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Quality Enhancement Research Initiative

In research, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,661 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,437 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,343
of 28,054 · #19,168 all time
Rank in United States
#3,965
of 4,192
Research works
426
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
31.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Quality Enhancement Research Initiative 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 #5,661 of 20,462 30.2%222
MedicineField #10,437 of 17,978 24.4%129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Quality Enhancement Research Initiative 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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 8.82× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.27× its world share, 16 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.66× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Quality Enhancement Research Initiative?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Epidemiology, Evidence-Based Practice, Behavior Change, Healthcare Interventions, Implementation Science, Qualitative Research and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.4×34 topics
  2. Mental Health5▲ 4.9×18 topics
  3. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 39×5 topics
  4. Behavior Change3▲ 33×3 topics
  5. Qualitative Research3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  6. Depression3▲ 4.9×8 topics
  7. Healthcare3▲ 3.8×9 topics
  8. Public Health3▲ 2.9×14 topics
  9. Quality of Life3▲ 2.9×15 topics
  10. Healthcare Interventions3▲ 119×1 topic
  11. Implementation Science3▲ 119×1 topic
  12. Ethics2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  13. Risk Factors2▲ 3.2×12 topics
  14. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 16×5 topics
  15. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Social Support2▲ 5.6×7 topics
  17. Health Equity2▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Anxiety2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  19. Global Burden2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  20. Patient Engagement2▲ 20×4 topics
  21. Adolescents2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  22. Health Promotion2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  23. Labor Market2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  24. Primary Care2▲ 6.5×8 topics
  25. Prevalence2▲ 5.8×7 topics
  26. Quality Improvement2▲ 12×5 topics
  27. STEM Education2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  28. Surveillance2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  29. Elderly1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  30. Psychological Distress1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  31. Game Theory1▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Health Outcomes1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  33. Engineering Education1▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Medical Education1▲ 6.5×6 topics
  35. Retirement1▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Vulnerability1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  37. Arctic Indigenous Peoples1▲ 85×1 topic
  38. Caregiving1▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Precarious Employment1▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Unemployment1▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Quality Enhancement Research Initiative publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health Policy Implementation Science, Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues and Smart Grid Energy Management.

Health Policy Implementa…3Health Policy Implementation Science: 3 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 1 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 1 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 1 fractional worksPublic Health Policies a…1Public Health Policies and Education: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksSchool Health and Nursing Education: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …1Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringClinical PsychologySpeech and Hearing1 others

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

  1. 1 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 School Health and Nursing Education Speech and Hearing 1 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 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 available45.7%not open54.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Quality Enhancement Research Initiative's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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