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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

In research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,431 of 7,800 worldwide), Medicine (#1,936 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,729 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,811
of 28,054 · #1,279 all time
Rank in United States
#405
of 4,192
Research works
3k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
223k
75.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 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 #1,431 of 7,800 33.9%84 #452
MedicineField #1,936 of 10,443 40.8%105 #1540
Health SciencesDomain #2,729 of 11,982 39.9%114 #1705

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 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#452 #1,431
  2. Medicine#1,540 #1,936
  3. Health Sciences#1,705 #2,729
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.

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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.34× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 12.96× its world share, 48 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.69× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.38× its world share, 106 worksMedicineNursing: 4.52× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.86× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism?

Ranked on the composite score, Pál Pacher, Bin Gao and Bridget F. Grant lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

  1. 1 Pál Pacher United States · #10,001 worldwide 1.2k citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Bin Gao United States · #21,522 worldwide 852 citations · 78 works
  3. 3 Bridget F. Grant United States · #29,024 worldwide 699 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 George Kunos United States · #33,492 worldwide 541 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Gene‐Jack Wang United States · #68,259 worldwide 418 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Nora D. Volkow United States · #89,012 worldwide 816 citations · 124 works
  7. 7 Joseph R. Hibbeln United States · #96,403 worldwide 389 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Paule V. Joseph United States · #100,933 worldwide 268 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Dardo Tomasi United States · #136,800 worldwide 160 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 David M. Lovinger United States · #147,770 worldwide 191 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Which keywords describe research at National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Metabolism, Neurological Disorders, Mortality Risk, Therapeutic Targets, Metabolic Syndrome and Cancer Risk.

▲ 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. Inflammation34▲ 7.1×46 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress33▲ 8.8×27 topics
  3. Metabolism22▲ 18×16 topics
  4. Neurological Disorders20▲ 15×12 topics
  5. Mortality Risk18▲ 32×3 topics
  6. Therapeutic Targets17▲ 48×5 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome17▲ 9.0×14 topics
  8. Cancer Risk16▲ 32×6 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Health16▲ 35×3 topics
  10. Stress15▲ 18×6 topics
  11. Liver Disease15▲ 72×2 topics
  12. Alcohol15▲ 274×1 topic
  13. Genetic Polymorphisms15▲ 118×1 topic
  14. Depression14▲ 6.9×13 topics
  15. Prefrontal Cortex13▲ 73×3 topics
  16. Psychiatric Disorders12▲ 41×4 topics
  17. Substance Use Disorders12▲ 75×2 topics
  18. Impulsivity11▲ 96×2 topics
  19. Behavioral Interventions11▲ 61×2 topics
  20. Global Burden of Disease11▲ 19×3 topics
  21. Alcohol Dependence11▲ 119×1 topic
  22. Genetic Variation11▲ 22×5 topics
  23. Insulin Resistance11▲ 10×10 topics
  24. Motivational Interviewing11▲ 119×1 topic
  25. Serotonin10▲ 119×2 topics
  26. Neural Plasticity10▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Neurobiology10▲ 17×10 topics
  28. Dopamine10▲ 188×1 topic
  29. Reward Circuitry10▲ 188×1 topic
  30. Neuroimaging10▲ 15×6 topics
  31. Obesity9▲ 5.0×16 topics
  32. Neuroprotection9▲ 11×8 topics
  33. Anxiety8▲ 7.6×7 topics
  34. Brain Development8▲ 20×5 topics
  35. Neuropathology7▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Cognitive Impairment7▲ 12×6 topics
  37. Hepatic Steatosis7▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Functional Connectivity7▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Thiamine Deficiency6▲ 193×1 topic
  40. Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome6▲ 193×1 topic

Which research topics does National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior and Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency.

Alcohol Consumption and …15Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects: 15 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 11 fractional worksNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 10 fractional worksAlcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency: 6 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 6 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …5Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 5 fractional worksPrenatal Substance Exposure Effects: 4 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 4 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 4 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineEpidemiologyCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceNeurology4 others

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

  1. 1 Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 15 works
  2. 2 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 11 works
  3. 3 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 10 works
  4. 4 Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency Neurology 6 works
  5. 5 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  6. 6 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 5 works
  7. 7 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 5 works
  8. 8 Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  9. 9 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 4 works
  10. 10 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 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 available41.4%not open58.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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