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Carter Center

In research, Carter Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,403 of 6,403 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,218 of 9,902 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,321 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Anthropology and Mechanics of Materials (Forestry is 111.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#2,761
of 22,385 · #2,082 all time
Rank in United States
#462
of 3,332
Research works
1.3k
▲ 249% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
28.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Carter Center

What is Carter Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #1,403 of 6,403 5.9%85 #1562
Health SciencesDomain #2,218 of 9,902 7.0%105 #1727
Physical SciencesDomain #6,321 of 10,670 4.4%78 #4307
Social SciencesDomain #6,401 of 9,585 3.3%91 #6280
Health ProfessionsField #1,712 of 1,895 0.8%62 -

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Carter Center 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#1,562 #1,403
  2. Health Sciences#1,727 #2,218
  3. Physical Sciences#4,307 #6,321
  4. Social Sciences#6,280 #6,401
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Carter Center work in?

In 2022-now, 27% of research at Carter Center is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Health Professions (15%), Engineering (14%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 115 fractional works · 27.0% of its workEngineering: 61 fractional works · 14.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 49 fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 13 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Energy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 112 fractional works · 26.4% of its workHealth Professions: 62 fractional works · 14.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 60 fractional works · 14.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 47 fractional works · 11.0% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 107 fractional works · 25.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 14.1% of its workAnthropology: 36 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 31 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPhilosophy: 29 fractional works · 6.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 91 fractional works · 21.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 54 fractional works · 12.7% of its workForestry: 49 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 21 fractional works · 4.9% of its workImmunology: 15 fractional works · 3.5% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCarter Center424fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences25%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6114.4%
    2. Environmental Science184.2%
    3. Energy133.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences122.8%
    5. Computer Science61.4%
    6. Materials Science20.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    8. Mathematics10.2%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Health Professions6214.6%
    2. Medicine4711.0%
    3. Veterinary20.4%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences6014.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities317.4%
    3. Psychology61.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting40.9%
    6. Decision Sciences10.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5412.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology214.9%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology133.1%
    4. Neuroscience30.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Carter Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 111.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 49.2 works112×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 36.2 works30×
  3. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 49.2 works16×
  4. PhilosophySubfield · 29.0 works16×
  5. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 59.7 works10×
← 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: 2.67× its world share, 54 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.83× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.27× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.96× its world share, 61 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.55× its world share, 62 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.72× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.57× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.55×62 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology4.83×21 works
  3. Energy3.27×13 works
  4. Veterinary2.72×2 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.67×54 works
  6. Arts and Humanities2.57×31 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.78×12 works
  8. Social Sciences1.11×60 works
  9. Engineering0.96×61 works
  10. Environmental Science0.86×18 works
  11. Nursing0.67×1 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.59×13 works
  13. Medicine0.57×47 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.50×4 works
  15. Neuroscience0.44×3 works
  16. Psychology0.43×6 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.33×1 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×4 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.26×0 works
  20. Dentistry0.24×0 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.22×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.18×6 works
  23. Mathematics0.17×1 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.15×1 works
  25. Materials Science0.12×2 works
  26. Chemistry0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Carter Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Paul M. Emerson, Estifanos Biru Shargie and Lorence Rapoport lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Carter Center.

  1. 1 Paul M. Emerson United States · #504,628 worldwide 9.9k citations · 233 works
  2. 2 Estifanos Biru Shargie United States · #855,210 worldwide 1.8k citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Lorence Rapoport United States · #975,922 worldwide 1k citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Tesfaye Teferi United States · #1,070,077 worldwide 928 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Kelly Callahan United States · #1,129,773 worldwide 791 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Tigist Astale United States · #1,225,288 worldwide 653 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Scott D. Nash United States · #1,273,375 worldwide 2.8k citations · 183 works
  8. 8 Aryc W. Mosher United States · #1,290,406 worldwide 1.3k citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Jonathan D. King United States · #1,347,457 worldwide 2.9k citations · 99 works
  10. 10 Frank O. Richards United States · #1,447,937 worldwide 5k citations · 142 works
All ranked researchers at Carter Center

What are the most cited papers from Carter Center?

