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National Institute on Aging

In research, National Institute on Aging stands highest in Life Sciences (#752 of 7,800 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#685 of 3,579 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,244 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physiology and Psychiatry and Mental health — Physiology is 11.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,107
of 28,054 · #1,018 all time
Rank in United States
#328
of 4,192
Research works
6.1k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
481k
78.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is National Institute on Aging 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 #752 of 7,800 25.1%229 #377
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #685 of 3,579 25.3%134 #328
MedicineField #2,244 of 10,443 24.7%270 #839
Health SciencesDomain #3,134 of 11,982 24.0%294 #1019
Social SciencesDomain #4,096 of 10,521 13.3%62 #973
Molecular BiologySubfield #913 of 2,175 23.8%91 #460
NeuroscienceField #561 of 1,168 22.9%67 #192
PhysiologySubfield #278 of 548 25.8%64 #76

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute on Aging 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#377 #752
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#328 #685
  3. Medicine#839 #2,244
  4. Health Sciences#1,019 #3,134
  5. Social Sciences#973 #4,096
  6. Molecular Biology#460 #913
  7. Neuroscience#192 #561
  8. Physiology#76 #278
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 on Aging specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physiology takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PhysiologySubfield · 63.9 works12×
  2. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 31.1 works10.0×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.04× its world share, 134 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.47× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.59× its world share, 67 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.26× its world share, 270 worksMedicineNursing: 1.86× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.48× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute on Aging?

Ranked on the composite score, Lenore J. Launer, Luigi Ferrucci and Jack M. Guralnik lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute on Aging.

  1. 1 Lenore J. Launer United States · #898 worldwide 3k citations · 184 works
  2. 2 Luigi Ferrucci United States · #1,649 worldwide 5.3k citations · 345 works
  3. 3 Jack M. Guralnik United States · #1,930 worldwide 1.7k citations · 108 works
  4. 4 Tamara B. Harris United States · #2,447 worldwide 1.9k citations · 77 works
  5. 5 Toshiko Tanaka United States · #4,627 worldwide 1.2k citations · 80 works
  6. 6 Stefania Bandinelli United States · #5,846 worldwide 1.4k citations · 105 works
  7. 7 Stephanie A. Studenski United States · #7,890 worldwide 1.4k citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Edward G. Lakatta United States · #8,623 worldwide 2k citations · 181 works
  9. 9 Eleanor M. Simonsick United States · #10,584 worldwide 816 citations · 76 works
  10. 10 Robert N. Butler United States · #14,452 worldwide 511 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute on Aging

Which keywords describe research at National Institute on Aging?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aging, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Biomarkers, Neuroimaging, Neurodegeneration, Alzheimer's Disease and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Aging82▲ 25×17 topics
  2. Inflammation79▲ 6.1×66 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress69▲ 6.7×49 topics
  4. Biomarkers55▲ 13×14 topics
  5. Neuroimaging43▲ 26×9 topics
  6. Neurodegeneration43▲ 23×10 topics
  7. Epidemiology43▲ 1.73×59 topics
  8. Public Health39▲ 4.3×25 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease38▲ 5.5×34 topics
  10. Alzheimer's Disease37▲ 21×8 topics
  11. Cancer32▲ 3.8×47 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders29▲ 8.3×17 topics
  13. Neuroinflammation29▲ 16×6 topics
  14. Mitochondrial Dysfunction28▲ 15×11 topics
  15. Cognitive Decline26▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Cognitive Training26▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Dementia26▲ 45×2 topics
  18. Caregiver Burden26▲ 38×1 topic
  19. Mild Cognitive Impairment26▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Brain Development24▲ 22×6 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome24▲ 4.7×17 topics
  22. Genetics19▲ 4.3×13 topics
  23. Parkinson's Disease18▲ 12×8 topics
  24. Amyloid Hypothesis17▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Tau Pathology17▲ 46×1 topic
  26. Social Support17▲ 4.8×14 topics
  27. Mortality Risk16▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Gene Expression16▲ 4.1×13 topics
  29. Metabolic Regulation16▲ 15×5 topics
  30. Social Relationships14▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Neurodegenerative Diseases14▲ 14×6 topics
  32. Brain Connectivity14▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Innate Immunity14▲ 7.0×9 topics
  34. Diffusion MRI13▲ 71×1 topic
  35. White Matter13▲ 71×1 topic
  36. Cytokines13▲ 7.6×5 topics
  37. Weight Loss12▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Mitochondrial Function12▲ 20×4 topics
  39. Mitochondria12▲ 14×5 topics
  40. Muscle Mass11▲ 16×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms.

Dementia and Cognitive I…26Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 26 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications: 13 fractional worksGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms: 10 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 9 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 9 fractional worksMitochondrial Function a…9Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 9 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 9 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 8 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Sp…8Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 8 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthPhysiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingAging3 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 26 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 17 works
  3. 3 Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 13 works
  4. 4 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 10 works
  5. 5 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 9 works
  6. 6 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 9 works
  7. 7 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 9 works
  8. 8 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 9 works
  9. 9 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 8 works
  10. 10 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 8 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 available48.6%not open51.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.9%domestic only77.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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