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National Public Radio

In research, National Public Radio stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,877 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,145 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,639
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,990
of 8,685
Research works
445
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
19.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is National Public Radio 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 #3,877 of 20,462 49.0%130
Social SciencesDomain #8,145 of 16,945 30.8%198

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Public Radio 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 8.01× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.62× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.41× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Public Radio?

Ranked on the composite score, John K. Iglehart, Robert Steinbrook and Lisa Rosenbaum lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Public Radio.

  1. 1 John K. Iglehart United States · #3,962 worldwide 514 citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Robert Steinbrook United States · #139,875 worldwide 173 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Lisa Rosenbaum United States · #411,005 worldwide 129 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Miriam Shuchman United States · #457,376 worldwide 33 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Natasha Gilbert United States · #568,768 worldwide 73 citations · 57 works
All ranked researchers at National Public Radio

Which keywords describe research at National Public Radio?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Quality Improvement, Academic Medicine, Continuity of Care, Patient-Centered Medical Home, Medical Research, Physician-Scientist and Ethical Climate.

▲ 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. Primary Care5▲ 32×4 topics
  2. Quality Improvement4▲ 51×2 topics
  3. Academic Medicine3▲ 99×2 topics
  4. Continuity of Care3▲ 136×1 topic
  5. Patient-Centered Medical Home3▲ 187×1 topic
  6. Medical Research2▲ 183×1 topic
  7. Physician-Scientist2▲ 183×1 topic
  8. Ethical Climate2▲ 163×1 topic
  9. Moral Distress2▲ 163×1 topic
  10. Globalization2▲ 2.3×3 topics
  11. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.8×3 topics
  12. Colonialism2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  13. Health Care Spending2▲ 98×1 topic
  14. Insurance Markets2▲ 98×1 topic
  15. Sustainability2▲ 1.67×4 topics
  16. Bibliometric Analysis2▲ 66×1 topic
  17. Ethical Considerations2▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Public Health2▲ 2.5×2 topics
  19. Research Evaluation2▲ 157×1 topic
  20. Drug Development1▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Choosing Wisely1▲ 148×1 topic
  22. Global Health1▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Low-Value Care1▲ 148×1 topic
  24. Well-being1▲ 8.5×2 topics
  25. Biomedical Science1▲ 147×1 topic
  26. Health Research1▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Competency-Based Education1▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Conditional Cash Transfers1▲ 66×1 topic
  29. Conflict1▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Conservation Biology1▲ 24×1 topic
  31. Gender Bias1▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Health Workforce1▲ 58×1 topic
  33. Kashmir1▲ 111×1 topic
  34. Mining Industry1▲ 127×1 topic
  35. Policy Advocacy1▲ 1238×1 topic
  36. Professional Identity Formation1▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Rural Health1▲ 84×1 topic
  38. School Subsidies1▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Science1▲ 9.8×1 topic
  40. Social License to Operate1▲ 127×1 topic

Which research topics does National Public Radio publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Health and Medical Research Impacts, Ethics in medical practice and Healthcare Policy and Management.

Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 3 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 2 fractional worksEthics in medical practice2Ethics in medical practice: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…2Healthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional worksscientometrics and bibliometrics research: 2 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality, practices: 1 fractional worksScience, Research, and M…1Science, Research, and Medicine: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksMining and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEconomics and EconometricsStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty3 others

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

  1. 1 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 works
  6. 6 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Science, Research, and Medicine Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 1 works
  10. 10 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 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 available20.9%not open79.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Public Radio's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.