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Joint Commission

In research, Joint Commission stands highest in Health Professions (#339 of 3,776 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,850 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,885 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,241
of 28,054 · #9,394 all time
Rank in United States
#2,628
of 4,192
Research works
995
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
21.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is Joint Commission known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health ProfessionsField #339 of 3,776 19.9%348
Health SciencesDomain #1,850 of 20,462 18.4%582
MedicineField #5,885 of 17,978 17.0%217
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #926 of 2,051 22.5%131
Social SciencesDomain #9,304 of 16,945 20.4%247
Physical SciencesDomain #19,443 of 21,541 16.3%130

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

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: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.97× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 8.89× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.49× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Joint Commission?

Ranked on the composite score, Jerod M. Loeb, Michael Gilbertson and Jack R. Ewalt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Joint Commission.

  1. 1 Jerod M. Loeb United States · #247,842 worldwide 156 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Michael Gilbertson United States · #351,480 worldwide 66 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Jack R. Ewalt United States · #700,675 worldwide 34 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 W. G. King United States · #939,306 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 John D. Alden United States · #1,004,067 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 John D. Porterfield United States · #1,088,587 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Ben Davenport United States · #1,170,796 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Donald Christiansen United States · #1,194,507 worldwide 11 citations · 62 works
  9. 9 ANN KOBS United States · #1,451,829 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Joint Commission

Which keywords describe research at Joint Commission?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality Improvement, Patient Satisfaction, Primary Care, Healthcare Quality, Clinical Outcomes, Healthcare Regulation, Public Health Policy and Clinical Governance.

▲ 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. Quality Improvement7▲ 50×6 topics
  2. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 21×6 topics
  3. Primary Care4▲ 15×7 topics
  4. Healthcare Quality4▲ 46×4 topics
  5. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 17×3 topics
  6. Healthcare Regulation3▲ 35×2 topics
  7. Public Health Policy3▲ 12×2 topics
  8. Guidelines2▲ 7.1×7 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.0×12 topics
  10. Clinical Governance2▲ 402×1 topic
  11. Healthcare Accreditation2▲ 402×1 topic
  12. Continuity of Care2▲ 61×2 topics
  13. Health System Reform2▲ 43×2 topics
  14. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Ethical Considerations2▲ 8.4×5 topics
  16. International Law2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  17. Mortality2▲ 5.0×8 topics
  18. Patient-Centered Medical Home2▲ 80×1 topic
  19. Pay for Performance2▲ 80×1 topic
  20. Health Care Utilization2▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Patient Experience2▲ 23×3 topics
  22. Quality of Care2▲ 29×3 topics
  23. Game Theory2▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Medical Education2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  25. Risk Management2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  26. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  27. Global Governance2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  28. Nursing Home2▲ 58×1 topic
  29. Organizational Culture2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  30. Person-Centered Care2▲ 58×1 topic
  31. Physician Ratings2▲ 103×1 topic
  32. Public Reporting2▲ 103×1 topic
  33. Nursing Education2▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Barriers and Facilitators2▲ 109×1 topic
  35. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Healthcare Professionals2▲ 109×1 topic
  37. Information Security2▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Policy Compliance2▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Power2▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Prevention Strategies2▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does Joint Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Quality and Management, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes and Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare.

Healthcare Quality and M…2Healthcare Quality and Management: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …2Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…2Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksPatient Satisfaction in …2Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 2 fractional worksHealth Sciences Research and Education: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…1Healthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksInternational Relations …1International Relations and Foreign Policy: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…1Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksInfection Control in Hea…1Infection Control in Healthcare: 1 fractional works
Health Information ManagementGeneral Health ProfessionsInformation SystemsEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Quality and Management Health Information Management 2 works
  2. 2 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Health Sciences Research and Education General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  10. 10 Infection Control in Healthcare 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 available15.0%not open85.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Joint Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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