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Efficacy Institute

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Research works
10
▲ 120% vs 2018-21
Citations
58
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
82%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Efficacy Institute

Not ranked overall: Efficacy Institute is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Efficacy Institute work in?

In all years, 45% of research at Efficacy Institute is in Health Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (35%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (20%), Psychology (17%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 5 fractional works · 45.0% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 35.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 9.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 6.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 6.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 24.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 19.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 11.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 7.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 19.7% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 17.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 10.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 10.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 9.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEfficacyInstitute10fractional works, all years
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences45%Social Sciences20%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 9 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine435.4%
    2. Veterinary16.4%
    3. Health Professions03.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology219.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences03.2%
    3. Neuroscience02.0%
    1. Psychology217.0%
    2. Social Sciences02.7%
    1. Computer Science110.6%
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: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.36× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 70.09× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 70.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary70.09×1 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.36×2 works
  3. Computer Science1.84×1 works
  4. Health Professions1.81×0 works
  5. Medicine1.61×2 works
  6. Psychology1.56×0 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.00×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.19×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Efficacy Institute?

The most cited paper from Efficacy Institute is "Motivational Assessment: A Potential Means of Enhancing Treatment Success of Self-Injurious Individuals" (MaryAnn Demchak, James W. Halle, 1985), with 18 citations. Next come "Effects of Two Antecedent Conditions on Vocalization Frequency of Severely Retarded Children" (2) and "Research Bites" (0).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Motivational Assessment: A Potential Means of Enhancing Treatment Success of Self-Injurious Individuals MaryAnn Demchak, James W. Halle · Education and training of the mentally retarded Mar 1985 18
2 Effects of Two Antecedent Conditions on Vocalization Frequency of Severely Retarded Children James W. Halle, Frances M. Hunt, Janet E. Bjorenson · Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders Nov 1984 2
3 Research Bites Mary Yoke · ACSMʼs Health & Fitness Journal Open access 19 Apr 2024 0
4 RESEARCH BITES Mary M. Yoke · ACSMʼs Health & Fitness Journal Open access 22 Aug 2022 0
5 Research Bites Mary M. Yoke · ACSMʼs Health & Fitness Journal 27 Dec 2019 0
All 6 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Efficacy Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Online Learning and Analytics, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research and Gut microbiota and health.

Human-Animal Interaction…1Human-Animal Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research: 1 fractional worksGut microbiota and health1Gut microbiota and health: 1 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 0 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 0 fractional worksClinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control: 0 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 0 fractional worksNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior: 0 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 0 fractional works
GeneticsComputer Science ApplicationsInfectious DiseasesMolecular Biology6 others

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

  1. 1 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 1 works
  2. 2 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  3. 3 Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  4. 4 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control Physiology 0 works
  8. 8 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 0 works
  9. 9 Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Social Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 0 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 available82.5%not open17.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Efficacy Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 120% higher than in 2018-2021.

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