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Gerontological Society of America

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World rank, all time
#25,834
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,530
of 8,685
Research works
164
▲ 223% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

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: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.48× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.33× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 5.07× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.19× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.83× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Gerontological Society of America?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aging, Social Support, Quality of Life, Biomarkers, Public Health, Self-Efficacy, Mental Health and Depression.

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

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Aging5▲ 26×7 topics
  2. Social Support5▲ 24×7 topics
  3. Quality of Life5▲ 8.9×12 topics
  4. Biomarkers5▲ 19×3 topics
  5. Public Health4▲ 7.4×8 topics
  6. Mental Health4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  7. Self-Efficacy4▲ 39×4 topics
  8. Depression3▲ 9.8×2 topics
  9. Elderly3▲ 34×2 topics
  10. Alzheimer's Disease3▲ 28×3 topics
  11. Caregiver Burden3▲ 74×2 topics
  12. Nursing3▲ 43×1 topic
  13. Stress3▲ 22×1 topic
  14. Cognitive Decline3▲ 62×2 topics
  15. Mortality Risk3▲ 31×4 topics
  16. Dementia3▲ 77×1 topic
  17. Epidemiology3▲ 1.87×8 topics
  18. Mild Cognitive Impairment3▲ 86×1 topic
  19. Inflammation2▲ 3.2×10 topics
  20. Risk Factors2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  21. Prevalence2▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Psychological Impact2▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Health2▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Age Discrimination2▲ 188×2 topics
  25. Elder Abuse2▲ 458×1 topic
  26. Environmental Exposure2▲ 52×1 topic
  27. Exposome2▲ 163×1 topic
  28. Health Effects2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  29. Lifestyle Migration2▲ 237×1 topic
  30. Neglect2▲ 458×1 topic
  31. Retirement Migration2▲ 237×1 topic
  32. Aging Workforce2▲ 221×1 topic
  33. Retirement2▲ 76×1 topic
  34. Nursing Home2▲ 104×1 topic
  35. Quality of Care2▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Primary Care1▲ 8.8×5 topics
  37. Bibliometric Analysis1▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Research Evaluation1▲ 116×1 topic
  39. Social Isolation1▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Gerontological Society of America publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies and Elder Abuse and Neglect.

Health and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 3 fractional worksMigration, Aging, and To…2Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies: 2 fractional worksElder Abuse and Neglect2Elder Abuse and Neglect: 2 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 2 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, and Employment: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…2Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksscientometrics and bibliometrics research: 1 fractional worksTechnology Use by Older Adults: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental healthDemographyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis3 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  3. 3 Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies Demography 2 works
  4. 4 Elder Abuse and Neglect Demography 2 works
  5. 5 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  6. 6 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 2 works
  7. 7 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  9. 9 Technology Use by Older Adults Demography 1 works
  10. 10 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 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 available49.7%not open50.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gerontological Society of America's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 223% 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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