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Austin College

In research, Austin College stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,481 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#3,918 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,623 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,700
of 28,054 · #7,535 all time
Rank in United States
#1,020
of 4,192
Research works
1.8k
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
24.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Austin College 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 #4,481 of 11,982 19.1%121 #4495
MedicineField #3,918 of 10,443 18.6%102 #3630
Social SciencesDomain #6,623 of 10,521 23.7%78 #3995

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Austin College 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#4,495 #4,481
  2. Medicine#3,630 #3,918
  3. Social Sciences#3,995 #6,623
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.60× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.36× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.46× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.44× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.74× its world share, 102 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Austin College?

Ranked on the composite score, Gerald J. Yakatan, Charles B. Hantler and Kevin M. Simmons lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Austin College.

  1. 1 Gerald J. Yakatan United States · #609,013 worldwide 65 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Charles B. Hantler United States · #641,525 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Kevin M. Simmons United States · #1,214,057 worldwide 56 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Donald Salisbury United States · #1,456,238 worldwide 30 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 David Baker United States · #1,537,123 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Austin College

Which keywords describe research at Austin College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Elderly, Depression, Primary Care, Inappropriate Medication Use, Polypharmacy and Health Outcomes.

▲ 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. Epidemiology19▲ 1.54×60 topics
  2. Mental Health12▲ 2.7×24 topics
  3. Depression9▲ 3.5×18 topics
  4. Inflammation9▲ 1.45×44 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress9▲ 1.83×32 topics
  6. Nanoparticles7▲ 1.86×11 topics
  7. Public Health7▲ 1.59×22 topics
  8. Cancer7▲ 1.70×30 topics
  9. Quality of Life7▲ 1.58×24 topics
  10. Primary Care7▲ 6.0×11 topics
  11. Elderly7▲ 8.7×4 topics
  12. Health Outcomes6▲ 7.2×5 topics
  13. Inappropriate Medication Use6▲ 46×1 topic
  14. Polypharmacy6▲ 46×1 topic
  15. Gender5▲ 3.2×14 topics
  16. Glycemic Control5▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 8.7×5 topics
  18. Health Disparities5▲ 6.2×8 topics
  19. Social Support5▲ 3.0×12 topics
  20. Assessment Methods5▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Student Engagement4▲ 3.6×8 topics
  22. Chronic Disease4▲ 8.1×3 topics
  23. Mortality Risk4▲ 5.7×5 topics
  24. Insulin Therapy4▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Substance Use Disorders4▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Interventions4▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Reflective Practice4▲ 6.6×5 topics
  28. Medication Adherence4▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention4▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Intersectionality4▲ 6.3×6 topics
  31. Chromatin3▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Cyclodextrins3▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Solid Dispersions3▲ 52×1 topic
  34. DNA Damage3▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Faculty Development3▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Monoclonal Antibodies3▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Competency-Based Education3▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Patient Compliance3▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Professional Identity Formation3▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Treatment Adherence3▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Austin College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems, Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery and Medication Adherence and Compliance.

Pharmaceutical Practices…6Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 6 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 3 fractional worksInhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 3 fractional worksMedication Adherence and Compliance: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 3 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 2 fractional worksDNA Repair Mechanisms2DNA Repair Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Health…2Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …2Diabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery S…2Advanced Drug Delivery Systems: 2 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyPharmaceutical SciencePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineFamily Practice4 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 6 works
  2. 2 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 3 works
  3. 3 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Medication Adherence and Compliance Family Practice 3 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  6. 6 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 DNA Repair Mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 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 available29.6%not open70.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Austin College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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