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Smile Train

In research, Smile Train stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,768 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,350
of 28,054 · #31,595 all time
Rank in United States
#2,813
of 4,192
Research works
570
▲ 76% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Smile Train 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 #8,768 of 11,982 9.4%87 #15205

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Smile Train 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: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.64× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 18.28× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.16× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.02× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 18.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Smile Train?

Ranked on the composite score, Hildegard Willmann, Heidi Müller and Csr Qingdao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Smile Train.

  1. 1 Hildegard Willmann United States · #815,945 worldwide 20 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Heidi Müller United States · #1,261,815 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Csr Qingdao United States · #1,508,841 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Smile Train

Which keywords describe research at Smile Train?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Genetics, Treatment Outcomes, Fetal Development, Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate and Cultural Studies.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 2.9×41 topics
  2. Quality of Life15▲ 5.7×29 topics
  3. Genetics10▲ 8.2×5 topics
  4. Treatment Outcomes10▲ 84×2 topics
  5. Fetal Development9▲ 56×2 topics
  6. Cleft Lip9▲ 187×1 topic
  7. Cleft Palate9▲ 187×1 topic
  8. Mental Health8▲ 3.1×11 topics
  9. Healthcare8▲ 4.1×9 topics
  10. Identity7▲ 5.7×8 topics
  11. History7▲ 5.7×4 topics
  12. Social Support7▲ 7.0×8 topics
  13. Cultural Studies7▲ 10×6 topics
  14. Philosophy7▲ 8.6×3 topics
  15. Medical Ethics7▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Aging6▲ 6.8×4 topics
  17. Elderly6▲ 14×3 topics
  18. End-of-Life Care6▲ 30×2 topics
  19. Psychological Trauma6▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Religion6▲ 7.5×2 topics
  21. Public Health Policy6▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Caregiving6▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Ethics6▲ 7.1×2 topics
  24. Healthcare Legislation6▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Patient Rights6▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Community Living6▲ 74×1 topic
  27. Hermeneutics6▲ 41×1 topic
  28. Narrative6▲ 21×1 topic
  29. Retirement6▲ 49×1 topic
  30. Gender Differences5▲ 7.9×3 topics
  31. Dental Students4▲ 109×2 topics
  32. Career Choice4▲ 83×1 topic
  33. Medical Education4▲ 9.4×8 topics
  34. Motivation4▲ 5.7×1 topic
  35. Genetic Mutations4▲ 5.4×3 topics
  36. Craniosynostosis3▲ 109×1 topic
  37. Neural Crest3▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Bone Regeneration3▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Dental Implants3▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Peri-implant Diseases3▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Smile Train publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cleft Lip and Palate Research, Health, Medicine and Society, Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues and Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity.

Cleft Lip and Palate Res…9Cleft Lip and Palate Research: 9 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 6 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and S…6Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 6 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrati…6Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 6 fractional worksDental Education, Practice, Research: 4 fractional worksCraniofacial Disorders and Treatments: 3 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…3Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 2 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 2 fractional works
GeneticsGeneral Health ProfessionsPhilosophyOral Surgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 9 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 6 works
  3. 3 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 6 works
  4. 4 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 6 works
  5. 5 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 4 works
  6. 6 Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments Genetics 3 works
  7. 7 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 3 works
  8. 8 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 2 works
  9. 9 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 2 works
  10. 10 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 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 available53.6%not open46.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.0%domestic only62.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Smile Train's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 76% 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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