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Population Reference Bureau

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World rank, all time
#25,188
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,391
of 8,685
Research works
131
▼ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 8.48× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingSocial Sciences: 2.16× 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, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Population Reference Bureau?

Ranked on the composite score, C Haub and Toshiko Kaneda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Population Reference Bureau.

  1. 1 C Haub United States · #284,814 worldwide 82 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Toshiko Kaneda United States · #285,686 worldwide 49 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Population Reference Bureau

Which keywords describe research at Population Reference Bureau?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Growth, Gender Inequality, Health Inequalities, Life Expectancy, Health Outcomes, Family Planning and Maternal Mortality.

▲ 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. Globalization15▲ 6.1×21 topics
  2. Economic Growth9▲ 9.6×9 topics
  3. Gender Inequality8▲ 45×5 topics
  4. Public Health7▲ 3.8×11 topics
  5. Health Inequalities6▲ 48×3 topics
  6. Life Expectancy6▲ 82×2 topics
  7. Mental Health6▲ 4.2×13 topics
  8. Family Planning6▲ 83×3 topics
  9. Health Outcomes6▲ 19×3 topics
  10. Economic Development5▲ 5.9×6 topics
  11. Maternal Mortality5▲ 21×2 topics
  12. Child Mortality5▲ 65×1 topic
  13. Health Systems5▲ 65×1 topic
  14. Chronic Disease5▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Social Networks5▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Social Justice4▲ 6.8×6 topics
  17. Human Capital4▲ 25×3 topics
  18. Labor Market4▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Gender Bias4▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Inappropriate Medication Use4▲ 76×1 topic
  21. Neighborhood Effects4▲ 30×3 topics
  22. Polypharmacy4▲ 76×1 topic
  23. Social Support4▲ 6.4×5 topics
  24. Sex Ratios4▲ 173×1 topic
  25. Son Preference4▲ 173×1 topic
  26. Income Tax4▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Mortality Forecasting3▲ 128×1 topic
  29. Population Ageing3▲ 128×1 topic
  30. Social Policy3▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Health3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  32. Health Disparities3▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Health Equity3▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Labor Force Participation3▲ 45×2 topics
  35. Income Inequality3▲ 17×4 topics
  36. Ageing Population3▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Health Care Expenditure3▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Immigration3▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Household Decision Making3▲ 75×1 topic
  40. Welfare Reform3▲ 75×1 topic

Which research topics does Population Reference Bureau publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Political and Economic Relations, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Global Maternal and Child Health and Manufacturing Process and Optimization.

Global Political and Eco…1Global Political and Economic Relations: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 0 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 0 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 0 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 0 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 0 fractional worksReproductive Health and Contraception: 0 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 0 fractional worksCloud Data Security Solutions: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeneral Health ProfessionsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Political and Economic Relations Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  4. 4 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Cloud Data Security Solutions Information Systems 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 available22.5%not open77.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Population Reference Bureau's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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