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Friends Research Institute

In research, Friends Research Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,141 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health — Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health is 19.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,317
of 28,054 · #26,007 all time
Rank in United States
#2,325
of 4,192
Research works
322
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.4k
29.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Friends Research Institute 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,141 of 11,982 31.2%61 #12285

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Friends 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).

What does Friends Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health takes 19.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 20.5 works20×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.50× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.57× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.54× its world share, 54 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.71× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.23× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Friends Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert P. Schwartz, Shannon Gwin Mitchell and Cathy J. Reback lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Friends Research Institute.

  1. 1 Robert P. Schwartz United States · #469,652 worldwide 120 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Shannon Gwin Mitchell United States · #490,954 worldwide 70 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Cathy J. Reback United States · #984,016 worldwide 38 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Mishka Terplan United States · #1,015,792 worldwide 76 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Timothy W. Kinlock United States · #1,201,578 worldwide 64 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Friends Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Friends Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Substance Use Disorders, Mortality Risk, Chronic Pain Management, Opioid Prescribing, Psychiatric Disorders, Behavioral Interventions, Impulsivity and Alcohol Dependence.

▲ 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. Substance Use Disorders23▲ 399×2 topics
  2. Mortality Risk14▲ 72×2 topics
  3. Chronic Pain Management14▲ 516×1 topic
  4. Opioid Prescribing14▲ 516×1 topic
  5. Epidemiology13▲ 4.1×7 topics
  6. Psychiatric Disorders11▲ 107×3 topics
  7. Behavioral Interventions10▲ 161×2 topics
  8. Impulsivity10▲ 246×2 topics
  9. Alcohol Dependence10▲ 302×1 topic
  10. Motivational Interviewing10▲ 302×1 topic
  11. Cognitive Impairment7▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome7▲ 635×1 topic
  13. Prenatal Alcohol Exposure7▲ 635×1 topic
  14. Public Health7▲ 6.0×5 topics
  15. Substance Abuse6▲ 114×2 topics
  16. Depression5▲ 6.8×8 topics
  17. HIV5▲ 72×1 topic
  18. drug use5▲ 208×1 topic
  19. Mental Health4▲ 3.9×12 topics
  20. Anxiety4▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Child Development4▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Maternal Mental Health4▲ 92×1 topic
  23. Perinatal Depression4▲ 92×1 topic
  24. Psychological Interventions4▲ 36×2 topics
  25. Adherence3▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Mobile Health3▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy3▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Internet-based Interventions3▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Psychological Impact3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  30. Social Support2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  31. Health2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  32. Postoperative Pain2▲ 28×3 topics
  33. Inappropriate Medication Use2▲ 57×1 topic
  34. Polypharmacy2▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Health Care Utilization2▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Mental Illness2▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Stigma2▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Homelessness2▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Housing First2▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Pain Management2▲ 9.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Friends Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk.

Opioid Use Disorder Trea…14Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 14 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 10 fractional worksPrenatal Substance Exposure Effects: 7 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 5 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 4 fractional worksDigital Mental Health In…3Digital Mental Health Interventions: 3 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksPain Management and Opioid Use: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthApplied Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 14 works
  2. 2 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 10 works
  3. 3 Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 7 works
  4. 4 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 5 works
  5. 5 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  6. 6 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  8. 8 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Pain Management and Opioid Use Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 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 available45.7%not open54.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.3%domestic only94.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Friends Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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