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Mather LifeWays

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Research works
76
▲ 126% vs 2018-21
Citations
999
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Mather LifeWays

Not ranked overall: Mather LifeWays is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Mather LifeWays work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Mather LifeWays is in Social Sciences, 12% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Psychology (50%), Social Sciences (26%), Health Professions (8%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 20 fractional works · 79.9% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 50.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 20.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 11.2% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 3 fractional works · 10.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 26.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 10.4% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 12.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMather LifeWays25fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences80%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Psychology1350.5%
    2. Social Sciences726.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities13.1%
    1. Health Professions28.2%
    2. Medicine14.1%
    1. Environmental Science14.0%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    3. Computer Science00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.7%
    2. Neuroscience00.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 3.11× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 16.57× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 16.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology16.57×13 works
  2. Health Professions3.11×2 works
  3. Social Sciences2.08×7 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.07×1 works
  5. Environmental Science0.80×1 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×1 works
  7. Neuroscience0.27×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×0 works
  9. Medicine0.21×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mather LifeWays?

Ranked on the quality score, Jennifer L. Smith, Perry Edelman and Catherine O’Brien lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mather LifeWays.

  1. 1 Jennifer L. Smith United States · #986,595 worldwide 2.4k citations · 86 works
  2. 2 Perry Edelman United States · #2,397,767 worldwide 1.1k citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Catherine O’Brien United States · #3,060,517 worldwide 292 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Bradley R. Fulton United States · #3,261,741 worldwide 662 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Ajla Basic United States · #3,449,913 worldwide 34 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Mushira Khan United States · #3,893,263 worldwide 207 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Mather LifeWays

What are the most cited papers from Mather LifeWays?

The most cited paper from Mather LifeWays is "Savoring, resilience, and psychological well-being in older adults" (Jennifer L. Smith, Linda M. Hollinger-Smith, 2014), with 293 citations. Next come "A Critical Lens on Dementia and Design in HCI" (199) and "A Comparison of Three Methods of Measuring Dementia-Specific Quality of Life: Perspectives of Residents, Staff, and Observers" (189).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Savoring, resilience, and psychological well-being in older adults Jennifer L. Smith, Linda M. Hollinger-Smith · Aging & Mental Health 4 Dec 2014 293
2 A Critical Lens on Dementia and Design in HCI Amanda Lazar, Caroline Edasis, Anne Marie Piper Conference paperOpen access 2 May 2017 199
3 A Comparison of Three Methods of Measuring Dementia-Specific Quality of Life: Perspectives of Residents, Staff, and Observers Perry Edelman, Bradley R. Fulton, Daniel R. Kuhn et al. · The Gerontologist Oct 2005 189
4 Assessment of Patient Functional Status after Surgery MARTIN J. MCCARTHY, OLGA M. JONASSON, Chih‐Hung Chang et al. · Journal of the American College of Surgeons 21 Jul 2005 153
5 Effects of a Savoring Intervention on Resilience and Well-Being of Older Adults Jennifer L. Smith, Agnieszka A. Hanni · Journal of Applied Gerontology 10 Feb 2017 142
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mather LifeWays?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Support, Subjective Well-Being, Well-being, Social Relationships, Resilience, Life Satisfaction and Positive Psychology.

▲ 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-now 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. Mental Health7▲ 20×11 topics
  2. Social Support6▲ 46×8 topics
  3. Subjective Well-Being6▲ 307×2 topics
  4. Well-being5▲ 47×5 topics
  5. Resilience4▲ 36×3 topics
  6. Social Relationships4▲ 194×2 topics
  7. Life Satisfaction4▲ 235×2 topics
  8. Positive Psychology4▲ 204×2 topics
  9. Positive Emotions4▲ 126×2 topics
  10. Gratitude3▲ 262×1 topic
  11. Happiness3▲ 262×1 topic
  12. Public Health3▲ 8.5×5 topics
  13. Memory3▲ 43×2 topics
  14. Aging3▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Emotion3▲ 49×1 topic
  16. Successful Aging3▲ 388×1 topic
  17. Health Disparities2▲ 33×2 topics
  18. Quality of Life2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  19. Elderly Care2▲ 49×3 topics
  20. Depression2▲ 8.2×7 topics
  21. Loneliness2▲ 114×1 topic
  22. Self-Efficacy2▲ 27×3 topics
  23. Socioeconomic Inequalities2▲ 114×1 topic
  24. Long-Term Care2▲ 89×2 topics
  25. Coping Strategies2▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Physical Activity2▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Psychological Adjustment1▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Family Support1▲ 72×1 topic
  29. Health Promotion1▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Intergenerational Relations1▲ 129×1 topic
  31. Stress1▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Immigration1▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Remittances1▲ 114×1 topic
  34. Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Ecosystem Services1▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Lifestyle Migration1▲ 183×1 topic
  37. Retirement Migration1▲ 183×1 topic
  38. Social Isolation1▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Work Engagement1▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Workaholism1▲ 431×1 topic

Which research topics does Mather LifeWays publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, Aging and Gerontology Research, Health disparities and outcomes and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving.

Psychological Well-being…3Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 3 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Research: 3 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 2 fractional worksIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 1 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 1 fractional worksWorkaholism, burnout, an…1Workaholism, burnout, and well-being: 1 fractional worksMigration, Aging, and Tourism Studies: 1 fractional worksOptimism, Hope, and Well-being: 1 fractional worksTechnology Use by Older Adults: 1 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyHealthSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Health disparities and outcomes Health 2 works
  4. 4 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Workaholism, burnout, and well-being Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies Demography 1 works
  8. 8 Optimism, Hope, and Well-being Applied Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Technology Use by Older Adults Demography 1 works
  10. 10 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 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 available53.0%not open47.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mather LifeWays's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 126% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Mather LifeWays as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Mather LifeWays0.000094% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Mather LifeWays over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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