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Oregon Research Institute

In research, Oregon Research Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,556 of 16,688 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,660 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,546 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology (Psychology is 6.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,786
of 22,385 · #1,351 all time
Rank in United States
#904
of 3,332
Research works
1.7k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
130k
75.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Oregon Research Institute

What is Oregon Research Institute 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 #1,556 of 16,688 20.5%483
Physical SciencesDomain #1,660 of 17,446 16.9%399
Social SciencesDomain #1,546 of 14,833 22.4%674
Clinical PsychologySubfield #157 of 1,390 26.4%222
PsychologyField #392 of 3,404 22.9%434
Life SciencesDomain #1,363 of 11,023 16.5%173
MedicineField #1,891 of 14,558 19.1%356
Computer ScienceField #1,202 of 6,336 20.8%135
Social SciencesField #2,289 of 9,330 18.3%177

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oregon Research Institute 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 fields of science does Oregon Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Oregon Research Institute is in Social Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Psychology (20%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 65 fractional works · 36.4% of its workPsychology: 36 fractional works · 20.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 19 fractional works · 10.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 13.7% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 48 fractional works · 26.7% of its workMedicine: 37 fractional works · 20.6% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 22.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 14.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKOregon ResearchInstitute179fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences36%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Psychology3620.1%
    2. Social Sciences2413.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.2%
    4. Decision Sciences10.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    1. Medicine3720.6%
    2. Health Professions105.5%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Physics and Astronomy73.9%
    2. Engineering73.9%
    3. Chemistry63.2%
    4. Mathematics52.9%
    5. Environmental Science52.8%
    6. Computer Science42.3%
    7. Materials Science31.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology179.8%
    2. Neuroscience63.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Oregon Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 36.0 works6.6×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.83× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.98× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.05× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.46× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.77× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.10× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.61× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology6.61×36 works
  2. Mathematics2.46×5 works
  3. Health Professions2.10×10 works
  4. Chemistry2.05×6 works
  5. Neuroscience1.98×6 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.83×17 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.77×7 works
  8. Social Sciences1.08×24 works
  9. Medicine1.07×37 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.89×2 works
  11. Nursing0.82×1 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.74×1 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.56×5 works
  15. Veterinary0.46×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.45×3 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.42×2 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.37×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.30×4 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.27×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×2 works
  22. Engineering0.26×7 works
  23. Dentistry0.20×0 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×1 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Oregon Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Eric Stice, Peter M. Lewinsohn and Lewis R. Goldberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oregon Research Institute.

  1. 1 Eric Stice United States · #8,943 worldwide 55k citations · 452 works
  2. 2 Peter M. Lewinsohn United States · #9,651 worldwide 56k citations · 412 works
  3. 3 Lewis R. Goldberg United States · #18,188 worldwide 36k citations · 256 works
  4. 4 John Robert Seeley United States · #31,349 worldwide 40k citations · 463 works
  5. 5 Paul Rohde United States · #31,983 worldwide 27k citations · 293 works
  6. 6 Heather E. Shaw United States · #62,074 worldwide 13k citations · 147 works
  7. 7 Hyman Hops United States · #67,993 worldwide 17k citations · 178 works
  8. 8 Anthony Biglan United States · #88,032 worldwide 18k citations · 224 works
  9. 9 Terry E. Duncan United States · #105,859 worldwide 15k citations · 133 works
  10. 10 Dennis V. Ary United States · #109,970 worldwide 6.6k citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at Oregon Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Oregon Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Oregon Research Institute is "Availability: A heuristic for judging frequency and probability" (Amos Tversky, Daniel J. Kahneman, 1973), with 10,112 citations. Next come "Elimination by aspects: A theory of choice." (3,428) and "The international personality item pool and the future of public-domain personality measures" (3,236).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Availability: A heuristic for judging frequency and probability Amos Tversky, Daniel J. Kahneman · Cognitive Psychology Sep 1973 10,112
2 Elimination by aspects: A theory of choice. Amos Tversky · Psychological Review Jul 1972 3,428
3 The international personality item pool and the future of public-domain personality measures Lewis R. Goldberg, John Anthony Johnson, Herbert W. Eber et al. · Journal of Research in Personality 26 Oct 2005 3,236
4 Overstretching B-DNA: The Elastic Response of Individual Double-Stranded and Single-Stranded DNA Molecules Steven B. Smith, Yujia Cui, Carlos Bustamante · Science 9 Feb 1996 2,798
5 The summary of diabetes self-care activities measure: results from 7 studies and a revised scale. Deborah J. Toobert, Sarah E. Hampson, Russell E. Glasgow · Diabetes Care Open access Jul 2000 2,624
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Oregon Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Adolescents, Mental Health, Depression, Prevalence, Emotion Regulation, Resilience, Psychopathology and Obesity.

▲ 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. Mental Health13▲ 5.2×23 topics
  2. Adolescents11▲ 17×6 topics
  3. Epidemiology10▲ 1.44×31 topics
  4. Depression9▲ 5.8×13 topics
  5. Obesity7▲ 5.3×8 topics
  6. Prevalence7▲ 10.0×8 topics
  7. Emotion Regulation7▲ 12×7 topics
  8. Resilience7▲ 7.7×10 topics
  9. Genetics6▲ 5.1×8 topics
  10. Public Health6▲ 2.5×21 topics
  11. Psychopathology6▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Developmental Trajectories6▲ 27×2 topics
  13. Anxiety Disorders6▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Child Development6▲ 7.5×5 topics
  15. Special Education6▲ 52×3 topics
  16. Behavioral Interventions5▲ 36×2 topics
  17. Children5▲ 13×2 topics
  18. Parenting5▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Behavioral Problems5▲ 35×1 topic
  20. Cognitive Development5▲ 22×5 topics
  21. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 20×5 topics
  22. Executive Functioning5▲ 22×3 topics
  23. Neurobiological Correlates5▲ 27×3 topics
  24. Psychiatric Disorders5▲ 20×4 topics
  25. Psychological Factors5▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Body Image4▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Eating Disorders4▲ 53×1 topic
  28. Shoulder Function4▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Academic Achievement4▲ 13×7 topics
  30. Physical Activity4▲ 4.7×8 topics
  31. Stem Cells4▲ 8.2×9 topics
  32. Working Memory4▲ 25×3 topics
  33. Coping Strategies4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  34. Mathematical Achievement4▲ 108×1 topic
  35. Numerical Cognition4▲ 108×1 topic
  36. Functional Analysis3▲ 52×1 topic
  37. Positive Behavior Support3▲ 104×1 topic
  38. Rotator Cuff Tears3▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Shoulder Pathology3▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Parenting Stress3▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Oregon Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills and Behavioral and Psychological Studies.

Child and Adolescent Psy…5Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 5 fractional worksEating Disorders and Beh…4Eating Disorders and Behaviors: 4 fractional worksCognitive and developmen…4Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills: 4 fractional worksBehavioral and Psycholog…3Behavioral and Psychological Studies: 3 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 3 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 3 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle In…3Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 3 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 2 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma2Child Abuse and Trauma: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyStatistics and ProbabilityDevelopmental and Educational PsychologySurgery2 others

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

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills Statistics and Probability 4 works
  4. 4 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 3 works
  8. 8 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 2 works
  10. 10 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 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 available35.3%not open64.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Oregon Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower 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 Oregon Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00066% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Oregon Research Institute0.00074% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Oregon Research Institute 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Oregon Research Institute8.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.7% in 2010.

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