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Kennedy Krieger Institute

In research, Kennedy Krieger Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,972 of 7,800 worldwide), Medicine (#5,042 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,306 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychiatry and Mental health, Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroscience — Psychiatry and Mental health is 16.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,424
of 28,054 · #4,159 all time
Rank in United States
#862
of 4,192
Research works
2.8k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
137k
49.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Kennedy Krieger 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,972 of 7,800 24.0%119 #1918
MedicineField #5,042 of 10,443 19.3%196 #2786
Health SciencesDomain #6,306 of 11,982 18.7%214 #3599
NeuroscienceField #892 of 1,168 23.0%65 #847
Social SciencesDomain #8,197 of 10,521 16.6%93 #4454
PsychologyField #1,906 of 2,181 16.2%67 #1328

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#1,918 #2,972
  2. Medicine#2,786 #5,042
  3. Health Sciences#3,599 #6,306
  4. Neuroscience#847 #892
  5. Social Sciences#4,454 #8,197
  6. Psychology#1,328 #1,906
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Kennedy Krieger Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychiatry and Mental health takes 16.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 38.5 works17×
  2. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 43.2 works13×
  3. NeuroscienceField · 65.1 works8.8×
  4. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 37.7 works7.9×
  5. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 31.4 works7.6×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.03× its world share, 49 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 8.78× its world share, 65 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.23× its world share, 196 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.79× its world share, 67 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Martha B. Denckla, Stewart H. Mostofsky and Lisa A. Jacobson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kennedy Krieger Institute.

  1. 1 Martha B. Denckla United States · #65,034 worldwide 337 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Stewart H. Mostofsky United States · #90,840 worldwide 307 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Lisa A. Jacobson United States · #118,508 worldwide 111 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Ann B. Moser United States · #180,600 worldwide 249 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Gerald V. Raymond United States · #306,222 worldwide 124 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Kathryn R. Wagner United States · #334,704 worldwide 110 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Jay R. Shapiro United States · #344,770 worldwide 130 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Stacy J. Suskauer United States · #591,213 worldwide 33 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Ali Fatemi United States · #974,564 worldwide 64 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Cynthia F. Salorio United States · #1,046,176 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute

Which keywords describe research at Kennedy Krieger Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetics, Epidemiology, Brain Connectivity, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Executive Functioning, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Neuroanatomy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology56▲ 3.1×54 topics
  2. Genetics41▲ 13×13 topics
  3. Brain Connectivity29▲ 66×2 topics
  4. Autism Spectrum Disorders28▲ 61×2 topics
  5. Executive Functioning27▲ 47×3 topics
  6. Magnetic Resonance Imaging26▲ 22×7 topics
  7. Neurodevelopmental Disorders25▲ 42×6 topics
  8. Neuroanatomy23▲ 49×4 topics
  9. Emotion Recognition22▲ 26×4 topics
  10. Early Intervention22▲ 53×2 topics
  11. Social Skills Interventions22▲ 75×1 topic
  12. Mental Health22▲ 3.2×24 topics
  13. Neurological Disorders21▲ 8.1×16 topics
  14. Perfusion Imaging20▲ 62×2 topics
  15. Neuroimaging20▲ 16×11 topics
  16. Depression19▲ 4.7×15 topics
  17. Neurobiology18▲ 15×9 topics
  18. Prevalence17▲ 9.4×10 topics
  19. Brain Development17▲ 21×6 topics
  20. Functional MRI17▲ 48×2 topics
  21. Adolescents16▲ 9.6×7 topics
  22. Treatment16▲ 3.0×18 topics
  23. Parallel Imaging16▲ 73×1 topic
  24. Spectroscopy16▲ 21×1 topic
  25. Emotion Regulation14▲ 9.9×6 topics
  26. Meta-Analysis14▲ 5.2×12 topics
  27. Evidence-Based Practice13▲ 22×5 topics
  28. Cerebral Palsy12▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Genetic Mutations12▲ 6.1×13 topics
  30. Behavioral Interventions12▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes12▲ 14×5 topics
  32. Comorbidity12▲ 23×4 topics
  33. Special Education12▲ 43×4 topics
  34. Executive Function11▲ 48×2 topics
  35. Functional Analysis11▲ 73×1 topic
  36. Positive Behavior Support11▲ 146×1 topic
  37. ADHD11▲ 64×1 topic
  38. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder11▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Coping Strategies10▲ 9.2×4 topics
  40. Functional Connectivity10▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Kennedy Krieger Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Behavioral and Psychological Studies and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Autism Spectrum Disorder…22Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 22 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 16 fractional worksBehavioral and Psycholog…11Behavioral and Psychological Studies: 11 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hypera…11Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 11 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 9 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 8 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…7Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 7 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 7 fractional worksGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: 7 fractional worksLanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes: 7 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental health3 others

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

  1. 1 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 22 works
  2. 2 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 16 works
  3. 3 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 11 works
  4. 4 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 11 works
  5. 5 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 9 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 8 works
  7. 7 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 7 works
  8. 8 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 7 works
  9. 9 Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Genetics 7 works
  10. 10 Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes Materials Chemistry 7 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 available43.7%not open56.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kennedy Krieger Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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