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Boys Town National Research Hospital

In research, Boys Town National Research Hospital stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,915 of 7,800 worldwide) and Neuroscience (#1,113 of 1,168 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Neuroscience — Cognitive Neuroscience is 34.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,089
of 28,054 · #9,348 all time
Rank in United States
#1,966
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
31.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Boys Town National Research Hospital 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,915 of 7,800 11.3%79 #4481
NeuroscienceField #1,113 of 1,168 10.5%66 #1408

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Boys Town National Research Hospital 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 Boys Town National Research Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 34.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 47.4 works34×
  2. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 24.0 works28×
  3. NeuroscienceField · 65.7 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 21.44× its world share, 66 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.11× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 7.11× its world share, 41 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 21.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Boys Town National Research Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, James Blair, William J. Kimberling and Dawna E. Lewis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Boys Town National Research Hospital.

  1. 1 James Blair United States · #158,531 worldwide 351 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 William J. Kimberling United States · #255,273 worldwide 116 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Dawna E. Lewis United States · #346,143 worldwide 92 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Tony W. Wilson United States · #592,565 worldwide 68 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Mary Pat Moeller United States · #715,737 worldwide 44 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Michael P. Gorga United States · #783,909 worldwide 91 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Ryan W. McCreery United States · #845,208 worldwide 26 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Karina S. Blair United States · #866,797 worldwide 50 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Stephen T. Neely United States · #921,289 worldwide 96 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Monita Chatterjee United States · #972,824 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Boys Town National Research Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Boys Town National Research Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Language Development, Hearing Loss, Speech Perception, Quality of Life, Bilingualism, Neural Plasticity, Cognitive Decline and Social Isolation.

▲ 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. Language Development30▲ 133×5 topics
  2. Hearing Loss25▲ 114×3 topics
  3. Quality of Life20▲ 7.5×18 topics
  4. Speech Perception20▲ 127×3 topics
  5. Bilingualism19▲ 72×3 topics
  6. Neural Plasticity18▲ 54×5 topics
  7. Cognitive Decline16▲ 71×2 topics
  8. Social Isolation16▲ 41×2 topics
  9. Age-related Hearing Loss16▲ 230×1 topic
  10. Cochlear Implants16▲ 230×1 topic
  11. Neurological Disorders16▲ 15×9 topics
  12. Functional Connectivity13▲ 53×3 topics
  13. Epidemiology12▲ 1.62×33 topics
  14. Social Interaction12▲ 15×5 topics
  15. Language Acquisition11▲ 52×2 topics
  16. Neural Correlates11▲ 60×6 topics
  17. Speech and Language Disorder9▲ 250×1 topic
  18. Statistical Learning9▲ 250×1 topic
  19. Default Mode Network8▲ 62×1 topic
  20. Resting-State fMRI8▲ 62×1 topic
  21. Early Intervention8▲ 47×2 topics
  22. Cognitive Development8▲ 34×3 topics
  23. Genetics8▲ 5.7×12 topics
  24. Gesture8▲ 153×1 topic
  25. Sign Language8▲ 65×1 topic
  26. Public Health7▲ 2.7×8 topics
  27. Cancer7▲ 2.9×9 topics
  28. Biomarkers7▲ 5.6×6 topics
  29. Cochlear Neuropathy7▲ 123×1 topic
  30. Tinnitus7▲ 123×1 topic
  31. Neuronal Oscillations6▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Neural Mechanisms6▲ 33×4 topics
  33. Neuroimaging6▲ 11×8 topics
  34. Cognitive Control5▲ 48×2 topics
  35. Perceptual Learning5▲ 54×2 topics
  36. Neurobiology5▲ 10×8 topics
  37. Speech Production5▲ 81×2 topics
  38. Prefrontal Cortex5▲ 32×3 topics
  39. Emotion Regulation5▲ 8.0×5 topics
  40. Working Memory4▲ 25×3 topics

Which research topics does Boys Town National Research Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Language Development and Disorders, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies and Hearing Impairment and Communication.

Hearing Loss and Rehabil…16Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 16 fractional worksLanguage Development and Disorders: 9 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connect…8Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 8 fractional worksHearing Impairment and C…8Hearing Impairment and Communication: 8 fractional worksHearing, Cochlea, Tinnit…7Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics: 7 fractional worksNoise Effects and Manage…4Noise Effects and Management: 4 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…4EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 4 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 4 fractional worksPhonetics and Phonology Research: 4 fractional worksReading and Literacy Development: 4 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologySensory SystemsSpeech and Hearing1 others

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

  1. 1 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 16 works
  2. 2 Language Development and Disorders Developmental and Educational Psychology 9 works
  3. 3 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 8 works
  4. 4 Hearing Impairment and Communication Developmental and Educational Psychology 8 works
  5. 5 Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Sensory Systems 7 works
  6. 6 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 4 works
  7. 7 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  8. 8 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  9. 9 Phonetics and Phonology Research Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 Reading and Literacy Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 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 available46.3%not open53.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Boys Town National Research Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher 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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