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Philadelphia Fire Department

In research, Philadelphia Fire Department stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,101 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,484 of 10,206 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,194 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,440
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,676
of 8,685
Research works
504
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
88.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
11%
world 28%

What is Philadelphia Fire Department 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,101 of 16,945 37.2%254
Social SciencesField #2,484 of 10,206 44.7%136
Health SciencesDomain #10,194 of 20,462 31.5%167

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Philadelphia Fire Department 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: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.03× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 10.81× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Philadelphia Fire Department?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Powell Lawton, Morton H. Kleban and Elaine Brody lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Philadelphia Fire Department.

  1. 1 M. Powell Lawton United States · #180,717 worldwide 159 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Morton H. Kleban United States · #208,645 worldwide 161 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Elaine Brody United States · #264,989 worldwide 100 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Miriam S. Moss United States · #570,473 worldwide 57 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Moses Behrend United States · #1,264,463 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Philadelphia Fire Department

Which keywords describe research at Philadelphia Fire Department?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Support, Aging, Long-Term Care, Mental Health, Social Relationships, Rural Development, Lifestyle Migration and Retirement Migration.

▲ 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. Social Support61▲ 26×13 topics
  2. Aging44▲ 17×10 topics
  3. Long-Term Care40▲ 118×2 topics
  4. Mental Health38▲ 6.8×29 topics
  5. Social Relationships34▲ 92×2 topics
  6. Quality of Life32▲ 4.7×31 topics
  7. Public Health29▲ 4.3×26 topics
  8. Rural Development29▲ 19×4 topics
  9. Lifestyle Migration28▲ 244×1 topic
  10. Retirement Migration28▲ 244×1 topic
  11. Subjective Well-Being27▲ 101×2 topics
  12. Cognition25▲ 32×4 topics
  13. Motivation25▲ 17×6 topics
  14. Emotion24▲ 26×5 topics
  15. Memory24▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Ageism22▲ 202×1 topic
  17. Elderly Care22▲ 32×5 topics
  18. Successful Aging22▲ 202×1 topic
  19. COVID-19 Impact21▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Nursing Home20▲ 111×1 topic
  21. Quality of Care20▲ 54×1 topic
  22. Family Support20▲ 62×1 topic
  23. Intergenerational Relations20▲ 127×1 topic
  24. Resilience20▲ 9.9×6 topics
  25. Elderly18▲ 15×6 topics
  26. Depression17▲ 4.6×16 topics
  27. Mortality Risk17▲ 17×6 topics
  28. Neighborhood Effects16▲ 32×3 topics
  29. Retirement14▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Caregiving14▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Health Equity14▲ 15×5 topics
  32. Health Disparities13▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Psychological Impact12▲ 12×7 topics
  34. Loneliness12▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Socioeconomic Inequalities12▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Alzheimer's Disease12▲ 8.7×5 topics
  37. Well-being12▲ 9.2×8 topics
  38. Self-Efficacy12▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Neuroimaging11▲ 7.5×6 topics
  40. Bereavement10▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does Philadelphia Fire Department publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research, Crime Patterns and Interventions, Library Science and Administration and Policing Practices and Perceptions.

Vitamin C and Antioxidan…1Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research: 1 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…1Crime Patterns and Interventions: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…1Library Science and Administration: 1 fractional worksPolicing Practices and P…1Policing Practices and Perceptions: 1 fractional worksGun Ownership and Violence Research: 1 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 1 fractional worksAmerican Environmental a…0American Environmental and Regional History: 0 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 0 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 0 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research studies: 0 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsSociology and Political ScienceLibrary and Information SciencesPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  2. 2 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  4. 4 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 1 works
  6. 6 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  8. 8 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 0 works
  9. 9 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  10. 10 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 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 available10.7%not open89.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Philadelphia Fire Department's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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