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Naval Health Research Center

In research, Naval Health Research Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,198 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,721
of 28,054 · #12,102 all time
Rank in United States
#3,210
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
29.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Naval Health 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
Health SciencesDomain #10,198 of 11,982 17.1%77 #8088

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Naval Health 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).

What does Naval Health Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 35.4 works8.2×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 5.94× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.01× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.20× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Naval Health Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Ross R. Vickers, Kevin L. Russell and Allan P. Jones lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Naval Health Research Center.

  1. 1 Ross R. Vickers United States · #208,853 worldwide 116 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Kevin L. Russell United States · #277,110 worldwide 118 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Allan P. Jones United States · #283,261 worldwide 165 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Daniel W. Trone United States · #350,152 worldwide 98 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Paul Naitoh United States · #392,609 worldwide 97 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Richard A. Shaffer United States · #404,311 worldwide 89 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Laverne C. Johnson United States · #479,659 worldwide 58 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Christopher G. Blood United States · #517,096 worldwide 33 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 John A. D’Andrea United States · #533,554 worldwide 46 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Michael R. Galarneau United States · #537,881 worldwide 51 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Naval Health Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Naval Health Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Physical Fitness, Injuries, Cancer Risk, Emergency Responders, Firefighters and Trauma.

▲ 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. Epidemiology29▲ 5.1×52 topics
  2. Mental Health16▲ 7.9×18 topics
  3. Physical Fitness16▲ 81×2 topics
  4. Injuries16▲ 351×2 topics
  5. Cancer Risk16▲ 50×3 topics
  6. Emergency Responders15▲ 624×1 topic
  7. Firefighters15▲ 624×1 topic
  8. Trauma12▲ 42×7 topics
  9. Occupational Safety11▲ 83×2 topics
  10. Cognitive Performance11▲ 79×4 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome11▲ 9.5×7 topics
  12. Fatigue10▲ 63×2 topics
  13. Psychometric Evaluation10▲ 79×2 topics
  14. Shift Work10▲ 231×1 topic
  15. Sleep Deprivation10▲ 231×1 topic
  16. Resilience9▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Cognitive Therapy8▲ 54×3 topics
  18. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder8▲ 207×1 topic
  19. Psychological Treatment8▲ 207×1 topic
  20. Public Health6▲ 2.8×19 topics
  21. Risk Factors5▲ 3.2×12 topics
  22. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 3.1×10 topics
  23. Depression5▲ 3.7×9 topics
  24. Cerebral Blood Flow4▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Exercise Performance4▲ 57×2 topics
  26. Mortality4▲ 4.7×7 topics
  27. Thermoregulation4▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Fluid Replacement4▲ 106×1 topic
  29. Heat Stroke4▲ 106×1 topic
  30. Concussion4▲ 58×1 topic
  31. Encephalopathy4▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Recovery4▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Prevention3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  34. Aging3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  35. Injury Prevention3▲ 19×3 topics
  36. Resuscitation3▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Psychological Factors3▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Resistance Training3▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Circadian Rhythms3▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Exercise3▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Naval Health Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Occupational Health and Performance, Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research and Thermoregulation and physiological responses.

Occupational Health and …15Occupational Health and Performance: 15 fractional worksSleep and Work-Related Fatigue: 10 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 8 fractional worksThermoregulation and physiological responses: 4 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 4 fractional worksExercise and Physiological Responses: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 2 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 2 fractional works
Occupational TherapyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyClinical PsychologyPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 15 works
  2. 2 Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 10 works
  3. 3 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 8 works
  4. 4 Thermoregulation and physiological responses Physiology 4 works
  5. 5 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 4 works
  6. 6 Exercise and Physiological Responses Rehabilitation 2 works
  7. 7 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 2 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 available29.7%not open70.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Naval Health Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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