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Ethics and Public Policy Center

In research, Ethics and Public Policy Center stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,074 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,355 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,391 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,141
of 28,054 · #14,919 all time
Rank in United States
#2,612
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Ethics and Public Policy Center 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 #4,074 of 16,945 18.7%671
Health SciencesDomain #6,355 of 20,462 18.3%355
MedicineField #6,391 of 17,978 19.5%200
Social SciencesField #4,063 of 10,206 18.6%356
Health ProfessionsField #2,753 of 3,776 16.8%150
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #1,581 of 2,051 16.5%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ethics and Public Policy 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 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.59× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.36× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.84× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.82× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.42× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ethics and Public Policy Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Pauline Kleingeld, George Weigel and Titus Stahl lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ethics and Public Policy Center.

  1. 1 Pauline Kleingeld United States · #93,053 worldwide 105 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 George Weigel United States · #145,506 worldwide 33 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Titus Stahl United States · #154,759 worldwide 96 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Pieter Boele van Hensbroek United States · #154,891 worldwide 67 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Charlotte Knowles United States · #483,154 worldwide 34 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Jochen Bojanowski United States · #696,240 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Katleen Gabriels United States · #1,118,493 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Marc Pauly United States · #1,237,580 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 van Qc Rinie Est United States · #1,363,014 worldwide 2 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Ethics and Public Policy Center

Which keywords describe research at Ethics and Public Policy Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Human Rights, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Multiculturalism, Quality of Life, Health Equity and Globalization.

▲ 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. Human Rights7▲ 7.3×14 topics
  2. Ethics7▲ 15×19 topics
  3. Big Data6▲ 6.7×7 topics
  4. Globalization6▲ 3.0×21 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 4.3×7 topics
  6. Epidemiology6▲ 1.48×38 topics
  7. Machine Learning6▲ 1.77×8 topics
  8. Quality of Life5▲ 3.8×22 topics
  9. Education5▲ 2.9×20 topics
  10. Healthcare4▲ 3.6×8 topics
  11. Multiculturalism4▲ 21×2 topics
  12. Health Equity4▲ 14×4 topics
  13. Public Health4▲ 2.6×21 topics
  14. Social Justice4▲ 6.4×13 topics
  15. Precision Medicine4▲ 7.7×5 topics
  16. Religion4▲ 7.5×8 topics
  17. Social Responsibility3▲ 14×2 topics
  18. International Law3▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Equality3▲ 51×4 topics
  20. Ethical Challenges3▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Psychological Impact3▲ 9.1×5 topics
  22. Clinical Decision Support3▲ 21×1 topic
  23. Ethical Considerations3▲ 8.5×12 topics
  24. Medical Imaging3▲ 5.6×1 topic
  25. Cosmopolitanism3▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Global Justice3▲ 131×1 topic
  27. Gender3▲ 4.9×10 topics
  28. Philosophy2▲ 5.6×10 topics
  29. Discrimination2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Ethical Climate2▲ 78×1 topic
  31. Medical Ethics2▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Moral Distress2▲ 78×1 topic
  33. Primary Care2▲ 6.3×9 topics
  34. Algorithmic Bias2▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Assisted Reproductive Technology2▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Fairness2▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Global Trends2▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Surveillance2▲ 8.3×1 topic
  39. Infertility2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Political Philosophy2▲ 37×2 topics

Which research topics does Ethics and Public Policy Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Political Philosophy and Ethics, Ethics in medical practice and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI.

Artificial Intelligence …3Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 3 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and…3Political Philosophy and Ethics: 3 fractional worksEthics in medical practice2Ethics in medical practice: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…2Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksReproductive Health and Technologies: 2 fractional worksEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …2American Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…2Climate Change Policy and Economics: 2 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Resea…1Ethics in Clinical Research: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…1Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional works
Health InformaticsPolitical Science and International RelationsGeneral Health ProfessionsSafety Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 3 works
  2. 2 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  3. 3 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  5. 5 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  7. 7 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available35.5%not open64.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ethics and Public Policy Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower than in 2013–2017.

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