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Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

In research, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,772 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,778 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,772
of 28,054 · #19,192 all time
Rank in United States
#3,391
of 4,192
Research works
381
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
30.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

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 #9,772 of 20,462 25.8%191
MedicineField #10,778 of 17,978 26.5%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 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: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.80× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.47× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.74× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 2.40× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 74.18× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.56× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 74.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Neal D. Barnard, Douglas M. Mackay and Hana Kahleová lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

  1. 1 Neal D. Barnard United States · #62,285 worldwide 293 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Douglas M. Mackay United States · #197,567 worldwide 150 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Hana Kahleová United States · #362,868 worldwide 103 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Henry John Elwes United States · #1,159,751 worldwide 30 citations · 185 works
  5. 5 John N. Hathcock United States · #1,344,800 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethical Considerations, Animal Research Reporting, ARRIVE Guidelines, Metabolic Syndrome, Health Effects, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate Change and Substance Use Disorders.

▲ 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. Ethical Considerations9▲ 32×4 topics
  2. ARRIVE Guidelines8▲ 857×1 topic
  3. Animal Research Reporting8▲ 857×1 topic
  4. Climate Change5▲ 2.4×13 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 6.6×10 topics
  6. Globalization4▲ 2.6×11 topics
  7. Inflammation4▲ 2.4×16 topics
  8. Public Health4▲ 3.0×16 topics
  9. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.5×11 topics
  10. Health Effects3▲ 7.1×9 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.2×14 topics
  12. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Substance Use Disorders3▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Depression3▲ 3.6×12 topics
  15. Food Systems3▲ 70×1 topic
  16. Sustainable Diets3▲ 70×1 topic
  17. Human Rights2▲ 3.0×9 topics
  18. International Law2▲ 9.5×6 topics
  19. Financial Reporting2▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Tax Avoidance2▲ 66×2 topics
  21. Anxiety2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  22. Global Governance2▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  25. Cancer Prevention2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  26. Alcohol Dependence2▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Chronic Diseases2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  28. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  29. Motivational Interviewing2▲ 50×1 topic
  30. Pain Management2▲ 8.5×5 topics
  31. Sovereignty2▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Weight Loss2▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Discrimination2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  34. Ketogenic Diet2▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Low-Carbohydrate Diet2▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Social Impact Assessment2▲ 56×2 topics
  37. Dietary Patterns1▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Mediterranean Diet1▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Environmental Impact Assessment1▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Sustainability Assessment1▲ 12×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal testing and alternatives, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes and Diet and metabolism studies.

Animal testing and alter…8Animal testing and alternatives: 8 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 3 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 1 fractional worksTaxation and Legal Issues: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental and Social Impact Assessments: 1 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 1 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 1 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 1 fractional works
Small AnimalsEcologyEpidemiologyPhysiology4 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 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  4. 4 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  5. 5 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Taxation and Legal Issues Accounting 1 works
  7. 7 Environmental and Social Impact Assessments Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  8. 8 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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