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American Heart Association

In research, American Heart Association stands highest in Medicine (#4,880 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,777 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 17.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,069
of 28,054 · #2,906 all time
Rank in United States
#1,961
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
152k
109.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is American Heart Association 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
MedicineField #4,880 of 10,443 19.3%103 #635
Health SciencesDomain #5,777 of 11,982 19.0%124 #752

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

What does American Heart Association specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 17.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 28.2 works17×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 4.77× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.41× its world share, 103 worksMedicineNursing: 2.52× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Heart Association?

Ranked on the composite score, Kathryn A. Taubert, Rose Marie Robertson and C Fisch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Heart Association.

  1. 1 Kathryn A. Taubert United States · #6,619 worldwide 2.4k citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Rose Marie Robertson United States · #67,040 worldwide 319 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 C Fisch United States · #148,300 worldwide 104 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Jennifer L. Hall United States · #192,153 worldwide 125 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Nancy Brown United States · #303,866 worldwide 100 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 A E Gabrielsen United States · #477,499 worldwide 68 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Morgan Lyons United States · #1,521,009 worldwide 0 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at American Heart Association

Which keywords describe research at American Heart Association?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Public Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Global Burden, Epidemiology, Global Burden of Disease, Hypertension and Health Promotion.

▲ 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. Risk Factors26▲ 15×15 topics
  2. Public Health20▲ 8.9×25 topics
  3. Epidemiology18▲ 2.8×32 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease17▲ 9.6×25 topics
  5. Global Burden14▲ 17×7 topics
  6. Global Burden of Disease9▲ 23×4 topics
  7. Hypertension9▲ 20×8 topics
  8. Health Promotion9▲ 18×5 topics
  9. Neuroprotection9▲ 16×7 topics
  10. Obesity9▲ 7.3×14 topics
  11. Ischemic Stroke9▲ 36×4 topics
  12. Revascularization8▲ 35×2 topics
  13. Clinical Outcomes8▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Endovascular Therapy8▲ 78×1 topic
  15. Thrombolysis8▲ 78×1 topic
  16. Community Health8▲ 31×4 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Events8▲ 41×4 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Health7▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Ideal Cardiovascular Health7▲ 143×1 topic
  20. Preventive Medicine7▲ 134×1 topic
  21. Guidelines7▲ 9.3×5 topics
  22. Psychiatric Disorders7▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Primary Care6▲ 11×12 topics
  24. Clinical Trials6▲ 6.0×9 topics
  25. Cancer Risk6▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Health Outcomes6▲ 14×6 topics
  27. Clinical Guidelines6▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Myocardial Infarction6▲ 16×7 topics
  29. Physical Activity6▲ 7.7×5 topics
  30. Heart Failure6▲ 8.6×11 topics
  31. Health Consequences6▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Smoking Cessation6▲ 123×1 topic
  33. Tobacco Use6▲ 123×1 topic
  34. Blood Pressure6▲ 58×2 topics
  35. Mortality6▲ 6.1×8 topics
  36. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention5▲ 39×3 topics
  37. Diabetes Mellitus5▲ 16×4 topics
  38. C-Reactive Protein5▲ 42×2 topics
  39. Cholesterol-lowering5▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Genetic Variants5▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does American Heart Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Smoking Behavior and Cessation and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health.

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 8 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 7 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Ces…6Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 6 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiov…5Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 5 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 5 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 4 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…4Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 4 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 3 fractional worksCardiac Health and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 3 fractional works
EpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePhysiologySurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 8 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  3. 3 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 6 works
  4. 4 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 5 works
  5. 5 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  6. 6 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 4 works
  7. 7 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  8. 8 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 3 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Heart Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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