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Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

In research, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,762 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#11,387 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,798
of 22,385 · #17,136 all time
Rank in United States
#2,606
of 3,332
Research works
381
▲ 53% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
30.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

What is Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine 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 #11,762 of 16,688 17.2%191
MedicineField #11,387 of 14,558 17.4%140

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine 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 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is in Health Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Social Sciences (17%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 47 fractional works · 46.0% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 30.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSmall Animals: 9 fractional works · 8.5% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 32.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 17.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 14.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 9.1% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPhysiciansCommittee for…101fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences46%Social Sciences32%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3130.6%
    2. Veterinary98.5%
    3. Health Professions65.7%
    4. Nursing11.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1717.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting66.0%
    3. Psychology55.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.8%
    6. Decision Sciences10.7%
    1. Environmental Science99.1%
    2. Engineering22.1%
    3. Computer Science21.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    6. Chemistry00.2%
    7. Energy00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    10. Materials Science00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
    4. Neuroscience11.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.84× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.14× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.59× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 2.31× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 62.79× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.85× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 62.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary62.79×9 works
  2. Nursing2.31×1 works
  3. Health Professions2.14×6 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.85×6 works
  5. Environmental Science1.84×9 works
  6. Psychology1.66×5 works
  7. Medicine1.59×31 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.58×1 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.41×1 works
  10. Social Sciences1.36×18 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.10×2 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.72×1 works
  13. Neuroscience0.61×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×3 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.37×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×1 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.29×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.24×2 works
  19. Energy0.18×0 works
  20. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  21. Engineering0.14×2 works
  22. Chemistry0.13×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.10×0 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.09×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.05×0 works
  26. Materials Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine?

Ranked on the quality score, Neal D. Barnard, Hana Kahleová and Andrew E. Shao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

  1. 1 Neal D. Barnard United States · #81,925 worldwide 13k citations · 234 works
  2. 2 Hana Kahleová United States · #478,326 worldwide 8.1k citations · 160 works
  3. 3 Andrew E. Shao United States · #507,151 worldwide 6.1k citations · 135 works
  4. 4 Susan Levin United States · #666,630 worldwide 4.5k citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Emilie Rembert United States · #892,927 worldwide 1.5k citations · 16 works
  6. 6 James C. Griffiths United States · #1,239,970 worldwide 2k citations · 66 works
  7. 7 John N. Hathcock United States · #1,813,435 worldwide 3.6k citations · 96 works
  8. 8 Catharine E. Krebs United States · #2,371,320 worldwide 705 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Jonathan Balcombe United States · #2,588,955 worldwide 2.3k citations · 76 works
  10. 10 John J. Pippin United States · #2,647,885 worldwide 1.7k citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

What are the most cited papers from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine?

The most cited paper from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is "Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Vegetarian Diets" (Vesanto Melina, Winston J. Craig, Susan Levin, 2016), with 1,370 citations. Next come "Risk assessment for vitamin D" (891) and "The Effects of Vegetarian and Vegan Diets on Gut Microbiota" (712).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Vegetarian Diets Vesanto Melina, Winston J. Craig, Susan Levin · Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 22 Nov 2016 1,370
2 Risk assessment for vitamin D John N. Hathcock, Andrew E. Shao, Reinhold Vieth et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Open access 2007 891
3 The Effects of Vegetarian and Vegan Diets on Gut Microbiota Aleksandra Tomova, Igor Bukovsky, Emilie Rembert et al. · Frontiers in Nutrition Open access 17 Apr 2019 712
4 Laboratory routines cause animal stress. Jonathan Balcombe, Neal D. Barnard, Chad B. Sandusky · PubMed Open access Nov 2004 692
5 DASH Dietary Pattern and Cardiometabolic Outcomes: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Laura Chiavaroli, Effie Viguiliouk, Stephanie K. Nishi et al. · Nutrients ReviewOpen access 5 Feb 2019 545
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethical Considerations, Publication Bias, Animal Research Reporting, ARRIVE Guidelines, Metabolic Syndrome, Globalization, Health Effects and Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

▲ 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. Ethical Considerations10▲ 27×4 topics
  2. Publication Bias9▲ 178×2 topics
  3. ARRIVE Guidelines8▲ 690×1 topic
  4. Animal Research Reporting8▲ 690×1 topic
  5. Climate Change6▲ 2.3×14 topics
  6. Globalization6▲ 3.2×14 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 6.0×10 topics
  8. Public Health5▲ 3.2×20 topics
  9. Environmental Impact5▲ 2.7×14 topics
  10. Inflammation5▲ 2.1×18 topics
  11. Health Effects4▲ 6.8×9 topics
  12. Greenhouse Gas Emissions4▲ 14×4 topics
  13. Human Rights4▲ 3.6×11 topics
  14. International Law3▲ 11×8 topics
  15. Food Systems3▲ 70×1 topic
  16. Sustainable Diets3▲ 70×1 topic
  17. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.8×15 topics
  18. Depression3▲ 3.1×13 topics
  19. Substance Use Disorders3▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Financial Reporting3▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Tax Avoidance3▲ 64×2 topics
  22. Global Governance2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  23. Anxiety2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  24. Chronic Diseases2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  25. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Vulnerability2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  27. Cancer Prevention2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  28. Accountability2▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  30. Discrimination2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  31. Impulsivity2▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Sovereignty2▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Dietary Patterns2▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Intersectionality2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  35. Mediterranean Diet2▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Weight Loss2▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Alcohol Dependence2▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Ketogenic Diet2▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Low-Carbohydrate Diet2▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Motivational Interviewing2▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Animal testing and alternatives, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Nutritional Studies and Diet and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes.

Animal testing and alter…8Animal testing and alternatives: 8 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 3 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 2 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksTaxation and Legal Issues: 2 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 2 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental and Social Impact Assessments: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional works
Small AnimalsEcologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 8 works
  2. 2 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 3 works
  3. 3 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  6. 6 Taxation and Legal Issues Accounting 2 works
  7. 7 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Environmental and Social Impact Assessments Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 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 available40.3%not open59.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.3%domestic only68.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 53% 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 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00034% in 2024.

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