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Memorial Hermann Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Foundation

In research, Memorial Hermann Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,772 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,927
of 28,054 · #36,588 all time
Rank in United States
#3,908
of 4,192
Research works
312
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Memorial Hermann Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Foundation 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 #10,772 of 11,982 10.6%65 #17461

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Memorial Hermann Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Foundation 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.67× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.27× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.67× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Memorial Hermann Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark Sherer, Sheng Li and Ping Zhou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Memorial Hermann Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Foundation.

  1. 1 Mark Sherer United States · #120,159 worldwide 208 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Sheng Li United States · #396,936 worldwide 58 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Ping Zhou United States · #411,453 worldwide 72 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Xiaoyan Li United States · #425,376 worldwide 68 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Gerard E. Francisco United States · #928,608 worldwide 50 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Lisa Wenzel United States · #1,225,690 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Robert Perna United States · #1,566,853 worldwide 12 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Memorial Hermann Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Memorial Hermann Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Recovery, Functional Recovery, Neuropathology, Concussion, Encephalopathy, Neuroprotection and Neural Plasticity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology25▲ 7.3×34 topics
  2. Recovery13▲ 145×2 topics
  3. Functional Recovery10▲ 81×4 topics
  4. Neuropathology10▲ 88×2 topics
  5. Concussion9▲ 257×1 topic
  6. Encephalopathy9▲ 164×1 topic
  7. Neuroprotection8▲ 26×4 topics
  8. Neural Plasticity7▲ 49×2 topics
  9. Rehabilitation6▲ 19×11 topics
  10. Constraint-Induced Therapy6▲ 95×1 topic
  11. Motor Recovery6▲ 95×1 topic
  12. Clinical Trials6▲ 9.8×6 topics
  13. Neurological Disorders5▲ 11×9 topics
  14. Inflammation5▲ 2.8×14 topics
  15. Treatment5▲ 4.7×11 topics
  16. Quality of Life4▲ 3.7×20 topics
  17. Stroke4▲ 28×4 topics
  18. Neuromodulation4▲ 77×2 topics
  19. Pain Management4▲ 21×5 topics
  20. Botulinum Toxin4▲ 75×3 topics
  21. Cerebral Palsy4▲ 64×2 topics
  22. Gross Motor Function4▲ 110×1 topic
  23. ICF Model4▲ 110×1 topic
  24. Interventions4▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Physical Activity4▲ 9.2×3 topics
  26. Neurotoxins4▲ 112×1 topic
  27. Spasticity4▲ 132×1 topic
  28. Global Burden4▲ 7.9×5 topics
  29. Neurological Classification4▲ 185×1 topic
  30. Spinal Cord Injury4▲ 99×2 topics
  31. Neuroinflammation4▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Management3▲ 4.4×5 topics
  33. Pathophysiology3▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Social Support2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  35. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Gait Analysis2▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Prognosis2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Cerebral Blood Flow2▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Intracranial Pressure2▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Traumatic Brain Injury2▲ 29×3 topics

Which research topics does Memorial Hermann Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders.

Traumatic Brain Injury R…9Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 9 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 6 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 4 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 4 fractional worksSpinal Cord Injury Research: 4 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury a…2Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 2 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 2 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyRehabilitationPsychiatry and Mental healthNeurology3 others

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

  1. 1 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 9 works
  2. 2 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 6 works
  3. 3 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  4. 4 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 4 works
  5. 5 Spinal Cord Injury Research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 2 works
  7. 7 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency 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 available39.2%not open60.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.3%domestic only82.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Memorial Hermann Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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