Reliability and Agreement in Measurement
Reliability and Agreement in Measurement is a research topic within Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. Science Explorer counts 6.3k research works in it since 1950. 10.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the assessment and measurement of inter-rater reliability in scientific studies, particularly emphasizing the use of the kappa statistic and other agreement measures. It addresses methodological issues, statistical methods for reliability analysis, and the validity and reliability of data in various fields.
- Inter-Rater Reliability
- Kappa Statistic
- Agreement Measures
- Observer Agreement
- Statistical Methods
- Reliability Analysis
- Interrater Agreement
- Measurement of Agreement
- Methodological Issues
- Validity and Reliability
- Research works
- 6.3k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 656 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +12% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
United States
35% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Reliability and Agreement in Measurement research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (298 and 107 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
United States
298 works
- 2
China
107 works
- 3
United Kingdom
77 works
- 4
Türkiye
57 works
- 5
Germany
57 works
- 6
India
56 works
- 7
Brazil
55 works
- 8
Canada
45 works
- 9
Spain
44 works
- 10
Italy
43 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Reliability and Agreement in Measurement research?
By volume in 2022-now, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Reliability and Agreement in Measurement research, followed by Harvard University and Mayo Clinic.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States
9 works
- 2
Harvard UniversityUnited States
7 works
- 3
Mayo ClinicUnited States
6 works
- 4
University of TorontoCanada
6 works
- 5
University College LondonUnited Kingdom
5 works
- 6
Inserm
France
5 works
- 7
University of OxfordUnited Kingdom
5 works
- 8
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands
4 works
- 9
Universidade de São PauloBrazil
4 works
- 10
University of Pretoria
South Africa
4 works
Who are the leading researchers in Reliability and Agreement in Measurement?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Reliability and Agreement in Measurement include David Moher, Douglas G. Altman and George Davey Smith.
- 1
David Moher
Canada
898k citations
- 2
Douglas G. Altman
United Kingdom
862k citations
- 3
George Davey Smith
United Kingdom
435k citations
- 4
Julian P. T. Higgins
United Kingdom
390k citations
- 5
Hermann Brenner
Germany
343k citations
- 6
Cyrus Cooper
United Kingdom
342k citations
- 7
Matthias Egger
Switzerland
326k citations
- 8
John P. A. Ioannidis
United States
317k citations
- 9
Gordon Henry Guyatt
Canada
315k citations
- 10
Elie A. Akl
Canada
313k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Reliability and Agreement in Measurement research done?
The largest centres of Reliability and Agreement in Measurement research in 2022-now are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Tokyo (Japan) and Beijing (China).
Largest cities, 2022-now
- 1
LondonUnited Kingdom
23 works
- 2
New YorkUnited States
15 works
- 3
Tokyo
Japan
14 works
- 4
BeijingChina
12 works
- 5
Seoul
South Korea
12 works
- 6
MadridSpain
12 works
- 7
IstanbulTürkiye
11 works
- 8
BostonUnited States
11 works
- 9
AmsterdamNetherlands
11 works
- 10
São PauloBrazil
10 works
Where is the best place to study Reliability and Agreement in Measurement?
Among universities, judged by research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States |
9.2 | 3.0% | 4.7× | 10 | +16.6% |
Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.
Every institution in Reliability and Agreement in Measurement, country by countryIs Reliability and Agreement in Measurement research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Reliability and Agreement in Measurement.
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Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Reliability and Agreement in Measurement as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0042% in 2024.
Fractional works of Reliability and Agreement in Measurement over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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