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CHRISTUS Transplant Institute

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World rank, all time
#34,679
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#7,260
of 7,310
Research works
124
▼ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
19.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
CHRISTUS Transplant Institute

Which fields of science does CHRISTUS Transplant Institute work in?

In all years, 82% of research at CHRISTUS Transplant Institute is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (81%), Immunology and Microbiology (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 102 fractional works · 81.8% of its workMedicine: 100 fractional works · 80.7% of its workHematology: 26 fractional works · 20.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSurgery: 12 fractional works · 9.3% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 8.8% of its workTransplantation: 8 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 11.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 5.8% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCHRISTUSTransplant…124fractional works, all years
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences82%Social Sciences2%

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

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10080.7%
    2. Health Professions11.1%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology75.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology64.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    1. Engineering42.8%
    2. Computer Science10.6%
    3. Environmental Science00.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences11.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    4. Psychology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.89× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.87× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMedicine: 3.97× its world share, 6 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.97×6 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.30×0 works
  3. Neuroscience2.87×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.89×0 works
  5. Computer Science0.60×0 works
  6. Chemistry0.59×0 works
  7. Engineering0.59×1 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×0 works

Who are the top researchers at CHRISTUS Transplant Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Carlos R. Bachier, Jose Carlos Cruz and Paul J. Shaughnessy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CHRISTUS Transplant Institute.

  1. 1 Carlos R. Bachier United States · #1,451,448 worldwide 3.1k citations · 165 works
  2. 2 Jose Carlos Cruz United States · #1,478,210 worldwide 1.8k citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Paul J. Shaughnessy United States · #2,175,891 worldwide 4.2k citations · 229 works
  4. 4 Francis H. Wright United States · #2,592,521 worldwide 1.3k citations · 62 works
  5. 5 C.F. LeMaistre United States · #2,808,567 worldwide 1.3k citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Juan Palma‐Vargas United States · #2,815,752 worldwide 345 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Carole M. Elledge United States · #4,022,287 worldwide 62 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Jill MacPherson United States · #4,186,968 worldwide 156 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Veronica H. Jude United States · #4,805,447 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at CHRISTUS Transplant Institute

What are the most cited papers from CHRISTUS Transplant Institute?

The most cited paper from CHRISTUS Transplant Institute is "Palifermin for Oral Mucositis after Intensive Therapy for Hematologic Cancers" (Ricardo Tomas Spielberger, Patrick J. Stiff, William Bensinger et al., 2004), with 902 citations. Next come "Transplantation of Umbilical-Cord Blood in Babies with Infantile Krabbe's Disease" (715) and "A Modular Analysis Framework for Blood Genomics Studies: Application to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus" (672).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Palifermin for Oral Mucositis after Intensive Therapy for Hematologic Cancers Ricardo Tomas Spielberger, Patrick J. Stiff, William Bensinger et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 15 Dec 2004 902
2 Transplantation of Umbilical-Cord Blood in Babies with Infantile Krabbe's Disease Maria Luisa Escolar, Michele D. Poe, James M. Provenzale et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 18 May 2005 715
3 A Modular Analysis Framework for Blood Genomics Studies: Application to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Damien Chaussabel et al. · Immunity Open access Jul 2008 672
4 First- and Second-Line Systemic Treatment of Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease: Recommendations of the American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation Paul J. Martin, J. Douglas Rizzo, John R. Wingard et al. · Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Open access 14 Apr 2012 658
5 Optimizing Autologous Stem Cell Mobilization Strategies to Improve Patient Outcomes: Consensus Guidelines and Recommendations Sergio A. Giralt, Luciano J. Costa, Jeffrey R. Schriber et al. · Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Open access 17 Oct 2013 411
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at CHRISTUS Transplant Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Bone Marrow Niche, Graft-versus-Host Disease, Prognostic Factors, Kidney Transplantation, Graft Survival and Transplantation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Hematopoietic Stem Cells21▲ 168×3 topics
  2. Mesenchymal Stem Cells18▲ 122×2 topics
  3. Bone Marrow Niche16▲ 381×1 topic
  4. Graft-versus-Host Disease16▲ 381×1 topic
  5. Prognostic Factors13▲ 23×6 topics
  6. Kidney Transplantation12▲ 135×2 topics
  7. Graft Survival11▲ 88×3 topics
  8. Transplantation10▲ 72×4 topics
  9. Minimal Residual Disease9▲ 112×2 topics
  10. Epidemiology8▲ 1.68×33 topics
  11. Immunosuppressive Drugs8▲ 98×2 topics
  12. Antibody-Mediated Rejection7▲ 145×1 topic
  13. Renal Allograft7▲ 145×1 topic
  14. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia6▲ 133×1 topic
  15. Childhood Cancer6▲ 133×1 topic
  16. Ethical Considerations5▲ 12×3 topics
  17. AML5▲ 83×1 topic
  18. Acute Myeloid Leukemia5▲ 83×1 topic
  19. Chemotherapy4▲ 5.1×12 topics
  20. Immunosuppressive Therapy4▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Immunotherapy4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  22. Immunosuppression4▲ 29×4 topics
  23. Rejection4▲ 70×2 topics
  24. Liver Transplantation4▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Living Kidney Donors4▲ 120×1 topic
  26. Organ Donation4▲ 120×1 topic
  27. Heart Transplant4▲ 91×1 topic
  28. Lung Transplant4▲ 91×1 topic
  29. Renal Transplantation4▲ 60×2 topics
  30. Biliary Complications4▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Donor Risk Index4▲ 57×1 topic
  32. Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury4▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Merkel Cell Carcinoma4▲ 134×1 topic
  34. Polyomavirus4▲ 134×1 topic
  35. Staging System3▲ 44×2 topics
  36. Diagnosis Criteria3▲ 87×1 topic
  37. International Myeloma Working Group3▲ 87×1 topic
  38. Proteasome Inhibitors3▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Infections3▲ 60×2 topics
  40. Cancer Immunotherapy3▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does CHRISTUS Transplant Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments, Organ Donation and Transplantation, Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes.

Renal Transplantation Ou…1Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 1 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Transplantation: 1 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations: 0 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algori…0Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 0 fractional worksMolecular Communication and Nanonetworks: 0 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 0 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 0 fractional works
TransplantationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSurgeryCognitive Neuroscience4 others

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

  1. 1 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 1 works
  2. 2 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 0 works
  5. 5 Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  6. 6 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  7. 7 Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 0 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 available46.8%not open53.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has CHRISTUS Transplant Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is CHRISTUS Transplant Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000024% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%CHRISTUS Transplant Institute0.000027% in 2025200020102020

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