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American Physical Therapy Association

In research, American Physical Therapy Association stands highest in Medicine (#6,053 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,084 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,084
of 28,054 · #11,940 all time
Rank in United States
#2,277
of 4,192
Research works
1.8k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
27.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is American Physical Therapy 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 #6,053 of 10,443 11.8%110 #4466
Health SciencesDomain #7,084 of 11,982 12.4%131 #3761

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

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.43× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.34× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.27× its world share, 110 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.75× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Physical Therapy Association?

Ranked on the composite score, Geert Aufdemkampe and Marilyn Moffat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Physical Therapy Association.

  1. 1 Geert Aufdemkampe United States · #911,829 worldwide 46 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Marilyn Moffat United States · #981,375 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at American Physical Therapy Association

Which keywords describe research at American Physical Therapy Association?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Low Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Global Burden, Psychological Factors, Clinical Trials and Disability.

▲ 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. Epidemiology32▲ 4.7×38 topics
  2. Rehabilitation15▲ 22×11 topics
  3. Low Back Pain12▲ 39×4 topics
  4. Chronic Pain12▲ 31×4 topics
  5. Global Burden12▲ 12×8 topics
  6. Psychological Factors12▲ 31×4 topics
  7. Quality of Life12▲ 4.6×29 topics
  8. Clinical Trials11▲ 9.5×6 topics
  9. Disability10▲ 55×2 topics
  10. Health Status Questionnaires10▲ 74×1 topic
  11. Measurement Properties10▲ 74×1 topic
  12. Functional Recovery8▲ 31×4 topics
  13. Neural Plasticity8▲ 26×3 topics
  14. Constraint-Induced Therapy7▲ 49×1 topic
  15. Motor Recovery7▲ 49×1 topic
  16. Risk Factors7▲ 3.5×14 topics
  17. Biomechanics7▲ 12×7 topics
  18. Elderly6▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Prevention6▲ 8.7×10 topics
  20. Parkinson's Disease6▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Pain Management6▲ 15×6 topics
  22. Cerebral Palsy6▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Muscle Strength6▲ 30×5 topics
  24. Neurological Disorders6▲ 5.6×11 topics
  25. Physical Activity6▲ 6.5×9 topics
  26. Interventions5▲ 25×3 topics
  27. Gross Motor Function5▲ 69×1 topic
  28. ICF Model5▲ 69×1 topic
  29. Physical Performance5▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Shoulder Function5▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Gait Analysis5▲ 28×3 topics
  32. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 8.2×6 topics
  33. Botulinum Toxin4▲ 40×3 topics
  34. Fall Risk4▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Gait Speed4▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Rotator Cuff Tears4▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Shoulder Pathology4▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Diagnostic Criteria4▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Arthroplasty4▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Injury Prevention4▲ 19×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention.

Musculoskeletal pain and…10Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 10 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 7 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…5Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 5 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls…4Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 4 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 4 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 4 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomecha…3Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 3 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 2 fractional worksMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatment: 2 fractional works
PharmacologyRehabilitationPsychiatry and Mental healthPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation4 others

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

  1. 1 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 10 works
  2. 2 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 7 works
  3. 3 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
  4. 4 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 4 works
  5. 5 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment Cell Biology 2 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 available41.5%not open58.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.2%domestic only59.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% lower 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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