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Association of American Medical Colleges

In research, Association of American Medical Colleges stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,861 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#2,913 of 17,978 worldwide) and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (#459 of 2,085 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health — Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health is 20.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,139
of 28,054 · #9,233 all time
Rank in United States
#3,278
of 4,192
Research works
995
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Association of American Medical Colleges 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 #1,861 of 20,462 29.8%660
MedicineField #2,913 of 17,978 26.6%377
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #459 of 2,085 28.6%263
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #578 of 2,051 34.6%175
Social SciencesDomain #5,049 of 16,945 37.0%298
Health ProfessionsField #1,305 of 3,776 34.0%269
Social SciencesField #4,397 of 10,206 38.6%170

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Association of American Medical Colleges 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 Association of American Medical Colleges specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health takes 20.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 20.9 works21×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 8.01× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.08× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.42× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Association of American Medical Colleges?

Ranked on the composite score, Jordan J. Cohen, M. Brownell Anderson and W Darley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Association of American Medical Colleges.

  1. 1 Jordan J. Cohen United States · #58,945 worldwide 144 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 M. Brownell Anderson United States · #233,867 worldwide 56 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 W Darley United States · #437,025 worldwide 8 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 David Acosta-Silva United States · #548,865 worldwide 11 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Janet Bickel United States · #753,656 worldwide 27 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Association of American Medical Colleges

Which keywords describe research at Association of American Medical Colleges?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Academic Medicine, Gender Bias, Mentorship, Career Choices, Health Care Disparities, Science, Reflective Practice and Faculty Development.

▲ 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. Academic Medicine14▲ 241×3 topics
  2. Career Choices11▲ 351×2 topics
  3. Gender Bias11▲ 163×2 topics
  4. Health Care Disparities11▲ 377×1 topic
  5. Mentorship11▲ 355×2 topics
  6. Science11▲ 56×1 topic
  7. Reflective Practice10▲ 68×4 topics
  8. Faculty Development9▲ 156×2 topics
  9. Competency-Based Education9▲ 130×2 topics
  10. Assessment Methods9▲ 107×1 topic
  11. Professional Identity Formation9▲ 187×1 topic
  12. Academic Performance8▲ 124×2 topics
  13. Ethnic Disparities8▲ 317×2 topics
  14. Medical School Selection8▲ 587×1 topic
  15. Predictive Validity8▲ 587×1 topic
  16. Primary Care6▲ 22×9 topics
  17. Quality Improvement4▲ 29×4 topics
  18. Public Health4▲ 3.7×13 topics
  19. Mental Health4▲ 3.4×13 topics
  20. Career Development4▲ 43×2 topics
  21. Medical Education4▲ 19×7 topics
  22. Health Policy3▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Health Workforce3▲ 96×2 topics
  24. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 21×4 topics
  25. Physician Migration3▲ 136×1 topic
  26. Rural Health3▲ 136×1 topic
  27. Depression3▲ 4.3×5 topics
  28. Continuity of Care3▲ 78×2 topics
  29. Job Satisfaction3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  30. Medical Research3▲ 120×1 topic
  31. Patient-Centered Medical Home3▲ 98×1 topic
  32. Pay for Performance3▲ 98×1 topic
  33. Physician-Scientist3▲ 120×1 topic
  34. Anxiety2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  35. Gender Differences2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  36. Patient Care2▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Interventions2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Professionalism2▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Health Care Spending2▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Physician Burnout2▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Association of American Medical Colleges publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diversity and Career in Medicine, Innovations in Medical Education, Medical Education and Admissions and Global Health Workforce Issues.

Diversity and Career in …11Diversity and Career in Medicine: 11 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…9Innovations in Medical Education: 9 fractional worksMedical Education and Admissions: 8 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 3 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 3 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional worksHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 2 fractional worksDental Education, Practice, Research: 2 fractional worksAdvances in Oncology and Radiotherapy: 1 fractional works
Gender StudiesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEmergency Medical ServicesGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 11 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  3. 3 Medical Education and Admissions Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  4. 4 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 3 works
  5. 5 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available17.6%not open82.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.7%domestic only93.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Association of American Medical Colleges's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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