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RAND Corporation

In research, RAND Corporation stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,224 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,289 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,812 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health and General Health Professions — Health is 11.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,280
of 28,054 · #921 all time
Rank in United States
#597
of 4,192
Research works
11k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
507k
47.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is RAND Corporation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,224 of 11,982 27.8%366 #258
MedicineField #1,289 of 10,443 26.2%230 #401
Social SciencesDomain #1,812 of 10,521 32.2%375 #306
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #209 of 916 32.6%106 #20
Social SciencesField #1,994 of 6,365 33.1%180 #371
Health ProfessionsField #684 of 1,928 31.7%126 #74
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #758 of 1,775 36.4%61 #84
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,207 of 2,578 30.9%67 #319
PsychologyField #1,132 of 2,181 27.7%103 #277
Physical SciencesDomain #9,113 of 12,888 20.8%69 #1317

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where RAND Corporation 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#258 #1,224
  2. Medicine#401 #1,289
  3. Social Sciences#306 #1,812
  4. General Health Professions#20 #209
  5. Social Sciences#371 #1,994
  6. Health Professions#74 #684
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#84 #758
  8. Sociology and Political Science#319 #1,207
  9. Psychology#277 #1,132
  10. Physical Sciences#1,317 #9,113
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does RAND Corporation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health takes 11.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HealthSubfield · 28.8 works12×
  2. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 105.9 works9.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.46× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.21× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.77× its world share, 126 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.44× its world share, 230 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.46× its world share, 61 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.07× its world share, 103 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 180 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at RAND Corporation?

Ranked on the composite score, Susanne Hempel, Paul Shekelle and Robert H. Brook lead among researchers whose main affiliation is RAND Corporation.

  1. 1 Susanne Hempel United States · #170 worldwide 4.8k citations · 116 works
  2. 2 Paul Shekelle United States · #2,706 worldwide 2.9k citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Robert H. Brook United States · #3,061 worldwide 852 citations · 119 works
  4. 4 Kenneth B. Wells United States · #4,381 worldwide 1k citations · 86 works
  5. 5 John E. Ware United States · #7,534 worldwide 870 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Naihua Duan United States · #8,009 worldwide 941 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Gery W. Ryan United States · #12,099 worldwide 913 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Gregory F. Treverton United States · #14,571 worldwide 290 citations · 111 works
  9. 9 Carolyn M. Rutter United States · #15,299 worldwide 986 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Lloyd S. Shapley United States · #16,736 worldwide 1.4k citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at RAND Corporation

Which keywords describe research at RAND Corporation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Public Health, Epidemiology, Primary Care, Substance Use Disorders, Social Support, Mortality Risk and Health Care Utilization.

▲ 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. Epidemiology82▲ 2.5×57 topics
  2. Mental Health76▲ 6.2×29 topics
  3. Public Health66▲ 5.5×35 topics
  4. Primary Care46▲ 15×11 topics
  5. Substance Use Disorders43▲ 71×2 topics
  6. Depression39▲ 5.3×16 topics
  7. Social Support36▲ 7.8×14 topics
  8. Mortality Risk36▲ 18×6 topics
  9. Health Care Utilization36▲ 38×3 topics
  10. Quality of Life33▲ 2.8×31 topics
  11. Chronic Disease Management30▲ 19×5 topics
  12. Health Disparities30▲ 14×8 topics
  13. Quality Improvement29▲ 18×8 topics
  14. COVID-1929▲ 2.6×13 topics
  15. Psychiatric Disorders29▲ 26×4 topics
  16. Risk Factors27▲ 3.0×23 topics
  17. Global Burden of Disease25▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Anxiety23▲ 6.0×9 topics
  19. Impulsivity23▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Health Outcomes23▲ 10×7 topics
  21. Behavioral Interventions23▲ 35×3 topics
  22. Health Care Spending23▲ 66×1 topic
  23. Insurance Markets23▲ 66×1 topic
  24. Alcohol Dependence22▲ 67×1 topic
  25. Motivational Interviewing22▲ 67×1 topic
  26. Adolescents22▲ 7.1×8 topics
  27. Patient Satisfaction21▲ 8.0×8 topics
  28. Substance Abuse21▲ 35×2 topics
  29. Chronic Pain Management21▲ 76×1 topic
  30. Opioid Prescribing21▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Neighborhood Effects19▲ 21×3 topics
  32. Psychological Distress18▲ 8.7×4 topics
  33. Stigma18▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Health Equity18▲ 7.8×5 topics
  35. Health System Reform17▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Continuity of Care16▲ 40×2 topics
  37. Clinical Outcomes15▲ 8.5×5 topics
  38. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy15▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Patient-Centered Medical Home15▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Pay for Performance15▲ 52×1 topic

Which research topics does RAND Corporation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Policy and Management, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Primary Care and Health Outcomes.

Healthcare Policy and Ma…23Healthcare Policy and Management: 23 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…22Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 22 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…21Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 21 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …15Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 15 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 12 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 12 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…11Health disparities and outcomes: 11 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 10 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 10 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 10 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 23 works
  2. 2 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 22 works
  3. 3 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 21 works
  4. 4 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 15 works
  5. 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  6. 6 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 12 works
  7. 7 Health disparities and outcomes Health 11 works
  8. 8 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 10 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 10 works
  10. 10 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 10 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has RAND Corporation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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