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Meridian Institute

In research, Meridian Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,339 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,802
of 28,054 · #27,562 all time
Rank in United States
#3,887
of 4,192
Research works
378
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.4k
16.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Meridian Institute 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 SciencesDomain #11,339 of 20,462 14.2%140

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

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: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.16× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.96× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.31× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.91× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.20× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Meridian Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Mei-Qi Zhou and Christine Hedges lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Meridian Institute.

  1. 1 Mei-Qi Zhou United States · #625,851 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Christine Hedges United States · #944,757 worldwide 9 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Meridian Institute

Which keywords describe research at Meridian Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Language Development, Acupuncture, Security, Pain Relief, Osteoarthritis, Privacy, Brain Imaging and Neurological Effects.

▲ 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. Language Development3▲ 40×4 topics
  2. Acupuncture3▲ 81×3 topics
  3. Security3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  4. Epidemiology3◆ 1.14×26 topics
  5. Pain Relief3▲ 105×2 topics
  6. Depression2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  7. Osteoarthritis2▲ 26×2 topics
  8. Privacy2▲ 11×2 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.5×3 topics
  10. Brain Imaging2▲ 40×2 topics
  11. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.5×1 topic
  12. Neurological Effects2▲ 46×1 topic
  13. Human Rights2▲ 2.7×8 topics
  14. Health Outcomes2▲ 8.7×5 topics
  15. Smart Grid2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  16. Social Interaction2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  17. Immunomodulation1▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Blockchain1▲ 8.2×1 topic
  19. Chronic Disease1▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Social Movements1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  21. Anti-inflammatory1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  22. Chronic Diseases1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  23. Democratization1▲ 26×1 topic
  24. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  25. Hong Kong Identity1▲ 196×1 topic
  26. Neuroscience1▲ 5.8×2 topics
  27. Philosophy of Mind1▲ 98×2 topics
  28. Primary Care1▲ 4.8×3 topics
  29. Rheumatoid Arthritis1▲ 18×4 topics
  30. Health Care Spending1▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Insurance Markets1▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Longevity1▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Neural Plasticity1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  34. Traditional Chinese Medicine1▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Ageing Population1▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Bilingualism1▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Cognitive Decline1▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Environmental Sustainability1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  39. Health Care Expenditure1▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Hearing Loss1▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Meridian Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics and Healthcare Policy and Management.

Acupuncture Treatment Re…2Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…1Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksHong Kong and Taiwan Pol…1Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…1Healthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksLanguage Development and Disorders: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 1 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabil…1Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 1 fractional worksHistorical Astronomy and Related Studies: 1 fractional worksHealthcare and Venom Res…1Healthcare and Venom Research: 1 fractional works
Complementary and alternative medicineInformation SystemsSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics6 others

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

  1. 1 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  3. 3 Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Language Development and Disorders Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Historical Astronomy and Related Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare and Venom Research Pharmacology 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.5%domestic only77.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Meridian Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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