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Research in Galveston

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Galveston, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Galveston College.

Research institutions
11
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
39k
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3M
32.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Galveston

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Galveston?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonUniversity 35,945 #770
2Galveston CollegeUniversity 1,149 #10,120
3Transitional Learning CenterNonprofit 103 not ranked
4Chrysalis BioTherapeutics (United States)Company 59 not ranked
5NeuroBioTex (United States)Company 43 not ranked
6Biomed Protection (United States)Company 23 not ranked
7Texas Marine Mammal Stranding NetworkNonprofit 15 not ranked
8Family Service Center of Galveston CountyNonprofit 9 not ranked
9Moody FoundationNonprofit 3 not ranked
10Institute For Smart Monitoring (United States)Company 1 not ranked
11Harris and Eliza Kempner FundInstitution 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston: 96.2%Galveston College: 3.1%Transitional Learning Center: 0.3%Chrysalis BioTherapeutics (United States): 0.2%6 others listed: 0.3%96%largest
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston36k · 96.2%Galveston College1,149 · 3.1%Transitional Learning Center103 · 0.3%Chrysalis BioTherapeutics (United States)59 · 0.2%6 others listed94 · 0.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Galveston work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research in Galveston is in Health Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (60%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Social Sciences (5%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 3,087 fractional works · 65.6% of its workMedicine: 2,829 fractional works · 60.1% of its workSurgery: 375 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEpidemiology: 319 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 217 fractional works · 4.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 188 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 180 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 156 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysiology: 136 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOncology: 129 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeurology: 115 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 89 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 74 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 74 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 61 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDermatology: 60 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 60 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRehabilitation: 57 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 50 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 216 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 123 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 802 fractional works · 17.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 433 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 261 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGenetics: 64 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 162 fractional works · 3.4% of its workImmunology: 98 fractional works · 2.1% of its workParasitology: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 128 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 47 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 62 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 430 fractional works · 9.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 221 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 65 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 50 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 127 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 65 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 384 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 125 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 115 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKGalveston4,703fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences66%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences3,08765.6%
    1. Medicine2,82960.1%
    2. Health Professions2164.6%
    3. Nursing220.5%
    4. Dentistry120.3%
    5. Veterinary80.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4339.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology1623.4%
    3. Neuroscience1282.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences621.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics180.4%
    1. Social Sciences2214.7%
    2. Psychology1272.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance260.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities240.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting210.5%
    6. Decision Sciences110.2%
    1. Environmental Science1252.7%
    2. Engineering1152.5%
    3. Computer Science400.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences360.8%
    5. Chemistry250.5%
    6. Materials Science140.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy120.2%
    8. Mathematics110.2%
    9. Energy50.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Galveston strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Galveston is most concentrated in Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Rehabilitation (6.7× the world share in Parasitology).

  1. ParasitologySubfield · 29.4 works6.7×
  2. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 169.7 works6.0×
  3. RehabilitationSubfield · 46.9 works5.5×
  4. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 23.1 works5.1×
  5. DermatologySubfield · 52.5 works4.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 56 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.74× its world share, 384 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.34× its world share, 139 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.68× its world share, 113 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 33 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 104 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 116 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 194 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.11× its world share, 2,470 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.18× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 112 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 198 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology3.34×139 works
  2. Medicine3.11×2,470 works
  3. Health Professions1.78×194 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.74×384 works
  5. Neuroscience1.68×113 works
  6. Veterinary1.18×7 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.04×15 works
  8. Nursing0.99×20 works
  9. Psychology0.89×112 works
  10. Environmental Science0.57×116 works
  11. Dentistry0.52×10 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.51×33 works
  13. Social Sciences0.38×198 works
  14. Chemistry0.36×23 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.28×56 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.25×22 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.22×9 works
  18. Mathematics0.20×10 works
  19. Engineering0.17×104 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.17×20 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×19 works
  22. Energy0.12×5 works
  23. Computer Science0.10×31 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.10×9 works
  25. Materials Science0.09×13 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.08×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Galveston?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Inflammation, Treatment, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Vaccine and Pathophysiology.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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. Epidemiology745▲ 4.0×130 topics
  2. Inflammation268▲ 2.7×81 topics
  3. Treatment196▲ 3.4×51 topics
  4. Risk Factors188▲ 3.6×35 topics
  5. Public Health181▲ 2.6×52 topics
  6. Diagnosis178▲ 4.1×41 topics
  7. Quality of Life174▲ 2.6×52 topics
  8. Pathogenesis173▲ 7.2×24 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress151▲ 1.95×55 topics
  10. Immune Response131▲ 4.9×22 topics
  11. Vaccine127▲ 6.8×11 topics
  12. Rehabilitation121▲ 6.5×13 topics
  13. Cancer113▲ 1.78×53 topics
  14. Pathophysiology113▲ 8.2×11 topics
  15. Management104▲ 2.8×31 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease102▲ 1.90×37 topics
  17. Antibiotic Resistance100▲ 5.4×14 topics
  18. Complications100▲ 4.3×17 topics
  19. Psychological Impact95▲ 6.4×10 topics
  20. Vaccine Development95▲ 7.8×11 topics
  21. Diabetes92▲ 3.9×21 topics
  22. Depression88▲ 2.1×21 topics
  23. Chemotherapy83▲ 2.5×25 topics
  24. Guidelines83▲ 3.7×13 topics
  25. Aging81▲ 3.1×16 topics
  26. Resuscitation80▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Sepsis79▲ 9.2×6 topics
  28. SARS-CoV-278▲ 5.5×6 topics
  29. Heart Failure75▲ 3.6×13 topics
  30. Global Burden75▲ 2.9×12 topics
  31. Surgical Management73▲ 3.8×19 topics
  32. Neuroinflammation72▲ 5.3×6 topics
  33. Immunity67▲ 3.5×11 topics
  34. Neurodegeneration65▲ 4.5×10 topics
  35. ACE2 Receptor62▲ 5.8×3 topics
  36. Mortality Risk62▲ 5.5×6 topics
  37. Burn Injury61▲ 76×1 topic
  38. Burn Wound Infections61▲ 76×1 topic
  39. Wound Healing60▲ 4.8×10 topics
  40. Vector Control50▲ 9.2×4 topics

What research is done in Galveston?

Burn Injury Management and Outcomes: 51 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 35 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …34SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 34 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …33Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 33 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatments: 27 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 26 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…25Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 25 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 22 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 21 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…21Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 21 fractional works
EpidemiologyInfectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthRehabilitation3 others

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

  1. 1 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 51 works
  2. 2 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 35 works
  3. 3 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 34 works
  4. 4 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 33 works
  5. 5 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 27 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 26 works
  7. 7 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 25 works
  8. 8 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 22 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 21 works
  10. 10 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 21 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Galveston13.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 27.3% in 2016.

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