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Ben Taub Hospital

In research, Ben Taub Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#6,111 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,024 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,097
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,347
of 8,685
Research works
588
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
32.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Ben Taub Hospital 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
MedicineField #6,111 of 17,978 19.6%450
Health SciencesDomain #8,024 of 20,462 19.6%481

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ben Taub Hospital 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.30× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.79× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ben Taub Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas S. Harle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ben Taub Hospital.

  1. 1 Thomas S. Harle United States · #988,248 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Ben Taub Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Ben Taub Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Recovery, Inflammation, Neuropathology, Concussion, Encephalopathy, Clinical Trials and Neuropathic Pain.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 4.5×45 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 3.4×27 topics
  3. Recovery3▲ 51×2 topics
  4. Neuropathology2▲ 35×2 topics
  5. Quality of Life2▲ 2.9×13 topics
  6. Clinical Trials2▲ 6.2×9 topics
  7. Concussion2▲ 97×1 topic
  8. Encephalopathy2▲ 62×1 topic
  9. Neuropathic Pain2▲ 54×2 topics
  10. Biomarkers2▲ 5.0×10 topics
  11. Healthcare2▲ 3.0×5 topics
  12. Management2▲ 4.4×10 topics
  13. Treatment2▲ 2.8×12 topics
  14. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome2▲ 172×1 topic
  15. Low Back Pain2▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders2▲ 5.8×11 topics
  17. Pain Management2▲ 14×7 topics
  18. Spinal Cord Stimulation2▲ 172×1 topic
  19. Chronic Pain2▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Global Burden2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  21. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  22. Depression2▲ 3.2×13 topics
  23. Neuroprotection1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  24. Aging1▲ 4.5×6 topics
  25. Degenerative Disc Disease1▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Rehabilitation1▲ 6.1×8 topics
  27. Clinical Outcomes1▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Medical Education1▲ 8.4×5 topics
  29. Muscle Strength1▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Clinical Practice1▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Critical Care1▲ 8.3×6 topics
  32. Functional Recovery1▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Shoulder Function1▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Spinal Surgery1▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Surgical Treatment1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  36. Brachial Plexus1▲ 78×1 topic
  37. Empathy1▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Nerve Transfer1▲ 78×1 topic
  39. Psychological Factors1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  40. Reconstruction1▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Ben Taub Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Pain Management and Treatment, Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation and Empathy and Medical Education.

Traumatic Brain Injury R…2Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 2 fractional worksPain Management and Treatment: 2 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Education: 1 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…1Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksSpinal Cord Injury Research: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 1 fractional worksMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineSurgeryPsychiatry and Mental health4 others

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

  1. 1 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Pain Management and Treatment Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  5. 5 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  7. 7 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  8. 8 Spinal Cord Injury Research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment Cell Biology 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 available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ben Taub Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower 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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