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National Academy of Medicine

In research, National Academy of Medicine stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,536 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,931 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 10.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,365
of 28,054 · #10,175 all time
Rank in United States
#2,177
of 4,192
Research works
824
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
25.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is National Academy of Medicine 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 #6,536 of 11,982 8.6%141 #4723
MedicineField #5,931 of 10,443 7.0%127 #5370

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Academy of Medicine 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 National Academy of Medicine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 21.1 works11×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.45× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.84× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.27× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.48× its world share, 127 worksMedicineNursing: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Academy of Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, William F. Page, Catharyn T. Liverman and Krzysztof Korzeniewski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Academy of Medicine.

  1. 1 William F. Page United States · #271,541 worldwide 80 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Catharyn T. Liverman United States · #986,065 worldwide 11 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Krzysztof Korzeniewski United States · #1,416,184 worldwide 11 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at National Academy of Medicine

Which keywords describe research at National Academy of Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Quality of Life, Heart Failure, Guidelines, Public Health, Catheter Ablation and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 3.2×84 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 5.4×27 topics
  3. Quality of Life11▲ 4.0×32 topics
  4. Public Health10▲ 3.6×29 topics
  5. Inflammation10▲ 2.4×42 topics
  6. Treatment9▲ 3.8×27 topics
  7. Diagnosis8▲ 4.3×23 topics
  8. Heart Failure7▲ 8.9×13 topics
  9. Guidelines7▲ 8.1×8 topics
  10. Catheter Ablation6▲ 28×2 topics
  11. Obesity6▲ 4.3×15 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress6▲ 1.99×26 topics
  13. Hypertension6▲ 11×8 topics
  14. Risk Factors6▲ 2.8×23 topics
  15. Depression6▲ 3.3×13 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 3.6×14 topics
  17. Echocardiography5▲ 10×6 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations5▲ 6.2×13 topics
  19. Immunotherapy5▲ 3.7×14 topics
  20. Mortality5▲ 4.2×12 topics
  21. Biomarkers4▲ 3.4×13 topics
  22. Prognosis4▲ 7.0×9 topics
  23. Stroke Prevention4▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.1×17 topics
  25. Anticoagulant Therapy4▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Pathogenesis4▲ 4.1×9 topics
  27. Atrial Fibrillation4▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Risk Stratification4▲ 29×1 topic
  29. Thromboembolism4▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Endoscopic Surgery4▲ 21×3 topics
  31. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  32. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 8.2×7 topics
  33. Metastasis4▲ 5.4×10 topics
  34. Quality Improvement3▲ 8.9×6 topics
  35. Survival Analysis3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  36. Atherosclerosis3▲ 5.9×6 topics
  37. Cardiovascular Events3▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Infectious Diseases3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  39. Arrhythmias3▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Cardiomyopathy3▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does National Academy of Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances and Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments.

Atrial Fibrillation Mana…4Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …3Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 3 fractional worksNeuroendocrine Tumor Res…2Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances: 2 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorder…2Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 2 fractional worksCardiac Health and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …2Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 2 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 2 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality…2Healthcare cost, quality, practices: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances Epidemiology 2 works
  4. 4 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 2 works
  10. 10 Healthcare cost, quality, practices 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 available52.0%not open48.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.7%domestic only46.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Academy of Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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