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Ponce Health Sciences University

In research, Ponce Health Sciences University stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,160 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#3,759 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,709 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,690
of 22,385 · #13,779 all time
Rank in Puerto Rico
#8
of 17
Research works
1.2k
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
39%
world 18%
Ponce Health Sciences University

What is Ponce Health Sciences University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,160 of 9,902 7.0%189 #8225
MedicineField #3,759 of 8,541 6.1%166 #7375
Social SciencesDomain #8,709 of 9,585 7.6%74 #11709

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ponce Health Sciences 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Health Sciences#8,225 #4,160
  2. Medicine#7,375 #3,759
  3. Social Sciences#11,709 #8,709
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Ponce Health Sciences University work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Ponce Health Sciences University is in Health Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (50%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Psychology (9%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 235 fractional works · 57.8% of its workMedicine: 205 fractional works · 50.4% of its workSurgery: 26 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 26 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 20 fractional works · 5.0% of its workOncology: 20 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 23 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 90 fractional works · 22.1% of its workPsychology: 38 fractional works · 9.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 15 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 14 fractional works · 3.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 9.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 67 fractional works · 16.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 41 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPonce HealthSciences…406fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences58%Social Sciences22%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine20550.4%
    2. Health Professions235.7%
    3. Dentistry51.3%
    4. Nursing20.4%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Psychology389.4%
    2. Social Sciences389.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting51.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities20.5%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4110.0%
    2. Neuroscience153.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology82.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering40.9%
    2. Computer Science40.9%
    3. Environmental Science30.7%
    4. Materials Science10.3%
    5. Mathematics10.3%
    6. Chemistry10.2%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.87× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.03× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.25× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.64× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.17× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.62× its world share, 205 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.09× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.09×38 works
  2. Dentistry2.64×5 works
  3. Medicine2.62×205 works
  4. Neuroscience2.25×15 works
  5. Health Professions2.17×23 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology2.03×8 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.87×40 works
  8. Nursing0.84×2 works
  9. Social Sciences0.74×38 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.68×6 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×5 works
  12. Veterinary0.32×0 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.28×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.28×1 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.18×2 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.17×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×3 works
  18. Chemistry0.14×1 works
  19. Environmental Science0.13×3 works
  20. Computer Science0.12×4 works
  21. Materials Science0.09×1 works
  22. Energy0.07×0 works
  23. Engineering0.06×4 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ponce Health Sciences University?

Ranked on the quality score, Idhaliz Flores, James T. Porter and Melissa Marzán‐Rodríguez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ponce Health Sciences University.

  1. 1 Idhaliz Flores Puerto Rico · #642,031 worldwide 3.4k citations · 215 works
  2. 2 James T. Porter Puerto Rico · #763,141 worldwide 5.3k citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Melissa Marzán‐Rodríguez Puerto Rico · #966,106 worldwide 1k citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Luisa I. Alvarado Puerto Rico · #976,534 worldwide 1.3k citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Marcos Javier Ramos-Benítez Puerto Rico · #1,041,886 worldwide 2.7k citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Julie Dutil Puerto Rico · #1,076,259 worldwide 32k citations · 245 works
  7. 7 León Ferder Puerto Rico · #1,243,960 worldwide 6.3k citations · 150 works
  8. 8 Vanessa Rivera‐Amill Puerto Rico · #1,687,602 worldwide 2k citations · 95 works
  9. 9 Alíxida G. Ramos-Pibernus Puerto Rico · #1,811,002 worldwide 293 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Eliut Rivera-Segarra Puerto Rico · #1,996,231 worldwide 548 citations · 69 works
All ranked researchers at Ponce Health Sciences University

What are the most cited papers from Ponce Health Sciences University?

