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Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital

In research, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,288 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,320 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 21.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,481
of 28,054 · #27,552 all time
Rank in United States
#3,172
of 4,192
Research works
491
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital 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
Physical SciencesDomain #11,288 of 12,888 6.6%110 #17540
EngineeringField #6,320 of 6,636 6.6%70 #11010

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital 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).

What does Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 21.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 21.6 works22×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.79× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.44× its world share, 70 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.23× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Rheological Properties, Machine Learning, Vibration Analysis, CO2 Sequestration, Hydraulic Fracturing, Drilling Fluids, Well Integrity and Fracture Propagation.

▲ 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 Learning15▲ 2.5×22 topics
  2. Nanoparticles9▲ 3.9×6 topics
  3. Rheological Properties9▲ 26×3 topics
  4. Vibration Analysis9▲ 17×3 topics
  5. CO2 Sequestration8▲ 23×3 topics
  6. Epidemiology8◆ 1.11×37 topics
  7. Hydraulic Fracturing8▲ 37×2 topics
  8. Drilling Fluids8▲ 73×1 topic
  9. Well Integrity8▲ 73×1 topic
  10. Fracture Propagation7▲ 60×1 topic
  11. Shale Gas Reservoirs7▲ 60×1 topic
  12. Optimization7▲ 7.7×7 topics
  13. Risk Factors7▲ 3.2×17 topics
  14. Predictive Maintenance7▲ 44×3 topics
  15. Artificial Lift Systems6▲ 101×1 topic
  16. Fault Diagnosis6▲ 21×1 topic
  17. Security5▲ 4.2×5 topics
  18. Neuroprotection4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  19. Uncertainty Quantification4▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Numerical Simulation4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  21. Data Assimilation4▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Ischemic Stroke4▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Ensemble Kalman Filter4▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Well Placement4▲ 42×1 topic
  25. Failure Analysis3▲ 18×5 topics
  26. Pipeline3▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Porous Media3▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Corrosion3▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Prevention Guidelines3▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Tool Wear3▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Blockchain3▲ 6.8×1 topic
  32. Smart Contracts3▲ 10.0×1 topic
  33. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  34. Critical Care3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  35. Revascularization3▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Shale Gas3▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Surfactants3▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Endovascular Therapy3▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Fatigue3▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Thrombolysis3▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Drilling and Well Engineering, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Oil and Gas Production Techniques and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods.

Drilling and Well Engineering: 8 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 7 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 6 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 4 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 3 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…3Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 3 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 3 fractional worksEngineering Diagnostics and Reliability: 2 fractional worksPetroleum Processing and Analysis: 2 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 2 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringInformation SystemsEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 3 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Petroleum Processing and Analysis Analytical Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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