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Political Research Associates

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Research works
102
▲ 119% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Political Research Associates

Not ranked overall: Political Research Associates is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Political Research Associates work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Political Research Associates is in Health Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (54%), Health Professions (14%), Psychology (6%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 29 fractional works · 68.4% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 54.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 13.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 14.7% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKPoliticalResearch…43fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences68%Social Sciences15%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2354.1%
    2. Health Professions613.5%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Psychology36.4%
    2. Social Sciences23.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities12.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Computer Science24.4%
    2. Environmental Science12.2%
    3. Engineering11.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.8%
    5. Mathematics00.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.9%
    2. Neuroscience11.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology01.0%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.13× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.82× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.11× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.13×6 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.31×0 works
  3. Medicine2.82×23 works
  4. Psychology2.11×3 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology0.99×0 works
  6. Nursing0.95×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.82×1 works
  8. Neuroscience0.76×0 works
  9. Dentistry0.60×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.59×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.56×2 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.54×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.44×1 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.34×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.30×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.29×2 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.26×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×0 works
  21. Engineering0.09×1 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Political Research Associates?

Ranked on the quality score, Kevin E. Phillips and Chip Berlet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Political Research Associates.

  1. 1 Kevin E. Phillips United States · #1,549,743 worldwide 829 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Chip Berlet United States · #2,107,642 worldwide 674 citations · 70 works
All ranked researchers at Political Research Associates

What are the most cited papers from Political Research Associates?

The most cited paper from Political Research Associates is "The Safety of Inpatient Health Care" (David Westfall Bates et al., 2023), with 406 citations. Next come "Delayed Large Local Reactions to mRNA-1273 Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2" (277) and "Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 1 Year in Infants of Mothers Who Tested Positive for SARS-CoV-2 During Pregnancy" (240).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Safety of Inpatient Health Care David Westfall Bates et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 11 Jan 2023 406
2 Delayed Large Local Reactions to mRNA-1273 Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 Kimberly G. Blumenthal, Esther E. Freeman, Rebecca R. Saff et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 3 Mar 2021 277
3 Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 1 Year in Infants of Mothers Who Tested Positive for SARS-CoV-2 During Pregnancy Andrea G. Edlow, Víctor M. Castro, Lydia L. Shook et al. · JAMA Network Open Open access 9 Jun 2022 240
4 Germline Transmission of Exogenous Genes in the Chicken Robert A. Bosselman, Rou-Yin Hsu, T. Boggs et al. · Science 27 Jan 1989 200
5 Nirmatrelvir Plus Ritonavir for Early COVID-19 in a Large U.S. Health System Scott Dryden‐Peterson, Andy Kim, Arthur Y. Kim et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine Open access 12 Dec 2022 188
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Political Research Associates?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electronic Health Records, Precision Medicine, Medication Errors, Epidemiology, Physician Burnout, Clinical Decision Support Systems, Health Information Exchange and Healthcare.

▲ 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.5×27 topics
  2. Electronic Health Records3▲ 76×3 topics
  3. Healthcare3▲ 5.3×6 topics
  4. Precision Medicine3▲ 12×6 topics
  5. Medication Errors2▲ 118×2 topics
  6. Physician Burnout2▲ 69×2 topics
  7. Machine Learning2▲ 1.64×7 topics
  8. Clinical Decision Support Systems2▲ 203×1 topic
  9. Health Information Exchange2▲ 203×1 topic
  10. Public Health2▲ 3.2×10 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 3.2×4 topics
  12. Deep Learning2▲ 1.30×9 topics
  13. Depression2▲ 5.1×9 topics
  14. Medical Imaging2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  15. Treatment2▲ 3.7×9 topics
  16. COVID-192▲ 3.1×7 topics
  17. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 21×5 topics
  18. Big Data2▲ 3.8×3 topics
  19. Quality of Life2▲ 2.6×11 topics
  20. Mental Health1▲ 2.4×11 topics
  21. Risk Factors1▲ 3.1×10 topics
  22. Genetics1▲ 4.3×7 topics
  23. Health Equity1▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Inflammation1▲ 1.41×12 topics
  25. Clinical Decision Support1▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Ethical Challenges1▲ 14×1 topic
  27. Anxiety1▲ 5.7×7 topics
  28. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 9.0×6 topics
  29. Medical Errors1▲ 62×2 topics
  30. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 8.6×3 topics
  31. Predictive Modeling1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  32. Primary Care1▲ 7.0×5 topics
  33. Adaptive Reuse1▲ 63×1 topic
  34. Behavior Change1▲ 16×4 topics
  35. Clinical Trials1▲ 3.5×6 topics
  36. Diagnosis1▲ 2.6×7 topics
  37. Intangible Heritage1▲ 63×1 topic
  38. Patient Safety1▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Political Research Associates publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Electronic Health Records Systems, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation and Machine Learning in Healthcare.

Electronic Health Record…2Electronic Health Records Systems: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksCultural Heritage Manage…1Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 1 fractional worksMachine Learning in Heal…1Machine Learning in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksHospital Admissions and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 1 fractional worksGenetic factors in color…1Genetic factors in colorectal cancer: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksHemophilia Treatment and Research: 1 fractional worksMultiple Myeloma Research and Treatments: 1 fractional works
Health Information ManagementHealth InformaticsArcheologyArtificial Intelligence5 others

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

  1. 1 Electronic Health Records Systems Health Information Management 2 works
  2. 2 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  3. 3 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 1 works
  4. 4 Machine Learning in Healthcare Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  5. 5 Hospital Admissions and Outcomes Emergency Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  7. 7 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Hemophilia Treatment and Research Hematology 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 available45.4%not open54.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Political Research Associates's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 119% 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 Political Research Associates as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Political Research Associates0.00023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Political Research Associates over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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