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Fort Worth Library

In research, Fort Worth Library stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,425 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#10,018 of 14,558 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,940 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,348
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,962
of 7,310
Research works
575
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.1k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.73×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Fort Worth Library

What is Fort Worth Library 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
Health SciencesDomain #11,425 of 16,688 4.9%254
MedicineField #10,018 of 14,558 4.4%206
Physical SciencesDomain #12,940 of 17,446 5.1%135
Social SciencesDomain #11,288 of 14,833 7.0%127

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fort Worth Library 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Fort Worth Library work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Fort Worth Library is in Health Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (41%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 30 fractional works · 45.9% of its workMedicine: 27 fractional works · 40.9% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 9.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 21.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 15.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 18.3% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 7.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 13.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFort WorthLibrary65fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences46%Social Sciences22%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2740.9%
    2. Health Professions23.3%
    3. Veterinary10.9%
    4. Dentistry00.8%
    1. Social Sciences1015.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities23.1%
    3. Psychology22.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering57.8%
    2. Environmental Science35.0%
    3. Materials Science12.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy11.5%
    5. Computer Science11.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    8. Energy00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology46.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.1%
    5. Neuroscience11.1%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.19× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.58× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.13× its world share, 27 worksMedicineVeterinary: 6.80× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary6.80×1 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.19×1 works
  3. Medicine2.13×27 works
  4. Dentistry1.58×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.53×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.27×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.24×4 works
  8. Social Sciences1.18×10 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.06×2 works
  10. Environmental Science1.02×3 works
  11. Psychology0.92×2 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.74×2 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.69×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.67×1 works
  15. Materials Science0.57×1 works
  16. Engineering0.52×5 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.49×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×0 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.15×1 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×0 works
  22. Energy0.14×0 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Fort Worth Library?

Ranked on the quality score, John F. Prichard, R. H. Fash and William L. Hendricks lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fort Worth Library.

  1. 1 John F. Prichard United States · #1,107,239 worldwide 1.1k citations · 28 works
  2. 2 R. H. Fash United States · #2,908,022 worldwide 24 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 William L. Hendricks United States · #3,039,140 worldwide 45 citations · 83 works
  4. 4 Henry A. Ley United States · #3,235,584 worldwide 40 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Robb H. Rutledge United States · #3,263,890 worldwide 533 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Frances Wayman United States · #3,307,445 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Philip F. Anthony United States · #3,350,636 worldwide 261 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 David Donoghue United States · #3,433,394 worldwide 50 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Wendy Talbot United States · #3,441,863 worldwide 199 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Harold Beasley United States · #3,613,848 worldwide 251 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Fort Worth Library

What are the most cited papers from Fort Worth Library?

The most cited paper from Fort Worth Library is "The 16th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release from the APOGEE-2 Southern Survey and Full Release of eBOSS Spectra" (Romina Ahumada et al., 2020), with 1,392 citations. Next come "Significant differences in global genomic DNA methylation by gender and race/ethnicity in peripheral blood" (412) and "Exosomal Annexin II Promotes Angiogenesis and Breast Cancer Metastasis" (341).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The 16th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release from the APOGEE-2 Southern Survey and Full Release of eBOSS Spectra Romina Ahumada et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access314 authors 25 Jun 2020 1,392
2 Significant differences in global genomic DNA methylation by gender and race/ethnicity in peripheral blood Fang Fang Zhang, Roberto Cardarelli, Joan F. Carroll et al. · Epigenetics Open access May 2011 412
3 Exosomal Annexin II Promotes Angiogenesis and Breast Cancer Metastasis Sayantan Maji, Pankaj Chaudhary, Irina I. Akopova et al. · Molecular Cancer Research Open access 19 Oct 2016 341
4 Lipid Raft Endocytosis and Exosomal Transport Facilitate Extracellular Trafficking of Annexin A2 Mallika Valapala, Jamboor K. Vishwanatha · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access 8 Jul 2011 210
5 Surgical-orthodontic correction of open-bite deformity Bruce N. Epker, Leward C. Fish · American Journal of Orthodontics Mar 1977 198
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fort Worth Library?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Atherosclerosis, Politics, Identity, Complications, Population Dynamics, Metabolic Syndrome and Inflammation.

▲ 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 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▲ 2.1×35 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 2.3×18 topics
  3. Climate Change3▲ 1.68×9 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.6×7 topics
  5. Identity2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  6. Atherosclerosis2▲ 11×5 topics
  7. Complications2▲ 6.4×12 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 2.7×6 topics
  9. Diabetes2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  10. Gender2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  11. Politics2▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Quality of Life2▲ 2.1×13 topics
  13. Population Dynamics2▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Diagnosis2▲ 3.0×13 topics
  15. History2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  16. Insulin Resistance2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  17. Metabolism2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  18. Obesity2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  19. Cholesterol2▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Culture2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  21. Management2▲ 3.1×9 topics
  22. Colonialism2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  23. Conflict1▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Religion1▲ 4.4×2 topics
  25. Society1▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Atlantic History1▲ 116×1 topic
  27. Race1▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Transatlantic Slave Trade1▲ 116×1 topic
  29. C-Reactive Protein1▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Cardiac Surgery1▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Hemorrhage1▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Anemia1▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Blood Transfusion1▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Cardiovascular Health1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  35. Conservation Biology1▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Glucose Metabolism1▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Lifestyle Intervention1▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Maritime Archaeology1▲ 84×1 topic
  39. Mediterranean1▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Revolution1▲ 75×2 topics

Which research topics does Fort Worth Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Colonialism, slavery, and trade, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Amphibian and Reptile Biology and Vietnamese History and Culture Studies.

Colonialism, slavery, an…1Colonialism, slavery, and trade: 1 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular…1Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 1 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 1 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…1Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksBlood transfusion and ma…1Blood transfusion and management: 1 fractional worksTransboundary Water Resource Management: 1 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 1 fractional worksHigh-Velocity Impact and…1High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior: 1 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 1 fractional worksCholesterol and Lipid Metabolism: 1 fractional works
AnthropologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismGlobal and Planetary ChangeSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 1 works
  2. 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  3. 3 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Transboundary Water Resource Management Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 1 works
  8. 8 High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior Materials Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism Surgery 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 available19.6%not open80.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fort Worth Library's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% 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 Fort Worth Library as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Fort Worth Library0.00033% in 202519801990200020102020

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