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American Printing House for the Blind

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Research works
64
▲ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
488
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
American Printing House for the Blind

Not ranked overall: American Printing House for the Blind 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 Printing House for the Blind work in?

In all years, 50% of research at American Printing House for the Blind is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Neuroscience (19%), Arts and Humanities (12%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 32 fractional works · 49.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 24.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 7 fractional works · 10.5% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 11.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 19.3% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 18.8% of its workNeuroscience: 12 fractional works · 18.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 18.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 12.0% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKAmerican PrintingHouse for the…64fractional works, all years
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences50%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1624.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities711.5%
    3. Psychology610.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting23.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    1. Engineering58.2%
    2. Computer Science46.8%
    3. Mathematics23.4%
    4. Environmental Science00.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    1. Neuroscience1218.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    1. Medicine68.6%
    2. Health Professions23.0%
    3. Nursing00.4%
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: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 4.66× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 5.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.36× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.80× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.36×1 works
  2. Mathematics5.26×0 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting4.80×1 works
  4. Neuroscience4.66×1 works
  5. Social Sciences2.12×2 works
  6. Psychology1.35×0 works
  7. Computer Science0.88×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.78×0 works
  9. Medicine0.54×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.21×0 works
  13. Engineering0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at American Printing House for the Blind?

Ranked on the quality score, Carson Y. Nolan, Edward P. Berlá and June E. Morris lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Printing House for the Blind.

  1. 1 Carson Y. Nolan United States · #2,355,946 worldwide 408 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Edward P. Berlá United States · #3,533,443 worldwide 231 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 June E. Morris United States · #3,645,631 worldwide 60 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Frank L. Franks United States · #4,439,618 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at American Printing House for the Blind

What are the most cited papers from American Printing House for the Blind?

The most cited paper from American Printing House for the Blind is "Babies Count: The national registry for children with visual impairments, birth to 3 years" (Deborah D. Hatton, Eric Schwietz, Burt Boyer et al., 2007), with 110 citations. Next come "Listening Comprehension as a Function of Word Rate" (70) and "The Comprehension of Rapid Speech by the Blind" (59).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Babies Count: The national registry for children with visual impairments, birth to 3 years Deborah D. Hatton, Eric Schwietz, Burt Boyer et al. · Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Aug 2007 110
2 Listening Comprehension as a Function of Word Rate Emerson Foulke · Journal of Communication Sep 1968 70
3 The Comprehension of Rapid Speech by the Blind Emerson Foulke, Clarence H. Amster, Carson Y. Nolan et al. · Exceptional Children Nov 1962 59
4 Severe Visual Impairments in Infants and Toddlers in the United States Deborah D. Hatton, Sarah E. Ivy, Charles W. Boyer · Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Sep 2013 59
5 Tactual Distinctive Features Analysis: Training Blind Students in Shape Recognition and in Locating Shapes On a Map Edward P. Berlá, Lawrence H. Butterfield · The Journal of Special Education Oct 1977 54
All 78 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at American Printing House for the Blind?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cross-modal Plasticity, Tactile Perception, Social Impact, Disability Divide, Web Accessibility, Cognitive Development, Eye Tracking and Self-Regulation.

▲ 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. Cross-modal Plasticity11▲ 432×1 topic
  2. Tactile Perception11▲ 432×1 topic
  3. Social Impact8▲ 49×3 topics
  4. Disability Divide7▲ 1388×1 topic
  5. Web Accessibility7▲ 1388×1 topic
  6. Cognitive Development4▲ 50×3 topics
  7. Eye Tracking3▲ 151×2 topics
  8. Self-Regulation3▲ 28×3 topics
  9. Neural Correlates2▲ 38×2 topics
  10. Second Language Acquisition2▲ 52×2 topics
  11. IoT2▲ 16×1 topic
  12. Quality of Life2▲ 2.5×2 topics
  13. Smart Parking2▲ 240×1 topic
  14. Language Learning2▲ 44×1 topic
  15. Subtitling2▲ 328×1 topic
  16. Visual Impairment2▲ 61×2 topics
  17. Academic Achievement2▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Cortical Connectivity2▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Cultural Studies2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  20. Educational Technology2▲ 3.9×2 topics
  21. Gesture2▲ 107×1 topic
  22. Mathematical Achievement2▲ 119×1 topic
  23. Numerical Cognition2▲ 119×1 topic
  24. Sign Language2▲ 57×1 topic
  25. Wound Healing2▲ 11×2 topics
  26. STEM Education2▲ 9.0×1 topic
  27. Spatial Ability2▲ 162×1 topic
  28. Cognitive Approach2▲ 53×2 topics
  29. Human-Computer Interaction2▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Student Engagement2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  31. Antibody-Catalyzed Ozone Formation1▲ 175×1 topic
  32. Children's Literature1▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Older Adults1▲ 88×2 topics
  34. Ozone Therapy1▲ 175×1 topic
  35. Young Adult1▲ 156×1 topic
  36. Gaze Estimation1▲ 78×1 topic
  37. Self-Determination1▲ 126×1 topic
  38. Universal Design for Learning1▲ 126×1 topic
  39. Usability Research1▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Interaction Techniques1▲ 83×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences, Tactile and Sensory Interactions, Graph theory and applications and Multilingual Education and Policy.

Demographic Trends and G…1Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences: 1 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Interactions: 1 fractional worksGraph theory and applica…0Graph theory and applications: 0 fractional worksMultilingual Education a…0Multilingual Education and Policy: 0 fractional worksCancer-related cognitive impairment studies: 0 fractional worksCybernetics and Technology in Society: 0 fractional worksVisual Culture and Art T…0Visual Culture and Art Theory: 0 fractional worksArt, Technology, and Culture: 0 fractional worksBusiness Strategy and Innovation: 0 fractional worksManagement and Organizational Studies: 0 fractional works
Gender StudiesCognitive NeuroscienceGeometry and TopologyLinguistics and Language5 others

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

  1. 1 Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences Gender Studies 1 works
  2. 2 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  3. 3 Graph theory and applications Geometry and Topology 0 works
  4. 4 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 0 works
  5. 5 Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Cybernetics and Technology in Society History and Philosophy of Science 0 works
  7. 7 Visual Culture and Art Theory Visual Arts and Performing Arts 0 works
  8. 8 Art, Technology, and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 0 works
  9. 9 Business Strategy and Innovation Strategy and Management 0 works
  10. 10 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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 available14.2%not open85.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.3%domestic only94.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Printing House for the Blind as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000021% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%American Printing House for the Blind0.000048% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of American Printing House for the Blind over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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