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Patient Advocate Foundation

In research, Patient Advocate Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,270 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,839
of 22,385 · #21,625 all time
Rank in United States
#2,107
of 3,332
Research works
245
▲ 69% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Patient Advocate Foundation

What is Patient Advocate Foundation 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 #8,270 of 16,688 16.4%137

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Patient Advocate 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 fields of science does Patient Advocate Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Patient Advocate Foundation is in Health Sciences, 36% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (45%), Social Sciences (19%), Health Professions (10%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 70 fractional works · 55.4% of its workMedicine: 58 fractional works · 45.4% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 9.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 8.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 46 fractional works · 36.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 18.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 8.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPatient AdvocateFoundation127fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences55%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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5845.4%
    2. Health Professions129.5%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Social Sciences2418.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance129.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting53.8%
    4. Psychology42.9%
    5. Decision Sciences21.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.2%
    2. Neuroscience21.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    1. Computer Science11.1%
    2. Mathematics00.3%
    3. Engineering00.3%
    4. Environmental Science00.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.03× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.62× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.36× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.38× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.38×12 works
  2. Health Professions3.62×12 works
  3. Medicine2.36×58 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.03×1 works
  5. Social Sciences1.48×24 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.26×2 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.17×5 works
  8. Psychology0.94×4 works
  9. Neuroscience0.87×2 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.84×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.61×4 works
  12. Dentistry0.61×0 works
  13. Mathematics0.29×0 works
  14. Nursing0.26×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.14×1 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.14×0 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.03×0 works
  19. Engineering0.02×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Patient Advocate Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Laura Diane Porter, Kathleen D. Gallagher and Alan James Balch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Patient Advocate Foundation.

  1. 1 Laura Diane Porter United States · #494,541 worldwide 5.1k citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Kathleen D. Gallagher United States · #1,274,960 worldwide 769 citations · 77 works
  3. 3 Alan James Balch United States · #1,735,890 worldwide 1.2k citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Rebekah Angove United States · #1,740,040 worldwide 380 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Erin Bradshaw United States · #1,867,089 worldwide 116 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Gwen Darien United States · #1,915,274 worldwide 214 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Patient Advocate Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Patient Advocate Foundation?

The most cited paper from Patient Advocate Foundation is "Recommendations for reporting of secondary findings in clinical exome and genome sequencing, 2016 update (ACMG SF v2.0): a policy statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics" (Sarah S. Kalia, Kathy Adelman, Sherri J. Bale et al., 2016), with 1,725 citations. Next come "Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk" (1,670) and "Validity and Reliability of the US National Cancer Institute’s Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE)" (1,045).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Recommendations for reporting of secondary findings in clinical exome and genome sequencing, 2016 update (ACMG SF v2.0): a policy statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Sarah S. Kalia, Kathy Adelman, Sherri J. Bale et al. · Genetics in Medicine Open access 17 Nov 2016 1,725
2 Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk Kevin Charles Oeffinger, Elizabeth T. H. Fontham, Ruth Etzioni et al. · JAMA Open access 20 Oct 2015 1,670
3 Validity and Reliability of the US National Cancer Institute’s Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE) Amylou Constance Dueck et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access 13 Aug 2015 1,045
4 Exercise is medicine in oncology: Engaging clinicians to help patients move through cancer Kathryn H. Schmitz et al. · CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians Open access 16 Oct 2019 825
5 Adjuvant sunitinib or sorafenib for high-risk, non-metastatic renal-cell carcinoma (ECOG-ACRIN E2805): a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, phase 3 trial Naomi Balzer Haas et al. · The Lancet Open access 8 Mar 2016 644
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Patient Advocate Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Clinical Trials, Primary Care, Epidemiology, Cost of Care, Financial Toxicity, Ethical Considerations and Patient Engagement.

▲ 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. Quality of Life10▲ 5.2×32 topics
  2. Epidemiology9▲ 1.85×49 topics
  3. Clinical Trials6▲ 7.7×15 topics
  4. Primary Care4▲ 9.5×9 topics
  5. Cost of Care4▲ 116×1 topic
  6. Financial Toxicity4▲ 116×1 topic
  7. Human Rights4▲ 3.4×18 topics
  8. Ethical Considerations4▲ 8.9×8 topics
  9. Patient Engagement4▲ 23×4 topics
  10. Risk Factors4▲ 2.8×14 topics
  11. Chemotherapy4▲ 4.2×19 topics
  12. Global Governance4▲ 12×9 topics
  13. Health Care Utilization3▲ 24×2 topics
  14. International Law3▲ 7.8×10 topics
  15. Kidney Transplantation3▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors3▲ 5.7×10 topics
  17. Systematic Review3▲ 40×2 topics
  18. Breast Cancer3▲ 8.2×11 topics
  19. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  20. Mental Health Services3▲ 39×2 topics
  21. Preventive Services3▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Radiotherapy3▲ 5.2×11 topics
  23. Cancer Incidence2▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Cost-effectiveness Analysis2▲ 24×1 topic
  25. Health Utility Measures2▲ 24×1 topic
  26. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  27. Epidemiological Research2▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Health Disparities2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  29. Public Involvement2▲ 65×1 topic
  30. Recovery Model2▲ 65×1 topic
  31. Transplantation2▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Health Care Spending2▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Insurance Markets2▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Mortality Rates2▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Population-Based Study2▲ 26×2 topics
  36. Breast Cancer Screening2▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Global Surveillance2▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Regulatory Challenges2▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Conflict2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  40. Living Kidney Donors2▲ 62×1 topic

Which research topics does Patient Advocate Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Mental Health and Patient Involvement and Healthcare Policy and Management.

Economic and Financial I…4Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 4 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Patien…2Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…2Healthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 2 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Transplantation: 2 fractional worksBiomedical Ethics and Re…2Biomedical Ethics and Regulation: 2 fractional worksJudicial and Constitutional Studies: 2 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksMultiple Myeloma Research and Treatments: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsOncologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  2. 2 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Biomedical Ethics and Regulation Physiology 2 works
  8. 8 Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law 2 works
  9. 9 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Hematology 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 available49.7%not open50.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.6%domestic only75.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Patient Advocate Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 69% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Patient Advocate Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Patient Advocate Foundation0.00075% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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