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athenahealth

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Research works
53
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
601
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
athenahealth

Not ranked overall: athenahealth is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does athenahealth work in?

In all years, 43% of research at athenahealth is in Health Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Health Professions (20%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 23 fractional works · 42.9% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 21.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 20.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 11.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedical Terminology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 28.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 19.6% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 12.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 9.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKathenahealth53fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences28%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1121.6%
    2. Health Professions1120.2%
    3. Nursing11.1%
    1. Social Sciences610.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting46.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance46.6%
    4. Psychology22.8%
    5. Decision Sciences00.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    1. Computer Science612.1%
    2. Engineering35.7%
    3. Mathematics11.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    5. Energy00.2%
    6. Environmental Science00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology35.3%
    2. Neuroscience12.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.78× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 4.65× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.35× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science4.65×3 works
  2. Health Professions2.35×1 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.78×0 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.70×0 works
  5. Nursing1.46×0 works
  6. Medicine1.41×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.34×1 works
  8. Energy1.30×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.06×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.51×0 works
  11. Engineering0.44×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.37×0 works
  13. Psychology0.34×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at athenahealth?

Ranked on the quality score, Bethany Sheridan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is athenahealth.

  1. 1 Bethany Sheridan United States · #861,958 worldwide 557 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at athenahealth

What are the most cited papers from athenahealth?

The most cited paper from athenahealth is "Position error bound for UWB localization in dense cluttered environments" (Damien B. Jourdan, Davide Dardari, Moe Z. Win, 2008), with 277 citations. Next come "Physician Work Hours and the Gender Pay Gap — Evidence from Primary Care" (174) and "Consensus Recommendations for Systematic Evaluation of Drug–Drug Interaction Evidence for Clinical Decision Support" (134).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Position error bound for UWB localization in dense cluttered environments Damien B. Jourdan, Davide Dardari, Moe Z. Win · IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems Apr 2008 277
2 Physician Work Hours and the Gender Pay Gap — Evidence from Primary Care Ishani Ganguli, Bethany Sheridan, Joshua C. Gray et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 30 Sep 2020 174
3 Consensus Recommendations for Systematic Evaluation of Drug–Drug Interaction Evidence for Clinical Decision Support Richard T. Scheife, Lisa E. Hines, Richard D. Boyce et al. · Drug Safety Open access 2 Jan 2015 134
4 Using electronic health records and Internet search information for accurate influenza forecasting Shihao Yang, Mauricio Santillana, John S. Brownstein et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases Open access 8 May 2017 109
5 Accurate Influenza Monitoring and Forecasting Using Novel Internet Data Streams: A Case Study in the Boston Metropolis Fred Lu, Suqin Hou, Kristin Baltrusaitis et al. · JMIR Public Health and Surveillance Open access 9 Jan 2018 107
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at athenahealth?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Medication Errors, Quality Improvement, Electronic Health Records, Physician Burnout, Clinical Decision Support Systems, Health Information Exchange and Health Care Utilization.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 1.78×19 topics
  2. Primary Care4▲ 17×6 topics
  3. Medication Errors3▲ 99×2 topics
  4. Quality Improvement2▲ 22×4 topics
  5. Clinical Decision Support Systems2▲ 164×1 topic
  6. Electronic Health Records2▲ 74×2 topics
  7. Health Information Exchange2▲ 164×1 topic
  8. Physician Burnout2▲ 80×2 topics
  9. Quality of Life2▲ 3.4×8 topics
  10. Health Care Utilization2▲ 29×3 topics
  11. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 26×5 topics
  12. Management2▲ 4.5×2 topics
  13. Risk Factors2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  14. Gender Differences2▲ 10×4 topics
  15. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.8×2 topics
  16. Deep Learning2▲ 1.38×13 topics
  17. Sustainability2▲ 1.66×8 topics
  18. COVID-192▲ 4.3×7 topics
  19. Health Care Spending2▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Insurance Markets2▲ 45×1 topic
  21. Leadership2▲ 8.2×1 topic
  22. Strategic Management2▲ 27×1 topic
  23. Healthcare Quality1▲ 22×4 topics
  24. Machine Learning1▲ 1.26×8 topics
  25. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Healthcare1▲ 3.5×7 topics
  27. Mental Health1▲ 2.2×7 topics
  28. Motivation1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  29. Continuity of Care1▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Leadership Development1▲ 51×2 topics
  31. Genomics1▲ 6.1×2 topics
  32. Neural Networks1▲ 2.0×7 topics
  33. Patient-Centered Medical Home1▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Pay for Performance1▲ 43×1 topic
  35. Career Choice1▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Dental Students1▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Health Care Costs1▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Olfactory System1▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Patient Engagement1▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does athenahealth publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes.

Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 0 fractional worksComputer Graphics and Visualization Techniques: 0 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …0Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…0Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 0 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 0 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 0 fractional worksBioinformatics and Genom…0Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks: 0 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 0 fractional worksICT in Developing Communities: 0 fractional worksNatural Language Process…0Natural Language Processing Techniques: 0 fractional works
Signal ProcessingComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignHealth Information ManagementGeriatrics and Gerontology5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 0 works
  2. 2 Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 0 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 0 works
  4. 4 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 0 works
  5. 5 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  6. 6 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 0 works
  9. 9 ICT in Developing Communities Information Systems 0 works
  10. 10 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 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 available30.7%not open69.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has athenahealth's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
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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 athenahealth as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000047% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%athenahealth0.000067% in 202520102020

Fractional works of athenahealth over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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