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National Center for Health Statistics

In research, National Center for Health Statistics stands highest in Health Sciences (#303 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#482 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Professions (#127 of 3,776 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,120
of 28,054 · #1,931 all time
Rank in United States
#1,969
of 4,192
Research works
2k
▼ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
247k
125.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is National Center for Health Statistics 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 #303 of 20,462 52.0%1,277
MedicineField #482 of 17,978 50.8%891
Health ProfessionsField #127 of 3,776 55.7%339
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #77 of 2,051 53.8%266
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #116 of 2,085 56.3%175
Social SciencesDomain #1,202 of 16,945 56.0%503
Social SciencesField #1,233 of 10,206 56.2%249
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #443 of 3,268 61.7%141
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #357 of 2,466 61.6%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Center for Health Statistics 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 5.23× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.42× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.24× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.18× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Center for Health Statistics?

Ranked on the composite score, Cynthia L. Ogden, Katherine M. Flegal and Robert N. Anderson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Center for Health Statistics.

  1. 1 Cynthia L. Ogden United States · #24,131 worldwide 1.5k citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Katherine M. Flegal United States · #30,499 worldwide 2.4k citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Robert N. Anderson United States · #34,264 worldwide 501 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 T J Mathews United States · #39,028 worldwide 346 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Christopher T. Sempos United States · #50,852 worldwide 386 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Margaret D. Carroll United States · #69,280 worldwide 908 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Brian Ward United States · #81,209 worldwide 277 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Stephen J. Blumberg United States · #87,914 worldwide 797 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Elizabeth Arias United States · #117,526 worldwide 215 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Marian F. MacDorman United States · #150,092 worldwide 269 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at National Center for Health Statistics

Which keywords describe research at National Center for Health Statistics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Mortality, COVID-19, Health Disparities, Pandemic and Social Support.

▲ 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. Public Health10▲ 9.8×20 topics
  2. Epidemiology10▲ 3.5×32 topics
  3. Mental Health8▲ 7.4×11 topics
  4. COVID-195▲ 5.4×10 topics
  5. Mortality5▲ 12×8 topics
  6. Pandemic4▲ 5.9×5 topics
  7. Health Disparities4▲ 22×4 topics
  8. Inflammation4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  9. Mortality Risk4▲ 23×4 topics
  10. Nursing Home4▲ 136×1 topic
  11. Quality of Care4▲ 63×1 topic
  12. Social Support4▲ 9.7×4 topics
  13. Adolescents4▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Health Outcomes4▲ 19×5 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 4.4×12 topics
  16. Chronic Disease3▲ 28×3 topics
  17. Social Determinants3▲ 22×3 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 5.5×7 topics
  19. Food Insecurity3▲ 74×1 topic
  20. Nutritional Consequences3▲ 89×1 topic
  21. Risk Factors3▲ 4.0×10 topics
  22. Depression3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  23. Health Equity3▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Neighborhood Effects3▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Surgery3▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Obesity3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  27. Prevalence3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  28. Social Relationships3▲ 42×1 topic
  29. Socioeconomic Inequalities3▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Clinical Trials2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  31. Physical Activity2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  32. Stroke2▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Emergency Department Visits2▲ 59×1 topic
  34. Health Effects2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  35. Oncology2▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Psychological Impact2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  37. Data Quality2▲ 74×2 topics
  38. Infectious Diseases2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  39. Primary Care2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  40. Response Rates2▲ 566×1 topic

Which research topics does National Center for Health Statistics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Health disparities and outcomes and COVID-19 and healthcare impacts.

Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 4 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 3 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…3Health disparities and outcomes: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare …2COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksSurvey Methodology and Nonresponse: 2 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …2Nutritional Studies and Diet: 2 fractional worksAutopsy Techniques and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksStatistical Methods and Bayesian Inference: 1 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsHealthOncologySociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 4 works
  2. 2 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Health disparities and outcomes Health 3 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Survey Methodology and Nonresponse Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference Statistics and Probability 1 works
  10. 10 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available27.3%not open72.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.4%domestic only95.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Center for Health Statistics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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