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CDC Foundation

In research, CDC Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,014 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,073 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,293
of 28,054 · #14,740 all time
Rank in United States
#2,323
of 4,192
Research works
750
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is CDC Foundation 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,014 of 11,982 12.9%116 #5698
MedicineField #8,073 of 10,443 13.0%97 #4976

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.27× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.06× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.93× its world share, 97 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at CDC Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Risk Factors, Health Promotion, Community Health, Vaccine, Pandemic 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology46▲ 6.8×62 topics
  2. Public Health28▲ 11×28 topics
  3. Risk Factors14▲ 7.3×15 topics
  4. Health Promotion11▲ 21×6 topics
  5. COVID-1911▲ 4.6×14 topics
  6. Community Health11▲ 39×4 topics
  7. Pandemic11▲ 5.8×7 topics
  8. Vaccine10▲ 15×10 topics
  9. Antibiotic Resistance9▲ 14×6 topics
  10. Global Burden of Disease9▲ 20×4 topics
  11. Infectious Diseases9▲ 15×6 topics
  12. Mental Health9▲ 3.5×16 topics
  13. Pathogenesis9▲ 10×12 topics
  14. SARS-CoV-28▲ 15×6 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Health8▲ 24×3 topics
  16. Ideal Cardiovascular Health8▲ 141×1 topic
  17. Preventive Medicine8▲ 133×1 topic
  18. Social Media8▲ 3.1×5 topics
  19. Immune Response7▲ 6.8×11 topics
  20. Vaccine Development6▲ 15×7 topics
  21. Global Burden6▲ 6.3×11 topics
  22. Drug Resistance6▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Risk Perception6▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Biomarkers5▲ 4.5×5 topics
  25. COVID-19 Vaccine5▲ 42×1 topic
  26. Vaccine Hesitancy5▲ 45×1 topic
  27. Psychiatric Disorders5▲ 22×3 topics
  28. ACE2 Receptor5▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Global Health5▲ 19×4 topics
  30. Healthcare-Associated Infections5▲ 23×5 topics
  31. Antimicrobial Stewardship5▲ 63×1 topic
  32. Bacterial Infections5▲ 63×1 topic
  33. Pregnancy5▲ 13×5 topics
  34. Cancer Risk4▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Antimicrobial Resistance4▲ 13×7 topics
  36. Health Equity4▲ 8.9×5 topics
  37. Viral Transmission4▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Health Consequences4▲ 8.3×2 topics
  39. Behavior Change4▲ 16×4 topics
  40. Prevention Guidelines4▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does CDC Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Antibiotic Use and Resistance and Smoking Behavior and Cessation.

Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 8 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 5 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resis…5Antibiotic Use and Resistance: 5 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Ces…4Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 4 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 4 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 3 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…3Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 3 fractional worksPublic Health Policies and Education: 3 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineHealthApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyPhysiology5 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 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 4 works
  5. 5 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 4 works
  6. 6 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 3 works
  7. 7 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  8. 8 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 2 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has CDC Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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