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Spencer Foundation

In research, Spencer Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,052 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,098 of 16,945 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,649 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,391
of 28,054 · #14,164 all time
Rank in United States
#2,180
of 4,192
Research works
708
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Spencer Foundation 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 #9,052 of 20,462 15.6%215
Social SciencesDomain #8,098 of 16,945 22.9%285
MedicineField #9,649 of 17,978 16.7%166
Social SciencesField #5,719 of 10,206 27.6%141
Physical SciencesDomain #14,538 of 21,541 9.2%133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Spencer Foundation 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: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.59× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.75× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 2.05× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.45× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.59× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.72× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Spencer Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, George E. Ham and Lazarus White lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Spencer Foundation.

  1. 1 George E. Ham · #528,052 worldwide 44 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Lazarus White · #1,272,061 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Spencer Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Spencer Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Risk Factors, Primary Care, Adolescents, Patient Satisfaction, Health Policy and Globalization.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 2.5×68 topics
  2. Public Health7▲ 3.9×21 topics
  3. Risk Factors6▲ 4.3×22 topics
  4. Globalization5▲ 1.83×13 topics
  5. Primary Care4▲ 8.1×9 topics
  6. Healthcare4▲ 2.6×11 topics
  7. Mental Health4▲ 1.99×15 topics
  8. Adolescents4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  9. Treatment4▲ 2.2×17 topics
  10. COVID-193▲ 1.66×10 topics
  11. Clinical Trials3▲ 3.2×11 topics
  12. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  13. Social Justice2▲ 3.3×7 topics
  14. Health Policy2▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Mortality2▲ 3.1×8 topics
  16. Colonialism2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  17. Health2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  18. Risk Assessment2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  19. Health Care Utilization2▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Health Equity2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  21. Cultural Identity2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  22. Guidelines2▲ 3.5×8 topics
  23. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  24. Cultural Studies2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  25. Prevalence2▲ 3.4×8 topics
  26. Social Determinants2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  27. Training2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  28. Behavior Change2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  29. Prevention Strategies2▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Reflective Practice2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  31. Stroke2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  32. Global Health2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  33. Community Health1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  34. Trade1▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Assessment Methods1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  36. Ethnic Disparities1▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Training Pathways1▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Vocational Education1▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Advocacy1▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Pediatrics1▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Spencer Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Systems and Policy, Child and Adolescent Health, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts and Emergency and Acute Care Studies.

Education Systems and Po…1Education Systems and Policy: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Hea…1Child and Adolescent Health: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 1 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 1 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence1Youth, Drugs, and Violence: 1 fractional worksLegal Education and Practice Innovations: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional works
EducationGeneral Health ProfessionsOncologyEmergency Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Education Systems and PolicyEducation 1 works
  2. 2 Child and Adolescent HealthGeneral Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and healthcare impactsOncology 1 works
  4. 4 Emergency and Acute Care StudiesEmergency Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Innovations in Medical EducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  8. 8 Youth, Drugs, and ViolenceDemography 1 works
  9. 9 Legal Education and Practice InnovationsLaw 1 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentClinical Psychology 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 available33.9%not open66.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Spencer Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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