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Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston

In research, Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston stands highest in Medicine (#6,720 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#8,513 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,697 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#15,706
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,437
of 8,685
Research works
1.5k
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
39.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston 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
MedicineField #6,720 of 17,978 15.3%994
Health SciencesDomain #8,513 of 20,462 15.7%1,093
Life SciencesDomain #6,697 of 14,347 13.6%318
EpidemiologySubfield #1,471 of 2,519 12.5%286
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,342 of 7,814 16.8%186

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston 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).

What does Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 21.5 works4.2×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 23.2 works3.8×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.23× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 2.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingPsychology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert R. Wolfe, Hal K. Hawkins and Duane L. Larson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston.

  1. 1 Robert R. Wolfe United States · #11,128 worldwide 1.2k citations · 178 works
  2. 2 Hal K. Hawkins United States · #55,149 worldwide 260 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Duane L. Larson United States · #157,671 worldwide 136 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 David L. Chinkes United States · #166,440 worldwide 173 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Oscar E. Suman United States · #196,747 worldwide 105 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 R R Wolfe United States · #225,412 worldwide 166 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 David N. Herndon United States · #250,084 worldwide 572 citations · 273 works
  8. 8 Hugo A. Linares United States · #250,917 worldwide 115 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 D. L. Traber United States · #470,172 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Robert A. Cox United States · #496,463 worldwide 65 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston

Which keywords describe research at Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Pathophysiology, Risk Factors, Sepsis, Resuscitation, Burn Injury and Burn Wound Infections.

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

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology7▲ 6.8×17 topics
  2. Rehabilitation5▲ 44×5 topics
  3. Pathophysiology4▲ 58×4 topics
  4. Risk Factors4▲ 14×4 topics
  5. Sepsis4▲ 89×3 topics
  6. Resuscitation4▲ 113×2 topics
  7. Burn Injury4▲ 895×1 topic
  8. Burn Wound Infections4▲ 895×1 topic
  9. Inflammation3▲ 6.0×8 topics
  10. Regeneration3▲ 62×4 topics
  11. Complications3▲ 21×5 topics
  12. Growth Factors2▲ 74×2 topics
  13. Wound Healing2▲ 32×5 topics
  14. Angiogenesis2▲ 24×3 topics
  15. Diabetes2▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Fibroblasts2▲ 123×1 topic
  17. Macrophages2▲ 39×1 topic
  18. Free Flap2▲ 149×1 topic
  19. Microsurgical Reconstruction2▲ 149×1 topic
  20. Revision Surgery2▲ 48×2 topics
  21. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 48×2 topics
  22. Arthroplasty2▲ 59×2 topics
  23. Biomechanics2▲ 19×3 topics
  24. Pain Management1▲ 20×3 topics
  25. Quality of Life1▲ 3.1×9 topics
  26. Chronic Pain1▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Infection Prevention1▲ 47×3 topics

Which research topics does Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Burn Injury Management and Outcomes, Wound Healing and Treatments, Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments.

Burn Injury Management a…4Burn Injury Management and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatm…2Wound Healing and Treatments: 2 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…2Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …1Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and Prevention: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 1 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyRehabilitationSurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1 others

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

  1. 1 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 4 works
  2. 2 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 2 works
  3. 3 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports 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 available16.6%not open83.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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.

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