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National Multiple Sclerosis Society

In research, National Multiple Sclerosis Society stands highest in Health Sciences (#17,789 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,710
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,887
of 8,685
Research works
203
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
37.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is National Multiple Sclerosis Society 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 #17,789 of 20,462 18.2%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Multiple Sclerosis Society 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.74× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.84× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.97× its world share, 9 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.46× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Multiple Sclerosis Society?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert J. Slater, Kathleen Costello and Nancy J. Holland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

  1. 1 Robert J. Slater United States · #203,930 worldwide 119 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Kathleen Costello United States · #583,431 worldwide 68 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Nancy J. Holland United States · #640,284 worldwide 23 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Which keywords describe research at National Multiple Sclerosis Society?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diagnostic Criteria, Cognitive Impairment, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica, Epidemiology, Treatment, Cancer and Adolescents.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Diagnostic Criteria46▲ 110×4 topics
  2. Cognitive Impairment44▲ 93×3 topics
  3. Multiple Sclerosis43▲ 625×1 topic
  4. Neuromyelitis Optica43▲ 625×1 topic
  5. Epidemiology21▲ 2.5×40 topics
  6. Treatment13▲ 4.9×13 topics
  7. Cancer12▲ 4.1×17 topics
  8. Quality of Life10▲ 3.5×20 topics
  9. Adolescents8▲ 11×4 topics
  10. Diagnosis7▲ 3.5×11 topics
  11. Inflammation7▲ 1.47×18 topics
  12. Immunosuppressive Therapy7▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Caregiving7▲ 44×2 topics
  14. Children7▲ 13×1 topic
  15. Parental Illness7▲ 126×1 topic
  16. Pathogenesis6▲ 5.3×11 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders6▲ 4.0×12 topics
  18. Cost-effectiveness Analysis5▲ 33×1 topic
  19. Health Utility Measures5▲ 33×1 topic
  20. Autoantibodies5▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Prognosis5▲ 7.6×4 topics
  22. Neurobiology4▲ 6.4×4 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance4▲ 33×2 topics
  24. Functional MRI4▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome4▲ 74×1 topic
  26. Fibromyalgia4▲ 74×1 topic
  27. Psychological Factors4▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Viral Infection4▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Intravenous Immunoglobulin4▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Enterovirus4▲ 45×1 topic
  31. Myocarditis4▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy4▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Guillain-Barré Syndrome4▲ 71×1 topic
  34. Autoimmunity3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  35. Fibrosis3▲ 7.6×3 topics
  36. Immunosuppression3▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Pulmonary Involvement3▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Systemic Sclerosis3▲ 44×1 topic
  39. TGF-ß3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  40. Viral Oncoproteins3▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does National Multiple Sclerosis Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life and Mental Health and Patient Involvement.

Multiple Sclerosis Resea…2Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 2 fractional worksFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 0 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerativ…0Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 0 fractional worksPeripheral Neuropathies and Disorders: 0 fractional worksInfection Control and Ventilation: 0 fractional worksSocioeconomics of Resources and Conservation: 0 fractional worksInfection Control in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksHistorical Astronomy and Related Studies: 0 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicinePsychiatry and Mental healthEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  3. 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  6. 6 Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders Neurology 0 works
  7. 7 Infection Control and Ventilation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Socioeconomics of Resources and Conservation Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Infection Control in Healthcare Infectious Diseases 0 works
  10. 10 Historical Astronomy and Related Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available23.3%not open76.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Multiple Sclerosis Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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