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Texas Department of State Health Services

In research, Texas Department of State Health Services stands highest in Medicine (#7,714 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#9,401 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,153 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,216
of 28,054 · #18,335 all time
Rank in United States
#3,637
of 4,192
Research works
754
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
26.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Texas Department of State Health Services 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 #7,714 of 17,978 19.8%378
Health SciencesDomain #9,401 of 20,462 20.2%453
Life SciencesDomain #9,153 of 14,347 14.5%154

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Texas Department of State Health Services 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: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.63× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.29× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.90× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.66× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Texas Department of State Health Services?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark A. Canfield and Mathias B. Forrester lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Texas Department of State Health Services.

  1. 1 Mark A. Canfield United States · #158,788 worldwide 135 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Mathias B. Forrester United States · #261,902 worldwide 47 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Texas Department of State Health Services

Which keywords describe research at Texas Department of State Health Services?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, SARS-CoV-2, Cardiovascular Disease, Prenatal Diagnosis, Physical Activity, Pathogenesis and Cognitive Impairment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 5.3×62 topics
  2. Public Health7▲ 6.9×24 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.6×9 topics
  4. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 27×5 topics
  5. SARS-CoV-23▲ 13×6 topics
  6. Physical Activity3▲ 7.9×6 topics
  7. Mental Health3▲ 2.5×11 topics
  8. Pandemic3▲ 3.5×6 topics
  9. Pathogenesis3▲ 7.5×13 topics
  10. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 9.4×6 topics
  11. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 14×6 topics
  12. COVID-192▲ 2.5×7 topics
  13. Infectious Diseases2▲ 11×5 topics
  14. Neural Tube Defects2▲ 75×2 topics
  15. Vaccine2▲ 7.7×8 topics
  16. Vaccine Development2▲ 12×7 topics
  17. Obesity2▲ 3.8×6 topics
  18. Diagnosis2▲ 3.0×15 topics
  19. Folate2▲ 102×1 topic
  20. Homocysteine2▲ 102×1 topic
  21. Mortality Risk2▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Prevalence2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  23. Global Burden2▲ 4.7×9 topics
  24. Health Effects2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  25. Healthcare Workers2▲ 11×3 topics
  26. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Health Disparities2▲ 9.2×6 topics
  28. Antifungal Therapy1▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Cancer Incidence1▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes1▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Pediatric1▲ 33×3 topics
  32. Social Network Analysis1▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Cardiac Surgery1▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Chronic Disease1▲ 9.7×3 topics
  35. Congenital Heart Disease1▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Mortality Rates1▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Pulmonary Valve Replacement1▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Viral Load1▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Viral Transmission1▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Virulence Factors1▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Texas Department of State Health Services publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Folate and B Vitamins Research, Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Disaster Response and Management and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics.

Folate and B Vitamins Re…2Folate and B Vitamins Research: 2 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…1Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …1SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 1 fractional worksWeb visibility and informetrics: 1 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…1Urban Transport and Accessibility: 1 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional works
RheumatologyEpidemiologyEmergency Medical ServicesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health6 others

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

  1. 1 Folate and B Vitamins Research Rheumatology 2 works
  2. 2 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  4. 4 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Web visibility and informetrics Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 1 works
  9. 9 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 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 available30.7%not open69.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Texas Department of State Health Services's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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