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Houston Institute for Clinical Research

In research, Houston Institute for Clinical Research stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,770 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,422 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,870
of 28,054 · #18,541 all time
Rank in United States
#1,776
of 4,192
Research works
336
▲ 166% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Houston Institute for Clinical Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,770 of 11,982 20.2%68 #5735
MedicineField #4,422 of 10,443 19.9%63 #6516

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Houston Institute for Clinical Research 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.01× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.74× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.38× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Houston Institute for Clinical Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Edward Lain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Houston Institute for Clinical Research.

  1. 1 Edward Lain United States · #1,049,649 worldwide 27 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Houston Institute for Clinical Research

Which keywords describe research at Houston Institute for Clinical Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Insulin Resistance, Treatment, Hepatic Steatosis, Risk Factors and Heart Failure.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.0×54 topics
  2. Treatment5▲ 4.4×14 topics
  3. Inflammation5▲ 2.5×36 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 6.2×9 topics
  5. Risk Factors5▲ 4.3×13 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.2×18 topics
  7. Hepatocellular Carcinoma4▲ 21×3 topics
  8. Diagnosis4▲ 4.7×14 topics
  9. Insulin Resistance4▲ 9.3×6 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.4×15 topics
  11. Heart Failure4▲ 8.4×11 topics
  12. Hepatic Steatosis4▲ 24×2 topics
  13. Public Health3▲ 2.4×10 topics
  14. Immunotherapy3▲ 4.6×12 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 5.8×9 topics
  16. NAFLD3▲ 27×1 topic
  17. NASH3▲ 27×1 topic
  18. Gene Expression3▲ 5.1×10 topics
  19. Genetics3▲ 4.2×10 topics
  20. Rehabilitation3▲ 7.2×5 topics
  21. Arrhythmias3▲ 31×2 topics
  22. Management3▲ 3.6×13 topics
  23. Mortality Risk3▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Diabetes3▲ 5.3×8 topics
  25. Guidelines2▲ 5.4×9 topics
  26. Sudden Cardiac Death2▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  28. Complications2▲ 4.8×9 topics
  29. Health Disparities2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  30. Radiofrequency Ablation2▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Biomechanics2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  32. Catheter Ablation2▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Genetic Testing2▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Echocardiography2▲ 7.6×7 topics
  35. Exoskeletons2▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Health Equity2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  37. Lower Limb2▲ 64×1 topic
  38. Robotics2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  39. Cancer Risk2▲ 9.0×8 topics
  40. Targeted Therapy2▲ 8.9×5 topics

Which research topics does Houston Institute for Clinical Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics, Muscle activation and electromyography studies and Health disparities and outcomes.

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksProsthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics: 2 fractional worksMuscle activation and el…2Muscle activation and electromyography studies: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…2Health disparities and outcomes: 2 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…1Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksGenetic Associations and…1Genetic Associations and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…1Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defib…1Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyBiomedical EngineeringHealthCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Health disparities and outcomes Health 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available46.1%not open53.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Houston Institute for Clinical Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 166% 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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