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Guttmacher Institute

In research, Guttmacher Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,214 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Medicine — Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health is 26.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,160
of 28,054 · #7,289 all time
Rank in United States
#2,615
of 4,192
Research works
562
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
82.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
43.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Guttmacher 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 #8,214 of 11,982 41.8%65 #2375

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Guttmacher 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 Guttmacher Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health takes 26.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 27.2 works26×
  2. MedicineField · 57.5 works3.8×
← 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.

Immunology and Microbiology: 2.16× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.73× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.80× its world share, 58 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Guttmacher Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Susheela Singh, Stanley K. Henshaw and Akinrinola Bankole lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Guttmacher Institute.

  1. 1 Susheela Singh United States · #24,129 worldwide 581 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Stanley K. Henshaw United States · #39,574 worldwide 530 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Akinrinola Bankole United States · #56,140 worldwide 241 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Jacqueline E. Darroch United States · #146,490 worldwide 268 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Ann Biddlecom United States · #166,125 worldwide 194 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Jacqueline Darroch Forrest United States · #204,252 worldwide 119 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Joy G. Dryfoos United States · #249,352 worldwide 111 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Lawrence B. Finer United States · #266,413 worldwide 492 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Jennifer J. Frost United States · #306,761 worldwide 108 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Rubina Hussain United States · #328,609 worldwide 152 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Guttmacher Institute

Which keywords describe research at Guttmacher Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Family Planning, Reproductive Health, Contraception, Unintended Pregnancy, Global Trends, Maternal Mortality, Community Health Workers and Child Mortality.

▲ 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. Family Planning27▲ 622×3 topics
  2. Reproductive Health26▲ 689×2 topics
  3. Contraception24▲ 1199×1 topic
  4. Unintended Pregnancy24▲ 1199×1 topic
  5. Global Trends15▲ 232×2 topics
  6. Maternal Mortality14▲ 79×3 topics
  7. Community Health Workers12▲ 182×2 topics
  8. Child Mortality12▲ 217×1 topic
  9. Health Systems12▲ 217×1 topic
  10. Epidemiology11▲ 3.7×7 topics
  11. Infertility11▲ 100×2 topics
  12. Psychological Impact11▲ 43×3 topics
  13. Quality of Life11▲ 9.7×2 topics
  14. Assisted Reproductive Technology11▲ 218×1 topic
  15. Gender Differences11▲ 37×2 topics
  16. Reproductive Technologies11▲ 345×1 topic
  17. Maternal Outcomes5▲ 85×2 topics
  18. Perinatal Outcomes5▲ 85×2 topics
  19. Risk Factors5▲ 5.3×4 topics
  20. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Adolescent Health4▲ 57×1 topic
  22. Sexual Behavior4▲ 134×1 topic
  23. Cesarean Section4▲ 118×1 topic
  24. Mental Health4▲ 3.2×8 topics
  25. Vaginal Birth4▲ 118×1 topic
  26. Primary Care3▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Human Rights2▲ 2.6×5 topics
  28. Stigma2▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Health Disparities2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  30. HIV Transmission2▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Men's Health2▲ 169×1 topic
  32. Pregnancy2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  33. Vasectomy2▲ 169×1 topic
  34. Fertility1▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Health Care Utilization1▲ 15×2 topics
  36. SARS-CoV-21▲ 5.6×1 topic
  37. Vertical Transmission1▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Health Care Spending1▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Insurance Markets1▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 8.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Guttmacher Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reproductive Health and Contraception, Global Maternal and Child Health, Reproductive Health and Technologies and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Reproductive Health and …24Reproductive Health and Contraception: 24 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 12 fractional worksReproductive Health and …11Reproductive Health and Technologies: 11 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…4Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 4 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 4 fractional worksMale Reproductive Health Studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Impact on Reproduction: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 1 fractional worksReproductive tract infections research: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthReproductive MedicineGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 24 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 12 works
  3. 3 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 11 works
  4. 4 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 works
  6. 6 Male Reproductive Health Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 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 available43.1%not open56.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Guttmacher Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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