ 166×1 topic
  3. Globalization4▲ 1.99×9 topics
  4. Green Analytical Chemistry4▲ 39×2 topics
  5. Method Validation4▲ 46×2 topics
  6. Pharmaceutical Analysis4▲ 105×1 topic
  7. Validation4▲ 33×1 topic
  8. Synthesis4▲ 5.4×9 topics
  9. Clinical Trials4▲ 4.9×4 topics
  10. Adverse Drug Reactions3▲ 41×3 topics
  11. Liquid Chromatography3▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Pharmaceutical Industry3▲ 61×2 topics
  13. Electrophilicity3▲ 51×2 topics
  14. Medication Adherence3▲ 41×2 topics
  15. Nucleophilicity3▲ 51×2 topics
  16. Pharmacology3▲ 7.1×6 topics
  17. Chiral Separation3▲ 19×1 topic
  18. Drug Development3▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Gas Chromatography3▲ 19×1 topic
  20. Organic Synthesis2▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Pharmacokinetics2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  22. Drug Discovery2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  23. Acidity Scales2▲ 77×1 topic
  24. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  25. Anticancer2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  26. Phosphate Hydrolysis2▲ 77×1 topic
  27. Wastewater2▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Entrepreneurship2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  29. Off-Label Drug Use2▲ 44×1 topic
  30. Pediatric Pharmacokinetics2▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Anticancer Agents2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  32. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  33. Drug Development Costs2▲ 64×1 topic
  34. Generic Drugs2▲ 64×1 topic
  35. Ion Channels2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  36. Anesthesia2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Calcium Signaling2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Student Participation2▲ 55×2 topics
  39. Violence2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Sedation2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Economic Systems and Logistics Management, Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics, FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance and Ethics in medical practice.

Economic Systems and Logistics Management: 1 fractional worksGlobal Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics: 1 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…1FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 1 fractional worksEthics in medical practice0Ethics in medical practice: 0 fractional worksFoucault, Power, and Ethics: 0 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 0 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…0Migration and Labor Dynamics: 0 fractional worksPhytase and its Applications: 0 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 0 fractional worksCybernetics and Technolo…0Cybernetics and Technology in Society: 0 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and EconometricsManagement Information SystemsGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Systems and Logistics Management General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  2. 2 Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Foucault, Power, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 0 works
  7. 7 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Phytase and its Applications Plant Science 0 works
  9. 9 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Cybernetics and Technology in Society History and Philosophy of Science 0 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 available20.0%not open80.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 192% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000011% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education0.000051% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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