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Harris Health System

In research, Harris Health System stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,628 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,370 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,223 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,687
of 28,054 · #9,974 all time
Rank in United States
#2,866
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Harris Health System 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,628 of 16,945 22.0%163
Health SciencesDomain #7,370 of 20,462 17.4%344
Physical SciencesDomain #9,223 of 21,541 11.0%699
EngineeringField #4,962 of 11,412 13.5%366
MedicineField #8,007 of 17,978 17.1%260
Computer ScienceField #5,057 of 7,020 6.6%172
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #3,887 of 4,248 7.0%129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Harris Health System 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: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.76× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.71× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 2.26× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Harris Health System?

Ranked on the composite score, Eugene H. Harlow, John Nieto and Mustapha Debboun lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Harris Health System.

  1. 1 Eugene H. Harlow United States · #874,417 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 John Nieto United States · #876,837 worldwide 29 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Mustapha Debboun United States · #1,144,781 worldwide 42 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Larry Davis United States · #1,497,654 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Harris Health System

Which keywords describe research at Harris Health System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Global Burden, Depression, Quality of Life, Primary Care, Chronic Disease, Cervical Cancer and Cancer Incidence.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 4.0×50 topics
  2. Depression4▲ 6.0×12 topics
  3. Quality of Life4▲ 3.5×20 topics
  4. Public Health4▲ 3.3×22 topics
  5. Global Burden4▲ 8.8×9 topics
  6. Mental Health4▲ 2.9×11 topics
  7. Risk Factors3▲ 3.5×14 topics
  8. Inflammation3▲ 1.75×16 topics
  9. Primary Care3▲ 9.1×10 topics
  10. Chronic Disease3▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Cancer Incidence3▲ 24×4 topics
  12. Cervical Cancer3▲ 31×3 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.8×11 topics
  14. Social Determinants3▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Health Outcomes2▲ 10×3 topics
  16. Vaccine Development2▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Complications2▲ 5.3×8 topics
  18. Glycemic Control2▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Human Papillomavirus2▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Prognosis2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  22. Anxiety2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  24. Diabetes2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  25. Quality Improvement2▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Anomaly Detection2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  27. Cytology Screening2▲ 44×1 topic
  28. HPV Vaccination2▲ 44×1 topic
  29. Physical Activity2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  30. Vector Control2▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Cybersecurity2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  32. Food Insecurity2▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Nutritional Consequences2▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Medical Education2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  35. Neuropathology2▲ 14×2 topics
  36. SARS-CoV-22▲ 5.7×4 topics
  37. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 9.0×5 topics
  38. Critical Care1▲ 7.4×6 topics
  39. Cancer Survivorship1▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Patient-Reported Outcomes1▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Harris Health System publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Cancer survivorship and care and Mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Cervical Cancer and HPV …2Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Health…2Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …1Cancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …1Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 1 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…1Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …1Nutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical…1Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Financial I…1Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsOncologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  8. 8 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  9. 9 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  10. 10 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 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 available16.1%not open83.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Harris Health System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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