Question 1

What is RAND Corporation known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, RAND Corporation stands highest in Health Sciences (#688 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#915 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,331 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health, General Health Professions and Health Professions (Health is 11.6× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does RAND Corporation rank in research?

Accepted Answer

RAND Corporation ranks #1,454 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,039 all time), and #305 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at RAND Corporation?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Christopher Whaley, Jonathan Cantor and Rosalie Liccardo Pacula lead among researchers whose main affiliation is RAND Corporation.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from RAND Corporation?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from RAND Corporation is "PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation" (Andrea C. Tricco et al., 2018), with 43,960 citations. Next come "The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)" (30,226) and "Risk, Ambiguity, and the Savage Axioms" (8,035).

Question 5

Which research topics does RAND Corporation publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at RAND Corporation?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does RAND Corporation work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 44% of research at RAND Corporation is in Social Sciences, 43% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Social Sciences (21%), Health Professions (15%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is RAND Corporation's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower than in 2018-2021.