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National Patient Safety Foundation

In research, National Patient Safety Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,599 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#1,577 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Professions (#682 of 1,895 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medical Services is 22.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,968
of 22,385 · #3,091 all time
Rank in United States
#676
of 3,332
Research works
2.4k
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
54k
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
National Patient Safety Foundation

What is National Patient Safety Foundation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,599 of 9,902 11.5%442 #1236
MedicineField #1,577 of 8,541 11.0%319 #1306
Health ProfessionsField #682 of 1,895 13.1%114 #419
Social SciencesDomain #7,173 of 9,585 12.6%66 #4982

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Patient Safety Foundation 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,236 #1,599
  2. Medicine#1,306 #1,577
  3. Health Professions#419 #682
  4. Social Sciences#4,982 #7,173
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does National Patient Safety Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at National Patient Safety Foundation is in Health Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (53%), Health Professions (19%), Psychology (4%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 516 fractional works · 73.9% of its workMedicine: 372 fractional works · 53.4% of its workSurgery: 54 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 31 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEpidemiology: 24 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 24 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOncology: 16 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 16 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 16 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRheumatology: 15 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFamily Practice: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 132 fractional works · 18.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 59 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 28 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacy: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workResearch and Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 86 fractional works · 12.4% of its workPsychology: 29 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 53 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workToxicology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 43 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNational PatientSafety Foundation698fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences74%Social Sciences12%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine37253.4%
    2. Health Professions13218.9%
    3. Nursing71.0%
    4. Dentistry40.6%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Psychology294.1%
    2. Social Sciences294.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance131.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities71.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting60.8%
    6. Decision Sciences30.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology223.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology101.5%
    3. Neuroscience91.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics71.1%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences40.5%
    1. Engineering182.6%
    2. Computer Science131.8%
    3. Environmental Science60.9%
    4. Mathematics30.4%
    5. Materials Science10.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    7. Chemistry10.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    9. Energy00.0%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does National Patient Safety Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Emergency Medical Services takes 22.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 28.1 works22×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.47× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.01× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.19× its world share, 132 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.78× its world share, 372 worksMedicineNursing: 1.96× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions7.19×132 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.01×7 works
  3. Medicine2.78×372 works
  4. Nursing1.96×7 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.47×10 works
  6. Psychology1.35×29 works
  7. Dentistry1.21×4 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.88×13 works
  9. Neuroscience0.80×9 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.60×22 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.46×3 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.34×7 works
  13. Social Sciences0.33×29 works
  14. Mathematics0.31×2 works
  15. Veterinary0.28×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.25×6 works
  17. Computer Science0.24×13 works
  18. Environmental Science0.18×6 works
  19. Engineering0.17×18 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×4 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.08×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.06×2 works
  23. Chemistry0.05×1 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.05×1 works
  25. Energy0.03×0 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Patient Safety Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Stuart Whittaker, James P. Bagian and Susan E. Sheridan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Patient Safety Foundation.

  1. 1 Stuart Whittaker United States · #1,146,937 worldwide 1.2k citations · 33 works
  2. 2 James P. Bagian United States · #1,332,269 worldwide 5.6k citations · 131 works
  3. 3 Susan E. Sheridan United States · #1,510,886 worldwide 1.9k citations · 25 works
  4. 4 John W. Gosbee United States · #1,738,834 worldwide 4k citations · 81 works
  5. 5 Elizabeth Bass United States · #1,993,508 worldwide 760 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Joseph DeRosier United States · #1,998,411 worldwide 1.4k citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Gary L. Sculli United States · #2,260,610 worldwide 494 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 William Gunnar United States · #2,356,682 worldwide 1.4k citations · 76 works
  9. 9 Beth Lilja United States · #2,360,241 worldwide 584 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Diane C. Pinakiewicz United States · #2,366,596 worldwide 1.7k citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at National Patient Safety Foundation

What are the most cited papers from National Patient Safety Foundation?

