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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

In research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,416 of 7,800 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,060 of 3,579 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,120 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — Obstetrics and Gynecology is 13.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,336
of 28,054 · #747 all time
Rank in United States
#476
of 4,192
Research works
8.1k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
501k
61.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #1,416 of 7,800 25.4%236 #227
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,060 of 3,579 25.2%179 #238
MedicineField #3,120 of 10,443 22.2%266 #706
Health SciencesDomain #3,748 of 11,982 22.0%292 #827
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,075 of 2,175 22.1%113 #219

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#227 #1,416
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#238 #1,060
  3. Medicine#706 #3,120
  4. Health Sciences#827 #3,748
  5. Molecular Biology#219 #1,075
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Obstetrics and Gynecology takes 13.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 23.5 works13×
  2. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 25.3 works7.4×
  3. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 31.2 works6.6×
  4. Molecular BiologySubfield · 113.0 works5.9×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.31× its world share, 179 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.15× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.72× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.19× its world share, 266 worksMedicineNursing: 2.67× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development?

Ranked on the composite score, Marc H. Bornstein, David C. Klein and Rosemary D. Higgins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

  1. 1 Marc H. Bornstein United States · #6,552 worldwide 1.9k citations · 168 works
  2. 2 David C. Klein United States · #16,945 worldwide 569 citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Rosemary D. Higgins United States · #23,509 worldwide 520 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Lynnette K. Nieman United States · #24,753 worldwide 463 citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Alan G. Hinnebusch United States · #25,155 worldwide 631 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Gordon B. Cutler United States · #28,430 worldwide 538 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Germaine M. Buck Louis United States · #31,968 worldwide 330 citations · 64 works
  8. 8 James L. Mills United States · #34,167 worldwide 396 citations · 63 works
  9. 9 Brant M. Weinstein United States · #37,982 worldwide 784 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Linda L. Wright United States · #48,888 worldwide 195 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Which keywords describe research at Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Syndrome, Oxidative Stress, Maternal Mortality, Obesity, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cancer and Adolescents.

▲ 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. Epidemiology44▲ 1.78×83 topics
  2. Metabolic Syndrome36▲ 6.9×17 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress36▲ 3.5×35 topics
  4. Inflammation34▲ 2.6×60 topics
  5. Cancer27▲ 3.2×38 topics
  6. Obesity26▲ 5.3×20 topics
  7. Maternal Mortality22▲ 16×5 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease20▲ 2.9×27 topics
  9. Public Health18▲ 1.96×30 topics
  10. Genetic Mutations18▲ 6.5×18 topics
  11. Adolescents18▲ 7.4×7 topics
  12. Genetics15▲ 3.4×16 topics
  13. Child Development14▲ 5.3×6 topics
  14. Metabolism14▲ 4.2×14 topics
  15. Infertility13▲ 15×4 topics
  16. Prevalence13▲ 5.2×8 topics
  17. Membrane Proteins13▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Chronic Disease12▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Stress11▲ 4.8×7 topics
  20. Growth Hormone11▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Endothelial Dysfunction11▲ 7.5×5 topics
  22. Cancer Progression11▲ 9.0×7 topics
  23. Cholesterol10▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Pregnancy10▲ 7.7×7 topics
  25. Fertility10▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Pregnancy Complications10▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Translation10▲ 8.9×3 topics
  28. Hypertensive Disorders10▲ 24×1 topic
  29. Placental Development10▲ 24×1 topic
  30. Preeclampsia10▲ 20×2 topics
  31. RNA Structure10▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Ribosome10▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Assisted Reproductive Technology10▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Prenatal Diagnosis10▲ 10×7 topics
  35. Alternative Splicing9▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Lipid Rafts9▲ 42×2 topics
  37. RNA-Binding Proteins9▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Cell Membranes9▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Membrane Lipids9▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes9▲ 7.8×6 topics

Which research topics does Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, RNA Research and Splicing and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior.

RNA and protein synthesi…10RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 10 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclamps…10Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 10 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 9 fractional worksLipid Membrane Structure…9Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior: 9 fractional worksBirth, Development, and …9Birth, Development, and Health: 9 fractional worksCellular transport and secretion: 8 fractional worksReproductive Biology and Fertility: 8 fractional worksOvarian function and dis…7Ovarian function and disorders: 7 fractional worksAdrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors: 7 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Research and Management: 7 fractional works
Molecular BiologyObstetrics and GynecologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthCell Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 10 works
  2. 2 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 10 works
  3. 3 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 9 works
  4. 4 Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Molecular Biology 9 works
  5. 5 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 9 works
  6. 6 Cellular transport and secretion Cell Biology 8 works
  7. 7 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  8. 8 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 7 works
  9. 9 Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors Surgery 7 works
  10. 10 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 7 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 available48.7%not open51.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.9%domestic only76.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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