Science Explorer Interactive view Map
University · Ponce · Puerto Rico

Ponce Health Sciences University

In research, Ponce Health Sciences University stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,094 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#7,202 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,458 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

phsu.eduROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#11,703
of 28,054 · #9,215 all time
Rank in Puerto Rico
#8
of 18
Research works
1.2k
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Ponce Health Sciences 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 #5,094 of 11,982 10.7%189 #8559
MedicineField #7,202 of 10,443 10.0%166 #8397
Social SciencesDomain #9,458 of 10,521 9.7%74 #12381

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 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#8,559 #5,094
  2. Medicine#8,397 #7,202
  3. Social Sciences#12,381 #9,458
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.

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, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.83× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.07× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.38× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.67× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.14× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.63× its world share, 166 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.01× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ponce Health Sciences University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ricardo Hernández, Richard J. Noel and Julie Dutil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ponce Health Sciences University.

  1. 1 Ricardo Hernández Puerto Rico · #746,570 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Richard J. Noel Puerto Rico · #1,145,368 worldwide 23 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Julie Dutil Puerto Rico · #1,576,577 worldwide 11 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 W. De Jesus-Rojas Puerto Rico · #1,598,307 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Idhaliz Flores Puerto Rico · #1,602,676 worldwide 9 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Ponce Health Sciences University

Which keywords describe research at Ponce Health Sciences University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Depression, Cancer, Genetic Mutations, Inflammation 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology41▲ 3.2×84 topics
  2. Mental Health20▲ 4.0×28 topics
  3. Quality of Life18▲ 3.8×35 topics
  4. Cancer15▲ 3.3×31 topics
  5. Inflammation15▲ 2.1×43 topics
  6. Depression14▲ 4.7×16 topics
  7. Public Health11▲ 2.3×25 topics
  8. Risk Factors10▲ 2.8×23 topics
  9. Diagnosis9▲ 3.0×21 topics
  10. Genetic Mutations9▲ 6.4×16 topics
  11. Management9▲ 3.5×23 topics
  12. COVID-199▲ 1.94×16 topics
  13. Clinical Trials9▲ 4.0×11 topics
  14. Treatment9▲ 2.2×27 topics
  15. Anxiety8▲ 5.2×9 topics
  16. Immunotherapy7▲ 3.1×14 topics
  17. Stigma7▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Chemotherapy7▲ 3.1×20 topics
  19. Health Disparities7▲ 8.0×6 topics
  20. Pathogenesis7▲ 4.1×14 topics
  21. Pathophysiology7▲ 6.8×8 topics
  22. Microbiota7▲ 9.3×3 topics
  23. Adolescents6▲ 5.3×8 topics
  24. Breast Cancer6▲ 8.0×11 topics
  25. Stress6▲ 4.9×7 topics
  26. Surgical Treatment6▲ 9.3×5 topics
  27. Cystic Fibrosis6▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Gender Identity6▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Health-related Quality of Life6▲ 7.2×4 topics
  30. Mutation Analysis6▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Intersectionality5▲ 9.1×4 topics
  32. Ethical Considerations5▲ 4.8×7 topics
  33. Psychological Impact5▲ 5.0×8 topics
  34. CFTR5▲ 55×1 topic
  35. Pulmonary Infections5▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Stem Cells5▲ 6.2×7 topics
  37. Infertility5▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Global Health5▲ 9.3×6 topics
  39. Prostate Cancer4▲ 9.8×4 topics
  40. LGBTQ+4▲ 30×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Endometriosis Research and Treatment and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research.

Cystic Fibrosis Research…5Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 5 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …4LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 4 fractional worksEndometriosis Research a…4Endometriosis Research and Treatment: 4 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatmen…3Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research: 3 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 3 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 3 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …3Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness: 3 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and Influences: 3 fractional worksCancer, Stress, Anesthes…2Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSocial PsychologyReproductive MedicineOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 3 works
  6. 6 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  8. 8 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 3 works
  10. 10 Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response Psychiatry and Mental health 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 available54.5%not open45.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Other research institutions in Ponce

All research institutions in Ponce

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.