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National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

In research, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,541 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,522 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,485
of 28,054 · #9,466 all time
Rank in United States
#1,564
of 4,192
Research works
495
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
48.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health 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 #4,541 of 20,462 38.7%312
MedicineField #4,522 of 17,978 40.0%278

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health 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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 7.90× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.84× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard L. Nahin and Jacqueline C. Wootton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.

  1. 1 Richard L. Nahin United States · #47,755 worldwide 469 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Jacqueline C. Wootton United States · #87,975 worldwide 120 citations · 61 works
All ranked researchers at National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Which keywords describe research at National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Clinical Trials, Depression, Chronic Pain, Herbal Medicine, Regulatory Challenges, Alternative Medicine, Complementary Medicine and Acupuncture.

▲ 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. Clinical Trials7▲ 16×7 topics
  2. Depression7▲ 12×14 topics
  3. Epidemiology6▲ 2.4×22 topics
  4. Chronic Pain6▲ 42×4 topics
  5. Herbal Medicine5▲ 27×6 topics
  6. Alternative Medicine4▲ 241×1 topic
  7. Complementary Medicine4▲ 241×1 topic
  8. Regulatory Challenges4▲ 75×2 topics
  9. Acupuncture4▲ 112×2 topics
  10. Pain Relief4▲ 163×2 topics
  11. Central Sensitization4▲ 94×2 topics
  12. Osteoarthritis4▲ 44×4 topics
  13. Psychological Factors4▲ 27×2 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders3▲ 9.1×7 topics
  15. Nociception3▲ 115×2 topics
  16. Public Health3▲ 3.4×14 topics
  17. Neuroinflammation3▲ 17×4 topics
  18. Anxiety3▲ 9.6×9 topics
  19. Brain Imaging3▲ 59×2 topics
  20. Low Back Pain3▲ 27×3 topics
  21. Neurological Effects3▲ 70×2 topics
  22. Quality of Life3▲ 3.2×11 topics
  23. Adverse Events3▲ 70×1 topic
  24. Fibroblast Response3▲ 203×1 topic
  25. Global Burden3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  26. Neuropathic Pain3▲ 63×1 topic
  27. Pain Modulation3▲ 123×1 topic
  28. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.5×16 topics
  29. Disability3▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Measurement Properties3▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Pain Management3▲ 18×6 topics
  32. Ion Channels2▲ 36×4 topics
  33. Neurobiology2▲ 14×5 topics
  34. Stress2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  35. Well-being2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  36. Neuroscience2▲ 9.0×8 topics
  37. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  38. Emotion Regulation2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  39. Immunomodulation2▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Neuroprotective Effects2▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies, Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation.

Complementary and Altern…4Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 4 fractional worksAcupuncture Treatment Research Studies: 3 fractional worksPain Mechanisms and Treatments: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…3Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksHealthcare and Venom Research: 1 fractional worksPain Management and Placebo Effect: 1 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 1 fractional worksFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research: 1 fractional worksIon channel regulation and function: 1 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 1 fractional works
Complementary and alternative medicinePhysiologyPharmacologyCognitive Neuroscience2 others

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

  1. 1 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Physiology 3 works
  4. 4 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 works
  5. 5 Healthcare and Venom Research Pharmacology 1 works
  6. 6 Pain Management and Placebo Effect Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 1 works
  8. 8 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  9. 9 Ion channel regulation and function Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available46.1%not open53.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.1%domestic only74.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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