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National Institute of Nursing Research

In research, National Institute of Nursing Research stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,412 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,387 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,782
of 28,054 · #10,151 all time
Rank in United States
#2,230
of 4,192
Research works
545
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
34.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Nursing Research 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,412 of 20,462 22.6%339
MedicineField #6,387 of 17,978 23.0%236

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Nursing Research 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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.69× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.04× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.13× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.18× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 10.58× its world share, 4 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.31× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Nursing Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Ada Sue Hinshaw and Patricia A. Grady lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Nursing Research.

  1. 1 Ada Sue Hinshaw United States · #370,728 worldwide 63 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Patricia A. Grady United States · #531,429 worldwide 40 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Nursing Research

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Nursing Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Quality of Life, Public Health, Social Support, Mental Health, Physical Activity, Epidemiology and Aging.

▲ 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. Quality of Life6▲ 5.7×19 topics
  2. Epidemiology5▲ 1.94×38 topics
  3. Depression5▲ 8.2×15 topics
  4. Public Health5▲ 5.0×23 topics
  5. Mental Health4▲ 4.4×17 topics
  6. Inflammation4▲ 2.8×26 topics
  7. Social Support4▲ 10×9 topics
  8. Physical Activity3▲ 8.4×7 topics
  9. Treatment3▲ 3.4×14 topics
  10. Aging3▲ 7.0×10 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.4×18 topics
  12. Anxiety2▲ 7.5×8 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.6×11 topics
  14. Mortality Risk2▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Self-Efficacy2▲ 10×3 topics
  16. Gut Microbiota2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  17. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Autoantibodies2▲ 10×5 topics
  19. Biomarkers2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  20. Health Disparities2▲ 9.0×6 topics
  21. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  22. Child Development2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  23. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  24. Medical Education2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  25. Stress2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  26. Health Equity2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  27. Fatigue1▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Health Promotion1▲ 6.1×5 topics
  29. Cancer Survivorship1▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Chronic Disease1▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Health Outcomes1▲ 6.9×5 topics
  32. Neighborhood Effects1▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Neural Processing1▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Nursing1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  35. Patient-Reported Outcomes1▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Sweet Taste1▲ 56×1 topic
  37. Taste Receptors1▲ 56×1 topic
  38. Anosmia1▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Olfactory System1▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Social Relationships1▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does National Institute of Nursing Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques, Cancer survivorship and care, Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies and Health and Well-being Studies.

Biochemical Analysis and…1Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques: 1 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …1Cancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional worksOlfactory and Sensory Function Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…1Health and Well-being Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…1Health disparities and outcomes: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…1Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksInflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 1 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsOncologySensory SystemsClinical Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  2. 2 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Health disparities and outcomes Health 1 works
  6. 6 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  8. 8 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  9. 9 Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 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 available43.1%not open56.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Nursing Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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