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Child Trends

In research, Child Trends stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,368 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,889 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,210
of 28,054 · #19,188 all time
Rank in United States
#3,635
of 4,192
Research works
431
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
35.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Child Trends known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #4,368 of 16,945 46.8%270
Social SciencesField #2,889 of 10,206 54.2%167

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Child Trends 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 4.15× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.19× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.49× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Child Trends?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Harmon, Martha Zaslow and Kristin Anderson Moore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Child Trends.

  1. 1 Paul Harmon United States · #47,546 worldwide 352 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Martha Zaslow United States · #151,278 worldwide 193 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Kristin Anderson Moore United States · #159,470 worldwide 202 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Kathryn Tout United States · #180,874 worldwide 106 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Tamara Halle United States · #203,332 worldwide 192 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Jennifer Manlove United States · #249,115 worldwide 149 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Heather Gordon United States · #616,557 worldwide 72 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Jessica Dym Bartlett United States · #680,063 worldwide 71 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Christopher Trenholm United States · #788,969 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Brett Brown United States · #794,467 worldwide 34 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Child Trends

Which keywords describe research at Child Trends?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Child Development, Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Self-Regulation, School Engagement, Student-Teacher Relationships and Resilience.

▲ 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. Mental Health8▲ 8.0×14 topics
  2. Child Development8▲ 27×6 topics
  3. Academic Achievement7▲ 62×4 topics
  4. Early Childhood Education7▲ 119×2 topics
  5. Self-Regulation6▲ 53×2 topics
  6. School Engagement6▲ 201×1 topic
  7. Student-Teacher Relationships6▲ 201×1 topic
  8. Resilience4▲ 12×4 topics
  9. Education4▲ 3.1×7 topics
  10. Public Health3▲ 3.1×9 topics
  11. Depression3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  12. Clinical Trials3▲ 5.6×7 topics
  13. Developmental Trajectories3▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Social Support3▲ 6.9×8 topics
  15. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 26×2 topics
  16. Risk Factors2▲ 3.2×7 topics
  17. Student Achievement2▲ 42×3 topics
  18. Adolescent Development2▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Adverse Experiences2▲ 84×1 topic
  20. Childhood Trauma2▲ 52×1 topic
  21. Community Engagement2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  22. Parenting2▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Academic Performance2▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Extracurricular Activities2▲ 149×1 topic
  25. Parental Involvement2▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Youth Development Programs2▲ 149×1 topic
  27. Socioeconomic Factors2▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Adolescents2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  29. Family Engagement2▲ 65×1 topic
  30. Health Equity2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  31. Homework2▲ 122×1 topic
  32. Psychological Impact2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  33. Emotion Regulation2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  34. Children2▲ 10.0×2 topics
  35. Psychopathology2▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Anxiety Disorders2▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Behavioral Problems2▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Mental Illness1▲ 28×3 topics
  40. Academic Medicine1▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Child Trends publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Early Childhood Education and Development, Child Abuse and Trauma, Youth Development and Social Support and Parental Involvement in Education.

Early Childhood Educatio…6Early Childhood Education and Development: 6 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma2Child Abuse and Trauma: 2 fractional worksYouth Development and So…2Youth Development and Social Support: 2 fractional worksParental Involvement in …2Parental Involvement in Education: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…2Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…1Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksChild Welfare and Adoption: 1 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksSex and Gender in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksScience and Science Education: 1 fractional works
EducationClinical PsychologySafety ResearchGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 6 works
  2. 2 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Youth Development and Social Support Safety Research 2 works
  4. 4 Parental Involvement in Education Education 2 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Child Welfare and Adoption Safety Research 1 works
  8. 8 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Sex and Gender in Healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Science and Science Education Political Science and International Relations 1 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 available32.6%not open67.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Child Trends's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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