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Center Point

In research, Center Point stands highest in Engineering (#5,773 of 11,412 worldwide), Health Sciences (#12,133 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,181 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,425
of 28,054 · #14,810 all time
Rank in United States
#3,512
of 4,192
Research works
888
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Center Point 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
EngineeringField #5,773 of 11,412 11.2%162
Health SciencesDomain #12,133 of 20,462 13.4%226
Physical SciencesDomain #13,181 of 21,541 12.6%340
MedicineField #11,843 of 17,978 14.8%182
Social SciencesDomain #13,147 of 16,945 13.9%235

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center Point 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: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.73× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.76× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.68× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.42× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Center Point?

Ranked on the composite score, Miles Walker and Robert H. Gore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center Point.

  1. 1 Miles Walker United States · #524,923 worldwide 17 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Robert H. Gore United States · #1,099,609 worldwide 48 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Center Point

Which keywords describe research at Center Point?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Nationalism, Community Engagement, Public Policy, Colonialism, Local Development, Territorial Governance and Migration.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 1.21×37 topics
  2. Gender4▲ 7.3×7 topics
  3. Public Health4▲ 2.6×14 topics
  4. Community Engagement4▲ 11×5 topics
  5. Nationalism4▲ 8.3×8 topics
  6. Public Policy4▲ 7.5×2 topics
  7. Colonialism4▲ 7.7×7 topics
  8. Cultural Heritage4▲ 5.9×6 topics
  9. Local Development4▲ 27×2 topics
  10. Territorial Governance4▲ 25×2 topics
  11. Citizen Participation3▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Migration3▲ 8.6×5 topics
  13. Sustainable Development3▲ 1.80×2 topics
  14. Environmental Participation3▲ 35×1 topic
  15. Proximity and Innovation3▲ 35×1 topic
  16. History3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  17. Religion3▲ 5.6×4 topics
  18. Health Education3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  19. Social Change3▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Substance Use Disorders3▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Cultural Studies3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  22. Cultural Identity2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  23. Memory Studies2▲ 33×3 topics
  24. Occupation2▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Scientific History2▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Technological Development2▲ 45×1 topic
  27. Anthropology2▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Gender Studies2▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Mortality Risk2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  30. Emotion Regulation2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  31. Social Movements2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  32. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  33. Chronic Pain Management2▲ 46×1 topic
  34. Islam2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  35. North Africa2▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Opioid Prescribing2▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Historiography2▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Capacity Building2▲ 21×2 topics
  39. European Integration2▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Philanthropy2▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Center Point publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Science and Education Research.

French Urban and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 2 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 1 fractional worksPain Management and Placebo Effect: 1 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 1 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cu…1French Historical and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 1 fractional worksMedieval European History and Architecture: 1 fractional worksInnovation and Socioecon…1Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  3. 3 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Science and Education Research Education 1 works
  5. 5 Pain Management and Placebo Effect Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  6. 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 1 works
  8. 8 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Medieval European History and Architecture Archeology 1 works
  10. 10 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Center Point'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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