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Oregon Health & Science University

In research, Oregon Health & Science University stands highest in Health Sciences (#84 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#81 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#239 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Dermatology and Hematology — Endocrine and Autonomic Systems is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#511
of 28,054 · #316 all time
Rank in United States
#101
of 4,192
Research works
45k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7M
37.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Oregon Health & Science University 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 #84 of 11,982 17.4%4,012 #43
MedicineField #81 of 10,443 16.9%3,553 #52
Life SciencesDomain #239 of 7,800 18.4%1,179 #119
SurgerySubfield #132 of 1,816 13.6%407 #72
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #63 of 828 20.3%277 #72
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #296 of 3,579 18.4%650 #168
Health ProfessionsField #217 of 1,928 21.9%334 #39
NeuroscienceField #142 of 1,168 17.0%288 #67
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield #57 of 441 22.6%146 #47
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #126 of 916 22.1%190 #90

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oregon Health & Science University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#43 #84
  2. Medicine#52 #81
  3. Life Sciences#119 #239
  4. Surgery#72 #132
  5. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#72 #63
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#168 #296
  7. Health Professions#39 #217
  8. Neuroscience#67 #142
  9. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health#47 #57
  10. General Health Professions#90 #126
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Oregon Health & Science University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 32.1 works6.1×
  2. DermatologySubfield · 92.8 works5.7×
  3. HematologySubfield · 105.1 works5.6×
  4. Internal MedicineSubfield · 21.2 works5.6×
  5. OphthalmologySubfield · 85.0 works5.2×
  6. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 86.0 works4.9×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 54 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.98× its world share, 650 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.63× its world share, 163 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.88× its world share, 288 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 36 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 46 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 143 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 59 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 40 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.83× its world share, 55 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.05× its world share, 334 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.00× its world share, 3,553 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 43 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.38× its world share, 28 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 62 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 246 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 198 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Oregon Health & Science University?

Ranked on the composite score, Roger Chou, Jeffrey Kaye and George Thomas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oregon Health & Science University.

  1. 1 Roger Chou · #6 worldwide 14k citations · 187 works
  2. 2 Jeffrey Kaye · #1,776 worldwide 1.6k citations · 132 works
  3. 3 George Thomas · #1,941 worldwide 1.5k citations · 97 works
  4. 4 Paul T. Spellman · #6,669 worldwide 2.3k citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Karen Eden · #8,706 worldwide 778 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Damien A. Fair · #10,566 worldwide 868 citations · 61 works
  7. 7 Jack L. Ferracane · #12,506 worldwide 660 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 John G. Nutt · #14,994 worldwide 690 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Marc Freeman · #16,002 worldwide 285 citations · 104 works
  10. 10 Tomasz M. Beer · #18,557 worldwide 632 citations · 104 works
All ranked researchers at Oregon Health & Science University

Which keywords describe research at Oregon Health & Science University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Treatment, Diagnosis, Oxidative Stress, Immunotherapy and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology644▲ 2.6×130 topics
  2. Inflammation314▲ 2.5×79 topics
  3. Quality of Life234▲ 2.6×49 topics
  4. Treatment219▲ 2.9×51 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress206▲ 2.0×57 topics
  6. Diagnosis178▲ 3.1×41 topics
  7. Risk Factors167▲ 2.5×35 topics
  8. Cancer158▲ 1.90×52 topics
  9. Public Health153▲ 1.70×51 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease150▲ 2.2×37 topics
  11. Immunotherapy147▲ 3.3×19 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome143▲ 2.9×24 topics
  13. Chemotherapy138▲ 3.2×25 topics
  14. Mental Health125▲ 1.38×34 topics
  15. Biomarkers123▲ 2.9×17 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders118▲ 3.4×20 topics
  17. Clinical Trials117▲ 2.8×18 topics
  18. Depression116▲ 2.1×22 topics
  19. Prognostic Factors115▲ 4.3×14 topics
  20. Management114▲ 2.4×33 topics
  21. Aging103▲ 3.1×17 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations103▲ 3.9×23 topics
  23. Mortality101▲ 2.8×13 topics
  24. Primary Care96▲ 4.1×14 topics
  25. Clinical Practice Guidelines94▲ 2.8×14 topics
  26. Genetics94▲ 2.2×25 topics
  27. Complications93▲ 3.0×17 topics
  28. Tumor Microenvironment88▲ 3.2×8 topics
  29. Mortality Risk83▲ 5.6×6 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations82▲ 3.9×15 topics
  31. Heart Failure79▲ 3.0×13 topics
  32. Guidelines79▲ 2.7×13 topics
  33. Neurodegeneration72▲ 3.9×10 topics
  34. Medical Education70▲ 4.4×11 topics
  35. Neuroimaging69▲ 4.1×11 topics
  36. Alzheimer's Disease67▲ 3.8×8 topics
  37. Quality Improvement60▲ 5.1×8 topics
  38. Cognitive Decline54▲ 7.3×2 topics
  39. Macular Degeneration50▲ 6.8×3 topics
  40. Substance Use Disorders49▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Oregon Health & Science University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics.

Dementia and Cognitive I…37Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 37 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…30Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 30 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 29 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 29 fractional worksReproductive Health and Contraception: 28 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and Allergies: 27 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 27 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…27CAR-T cell therapy research: 27 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 26 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 25 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHematologyCancer Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchPsychiatry and Mental health 37 works
  2. 2 Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 30 works
  3. 3 Acute Myeloid Leukemia ResearchHematology 29 works
  4. 4 Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsCancer Research 29 works
  5. 5 Reproductive Health and ContraceptionPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 28 works
  6. 6 Contact Dermatitis and AllergiesDermatology 27 works
  7. 7 Diversity and Career in MedicineGender Studies 27 works
  8. 8 CAR-T cell therapy researchOncology 27 works
  9. 9 Dermatology and Skin DiseasesDermatology 26 works
  10. 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersOncology 25 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Oregon Health & Science University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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