Question 1

What is Houston Methodist known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Houston Methodist stands highest in Health Sciences (#568 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#531 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#966 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery (Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 13.1× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Houston Methodist rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Houston Methodist ranks #1,507 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#911 all time), and #316 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Houston Methodist?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, James M. Musser, Sherif F. Nagueh and Khurram Nasir lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Houston Methodist.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Houston Methodist?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Houston Methodist is "Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines" (Clotilde Théry et al., 2018), with 11,535 citations. Next come "Principles of nanoparticle design for overcoming biological barriers to drug delivery" (6,967) and "Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging" (6,811).

Question 5

Which research topics does Houston Methodist publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Houston Methodist?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Epidemiology, Echocardiography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiac Imaging and Guidelines.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Houston Methodist work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Houston Methodist is in Health Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (68%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Engineering (4%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Houston Methodist's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% higher than in 2018-2021.