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Employee Benefit Research Institute

In research, Employee Benefit Research Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,141 of 16,945 worldwide), Demography (#478 of 835 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#2,146 of 3,268 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,112
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,262
of 8,685
Research works
581
▼ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Employee Benefit Research Institute 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 #9,141 of 16,945 30.9%431
DemographySubfield #478 of 835 31.5%133
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #2,146 of 3,268 31.2%146
Social SciencesField #6,884 of 10,206 30.8%171
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #1,781 of 2,466 32.5%135
Health SciencesDomain #16,956 of 20,462 22.1%139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Employee Benefit Research Institute 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.89× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.11× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.09× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Employee Benefit Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Jack VanDerhei, Paul Fronstin and Craig Copeland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Employee Benefit Research Institute.

  1. 1 Jack VanDerhei United States · #297,178 worldwide 73 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Paul Fronstin United States · #472,390 worldwide 74 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Craig Copeland United States · #514,927 worldwide 37 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 John A. MacDonald United States · #568,513 worldwide 33 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Dallas L. Salisbury United States · #752,325 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Employee Benefit Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Employee Benefit Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Income Inequality, Consumer Behavior, Financial Literacy, Retirement Planning, Aging Workforce, Retirement, Shareholder Value and Corporate Governance.

▲ 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 14 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. Income Inequality4▲ 137×3 topics
  2. Consumer Behavior2▲ 16×2 topics
  3. Financial Literacy2▲ 108×1 topic
  4. Retirement Planning2▲ 279×1 topic
  5. Aging Workforce2▲ 302×1 topic
  6. Retirement2▲ 103×1 topic
  7. Corporate Governance2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  8. Shareholder Value2▲ 62×2 topics
  9. Globalization1▲ 3.2×4 topics
  10. Well-being1▲ 16×6 topics
  11. Financialization1▲ 58×1 topic
  12. Housing1▲ 120×1 topic
  13. Political Economy1▲ 17×1 topic
  14. Welfare State1▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does Employee Benefit Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis, Retirement, Disability, and Employment, Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism and Social Policy and Reform Studies.

Financial Literacy, Pens…2Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 2 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, and Employment: 2 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 1 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 1 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 1 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Conc…1Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 1 fractional worksEducational Methods and Impacts: 0 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 0 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 0 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 0 fractional works
AccountingDemographyFinancePolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 2 works
  2. 2 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 2 works
  3. 3 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 1 works
  4. 4 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Educational Methods and Impacts Education 0 works
  8. 8 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  10. 10 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 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 available78.6%not open21.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.4%domestic only96.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Employee Benefit Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% lower 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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