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National Fire Protection Association

In research, National Fire Protection Association stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,623 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,638
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,291
of 8,685
Research works
212
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is National Fire Protection Association 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
Physical SciencesDomain #15,623 of 21,541 14.0%123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Fire Protection Association 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Energy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.12× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 5.62× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 10.95× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Fire Protection Association?

Ranked on the composite score, John M. Watts and John R. Hall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Fire Protection Association.

  1. 1 John M. Watts United States · #408,642 worldwide 70 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 John R. Hall United States · #526,347 worldwide 61 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at National Fire Protection Association

Which keywords describe research at National Fire Protection Association?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Resilience, Smoke Control, Tunnel Fires, Epidemiology, Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Psychological Treatment.

▲ 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 18 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health6▲ 17×5 topics
  2. Epidemiology5▲ 5.1×4 topics
  3. Resilience5▲ 38×4 topics
  4. Smoke Control5▲ 684×1 topic
  5. Tunnel Fires5▲ 684×1 topic
  6. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder4▲ 563×1 topic
  7. Psychological Treatment4▲ 563×1 topic
  8. Trauma4▲ 77×2 topics
  9. Emergency Responders3▲ 613×1 topic
  10. Firefighters3▲ 613×1 topic
  11. Computer Vision2▲ 28×1 topic
  12. Fire Detection2▲ 184×1 topic
  13. Injury Prevention1▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Public Health1▲ 2.9×3 topics
  15. Adversity1▲ 55×1 topic
  16. Psychological Resilience1▲ 42×1 topic
  17. Training Motivation1▲ 275×1 topic
  18. Training Transfer1▲ 275×1 topic

Which research topics does National Fire Protection Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fire dynamics and safety research, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research, Occupational Health and Performance and Fire Detection and Safety Systems.

Fire dynamics and safety…5Fire dynamics and safety research: 5 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Dis…4Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 4 fractional worksOccupational Health and Performance: 3 fractional worksFire Detection and Safet…2Fire Detection and Safety Systems: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…1Resilience and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksHuman Resource Developme…1Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation: 1 fractional worksEvacuation and Crowd Dynamics: 1 fractional worksGun Ownership and Violence Research: 1 fractional worksDeath Anxiety and Social Exclusion: 1 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityClinical PsychologyOccupational TherapyApplied Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 5 works
  2. 2 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 3 works
  4. 4 Fire Detection and Safety Systems Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  5. 5 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation Applied Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics Ocean Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 1 works
  9. 9 Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 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 available13.8%not open86.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Fire Protection Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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