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National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

In research, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities stands highest in Medicine (#4,697 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,961 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,876
of 28,054 · #9,693 all time
Rank in United States
#2,245
of 4,192
Research works
753
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
74.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities 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
MedicineField #4,697 of 10,443 27.5%60 #2408
Health SciencesDomain #5,961 of 11,982 27.3%66 #3039

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.04× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.35× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.24× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.41× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.69× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× 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, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities?

Ranked on the composite score, Melissa L. Danielson, Pierpaolo Mastroiacovo and Rebecca H. Bitsko lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.

  1. 1 Melissa L. Danielson United States · #81,552 worldwide 549 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Pierpaolo Mastroiacovo United States · #109,269 worldwide 193 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Rebecca H. Bitsko United States · #224,014 worldwide 533 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Coleen A. Boyle United States · #224,972 worldwide 175 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Hani K. Atrash United States · #287,206 worldwide 157 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Joseph Mulinare United States · #365,691 worldwide 186 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Krista S. Crider United States · #417,984 worldwide 176 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Yan Qi United States · #993,677 worldwide 54 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Which keywords describe research at National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cognitive Impairment, Genetics, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Cardiovascular Disease, Mental Health and Endothelial Dysfunction.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 3.7×53 topics
  2. Cognitive Impairment6▲ 27×4 topics
  3. Mental Health6▲ 4.4×14 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 5.6×18 topics
  5. Genetics5▲ 8.4×11 topics
  6. Inflammation5▲ 2.7×29 topics
  7. Neurodevelopmental Disorders5▲ 43×4 topics
  8. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes5▲ 30×6 topics
  9. Endothelial Dysfunction4▲ 21×2 topics
  10. Prevalence4▲ 11×11 topics
  11. Mortality Risk4▲ 18×6 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.7×15 topics
  13. Executive Functioning4▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Public Health4▲ 2.8×19 topics
  15. Quality of Life4▲ 2.8×14 topics
  16. Neural Tube Defects4▲ 95×2 topics
  17. Treatment4▲ 3.2×11 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 4.5×7 topics
  19. Folate3▲ 133×1 topic
  20. Homocysteine3▲ 133×1 topic
  21. Brain Development3▲ 20×4 topics
  22. Autism Spectrum Disorders3▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Congenital Heart Disease3▲ 40×3 topics
  24. Maternal Mortality3▲ 15×5 topics
  25. Pregnancy3▲ 16×5 topics
  26. Adolescents3▲ 8.5×6 topics
  27. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome3▲ 222×1 topic
  28. Pregnancy Outcomes3▲ 58×2 topics
  29. Prenatal Alcohol Exposure3▲ 222×1 topic
  30. Cardiac Surgery3▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Resilience3▲ 6.1×2 topics
  32. SARS-CoV-23▲ 9.2×5 topics
  33. Adult Congenital Heart Disease3▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Pulmonary Valve Replacement3▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Child Development2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  36. Fetal Development2▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Health Disparities2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  38. Brain Connectivity2▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Early Intervention2▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Parenting Stress2▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Folate and B Vitamins Research, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, Congenital Heart Disease Studies and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research.

Folate and B Vitamins Re…3Folate and B Vitamins Research: 3 fractional worksPrenatal Substance Expos…3Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects: 3 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…3Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 3 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…2Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 2 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 2 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Res…2Gestational Diabetes Research and Management: 2 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 2 fractional worksDown syndrome and intellectual disability research: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…1Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional works
RheumatologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEpidemiologyCognitive Neuroscience3 others

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

  1. 1 Folate and B Vitamins Research Rheumatology 3 works
  2. 2 Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  3. 3 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  4. 4 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  5. 5 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  8. 8 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  9. 9 Down syndrome and intellectual disability research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 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 available50.0%not open50.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017.

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