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National Opinion Research Center

In research, National Opinion Research Center stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,070 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,237
of 28,054 · #9,924 all time
Rank in United States
#2,160
of 4,192
Research works
843
▲ 60% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
32.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is National Opinion Research Center 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,070 of 10,521 28.2%72 #1996

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Opinion Research Center 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 3.05× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.39× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.91× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.38× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.63× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Opinion Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul B. Sheatsley, Tom Smith and Dean R. Gerstein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Opinion Research Center.

  1. 1 Paul B. Sheatsley United States · #134,710 worldwide 246 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Tom Smith United States · #144,763 worldwide 73 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Dean R. Gerstein United States · #275,383 worldwide 97 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Fritz Scheuren United States · #1,049,313 worldwide 55 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at National Opinion Research Center

Which keywords describe research at National Opinion Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Public Health, Social Support, Social Relationships, Health Disparities, Mortality Risk, Neighborhood Effects and Health Equity.

▲ 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. Mental Health14▲ 7.5×23 topics
  2. Public Health12▲ 6.6×20 topics
  3. Social Support10▲ 14×13 topics
  4. Social Relationships8▲ 72×2 topics
  5. Health Disparities8▲ 25×5 topics
  6. Epidemiology8▲ 1.59×28 topics
  7. Mortality Risk8▲ 26×5 topics
  8. Neighborhood Effects7▲ 52×3 topics
  9. Health Equity6▲ 19×4 topics
  10. Quality of Life6▲ 3.1×17 topics
  11. Primary Care6▲ 11×7 topics
  12. Psychiatric Disorders6▲ 32×4 topics
  13. Loneliness5▲ 64×1 topic
  14. Risk Factors5▲ 3.9×18 topics
  15. Socioeconomic Inequalities5▲ 64×1 topic
  16. Aging5▲ 7.5×5 topics
  17. Social Media5▲ 2.5×13 topics
  18. Health Consequences4▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Depression4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  20. Subjective Well-Being4▲ 42×2 topics
  21. Emotion4▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Health Outcomes4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  23. Intersectionality4▲ 15×5 topics
  24. Psychological Impact4▲ 8.5×8 topics
  25. Stigma4▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Substance Use Disorders3▲ 37×2 topics
  27. Cognition3▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Motivation3▲ 6.1×3 topics
  29. Memory3▲ 9.9×2 topics
  30. Ageism3▲ 93×1 topic
  31. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 9.7×4 topics
  32. Health Care Utilization3▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Successful Aging3▲ 93×1 topic
  34. Youth Violence3▲ 52×2 topics
  35. Cancer Risk3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  36. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Gender Identity2▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Health Care Spending2▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Insurance Markets2▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Long-Term Care2▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does National Opinion Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health disparities and outcomes, Aging and Gerontology Research, Healthcare Policy and Management and Smoking Behavior and Cessation.

Health disparities and o…5Health disparities and outcomes: 5 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Research: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 2 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksSurvey Methodology and Nonresponse: 2 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …2LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 2 fractional worksGun Ownership and Violence Research: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional works
HealthNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyEconomics and EconometricsPhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Health disparities and outcomes Health 5 works
  2. 2 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 2 works
  5. 5 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Survey Methodology and Nonresponse Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 2 works
  9. 9 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 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 available30.3%not open69.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Opinion Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 60% 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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