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National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

In research, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,253 of 7,800 worldwide), Medicine (#2,692 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,799 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Immunology and Immunology and Microbiology — Immunology is 21.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,117
of 28,054 · #576 all time
Rank in United States
#447
of 4,192
Research works
4.5k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
315k
69.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,253 of 7,800 32.1%62 #182
MedicineField #2,692 of 10,443 31.7%97 #488
Health SciencesDomain #3,799 of 11,982 31.3%100 #665

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#182 #1,253
  2. Medicine#488 #2,692
  3. Health Sciences#665 #3,799
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Immunology takes 21.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ImmunologySubfield · 24.4 works21×
  2. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 25.2 works15×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.59× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 14.93× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.00× its world share, 97 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 14.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel L. Kastner, Paul A. di Sant'Agnese and John J. O’Shea lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

  1. 1 Daniel L. Kastner United States · #8,257 worldwide 692 citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Paul A. di Sant'Agnese United States · #27,813 worldwide 430 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 John J. O’Shea United States · #30,659 worldwide 449 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Andrew L. Mammen United States · #46,465 worldwide 217 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Elizabeth F. Neufeld United States · #47,278 worldwide 497 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 George G. Glenner United States · #67,662 worldwide 326 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Henry Metzger United States · #78,519 worldwide 352 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Robert G. Martin United States · #83,961 worldwide 1.4k citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Robert A. Colbert United States · #104,881 worldwide 409 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Mariana J. Kaplan United States · #107,326 worldwide 259 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Autoantibodies, Treatment, Immunity, Toll-like Receptors, Autoimmunity, Epidemiology and Cancer.

▲ 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. Inflammation24▲ 6.9×39 topics
  2. Autoantibodies17▲ 44×8 topics
  3. Epidemiology13▲ 2.0×59 topics
  4. Treatment12▲ 5.9×21 topics
  5. Cancer9▲ 3.8×27 topics
  6. Immunity8▲ 12×6 topics
  7. Toll-like Receptors7▲ 39×2 topics
  8. Autoimmunity7▲ 30×5 topics
  9. Diagnosis7▲ 4.3×18 topics
  10. Reactive Oxygen Species6▲ 9.2×5 topics
  11. Immunosuppressive Therapy6▲ 19×8 topics
  12. Cancer Risk6▲ 15×5 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations6▲ 7.6×19 topics
  14. Interstitial Lung Disease6▲ 52×2 topics
  15. Renal Transplantation6▲ 83×2 topics
  16. Immunosuppression5▲ 36×3 topics
  17. Dermatomyositis5▲ 182×1 topic
  18. Inflammatory Myopathies5▲ 182×1 topic
  19. Regeneration5▲ 16×5 topics
  20. Viral Oncoproteins5▲ 48×2 topics
  21. Merkel Cell Carcinoma5▲ 200×1 topic
  22. Polyomavirus5▲ 200×1 topic
  23. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus5▲ 56×2 topics
  24. Antiphospholipid Syndrome5▲ 61×1 topic
  25. Immune Response5▲ 5.2×16 topics
  26. Innate Immunity5▲ 9.1×9 topics
  27. Interferon-inducible Genes5▲ 61×1 topic
  28. Stem Cells5▲ 11×10 topics
  29. Thrombosis5▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Angiogenesis5▲ 8.7×9 topics
  31. Immune Dysregulation4▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Cytokines4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  33. NADPH Oxidases4▲ 115×1 topic
  34. Neutrophil Extracellular Traps4▲ 115×1 topic
  35. Rituximab4▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Pattern Recognition Receptors4▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Clinical Features4▲ 64×2 topics
  38. Regulatory T Cells4▲ 20×4 topics
  39. Somatic Mutations4▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Relapsing Polychondritis4▲ 216×1 topic

Which research topics does National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis, Polyomavirus and related diseases, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research and Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms.

Inflammatory Myopathies …5Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis: 5 fractional worksPolyomavirus and related…5Polyomavirus and related diseases: 5 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythemat…5Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 5 fractional worksNeutrophil, Myeloperoxid…4Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksOtitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis: 4 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 3 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…3Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 3 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 3 fractional worksSystemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases: 3 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatm…3Wound Healing and Treatments: 3 fractional works
EpidemiologyOncologyRheumatologyImmunology3 others

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

  1. 1 Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis Epidemiology 5 works
  2. 2 Polyomavirus and related diseases Oncology 5 works
  3. 3 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 5 works
  4. 4 Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms Immunology 4 works
  5. 5 Otitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis Rheumatology 4 works
  6. 6 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 3 works
  7. 7 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 3 works
  8. 8 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 3 works
  9. 9 Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 3 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 available34.7%not open65.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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