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CDC Foundation

In research, CDC Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,797 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,359 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,019
of 22,385 · #8,545 all time
Rank in United States
#1,520
of 3,332
Research works
750
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
CDC Foundation

What is CDC Foundation 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,797 of 9,902 10.0%116 #2686
MedicineField #3,359 of 8,541 10.6%97 #3016

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where CDC Foundation 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 fields of science does CDC Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at CDC Foundation is in Health Sciences, 13% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (57%), Health Professions (11%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 131 fractional works · 67.7% of its workMedicine: 110 fractional works · 56.6% of its workEpidemiology: 23 fractional works · 12.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 20 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 15 fractional works · 7.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 10.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 18 fractional works · 9.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 13.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 7.2% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 13.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 5.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCDC Foundation194fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences68%Social Sciences13%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11056.6%
    2. Health Professions2110.7%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences147.2%
    2. Psychology73.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.9%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology126.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology105.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.1%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Environmental Science31.8%
    2. Mathematics31.4%
    3. Computer Science21.0%
    4. Chemistry20.8%
    5. Engineering10.7%
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: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.17× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.17× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.04× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.94× its world share, 110 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology5.17×10 works
  2. Health Professions4.04×21 works
  3. Medicine2.94×110 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.20×12 works
  5. Psychology1.19×7 works
  6. Mathematics1.17×3 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.74×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.71×3 works
  9. Nursing0.69×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.57×14 works
  11. Chemistry0.54×2 works
  12. Environmental Science0.36×3 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.29×2 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×2 works
  15. Neuroscience0.20×1 works
  16. Dentistry0.15×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.13×2 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.11×0 works
  19. Engineering0.05×1 works

Who are the top researchers at CDC Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Elizabeth L. Seaman, Scott A. Wilson and Rachel Powell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CDC Foundation.

  1. 1 Elizabeth L. Seaman United States · #1,115,103 worldwide 1k citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Scott A. Wilson United States · #2,078,949 worldwide 653 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Rachel Powell United States · #2,226,417 worldwide 473 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Fleetwood Loustalot United States · #2,437,102 worldwide 186 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Rachel Powell United States · #2,674,451 worldwide 259 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Priscila Bascuñán United States · #2,811,092 worldwide 387 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Turquoise Sidibe United States · #4,244,756 worldwide 176 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at CDC Foundation

What are the most cited papers from CDC Foundation?

The most cited paper from CDC Foundation is "Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States: Part II" (Reva C. Lawrence, David T. Felson, Charles G. Helmick et al., 2007), with 5,546 citations. Next come "Clinical manifestations, risk factors, and maternal and perinatal outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy: living systematic review and meta-analysis" (2,402) and "Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States: Part I" (2,084).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States: Part II Reva C. Lawrence, David T. Felson, Charles G. Helmick et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Open access 28 Dec 2007 5,546
2 Clinical manifestations, risk factors, and maternal and perinatal outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnancy: living systematic review and meta-analysis John Allotey et al. · BMJ ReviewOpen access Sep 2020 2,402
3 Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States: Part I Charles G. Helmick, David T. Felson, Reva C. Lawrence et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism 28 Dec 2007 2,084
4 Update on Prevalence of Periodontitis in Adults in the United States: NHANES 2009 to 2012 Paul I. Eke, Bruce A. Dye, Wei Liang et al. · Journal of Periodontology Open access 17 Feb 2015 1,521
5 Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Risk of Premature Mortality David W. Brown, Robert F. Anda, Henning W. Tiemeier et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine 18 Oct 2009 1,390
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at CDC Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Risk Factors, Vaccine, Health Promotion, Pathogenesis, Community Health and Antibiotic Resistance.

▲ 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. Epidemiology53▲ 6.9×63 topics
  2. Public Health31▲ 11×29 topics
  3. Risk Factors15▲ 6.8×15 topics
  4. Vaccine13▲ 16×10 topics
  5. Health Promotion12▲ 19×7 topics
  6. Pandemic12▲ 6.0×7 topics
  7. COVID-1911▲ 4.5×14 topics
  8. Pathogenesis11▲ 11×13 topics
  9. Community Health11▲ 35×4 topics
  10. Antibiotic Resistance10▲ 14×8 topics
  11. Infectious Diseases10▲ 15×6 topics
  12. SARS-CoV-29▲ 16×6 topics
  13. Global Burden of Disease9▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Mental Health9▲ 3.3×16 topics
  15. Vaccine Development9▲ 18×8 topics
  16. Immune Response9▲ 7.8×11 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Health8▲ 21×3 topics
  18. Social Media8▲ 2.9×5 topics
  19. Ideal Cardiovascular Health8▲ 115×1 topic
  20. Preventive Medicine8▲ 107×1 topic
  21. Global Burden6▲ 5.8×11 topics
  22. Antimicrobial Resistance6▲ 15×7 topics
  23. Drug Resistance6▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Psychiatric Disorders6▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Healthcare-Associated Infections6▲ 22×5 topics
  26. Risk Perception6▲ 11×3 topics
  27. ACE2 Receptor5▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Global Access5▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Global Health5▲ 18×4 topics
  30. COVID-19 Vaccine5▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Vaccine Hesitancy5▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Antimicrobial Stewardship5▲ 58×1 topic
  33. Bacterial Infections5▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Cancer Risk5▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Disease Burden5▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Pregnancy5▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Viral Infections5▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Host Immune Response5▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Maternal Mortality5▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does CDC Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Antibiotic Use and Resistance and Respiratory viral infections research.

Cardiovascular Health an…8Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 8 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hes…5Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 5 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resis…5Antibiotic Use and Resistance: 5 fractional worksRespiratory viral infect…5Respiratory viral infections research: 5 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 4 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 4 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …4SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 4 fractional worksPublic Health Policies and Education: 3 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 3 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in…3Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 3 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineHealthApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyEpidemiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  2. 2 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 5 works
  3. 3 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 5 works
  4. 4 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 5 works
  5. 5 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 4 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 4 works
  7. 7 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 4 works
  8. 8 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  10. 10 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 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 available56.9%not open43.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has CDC Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% 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 CDC Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00053% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%CDC Foundation0.00060% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of CDC Foundation 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%CDC Foundation11.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.2% in 2012.

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