The most cited paper from National Patient Safety Foundation is "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System" (William R. Hendee, 2001), with 10,236 citations. Next come "The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire: psychometric properties, benchmarking data, and emerging research" (1,805) and "The human factor: the critical importance of effective teamwork and communication in providing safe care" (1,773).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System William R. Hendee · Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2001 10,236
2 The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire: psychometric properties, benchmarking data, and emerging research John Bryan Sexton, Robert L. Helmreich, Torsten B. Neilands et al. · BMC Health Services Research Open access 20 Apr 2006 1,805
3 The human factor: the critical importance of effective teamwork and communication in providing safe care M Leonard · BMJ Quality & Safety Open access Oct 2004 1,773
4 A New, Evidence-based Estimate of Patient Harms Associated with Hospital Care John T. James · Journal of Patient Safety 16 Jul 2013 1,405
5 Changes in Medical Errors after Implementation of a Handoff Program Amy Jost Starmer et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 5 Nov 2014 950
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Patient Safety Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Healthcare Quality, Epidemiology, Primary Care, Quality Improvement, Medication Errors, Safety Climate, Medical Errors and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology62▲ 2.2×110 topics
  2. Healthcare Quality34▲ 49×4 topics
  3. Quality of Life31▲ 3.1×47 topics
  4. Primary Care28▲ 11×14 topics
  5. Quality Improvement25▲ 19×8 topics
  6. Inflammation24▲ 1.64×61 topics
  7. Medication Errors24▲ 67×2 topics
  8. Safety Climate23▲ 39×2 topics
  9. Medical Errors22▲ 77×2 topics
  10. Management22▲ 3.9×28 topics
  11. Treatment21▲ 2.5×44 topics
  12. Public Health21▲ 2.1×37 topics
  13. Patient Satisfaction20▲ 9.2×10 topics
  14. Risk Factors20▲ 2.6×31 topics
  15. Adverse Events19▲ 42×3 topics
  16. Depression19▲ 3.1×18 topics
  17. Healthcare19▲ 2.4×15 topics
  18. Patient Safety Culture19▲ 109×1 topic
  19. Surgical Safety Checklist19▲ 109×1 topic
  20. Diagnosis19▲ 2.9×35 topics
  21. Clinical Guidelines18▲ 9.0×9 topics
  22. Chronic Disease Management15▲ 11×6 topics
  23. Clinical Trials15▲ 3.2×16 topics
  24. Patient Safety15▲ 14×6 topics
  25. Anxiety14▲ 4.3×9 topics
  26. Guidelines13▲ 4.0×12 topics
  27. Medical Education13▲ 7.0×10 topics
  28. Healthcare Workers12▲ 7.4×5 topics
  29. Patient Engagement12▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations12▲ 4.8×13 topics
  31. Critical Care11▲ 6.4×8 topics
  32. Clinical Outcomes11▲ 7.1×6 topics
  33. Healthcare Outcomes10▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Continuity of Care10▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Patient Care9▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Defensive Medicine9▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Malpractice Risk9▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Physician Burnout9▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Health Care Utilization9▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Patient-Centered Care9▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does National Patient Safety Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Patient Safety and Medication Errors, Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Mental Health and Patient Involvement.

Patient Safety and Medic…19Patient Safety and Medication Errors: 19 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 9 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 6 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 6 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and Management: 6 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 5 fractional worksInterprofessional Educat…5Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: 5 fractional worksElectronic Health Records Systems: 5 fractional worksPatient-Provider Communication in Healthcare: 5 fractional worksPatient Satisfaction in Healthcare: 4 fractional works
Emergency Medical ServicesPharmacyGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth Information Management1 others

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

  1. 1 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 19 works
  2. 2 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 9 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 6 works
  4. 4 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 6 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Quality and Management Health Information Management 6 works
  6. 6 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 5 works
  7. 7 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 5 works
  8. 8 Electronic Health Records Systems Health Information Management 5 works
  9. 9 Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 5 works
  10. 10 Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare General Health Professions 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 available42.8%not open57.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.6%domestic only64.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Patient Safety Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Patient Safety Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0027% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%National Patient Safety Foundation0.0032% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Patient Safety Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%National Patient Safety Foundation11.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.8% in 2003.

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