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Rice Institute

In research, Rice Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,778 of 21,541 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,336 of 14,347 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,444 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#4,054
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#985
of 8,685
Research works
814
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
43.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Rice Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #3,778 of 21,541 39.5%341
Life SciencesDomain #3,336 of 14,347 28.2%169
MedicineField #9,444 of 17,978 26.2%172
Health SciencesDomain #11,193 of 20,462 24.7%198

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rice Institute 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: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.96× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.10× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 2.30× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rice Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, T. W. Bonner, Asa C. Chandler and Ch̀arles F. Squire lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rice Institute.

  1. 1 T. W. Bonner United States · #124,776 worldwide 284 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Asa C. Chandler United States · #126,053 worldwide 168 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Ch̀arles F. Squire United States · #482,923 worldwide 69 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 George W. Whiting United States · #517,290 worldwide 5 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Radoslav A. Tsanoff United States · #748,769 worldwide 4 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 H. A. Wilson United States · #755,694 worldwide 46 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 M. A. Stewart United States · #1,280,259 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Rice Institute

Which keywords describe research at Rice Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Wound Healing, Cell Proliferation, Macrophages, Mental Health, Low-Level Laser Therapy, Photobiomodulation and Angiogenesis.

▲ 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation6▲ 6.8×15 topics
  2. Wound Healing4▲ 41×6 topics
  3. Epidemiology2▲ 1.59×10 topics
  4. Mental Health2▲ 4.1×8 topics
  5. Cancer2▲ 4.2×12 topics
  6. Quality of Life2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  7. Cell Proliferation2▲ 59×2 topics
  8. Macrophages2▲ 27×3 topics
  9. Angiogenesis2▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Low-Level Laser Therapy2▲ 173×1 topic
  11. Photobiomodulation2▲ 173×1 topic
  12. Depression2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  13. Inflammatory Bowel Disease2▲ 35×3 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.6×13 topics
  15. Diabetes2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  16. Regeneration2▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Growth Factors1▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Immunity1▲ 8.2×5 topics
  19. Stress1▲ 9.1×3 topics
  20. Antioxidant1▲ 4.6×4 topics
  21. Chronic Wounds1▲ 58×1 topic
  22. Fibroblasts1▲ 58×1 topic
  23. Elderly1▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Nursing1▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Social Support1▲ 5.1×2 topics
  26. Australia1▲ 152×1 topic
  27. Cancer Therapy1▲ 4.6×7 topics
  28. European Union1▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Gender Inequality1▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Job Stress1▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 3.2×6 topics
  32. Self-Efficacy1▲ 9.7×1 topic
  33. Sexual Violence1▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Rice Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine, Wound Healing and Treatments, Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics and Health and Well-being Studies.

Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine: 2 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatments: 1 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical …1Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 1 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…1Health and Well-being Studies: 1 fractional worksGender, Security, and Conflict: 1 fractional worksBee Products Chemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer1Immune cells in cancer: 1 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 1 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 1 fractional worksColorectal and Anal Carcinomas: 1 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingRehabilitationPolitical Science and International RelationsClinical Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  2. 2 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 1 works
  3. 3 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Gender, Security, and Conflict Gender Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Bee Products Chemical Analysis Insect Science 1 works
  7. 7 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 1 works
  8. 8 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas Surgery 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 available24.0%not open76.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rice Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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.

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.