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Child Development Center

In research, Child Development Center stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,530 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology (Psychology is 7.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,691
of 22,385 · #7,430 all time
Rank in Qatar
#13
of 21
Research works
1.2k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
33k
27.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
54%
world 18%
Child Development Center

What is Child Development 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,530 of 9,585 6.1%66 #4734

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

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Child Development Center is in Social Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Psychology (23%), Medicine (23%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 79 fractional works · 50.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 23.4% of its workEducation: 20 fractional works · 12.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 36 fractional works · 23.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 20 fractional works · 12.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 47 fractional works · 29.9% of its workMedicine: 36 fractional works · 22.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 22 fractional works · 14.1% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 8.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.7% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKChild DevelopmentCenter157fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences50%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3723.4%
    2. Psychology3623.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Medicine3622.8%
    2. Health Professions106.3%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Neuroscience138.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology74.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    1. Computer Science42.4%
    2. Engineering21.1%
    3. Environmental Science21.1%
    4. Mathematics10.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Child Development Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 36.4 works7.6×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.06× its world share, 13 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.40× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.19× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 7.59× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology7.59×36 works
  2. Neuroscience5.06×13 works
  3. Health Professions2.40×10 works
  4. Social Sciences1.85×37 works
  5. Nursing1.26×1 works
  6. Medicine1.19×36 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.82×7 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×1 works
  9. Mathematics0.64×1 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.58×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.44×2 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.43×1 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×2 works
  14. Dentistry0.32×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.30×4 works
  16. Environmental Science0.21×2 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×1 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  19. Engineering0.07×2 works
  20. Energy0.06×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.05×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.03×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Child Development Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Elizabeth M Fairgrieve, Kath Fingleton and 一弥 吉澤 lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Child Development Center.

  1. 1 Elizabeth M Fairgrieve Qatar · #4,066,017 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Kath Fingleton Qatar · #4,359,209 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 一弥 吉澤 Qatar · #4,653,127 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 明子 澤村 Qatar · #4,969,677 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Shigehiro Ukegawa Qatar · #5,052,218 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Stephanie Thornton Qatar · #7,680,522 worldwide 431 citations · 360 works
All ranked researchers at Child Development Center

What are the most cited papers from Child Development Center?

The most cited paper from Child Development Center is "The Relation of Preschool Child-Care Quality to Children's Cognitive and Social Developmental Trajectories through Second Grade" (Ellen S Peisner-Feinberg, Margaret Burchinal, Richard M. Clifford et al., 2001), with 1,163 citations. Next come "Mitochondrial dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (939) and "The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex" (910).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Relation of Preschool Child-Care Quality to Children's Cognitive and Social Developmental Trajectories through Second Grade Ellen S Peisner-Feinberg, Margaret Burchinal, Richard M. Clifford et al. · Child Development Sep 2001 1,163
2 Mitochondrial dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis Daniel A. Rossignol, Richard E. Frye · Molecular Psychiatry ReviewOpen access 25 Jan 2011 939
3 The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex Katrina L. Grasby et al. · Science Open access362 authors 19 Mar 2020 910
4 Elevated Levels of FMR1 mRNA in Carrier Males: A New Mechanism of Involvement in the Fragile-X Syndrome Flora Tassone, Randi Jenssen Hagerman, Annette K. Taylor et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics Open access 2000 778
5 RACIAL DISPARITIES IN HEALTH Michelle J. Sternthal, Natalie B. Slopen, David R. Williams · Du Bois Review Social Science Research on Race Open access 2011 767
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Child Development Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Child Development, Genetics, Resilience, Depression, Executive Functioning, Autism Spectrum Disorders and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.3×41 topics
  2. Mental Health14▲ 6.3×26 topics
  3. Child Development12▲ 18×7 topics
  4. Genetics10▲ 8.8×8 topics
  5. Depression9▲ 6.7×11 topics
  6. Resilience9▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Executive Functioning8▲ 42×3 topics
  8. Autism Spectrum Disorders8▲ 51×2 topics
  9. Adolescents8▲ 13×7 topics
  10. Emotion Regulation8▲ 15×6 topics
  11. Coping Strategies7▲ 18×6 topics
  12. Parenting Stress7▲ 64×2 topics
  13. Psychopathology7▲ 24×3 topics
  14. Neurodevelopmental Disorders7▲ 32×4 topics
  15. Early Intervention6▲ 45×2 topics
  16. Education6▲ 2.3×13 topics
  17. Emotion Recognition6▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Brain Connectivity6▲ 42×2 topics
  19. Educational Technology6▲ 3.3×14 topics
  20. Neuroanatomy6▲ 38×1 topic
  21. Social Skills Interventions6▲ 61×1 topic
  22. Caregiver Well-Being6▲ 73×1 topic
  23. Children6▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Family Quality of Life6▲ 73×1 topic
  25. Academic Achievement6▲ 22×5 topics
  26. Developmental Trajectories6▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Self-Regulation6▲ 20×4 topics
  28. Parenting6▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Anxiety Disorders6▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Meta-Analysis6▲ 6.0×10 topics
  31. Behavioral Problems6▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Teacher Training6▲ 5.7×10 topics
  33. Educational Interventions5▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Early Childhood Education5▲ 40×2 topics
  35. School Engagement5▲ 69×1 topic
  36. Student-Teacher Relationships5▲ 69×1 topic
  37. Neurobiology5▲ 12×8 topics
  38. Language Development4▲ 23×5 topics
  39. Social Support4▲ 5.2×8 topics
  40. Prevalence4▲ 6.1×10 topics

Which research topics does Child Development Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Family and Disability Support Research, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Early Childhood Education and Development.

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 6 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 6 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 6 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…5Early Childhood Education and Development: 5 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 2 fractional worksBehavioral and Psychological Studies: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Feeding Issues: 2 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 2 fractional worksBreastfeeding Practices and Influences: 2 fractional worksEducational and Psychological Assessments: 2 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceClinical PsychologyEducationDevelopmental and Educational Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  2. 2 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 6 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 6 works
  4. 4 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 5 works
  5. 5 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 2 works
  6. 6 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  8. 8 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  9. 9 Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Educational and Psychological Assessments Developmental and Educational Psychology 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 available27.6%not open72.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.7%domestic only46.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Child Development Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Child Development Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00049% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Child Development Center0.00078% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Child Development 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 2025Child Development Center5.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.2% in 2011.

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