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National League for Nursing

In research, National League for Nursing stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,911 of 16,688 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,725 of 9,330 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#12,734 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,488
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,641
of 7,310
Research works
456
▲ 55% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.4k
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
9%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
National League for Nursing

What is National League for Nursing 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 #10,911 of 16,688 6.4%207
Social SciencesField #7,725 of 9,330 8.4%142
Social SciencesDomain #12,734 of 14,833 8.0%209

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National League for Nursing 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does National League for Nursing work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at National League for Nursing is in Health Sciences, 39% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Nursing (17%), Health Professions (16%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 29 fractional works · 49.2% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 16.9% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 5 fractional works · 8.1% of its workResearch and Theory: 5 fractional works · 8.0% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 16.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 15.7% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 38.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 20.0% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.9% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNational Leaguefor Nursing59fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences49%Social Sciences39%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Nursing1016.9%
    2. Health Professions1016.1%
    3. Medicine915.7%
    4. Veterinary00.5%
    1. Social Sciences1220.0%
    2. Psychology69.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities24.1%
    4. Decision Sciences23.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Engineering24.2%
    2. Computer Science22.8%
    3. Environmental Science00.8%
    4. Energy00.6%
    5. Materials Science00.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 6.12× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 34.47× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.92× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.17× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 34.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing34.47×10 works
  2. Health Professions6.12×10 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.92×2 works
  4. Veterinary3.61×0 works
  5. Psychology3.17×6 works
  6. Social Sciences1.58×12 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.41×2 works
  8. Medicine0.82×9 works
  9. Energy0.61×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.36×2 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.34×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.32×1 works
  14. Engineering0.28×2 works
  15. Environmental Science0.17×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.13×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.11×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×0 works
  20. Neuroscience0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National League for Nursing?

Ranked on the quality score, Blanche Pfefferkorn, Janice Gilyard Brewington and Roy White Bixler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National League for Nursing.

  1. 1 Blanche Pfefferkorn United States · #1,770,482 worldwide 57 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Janice Gilyard Brewington United States · #2,151,749 worldwide 126 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Roy White Bixler United States · #2,314,284 worldwide 78 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Susan Gross Forneris United States · #2,476,227 worldwide 673 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Jennifer Chicca United States · #2,564,221 worldwide 653 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Kathy Kaufman United States · #2,762,944 worldwide 736 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Claribel A. Wheeler United States · #2,797,233 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Edith Margaret Potts United States · #2,921,474 worldwide 18 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Stella M. Goostray United States · #3,043,698 worldwide 34 citations · 67 works
  10. 10 Patricia A. Moccia United States · #3,149,965 worldwide 410 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at National League for Nursing

What are the most cited papers from National League for Nursing?

The most cited paper from National League for Nursing is "Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory: Twenty-five years of evaluation" (Aaron T. Beck, Robert A. Steer, Margery G. Carbin, 1988), with 11,867 citations. Next come "Social Resources and Occupational Status Attainment" (320) and "Identifying Interprofessional Global Health Competencies for 21st-Century Health Professionals" (304).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory: Twenty-five years of evaluation Aaron T. Beck, Robert A. Steer, Margery G. Carbin · Clinical Psychology Review 1988 11,867
2 Social Resources and Occupational Status Attainment Nan Lin, John C. Vaughn, Walter M. Ensel · Social Forces Jun 1981 320
3 Identifying Interprofessional Global Health Competencies for 21st-Century Health Professionals Kristen M. Jogerst, Brian Callender, Virginia Adams et al. · Annals of Global Health Open access 16 Jun 2015 304
4 Patient–provider race-concordance: does it matter in improving minority patients’ health outcomes? Salimah H. Meghani, Jacqueline M. Brooks, Trina L. Gipson-Jones et al. · Ethnicity and Health Open access 15 Nov 2008 260
5 Increasing Racial/Ethnic Diversity in Nursing to Reduce Health Disparities and Achieve Health Equity Janice Mitchell Phillips, Beverly L. Malone · Public Health Reports Open access 2014 230
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Which keywords describe research at National League for Nursing?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Health Policy, Job Satisfaction, Nursing Education, Patient Outcomes, Clinical Practice, Nursing Staffing and Qualitative Research.

▲ 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-now 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. Public Health6▲ 7.5×7 topics
  2. Health Policy6▲ 67×2 topics
  3. Job Satisfaction6▲ 22×4 topics
  4. Nursing Education5▲ 70×3 topics
  5. Patient Outcomes5▲ 138×2 topics
  6. Clinical Practice5▲ 54×2 topics
  7. Nursing Staffing5▲ 264×1 topic
  8. Qualitative Research5▲ 9.4×1 topic
  9. Nursing Advocacy4▲ 799×1 topic
  10. Political Participation4▲ 88×1 topic
  11. Medical Education4▲ 23×4 topics
  12. Mental Health4▲ 4.3×12 topics
  13. Patient Safety4▲ 41×4 topics
  14. Simulation3▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Clinical Judgment3▲ 148×1 topic
  16. Debriefing3▲ 148×1 topic
  17. Health Workforce3▲ 115×2 topics
  18. Education3▲ 2.7×11 topics
  19. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Competency-Based Education3▲ 49×2 topics
  21. Higher Education2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  22. Reflective Practice2▲ 21×4 topics
  23. Healthcare2▲ 3.5×3 topics
  24. Global Health2▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Informal Learning2▲ 24×3 topics
  26. Nursing2▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Primary Care2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  28. Quality Improvement2▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Physician Migration2▲ 100×1 topic
  30. Rural Health2▲ 100×1 topic
  31. Violence2▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Adult Education2▲ 78×2 topics
  33. Cultural Competence2▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Collaborative Practice1▲ 57×2 topics
  35. Patient-Centered Care1▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Clinical Governance1▲ 278×1 topic
  37. Concept Mapping1▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Health Disparities1▲ 8.6×4 topics
  39. Healthcare Workers1▲ 9.6×4 topics
  40. Peer Review1▲ 64×2 topics

Which research topics does National League for Nursing publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nursing education and management, Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership, Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare and Global Health Workforce Issues.

Nursing education and ma…5Nursing education and management: 5 fractional worksNursing Education, Pract…4Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership: 4 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 1 fractional worksEvaluation and Performance Assessment: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and Management: 1 fractional worksNursing Roles and Practices: 1 fractional worksCultural Competency in Health Care: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional works
Research and TheoryIssues, ethics and legal aspectsPhysiologyEmergency Medical Services6 others

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

  1. 1 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 5 works
  2. 2 Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership Issues, ethics and legal aspects 4 works
  3. 3 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 3 works
  4. 4 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  5. 5 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 1 works
  6. 6 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Quality and Management Health Information Management 1 works
  8. 8 Nursing Roles and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Cultural Competency in Health Care Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available9.1%not open90.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National League for Nursing's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 55% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National League for Nursing as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%National League for Nursing0.00024% in 202519801990200020102020

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