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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

In research, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,943 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Professions — Health Professions is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,221
of 28,054 · #13,271 all time
Rank in United States
#1,663
of 4,192
Research works
552
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
30.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics 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 #5,943 of 11,982 33.0%68 #4295

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics 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 Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Professions takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health ProfessionsField · 21.3 works7.3×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.33× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.37× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 7.30× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.11× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.83× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics?

Ranked on the composite score, Maureen Shawn Kennedy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics.

  1. 1 Maureen Shawn Kennedy United States · #1,151,279 worldwide 18 citations · 94 works
All ranked researchers at Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

Which keywords describe research at Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Clinical Trials, Public Health, Ethical Considerations, Informed Consent, Ethical Climate, Moral Distress, Community Engagement and Ethical Guidelines.

▲ 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. Clinical Trials10▲ 13×7 topics
  2. Public Health9▲ 5.6×26 topics
  3. Ethical Considerations6▲ 17×9 topics
  4. Informed Consent6▲ 73×2 topics
  5. Ethical Climate6▲ 179×1 topic
  6. Moral Distress6▲ 179×1 topic
  7. Community Engagement6▲ 15×5 topics
  8. Ethical Guidelines5▲ 89×1 topic
  9. Research Participation5▲ 185×1 topic
  10. Quality of Life5▲ 3.1×13 topics
  11. Ethical Issues5▲ 39×6 topics
  12. Mental Health5▲ 2.9×14 topics
  13. End-of-Life4▲ 44×2 topics
  14. Palliative Care4▲ 25×2 topics
  15. Global Governance4▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Depression4▲ 4.2×8 topics
  17. Anxiety4▲ 7.2×7 topics
  18. Human Rights4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  19. Health Care Costs4▲ 40×2 topics
  20. Health Equity3▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Medical Ethics3▲ 23×3 topics
  22. Patient Safety3▲ 20×3 topics
  23. Regulatory Challenges3▲ 33×3 topics
  24. Direct-to-Consumer Marketing3▲ 122×1 topic
  25. Regenerative Medicine3▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Risk Perception3▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Stem Cell Regulation3▲ 122×1 topic
  28. Pediatric3▲ 46×2 topics
  29. Primary Care3▲ 7.2×7 topics
  30. Best Interest Standard3▲ 147×1 topic
  31. Healthcare Workers3▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Parental Discretion3▲ 147×1 topic
  33. Patient Engagement3▲ 20×4 topics
  34. COVID-19 Vaccine3▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Vaccine Hesitancy3▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Advance Care Planning3▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Family Perspectives3▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Neuroscience3▲ 8.0×8 topics
  39. Community Health2▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Patient-Centered Care2▲ 28×3 topics

Which research topics does Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ethics in medical practice, Ethics in Clinical Research, Biomedical Ethics and Regulation and Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare.

Ethics in medical practice: 6 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Research: 5 fractional worksBiomedical Ethics and Regulation: 3 fractional worksEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare: 3 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 3 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 3 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…2Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksPatient Dignity and Privacy: 2 fractional worksPublic Health Policies and Education: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPhysiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 6 works
  2. 2 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  3. 3 Biomedical Ethics and Regulation Physiology 3 works
  4. 4 Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  5. 5 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 3 works
  6. 6 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  9. 9 Patient Dignity and Privacy Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 2 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 available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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