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Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

In research, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,346 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#6,677 of 17,978 worldwide) and Surgery (#3,020 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,188
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,366
of 8,685
Research works
1.2k
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
49k
41.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center 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 #7,346 of 20,462 13.9%890
MedicineField #6,677 of 17,978 13.0%813
SurgerySubfield #3,020 of 4,227 9.5%202
Physical SciencesDomain #20,779 of 21,541 18.7%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 8.55× its world share, 6 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.53× its world share, 28 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Jacquelin Perry, Robert L. Waters and Vernon L. Nickel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center.

  1. 1 Jacquelin Perry United States · #9,313 worldwide 691 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Robert L. Waters United States · #130,020 worldwide 164 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Vernon L. Nickel United States · #145,216 worldwide 256 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Jack D. Hackney United States · #187,034 worldwide 160 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Rodney H. Adkins United States · #192,402 worldwide 197 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 M. Mark Hoffer United States · #303,795 worldwide 79 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Ronald H. Selvester United States · #325,321 worldwide 93 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 William S. Linn United States · #331,571 worldwide 137 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Richard M. Braun United States · #379,827 worldwide 75 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Douglas E. Garland United States · #387,710 worldwide 107 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

Which keywords describe research at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Functional Recovery, Neural Plasticity, Recovery, Rehabilitation, Constraint-Induced Therapy, Motor Recovery and Neurological 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. Epidemiology10▲ 5.8×21 topics
  2. Functional Recovery5▲ 80×3 topics
  3. Neural Plasticity3▲ 47×2 topics
  4. Recovery3▲ 77×2 topics
  5. Inflammation3▲ 3.6×10 topics
  6. Rehabilitation3▲ 19×9 topics
  7. Constraint-Induced Therapy3▲ 88×1 topic
  8. Motor Recovery3▲ 88×1 topic
  9. Neurological Disorders3▲ 12×9 topics
  10. Neuroprotection3▲ 19×4 topics
  11. Neuromodulation3▲ 99×2 topics
  12. Quality of Life3▲ 4.3×15 topics
  13. Clinical Trials2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  14. Diabetes2▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Management2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  16. Neurological Classification2▲ 201×1 topic
  17. Physical Activity2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  18. Prevention2▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Spinal Cord Injury2▲ 109×2 topics
  20. Treatment2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  21. Wound Healing2▲ 18×4 topics
  22. Neuropathology2▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Encephalopathy2▲ 63×2 topics
  24. Urinary Incontinence2▲ 51×2 topics
  25. Neuropathy2▲ 80×2 topics
  26. Guidelines2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  27. Infection2▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Brain-Computer Interfaces1▲ 35×1 topic
  29. Concussion1▲ 80×1 topic
  30. EEG Analysis1▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Functional Connectivity1▲ 27×3 topics
  32. Neurological1▲ 80×1 topic
  33. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia1▲ 89×1 topic
  34. Cerebral Palsy1▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Foot Ulcers1▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy1▲ 77×1 topic
  37. ICF Model1▲ 69×1 topic
  38. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms1▲ 89×1 topic
  39. Parkinson's Disease1▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Prognosis1▲ 8.9×4 topics

Which research topics does Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Spinal Cord Injury Research, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Traumatic Brain Injury Research.

Stroke Rehabilitation an…3Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 3 fractional worksSpinal Cord Injury Research: 2 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 1 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 1 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Pros…1Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 1 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 1 fractional works
RehabilitationPathology and Forensic MedicineCognitive NeuroscienceEpidemiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 3 works
  2. 2 Spinal Cord Injury Research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  4. 4 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  6. 6 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  7. 7 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available16.2%not open83.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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