The most cited paper from Carter Center is "The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development" (Vikram Patel et al., 2018), with 3,714 citations. Next come "Reactive Oxygen Species in Metabolic and Inflammatory Signaling" (2,084) and "Nucleotides released by apoptotic cells act as a find-me signal to promote phagocytic clearance" (1,643).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development Vikram Patel et al. · The Lancet Open access Oct 2018 3,714
2 Reactive Oxygen Species in Metabolic and Inflammatory Signaling Steven J. Forrester, Daniel Seicho Kikuchi, Marina S. Hernandes et al. · Circulation Research Open access 15 Mar 2018 2,084
3 Nucleotides released by apoptotic cells act as a find-me signal to promote phagocytic clearance Michael Rusty Elliott, Faraaz B. Chekeni, Paul C. Trampont et al. · Nature Open access Sep 2009 1,643
4 Characterization of Peptides Bound to the Class I MHC Molecule HLA-A2.1 by Mass Spectrometry Donald F. Hunt, Robert A. Henderson, Jeffrey Shabanowitz et al. · Science 6 Mar 1992 1,214
5 Pannexin 1 channels mediate ‘find-me’ signal release and membrane permeability during apoptosis Faraaz B. Chekeni, Michael Rusty Elliott, Joanna K. Sandilos et al. · Nature Open access Oct 2010 1,123
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Carter Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Water Use Efficiency, Grazing Management, Perennial Pastures, Molecular Dynamics, Graphene, Nanocomposites, Mechanical Properties and Thermal Properties.

▲ 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-now 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. Water Use Efficiency49▲ 348×2 topics
  2. Grazing Management49▲ 2924×1 topic
  3. Perennial Pastures49▲ 2924×1 topic
  4. Molecular Dynamics49▲ 66×2 topics
  5. Graphene49▲ 17×2 topics
  6. Nanocomposites49▲ 15×2 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties48▲ 12×1 topic
  8. Thermal Properties48▲ 93×1 topic
  9. Aboriginal Astronomy36▲ 3216×1 topic
  10. Australian Indigenous Languages36▲ 3216×1 topic
  11. Mental Health32▲ 5.2×15 topics
  12. Ethics31▲ 14×11 topics
  13. Healthcare30▲ 6.2×9 topics
  14. Aging30▲ 13×7 topics
  15. Quality of Life30▲ 4.9×12 topics
  16. Social Support29▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Identity29▲ 9.5×4 topics
  18. History29▲ 9.9×5 topics
  19. Cultural Studies29▲ 18×3 topics
  20. Phenomenology29▲ 63×2 topics
  21. Philosophy29▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Caregiving28▲ 97×1 topic
  23. Elderly28▲ 28×1 topic
  24. Healthcare Legislation28▲ 120×1 topic
  25. Hermeneutics28▲ 84×1 topic
  26. Narrative28▲ 43×1 topic
  27. Patient Rights28▲ 97×1 topic
  28. Climate Change19▲ 1.65×33 topics
  29. Renewable Energy18▲ 2.9×20 topics
  30. Epidemiology15◆ 0.89×55 topics
  31. Sustainability15▲ 1.46×35 topics
  32. Inflammation12▲ 1.35×38 topics
  33. Geological Mapping11▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Data Integration10▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Geological Modeling9▲ 143×1 topic
  36. Uncertainty Analysis9▲ 143×1 topic
  37. Immune Response7▲ 2.8×16 topics
  38. Energy Transition6▲ 9.4×4 topics
  39. Helminth Infections4▲ 25×2 topics
  40. EROI4▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Carter Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pasture and Agricultural Systems, Railway Systems and Materials Science, Australian Indigenous Culture and History and Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues.

Pasture and Agricultural…49Pasture and Agricultural Systems: 49 fractional worksRailway Systems and Materials Science: 48 fractional worksAustralian Indigenous Culture and History: 36 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and S…28Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 28 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…28Health, Medicine and Society: 28 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 28 fractional worksGeological Modeling and Analysis: 9 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 4 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 3 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 3 fractional works
ForestryMechanics of MaterialsAnthropologyGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Pasture and Agricultural Systems Forestry 49 works
  2. 2 Railway Systems and Materials Science Mechanics of Materials 48 works
  3. 3 Australian Indigenous Culture and History Anthropology 36 works
  4. 4 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 28 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 28 works
  6. 6 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 28 works
  7. 7 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 9 works
  8. 8 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  9. 9 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 3 works
  10. 10 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 3 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 available56.0%not open44.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Carter Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 249% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Carter Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00049% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Carter Center0.0031% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Carter Center3.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.8% in 2009.

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