The most cited paper from Ponce Health Sciences University is "A global reference for human genetic variation" (Corresponding authors et al., 2015), with 20,444 citations. Next come "An integrated map of genetic variation from 1,092 human genomes" (8,281) and "Neurons in medial prefrontal cortex signal memory for fear extinction" (1,866).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A global reference for human genetic variation Corresponding authors et al. · Nature Open access815 authors 29 Sep 2015 20,444
2 An integrated map of genetic variation from 1,092 human genomes Gil A. McVean et al. · Nature Open access363 authors 31 Oct 2012 8,281
3 Neurons in medial prefrontal cortex signal memory for fear extinction Mohammed R. Milad, Gregory J. Quirk · Nature Nov 2002 1,866
4 Neuronal signalling of fear memory Stephen Maren, Gregory J. Quirk · Nature reviews. Neuroscience Review 20 Oct 2004 1,447
5 Recall of Fear Extinction in Humans Activates the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex and Hippocampus in Concert Mohammed R. Milad, Christopher Ian Wright, Scott P. Orr et al. · Biological Psychiatry 10 Jan 2007 1,220
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ponce Health Sciences University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Depression, Quality of Life, Cancer, Genetic Mutations, Anxiety and Stigma.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology51▲ 3.1×90 topics
  2. Mental Health24▲ 4.0×31 topics
  3. Quality of Life22▲ 3.8×39 topics
  4. Depression19▲ 5.4×18 topics
  5. Cancer17▲ 3.1×34 topics
  6. Inflammation16▲ 1.88×46 topics
  7. Public Health14▲ 2.4×30 topics
  8. Risk Factors13▲ 3.0×24 topics
  9. Genetic Mutations11▲ 6.2×18 topics
  10. Clinical Trials11▲ 4.0×11 topics
  11. Anxiety10▲ 5.5×10 topics
  12. COVID-1910▲ 1.99×18 topics
  13. Diagnosis10▲ 2.7×24 topics
  14. Management10▲ 3.1×26 topics
  15. Stigma9▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Immunotherapy9▲ 2.9×14 topics
  17. Microbiota8▲ 9.6×3 topics
  18. Chemotherapy8▲ 2.8×20 topics
  19. Adolescents8▲ 5.5×8 topics
  20. Cystic Fibrosis8▲ 27×3 topics
  21. Health Disparities8▲ 7.4×6 topics
  22. Pathogenesis8▲ 3.7×14 topics
  23. Health-related Quality of Life8▲ 7.8×4 topics
  24. Mutation Analysis8▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Breast Cancer7▲ 7.2×11 topics
  26. Stress7▲ 4.9×7 topics
  27. Pathophysiology7▲ 6.0×8 topics
  28. CFTR7▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Pulmonary Infections7▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Surgical Treatment6▲ 8.3×5 topics
  31. Health Promotion6▲ 5.0×10 topics
  32. Intersectionality6▲ 8.2×5 topics
  33. Gender Identity6▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Neurobiology6▲ 5.6×7 topics
  35. Discrimination6▲ 6.8×3 topics
  36. Children5▲ 5.9×7 topics
  37. Global Health5▲ 8.2×6 topics
  38. Infertility5▲ 8.8×3 topics
  39. Prostate Cancer5▲ 9.3×4 topics
  40. Cancer Survivorship5▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Ponce Health Sciences University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Cancer survivorship and care and Endometriosis Research and Treatment.

Cystic Fibrosis Research…7Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 7 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …5LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 5 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …4Cancer survivorship and care: 4 fractional worksEndometriosis Research a…4Endometriosis Research and Treatment: 4 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatment and Research: 4 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness3Family Support in Illness: 3 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 3 fractional worksPsychology Research and Bibliometrics: 3 fractional worksStress Responses and Cor…3Stress Responses and Cortisol: 3 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSocial PsychologyOncologyReproductive Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 5 works
  3. 3 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 4 works
  4. 4 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  9. 9 Psychology Research and Bibliometrics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Stress Responses and Cortisol Behavioral Neuroscience 3 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 available54.5%not open45.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.0%domestic only61.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ponce Health Sciences University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ponce Health Sciences University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Ponce Health Sciences University0.0020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ponce Health Sciences University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ponce Health Sciences University8.7% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.7% in 2007.

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