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Galveston College

In research, Galveston College stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,119 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,022 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,120
of 22,385 · #4,983 all time
Rank in United States
#1,391
of 3,332
Research works
1.1k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Galveston College

What is Galveston College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,119 of 9,902 7.0%82 #1433
MedicineField #2,022 of 8,541 7.3%73 #1262

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

Which fields of science does Galveston College work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Galveston College is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (63%), Health Professions (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 98 fractional works · 70.9% of its workMedicine: 87 fractional works · 62.7% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 6.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 12.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGalveston College139fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences71%Social Sciences9%

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. Medicine8762.7%
    2. Health Professions107.0%
    3. Nursing11.0%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology96.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology42.6%
    3. Neuroscience21.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    1. Social Sciences75.3%
    2. Psychology42.5%
    3. Decision Sciences10.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    1. Engineering42.7%
    2. Environmental Science31.9%
    3. Computer Science21.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    5. Chemistry00.3%
    6. Materials Science00.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
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: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.58× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.66× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.26× its world share, 87 worksMedicineNursing: 1.98× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.26×87 works
  2. Health Professions2.66×10 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.58×4 works
  4. Nursing1.98×1 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.87×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.26×9 works
  7. Neuroscience1.04×2 works
  8. Psychology0.83×4 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.58×1 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.52×1 works
  11. Dentistry0.49×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.42×7 works
  13. Environmental Science0.38×3 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.34×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×2 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.21×1 works
  17. Engineering0.18×4 works
  18. Chemistry0.16×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.15×2 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.07×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Galveston College?

Ranked on the quality score, Harold A. Goolishian, Isaac H. Kempner and Vincent G. Caruso lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Galveston College.

  1. 1 Harold A. Goolishian United States · #876,399 worldwide 3.2k citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Isaac H. Kempner United States · #1,696,880 worldwide 0 citations · 184 works
  3. 3 Vincent G. Caruso United States · #2,505,746 worldwide 493 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Edgar J. Poth United States · #2,608,211 worldwide 914 citations · 81 works
  5. 5 Edward H. Schwab United States · #2,729,754 worldwide 245 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 M Minkowski United States · #2,735,922 worldwide 644 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Cher Thomas United States · #3,060,002 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Larry W. Blomstedt United States · #3,107,161 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Alan Rapperport United States · #3,179,383 worldwide 247 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Willard R. Cooke United States · #3,190,026 worldwide 97 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Galveston College

What are the most cited papers from Galveston College?

The most cited paper from Galveston College is "Oxidation of tetrahydrobiopterin leads to uncoupling of endothelial cell nitric oxide synthase in hypertension" (Ulf Landmesser, Sergey Dikalov, Stephen Russ Price et al., 2003), with 1,461 citations. Next come "Human Systems as Linguistic Systems: Preliminary and Evolving Ideas about the Implications for Clinical Theory" (1,362) and "Consensus Recommendations for Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy: A Joint Report of the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society and the Society of Nuclear Medicine" (789).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Oxidation of tetrahydrobiopterin leads to uncoupling of endothelial cell nitric oxide synthase in hypertension Ulf Landmesser, Sergey Dikalov, Stephen Russ Price et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 15 Apr 2003 1,461
2 Human Systems as Linguistic Systems: Preliminary and Evolving Ideas about the Implications for Clinical Theory Harlene D. Anderson, Harold A. Goolishian · Family Process Dec 1988 1,362
3 Consensus Recommendations for Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy: A Joint Report of the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society and the Society of Nuclear Medicine Thomas L. Abell, Michael Camilleri, Kevin J. Donohoe et al. · The American Journal of Gastroenterology Open access 21 Nov 2007 789
4 TRPC1 forms the stretch-activated cation channel in vertebrate cells Rosario Maroto, Albert Raso, Thomas G. Wood et al. · Nature Cell Biology 23 Jan 2005 659
5 A consideration of neural counting methods Richard E. Coggeshall · Trends in Neurosciences 1992 544
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Galveston College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Primary Care, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Management, Aging and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology27▲ 4.8×60 topics
  2. Public Health11▲ 5.4×15 topics
  3. Inflammation7▲ 2.4×28 topics
  4. Management7▲ 6.3×14 topics
  5. Pathogenesis7▲ 9.8×10 topics
  6. Primary Care7▲ 13×9 topics
  7. Diagnosis7▲ 5.1×15 topics
  8. Vaccine7▲ 12×8 topics
  9. Risk Factors6▲ 4.1×12 topics
  10. Aging6▲ 8.0×10 topics
  11. Quality of Life6▲ 3.0×20 topics
  12. Diabetes5▲ 7.6×6 topics
  13. Biomarkers5▲ 5.4×9 topics
  14. Immune Response5▲ 6.3×11 topics
  15. Health Disparities5▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Depression4▲ 3.7×9 topics
  17. Treatment4▲ 2.7×14 topics
  18. Mortality Risk4▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 9.7×4 topics
  20. Pathophysiology4▲ 9.2×5 topics
  21. Quality Improvement4▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Social Support4▲ 5.0×5 topics
  23. Social Relationships4▲ 29×2 topics
  24. Neuroimaging3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  25. Chronic Disease3▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Glycemic Control3▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Patient Activation3▲ 66×1 topic
  28. Self-Management3▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Health Equity3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  30. Cognitive Decline3▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Immunity3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  32. Vaccine Development3▲ 8.1×6 topics
  33. Dementia3▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Mild Cognitive Impairment3▲ 24×1 topic
  35. SARS-CoV-23▲ 6.4×4 topics
  36. ACE2 Receptor3▲ 8.3×3 topics
  37. Loneliness3▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Socioeconomic Inequalities3▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Resuscitation2▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Children2▲ 7.4×4 topics

Which research topics does Galveston College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Diabetes Management and Education, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Health disparities and outcomes and Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research.

Diabetes Management and …3Diabetes Management and Education: 3 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…3Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 3 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…3Health disparities and outcomes: 3 fractional worksViral Infections and Out…2Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 2 fractional worksBurn Injury Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …2SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksObesity and Health Practices: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksRespiratory viral infect…1Respiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPsychiatry and Mental healthHealthInfectious Diseases3 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  3. 3 Health disparities and outcomes Health 3 works
  4. 4 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 2 works
  6. 6 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  7. 7 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  8. 8 Obesity and Health Practices Pharmacy 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.4%domestic only93.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Galveston College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Galveston College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00050% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Galveston College0.00058% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Galveston College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Galveston College4.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.8% in 2000.

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