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Westat (United States)

In research, Westat (United States) stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,650 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,150 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Professions — Health Professions is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,123
of 28,054 · #7,943 all time
Rank in United States
#2,449
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
52k
45.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Westat (United States) 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 #7,650 of 11,982 18.6%99 #3188
MedicineField #8,150 of 10,443 16.1%71 #4469

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Westat (United States) 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).

What does Westat (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Professions takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health ProfessionsField · 26.5 works5.4×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.26× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.41× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.98× its world share, 71 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.55× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Westat (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, David J. Wright, Rebecca Birch and David Chang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Westat (United States).

  1. 1 David J. Wright United States · #182,654 worldwide 157 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Rebecca Birch United States · #215,680 worldwide 85 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 David Chang United States · #322,112 worldwide 65 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Eva Sharma United States · #714,196 worldwide 66 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Weijia Ren United States · #1,002,126 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Cassandra A. Stanton United States · #1,132,559 worldwide 45 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Neil Lerner United States · #1,362,376 worldwide 21 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 J. Michael Brick United States · #1,388,395 worldwide 21 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Jeremiah Singer United States · #1,614,793 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 James W. Jenness United States · #1,616,653 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Westat (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Westat (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Cytoreductive Surgery, Psychiatric Disorders, Survival Analysis, Clinical Trials, Public Health and Gastric Cancer.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 2.2×51 topics
  2. Mental Health11▲ 4.1×22 topics
  3. Public Health9▲ 3.4×19 topics
  4. Cytoreductive Surgery8▲ 66×2 topics
  5. Psychiatric Disorders8▲ 32×4 topics
  6. Clinical Trials8▲ 6.1×14 topics
  7. Survival Analysis7▲ 14×5 topics
  8. Pandemic7▲ 3.3×6 topics
  9. Diagnosis6▲ 3.5×9 topics
  10. Depression6▲ 3.7×10 topics
  11. Gastric Cancer6▲ 28×2 topics
  12. Health Effects6▲ 5.4×9 topics
  13. Management6▲ 4.1×6 topics
  14. Cancer Risk6▲ 14×5 topics
  15. Chemotherapy6▲ 4.5×12 topics
  16. Health Consequences6▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis6▲ 5.0×11 topics
  18. Adolescents5▲ 7.8×5 topics
  19. Smoking Cessation5▲ 96×1 topic
  20. Tobacco Use5▲ 96×1 topic
  21. Health Outcomes5▲ 10×7 topics
  22. Prevalence5▲ 6.8×6 topics
  23. Colorectal Cancer5▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Biomarkers5▲ 3.9×8 topics
  25. Data Quality5▲ 67×3 topics
  26. Surgery5▲ 7.2×6 topics
  27. Children5▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy5▲ 127×1 topic
  29. Peritoneal Metastases5▲ 127×1 topic
  30. Social Support5▲ 4.5×6 topics
  31. Health Disparities4▲ 8.7×6 topics
  32. Response Rates4▲ 477×1 topic
  33. Survey Methodology4▲ 477×1 topic
  34. Primary Care4▲ 5.8×9 topics
  35. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  36. SARS-CoV-24▲ 6.5×5 topics
  37. Antibiotic Therapy4▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Chronic Disease4▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Mortality Risk4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  40. Appendicitis4▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Westat (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies, Survey Methodology and Nonresponse and Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management.

Smoking Behavior and Ces…5Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 5 fractional worksIntraperitoneal and Appe…5Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies: 5 fractional worksSurvey Methodology and N…4Survey Methodology and Nonresponse: 4 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis a…4Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 4 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 3 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 3 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…2Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 2 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 2 fractional works
PhysiologySurgerySociology and Political ScienceEmergency Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 5 works
  2. 2 Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies Surgery 5 works
  3. 3 Survey Methodology and Nonresponse Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 3 works
  7. 7 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Nutritional Studies and Diet 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Westat (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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