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National Council on Aging

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World rank, all time
#29,881
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,291
of 7,310
Research works
180
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.5k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
National Council on Aging

Which fields of science does National Council on Aging work in?

In all years, 56% of research at National Council on Aging is in Social Sciences, 38% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (37%), Health Professions (22%), Medicine (15%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 102 fractional works · 56.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 66 fractional works · 36.7% of its workDemography: 37 fractional works · 20.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 10.0% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 9 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 68 fractional works · 37.8% of its workHealth Professions: 40 fractional works · 22.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 30 fractional works · 16.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Terminology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 14.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNational Councilon Aging180fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences56%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6636.7%
    2. Psychology1810.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance95.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities31.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting31.8%
    6. Decision Sciences21.1%
    1. Health Professions4022.4%
    2. Medicine2614.7%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Environmental Science21.2%
    2. Engineering20.9%
    3. Computer Science10.4%
    4. Mathematics00.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    7. Materials Science00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Health Professions: 12.01× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.79× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.47× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 12.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions12.01×5 works
  2. Psychology5.47×3 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.79×1 works
  4. Social Sciences1.74×4 works
  5. Medicine1.04×3 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.34×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.31×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Council on Aging?

Ranked on the quality score, Nancy Whitelaw, Kathleen A. Cameron and Angelica P. Herrera-Venson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Council on Aging.

  1. 1 Nancy Whitelaw United States · #1,473,333 worldwide 1.5k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Kathleen A. Cameron United States · #1,917,625 worldwide 641 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Angelica P. Herrera-Venson United States · #2,690,089 worldwide 137 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Geneva Mathiasen United States · #2,861,316 worldwide 64 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Jennifer L. Tripken United States · #3,707,584 worldwide 145 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Rhea Joyce Rubin United States · #4,346,299 worldwide 233 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 James P. Firman United States · #4,394,103 worldwide 64 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Rita K. Chow United States · #4,849,191 worldwide 54 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at National Council on Aging

What are the most cited papers from National Council on Aging?

The most cited paper from National Council on Aging is "Safety, tolerability, and risks associated with first- and second-generation antipsychotics: a state-of-the-art clinical review" (Marco Solmi, Andréa Murru, Isabella Pacchiarotti et al., 2017), with 435 citations. Next come "Ageism: A Threat to “Aging Well” in the 21st Century" (342) and "Cognitive Impairment Without Dementia in Older People: Prevalence, Vascular Risk Factors, Impact on Disability. The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging" (303).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Safety, tolerability, and risks associated with first- and second-generation antipsychotics: a state-of-the-art clinical review Marco Solmi, Andréa Murru, Isabella Pacchiarotti et al. · Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management Open access Jun 2017 435
2 Ageism: A Threat to “Aging Well” in the 21st Century Jocelyn Angus, Patricia A. Reeve · Journal of Applied Gerontology Mar 2006 342
3 Cognitive Impairment Without Dementia in Older People: Prevalence, Vascular Risk Factors, Impact on Disability. The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging Antonio Di Carlo, Marzia Baldereschi, Luigi A. Amaducci et al. · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Jul 2000 303
4 Family Boundary Ambiguity: A New Variable in Family Stress Theory PAULINE GROSSENBACHER BOSS, Jan Steven Greenberg · Family Process Dec 1984 274
5 Toxic Metals in the Environment: Thermodynamic Considerations for Possible Immobilization Strategies for Pb, Cd, As, and Hg Spencer Kellogg Porter, Kirk G. Scheckel, Christopher A. Impellitteri et al. · Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 14 Sep 2004 244
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Which keywords describe research at National Council on Aging?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Rural Development, Lifestyle Migration, Retirement Migration, Social Support, Quality of Life, Retirement, Aging and Health 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 all years 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. Rural Development22▲ 42×2 topics
  2. Lifestyle Migration20▲ 505×1 topic
  3. Retirement Migration20▲ 505×1 topic
  4. Social Support18▲ 22×13 topics
  5. Quality of Life18▲ 7.3×17 topics
  6. Retirement16▲ 118×2 topics
  7. Aging15▲ 16×7 topics
  8. Mental Health14▲ 6.9×19 topics
  9. Health Effects14▲ 13×7 topics
  10. Employment Patterns13▲ 122×2 topics
  11. Social Relationships13▲ 98×2 topics
  12. Labor Force Participation13▲ 134×2 topics
  13. Aging Workforce13▲ 291×1 topic
  14. Social Security Programs13▲ 291×1 topic
  15. Public Health12▲ 4.8×14 topics
  16. Primary Care11▲ 14×8 topics
  17. Elderly10▲ 24×4 topics
  18. Long-Term Care10▲ 84×2 topics
  19. Subjective Well-Being10▲ 102×2 topics
  20. Emotion9▲ 27×3 topics
  21. Health Outcomes9▲ 22×5 topics
  22. Motivation9▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Ageism9▲ 231×1 topic
  24. Successful Aging9▲ 231×1 topic
  25. Chronic Disease8▲ 28×3 topics
  26. Elderly Care8▲ 32×3 topics
  27. Mortality Risk7▲ 19×4 topics
  28. Quality of Care7▲ 51×2 topics
  29. Healthcare6▲ 4.6×5 topics
  30. Nursing Home6▲ 87×1 topic
  31. Person-Centered Care6▲ 87×1 topic
  32. Life Expectancy5▲ 51×2 topics
  33. Longevity5▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Ageing Population5▲ 68×1 topic
  35. Health Care Expenditure5▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Self-Efficacy5▲ 14×4 topics
  37. Well-being5▲ 10×7 topics
  38. Family Support4▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Health Care Utilization4▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Intergenerational Relations4▲ 79×1 topic

Which research topics does National Council on Aging publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies, Health Policy Implementation Science, Obesity and Health Practices and Aging and Gerontology Research.

Migration, Aging, and To…1Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…1Health Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksObesity and Health Pract…1Obesity and Health Practices: 1 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Re…1Aging and Gerontology Research: 1 fractional worksGambling Behavior and Treatments: 1 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 1 fractional worksChild Welfare and Adoption1Child Welfare and Adoption: 1 fractional worksIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 0 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 0 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 0 fractional works
DemographyGeneral Health ProfessionsPharmacyNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies Demography 1 works
  2. 2 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Obesity and Health Practices Pharmacy 1 works
  4. 4 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Gambling Behavior and Treatments Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  7. 7 Child Welfare and Adoption Safety Research 1 works
  8. 8 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Health disparities and outcomes Health 0 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 0 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 available28.0%not open72.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Council on Aging's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Council on Aging as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000085% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%National Council on Aging0.000093% in 202519801990200020102020

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