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Houston Independent School District

In research, Houston Independent School District stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,275 of 16,945 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,727 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,819
of 28,054 · #21,407 all time
Rank in United States
#1,766
of 4,192
Research works
478
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.2k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Houston Independent School District 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 #9,275 of 16,945 22.5%209
Health SciencesDomain #13,727 of 20,462 20.7%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Houston Independent School District 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: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.57× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.64× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.40× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.93× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.99× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 16 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.49× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.05× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.65× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.56× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Houston Independent School District?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Optimization, Data Assimilation, Ensemble Kalman Filter, IoT Security and Artificial Lift Systems.

▲ 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. Machine Learning14▲ 3.8×21 topics
  2. Sustainability9▲ 3.2×16 topics
  3. Renewable Energy8▲ 5.1×11 topics
  4. Deep Learning6▲ 1.68×14 topics
  5. Climate Change6▲ 1.92×7 topics
  6. Optimization5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  7. Data Assimilation5▲ 26×1 topic
  8. Ensemble Kalman Filter5▲ 40×1 topic
  9. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.4×8 topics
  10. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.2×5 topics
  11. IoT Security4▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Innovation4▲ 3.0×8 topics
  13. Healthcare3▲ 2.7×9 topics
  14. Artificial Lift Systems3▲ 101×1 topic
  15. Fault Diagnosis3▲ 21×1 topic
  16. Behavioral Analysis3▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Cybersecurity3▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Narrative3▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Hydraulic Fracturing3▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Regulations3▲ 82×2 topics
  21. Organizational Culture3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  22. Investment2▲ 23×3 topics
  23. CO2 Sequestration2▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Detection2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  25. Bangladesh2▲ 100×2 topics
  26. Emotion2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  27. Fracture Propagation2▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Occupational Safety2▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Reflective Practice2▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Risk Perception2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  31. Safety Culture2▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Shale Gas Reservoirs2▲ 30×1 topic
  33. EROI2▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Fictionality2▲ 179×1 topic
  35. Fossil Fuels2▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Game Theory2▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Unreliable Narration2▲ 179×1 topic
  38. Ethnic Disparities2▲ 53×2 topics
  39. Android Malware2▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Security Analysis2▲ 9.4×1 topic

Which research topics does Houston Independent School District publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Oil and Gas Production Techniques, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis and Occupational Health and Safety Research.

Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 5 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 3 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 2 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 2 fractional worksNarrative Theory and Analysis: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…2Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 2 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engi…2Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 2 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…2Drilling and Well Engineering: 2 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…2Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyLiterature and Literary Theory3 others

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

  1. 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  5. 5 Narrative Theory and Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  6. 6 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 2 works
  8. 8 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 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 available31.2%not open68.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Houston Independent School District's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher 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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