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National Council on Aging

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World rank, all time
#33,015
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,040
of 8,685
Research works
180
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

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.

Health Professions: 12.11× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.51× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.77× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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 2022–2025: Health Policy Implementation Science, Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies, Obesity and Health Practices and Aging and Gerontology Research.

Health Policy Implementa…1Health Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksMigration, Aging, and To…1Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies: 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 worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 0 fractional worksIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 0 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsDemographyPharmacyNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies Demography 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 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Health disparities and outcomes Health 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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