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National Medical Association

In research, National Medical Association stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,425 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,114
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,377
of 7,310
Research works
339
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
National Medical Association

What is National Medical Association 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 #12,425 of 16,688 6.4%203

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Medical Association 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 Medical Association work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at National Medical Association is in Health Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (53%), Social Sciences (13%), Health Professions (12%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 26 fractional works · 65.4% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 52.5% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 11.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 21.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 13.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNational MedicalAssociation40fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences21%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2152.5%
    2. Health Professions511.7%
    3. Nursing01.1%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences513.1%
    2. Psychology26.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.6%
    3. Neuroscience12.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.8%
    1. Environmental Science00.9%
    2. Engineering00.9%
    3. Mathematics00.8%
    4. Computer Science00.5%
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: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.46× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.73× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 2.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.46×5 works
  2. Medicine2.73×21 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.58×1 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.37×0 works
  5. Nursing2.27×0 works
  6. Psychology1.96×2 works
  7. Neuroscience1.31×1 works
  8. Social Sciences1.03×5 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×2 works
  10. Mathematics0.71×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.46×0 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×0 works
  13. Dentistry0.21×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.20×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.18×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.06×0 works
  18. Engineering0.06×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Medical Association?

Ranked on the quality score, Aurchart Karnjanapitak, Barbara Golder and Robyn Butcher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Medical Association.

  1. 1 Aurchart Karnjanapitak United States · #4,554,951 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Barbara Golder United States · #4,723,401 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Robyn Butcher United States · #4,936,246 worldwide 281 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Louis Hopewell Bauer United States · #4,946,815 worldwide 19 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at National Medical Association

What are the most cited papers from National Medical Association?

The most cited paper from National Medical Association is "Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Boys: Data From the Pediatric Research in Office Settings Network" (Marcia E. Herman‐Giddens, Jennifer Steffes, Donna L. Harris et al., 2012), with 414 citations. Next come "Population-based survey of pain in the united states: Differences among white, african american, and hispanic subjects" (349) and "American College of Radiology White Paper on MR Safety" (284).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Boys: Data From the Pediatric Research in Office Settings Network Marcia E. Herman‐Giddens, Jennifer Steffes, Donna L. Harris et al. · PEDIATRICS 21 Oct 2012 414
2 Population-based survey of pain in the united states: Differences among white, african american, and hispanic subjects Russell K. Portenoy, Carlos A. Ugarte, Ivonne Fuller et al. · Journal of Pain Open access Aug 2004 349
3 American College of Radiology White Paper on MR Safety Emanuel Kanal, James P. Borgstede, Anthony James Barkovich et al. · American Journal of Roentgenology Jun 2002 284
4 2025 AHA/ACC/AANP/AAPA/ABC/ACCP/ACPM/AGS/AMA/ASPC/NMA/PCNA/SGIM Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines Daniel W. Jones et al. · Hypertension Open access 14 Aug 2025 279
5 Racial and ethnic differences in response to medicines: towards individualized pharmaceutical treatment. Valentine J. Burroughs, Randall W. Maxey, Richard A. Levy · PubMed Open access Oct 2002 255
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Which keywords describe research at National Medical Association?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Psychological Impact, Public Health, Epidemiology, Metastatic Breast Cancer, Neurotoxicity, Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Taxanes.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.5×24 topics
  2. Quality of Life3▲ 5.8×8 topics
  3. Public Health3▲ 5.2×10 topics
  4. Psychological Impact2▲ 20×3 topics
  5. Mental Health2▲ 3.7×5 topics
  6. Metastatic Breast Cancer2▲ 81×2 topics
  7. Neurotoxicity2▲ 40×2 topics
  8. Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy2▲ 150×1 topic
  9. Clinical Trials2▲ 6.7×8 topics
  10. Inflammation2▲ 2.1×12 topics
  11. Risk Factors2▲ 4.1×9 topics
  12. Taxanes2▲ 150×1 topic
  13. Academic Medicine2▲ 48×3 topics
  14. Treatment2▲ 3.0×5 topics
  15. Climate Consequences1▲ 343×1 topic
  16. Gender Bias1▲ 40×2 topics
  17. Mentorship1▲ 90×2 topics
  18. Nuclear War1▲ 343×1 topic
  19. Resilience1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  20. Biomarkers1▲ 4.6×5 topics
  21. COVID-191▲ 2.5×5 topics
  22. Health Outcomes1▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Neuroprotection1▲ 9.2×6 topics
  24. Medical Innovation1▲ 61×2 topics
  25. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.4×9 topics
  26. Chronic Disease1▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Health Care Disparities1▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Infertility1▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Science1▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Ageing Population1▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Assisted Reproductive Technology1▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Bereavement1▲ 75×1 topic
  33. Complicated Grief1▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Depression1▲ 3.0×4 topics
  35. Gender Differences1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  36. Health Care Expenditure1▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Reproductive Technologies1▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does National Medical Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology, Nuclear Issues and Defense, Diversity and Career in Medicine and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health.

Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology: 2 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …1Diversity and Career in Medicine: 1 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and …1Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 1 fractional worksReproductive Health and Technologies: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…1Healthcare Systems and Public Health: 1 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksMedical and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works
OncologyPolitical Science and International RelationsGender StudiesClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology Oncology 2 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 1 works
  4. 4 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 0 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Medical and Biological Sciences Anatomy 0 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 available44.1%not open55.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Medical Association's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% 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 Medical Association as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%National Medical Association0.00016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Medical Association over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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