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American Occupational Therapy Association

In research, American Occupational Therapy Association stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,850 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,773 of 16,945 worldwide) and Medicine (#15,119 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,089
of 28,054 · #25,466 all time
Rank in United States
#4,077
of 4,192
Research works
606
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is American Occupational Therapy Association 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,850 of 20,462 14.5%316
Social SciencesDomain #9,773 of 16,945 21.8%212
MedicineField #15,119 of 17,978 13.6%133
Health ProfessionsField #3,246 of 3,776 15.5%174

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

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: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.59× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 8.98× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.00× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.30× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Occupational Therapy Association?

Ranked on the composite score, Cathy A. Malchiodi, Frances F. Kaplan and Lynn Kapitan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Occupational Therapy Association.

  1. 1 Cathy A. Malchiodi United States · #417,556 worldwide 49 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Frances F. Kaplan United States · #505,760 worldwide 57 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Lynn Kapitan United States · #1,188,779 worldwide 35 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at American Occupational Therapy Association

Which keywords describe research at American Occupational Therapy Association?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Evidence-Based Practice, Well-being, Occupational Science, Therapy Practice, Interventions and Cerebral Palsy.

▲ 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. Quality of Life14▲ 13×11 topics
  2. Epidemiology13▲ 4.5×18 topics
  3. Evidence-Based Practice10▲ 105×4 topics
  4. Well-being9▲ 34×2 topics
  5. Occupational Science9▲ 728×1 topic
  6. Therapy Practice9▲ 728×1 topic
  7. Interventions4▲ 41×2 topics
  8. Cerebral Palsy4▲ 67×1 topic
  9. ICF Model4▲ 117×1 topic
  10. Public Health3▲ 3.0×12 topics
  11. Neural Plasticity3▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Concussion3▲ 95×1 topic
  13. Encephalopathy3▲ 60×1 topic
  14. Autism Spectrum Disorders3▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Coping Strategies3▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Mental Health3▲ 2.6×13 topics
  18. Constraint-Induced Therapy3▲ 46×1 topic
  19. Motor Recovery3▲ 46×1 topic
  20. Innovation2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  21. Primary Care2▲ 8.8×8 topics
  22. Resilience2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  23. Early Intervention2▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Global Burden2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  25. Caregiver Well-Being2▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Parenting Stress2▲ 41×1 topic
  27. Disability2▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Chronic Pain2▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Cognitive Decline2▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Executive Functioning2▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  33. Social Impact2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  34. Hearing Loss2▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Neurodevelopmental Disorders2▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Social Skills Interventions2▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Psychological Factors2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Quality Improvement2▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Social Isolation2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Digital Divide2▲ 8.2×3 topics

Which research topics does American Occupational Therapy Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Occupational Therapy Practice and Research, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery.

Occupational Therapy Pra…9Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 9 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…4Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 4 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury R…3Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 3 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 3 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 2 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…2Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksHungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 1 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 1 fractional works
Occupational TherapyPsychiatry and Mental healthEpidemiologyRehabilitation5 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 9 works
  2. 2 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  3. 3 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 3 works
  4. 4 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 3 works
  5. 5 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  7. 7 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  8. 8 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  10. 10 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 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 available18.6%not open81.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Occupational Therapy Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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