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Boston Children's at Waltham

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Research works
36
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
636
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Boston Children's at Waltham

Not ranked overall: Boston Children's at Waltham 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 Boston Children's at Waltham work in?

In all years, 69% of research at Boston Children's at Waltham is in Health Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (62%), Neuroscience (8%), Psychology (8%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 25 fractional works · 69.5% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 62.4% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 7.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 7.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 15.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 7.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 7.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workALL ITS WORKBoston Children'sat Waltham36fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences69%Social Sciences15%

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 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2362.4%
    2. Health Professions26.7%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Psychology37.7%
    2. Social Sciences13.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities12.8%
    4. Decision Sciences01.2%
    1. Neuroscience37.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.5%
    1. Engineering13.6%
    2. Chemical Engineering01.4%
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.

Neuroscience: 4.40× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 15.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.09× its world share, 6 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 3.66× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.98× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 15.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering15.17×0 works
  2. Neuroscience4.40×1 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.66×0 works
  4. Medicine3.09×6 works
  5. Psychology1.98×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.14×0 works
  7. Engineering0.93×1 works
  8. Social Sciences0.13×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Boston Children's at Waltham?

The most cited paper from Boston Children's at Waltham is "Insufficient sleep in adolescents: causes and consequences" (Judith Owens, Miriam Weiss, 2017), with 317 citations. Next come "Sleep of preschoolers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) outbreak" (174) and "Parents’ Intentions to Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19" (158).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Insufficient sleep in adolescents: causes and consequences Judith Owens, Miriam Weiss · Minerva Pediatrics Jun 2017 317
2 Sleep of preschoolers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) outbreak Zhijun Liu, Hui Tang, Qiyun Jin et al. · Journal of Sleep Research 27 Jul 2020 174
3 Parents’ Intentions to Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19 Kristine M. Ruggiero, John W. Wong, Casey Fryer Sweeney et al. · Journal of Pediatric Health Care Open access Jul 2021 158
4 Mapping pain activation and connectivity of the human habenula L. Shelton, Gautam Pendse, Nasim Maleki et al. · Journal of Neurophysiology Open access 9 Feb 2012 129
5 Do Parent Protective Responses Mediate the Relation Between Parent Distress and Child Functional Disability Among Children With Chronic Pain? Christine B. Sieberg, Sara E. Williams, Laura E. Simons · Journal of Pediatric Psychology 8 Jul 2011 128
All 93 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Boston Children's at Waltham?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Concussion, Encephalopathy, Risk Factors, Injury Prevention, Disability, Muscle Injuries and Sports Injury.

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

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology10▲ 6.7×15 topics
  2. Concussion3▲ 254×1 topic
  3. Encephalopathy3▲ 149×1 topic
  4. Risk Factors3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  5. Injury Prevention3▲ 74×3 topics
  6. Disability2▲ 64×2 topics
  7. Muscle Injuries2▲ 115×1 topic
  8. Sports Injury2▲ 115×1 topic
  9. Chronic Pain2▲ 24×3 topics
  10. Global Burden2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  11. Adolescents2▲ 14×6 topics
  12. Obesity2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  13. Quality of Life2▲ 3.0×3 topics
  14. Biomechanics1▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Echocardiography1▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Low Back Pain1▲ 23×3 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders1▲ 5.7×8 topics
  18. Assistive Technology1▲ 91×1 topic
  19. Augmentative and Alternative Communication1▲ 225×1 topic
  20. Early Intervention1▲ 46×2 topics
  21. Genetics1▲ 4.7×3 topics
  22. Psychological Factors1▲ 20×3 topics
  23. Clinical Trials1▲ 5.3×2 topics
  24. Executive Functioning1▲ 29×2 topics
  25. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes1▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Congenital Heart Disease1▲ 35×2 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations1▲ 5.9×2 topics
  28. Rehabilitation1▲ 8.4×4 topics
  29. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy1▲ 101×1 topic
  30. Public Health1▲ 2.0×3 topics
  31. Publication1▲ 199×1 topic
  32. Scientific Writing1▲ 199×1 topic
  33. Sudden Death1▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does Boston Children's at Waltham publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sports injuries and prevention, Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors and Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies.

Sports injuries and prev…1Sports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …0Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 0 fractional worksRheology and Fluid Dynam…0Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies: 0 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 0 fractional worksScientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation: 0 fractional worksSports Performance and T…0Sports Performance and Training: 0 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 0 fractional worksEating Disorders and Behaviors: 0 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 0 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineBiomedical EngineeringCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineFluid Flow and Transfer Processes4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 0 works
  5. 5 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 0 works
  6. 6 Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 0 works
  7. 7 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 0 works
  9. 9 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 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 available24.0%not open76.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Boston Children's at Waltham's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Boston Children's at Waltham as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000057% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Boston Children's at Waltham over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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