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American Foundation for the Blind

In research, American Foundation for the Blind stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,092 of 10,206 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,160 of 16,945 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#15,924 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,250
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,589
of 8,685
Research works
637
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
6%
world 28%

What is American Foundation for the Blind 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 SciencesField #2,092 of 10,206 15.3%224
Social SciencesDomain #4,160 of 16,945 13.3%342
Health SciencesDomain #15,924 of 20,462 10.9%152

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Foundation for the Blind 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 4.08× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.90× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 4.60× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.52× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 3.90× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Foundation for the Blind?

Ranked on the composite score, Corinne Kirchner, M. Robert Barnett and Franklin D. Roosevelt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Foundation for the Blind.

  1. 1 Corinne Kirchner United States · #88,418 worldwide 106 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 M. Robert Barnett United States · #423,264 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Franklin D. Roosevelt United States · #957,669 worldwide 18 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Richard Peterson United States · #1,128,914 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at American Foundation for the Blind

Which keywords describe research at American Foundation for the Blind?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Impact, User Experience, Disability Divide, Web Accessibility, Visual Impairment, Quality of Life, Myopia and Global Prevalence.

▲ 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. Social Impact47▲ 28×6 topics
  2. User Experience44▲ 119×3 topics
  3. Disability Divide44▲ 908×1 topic
  4. Web Accessibility44▲ 908×1 topic
  5. Quality of Life41▲ 4.8×15 topics
  6. Epidemiology39▲ 1.52×30 topics
  7. Visual Impairment34▲ 114×2 topics
  8. Global Prevalence28▲ 48×2 topics
  9. Myopia28▲ 70×2 topics
  10. Childhood Myopia28▲ 114×1 topic
  11. Refractive Error28▲ 114×1 topic
  12. Identity25▲ 5.0×16 topics
  13. Cross-modal Plasticity22▲ 90×1 topic
  14. Tactile Perception22▲ 90×1 topic
  15. Accessibility20▲ 52×2 topics
  16. Economic Growth20▲ 4.2×10 topics
  17. Healthcare17▲ 3.7×16 topics
  18. Human Rights16▲ 3.0×15 topics
  19. Self-Determination15▲ 163×1 topic
  20. Universal Design for Learning15▲ 163×1 topic
  21. Inclusion14▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Employment Patterns13▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Social Support13▲ 4.4×12 topics
  24. Labor Force Participation12▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Resilience12▲ 5.0×5 topics
  26. Retirement12▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Disability12▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Usability11▲ 33×3 topics
  29. Global South11▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Assistive Technology11▲ 43×2 topics
  31. Poverty11▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Aging in Place10▲ 105×1 topic
  33. Augmentative and Alternative Communication10▲ 105×1 topic
  34. Professional Development10▲ 10×7 topics
  35. Text Mining10▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Age Discrimination10▲ 54×2 topics
  37. Intersectionality10▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Transportation10▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Epidemiological Study10▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Light Pollution10▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does American Foundation for the Blind publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal and Optic Conditions, Subtitles and Audiovisual Media, Educational Technology and Pedagogy and Census and Population Estimation.

Retinal and Optic Condit…1Retinal and Optic Conditions: 1 fractional worksSubtitles and Audiovisua…1Subtitles and Audiovisual Media: 1 fractional worksEducational Technology and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksCensus and Population Es…1Census and Population Estimation: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Technology in A…1Advanced Technology in Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Technologies in Various Fields: 1 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Interactions: 1 fractional worksDigital Accessibility fo…1Digital Accessibility for Disabilities: 1 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyLanguage and LinguisticsArtificial IntelligenceStatistics and Probability5 others

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

  1. 1 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 1 works
  2. 2 Subtitles and Audiovisual Media Language and Linguistics 1 works
  3. 3 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 Census and Population Estimation Statistics and Probability 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Technology in Applications Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Technologies in Various Fields Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Digital Accessibility for Disabilities Human Factors and Ergonomics 1 works
  9. 9 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 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 available5.5%not open94.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Foundation for the Blind's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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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