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National Quality Forum

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World rank, all time
#28,616
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,135
of 8,685
Research works
122
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

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: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 4.14× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.27× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.71× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Quality Forum?

Ranked on the composite score, Christine K. Cassel, Janet M. Corrigan and James Rhem lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Quality Forum.

  1. 1 Christine K. Cassel United States · #215,112 worldwide 83 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Janet M. Corrigan United States · #465,300 worldwide 45 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 James Rhem United States · #1,073,748 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Quality Forum

Which keywords describe research at National Quality Forum?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Quality Improvement, Health Care Utilization, Health Care Spending, Insurance Markets, Patient Satisfaction, Chronic Disease Management and Healthcare Quality.

▲ 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. Primary Care21▲ 42×7 topics
  2. Quality Improvement18▲ 71×8 topics
  3. Health Care Utilization12▲ 71×3 topics
  4. Health Care Spending10▲ 134×1 topic
  5. Insurance Markets10▲ 134×1 topic
  6. Patient Satisfaction8▲ 28×5 topics
  7. Chronic Disease Management8▲ 46×5 topics
  8. Healthcare Quality7▲ 51×4 topics
  9. Continuity of Care7▲ 97×2 topics
  10. Health System Reform7▲ 75×2 topics
  11. Patient-Centered Medical Home7▲ 113×1 topic
  12. Pay for Performance7▲ 113×1 topic
  13. Public Health7▲ 4.0×17 topics
  14. Quality of Life6▲ 3.6×10 topics
  15. Health Care Costs6▲ 60×2 topics
  16. Clinical Governance5▲ 251×1 topic
  17. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 12×6 topics
  18. Healthcare Accreditation5▲ 251×1 topic
  19. Ethical Considerations4▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Mental Health4▲ 3.0×13 topics
  21. Patient Engagement4▲ 38×4 topics
  22. Cost-effectiveness Analysis4▲ 40×1 topic
  23. Health Utility Measures4▲ 40×1 topic
  24. Clinical Outcomes4▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Choosing Wisely3▲ 133×1 topic
  26. Health Disparities3▲ 13×5 topics
  27. Low-Value Care3▲ 133×1 topic
  28. Guidelines3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  29. Medical Errors3▲ 59×2 topics
  30. Political Economy3▲ 8.4×2 topics
  31. Communication2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  32. Defensive Medicine2▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Malpractice Risk2▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Catheter Ablation2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Health Policy2▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Medication Errors2▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Patient Outcomes2▲ 30×3 topics
  38. End-of-Life2▲ 23×1 topic
  39. International Relations2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  40. Palliative Care2▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does National Quality Forum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Clinical practice guidelines implementation, Chronic Disease Management Strategies and Second Language Learning and Teaching.

Global Cancer Incidence …1Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksClinical practice guidel…0Clinical practice guidelines implementation: 0 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 0 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 0 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 0 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 0 fractional worksGlobal Education and Mul…0Global Education and Multiculturalism: 0 fractional worksEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 0 fractional worksInternational Student and Expatriate Challenges: 0 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…0Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 0 fractional works
OncologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyLiterature and Literary Theory5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  2. 2 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  3. 3 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 0 works
  4. 4 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  5. 5 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 0 works
  6. 6 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 0 works
  8. 8 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 International Student and Expatriate Challenges Communication 0 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 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 available28.3%not open71.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Quality Forum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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