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Texas Plastic Surgery

In research, Texas Plastic Surgery stands highest in Medicine (#8,570 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#11,220 of 20,462 worldwide) and Surgery (#2,347 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#29,655
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,350
of 8,685
Research works
583
▼ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
23.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Texas Plastic Surgery 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 #8,570 of 17,978 12.3%454
Health SciencesDomain #11,220 of 20,462 12.0%475
SurgerySubfield #2,347 of 4,227 14.8%217

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Texas Plastic Surgery 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 Texas Plastic Surgery specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 36.6 works4.3×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringDentistry: 3.30× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.32× its world share, 37 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× 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, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Texas Plastic Surgery?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Breast Reconstruction, Quality of Life, Free Flap, Microsurgical Reconstruction, Radiotherapy, Anatomy and Epidemiology.

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

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Complications10▲ 45×4 topics
  2. Breast Reconstruction7▲ 270×2 topics
  3. Quality of Life7▲ 11×14 topics
  4. Epidemiology6▲ 3.2×15 topics
  5. Free Flap5▲ 263×1 topic
  6. Microsurgical Reconstruction5▲ 263×1 topic
  7. Radiotherapy4▲ 24×5 topics
  8. Anatomy4▲ 129×2 topics
  9. Inflammation3▲ 3.3×11 topics
  10. Nasal Surgery3▲ 312×1 topic
  11. Rhinoplasty3▲ 312×1 topic
  12. Cosmetic Surgery3▲ 156×2 topics
  13. Reconstruction3▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Acellular Dermal Matrix2▲ 284×1 topic
  15. Patient-Reported Outcome Measure2▲ 284×1 topic
  16. Risk Factors2▲ 5.1×7 topics
  17. Treatment2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  18. Dermal Fillers2▲ 222×1 topic
  19. Hyaluronic Acid2▲ 222×1 topic
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 8.3×6 topics
  21. Infection Prevention2▲ 49×3 topics
  22. Craniofacial2▲ 187×1 topic
  23. Nasal2▲ 76×1 topic
  24. Wound Healing2▲ 16×7 topics
  25. Regeneration2▲ 19×4 topics
  26. Rehabilitation1▲ 7.8×5 topics
  27. Cost Analysis1▲ 69×2 topics
  28. Gene Expression1▲ 4.8×3 topics
  29. Antimicrobial Prophylaxis1▲ 124×1 topic
  30. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  31. Macrophages1▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Orthopedic Surgery1▲ 50×2 topics
  33. Surgical Site Infection1▲ 124×1 topic
  34. Diabetes1▲ 5.0×2 topics
  35. Pain Management1▲ 11×6 topics
  36. Transplantation1▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does Texas Plastic Surgery publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies, Breast Implant and Reconstruction and Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques.

Reconstructive Surgery a…5Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 5 fractional worksNasal Surgery and Airway Studies: 3 fractional worksBreast Implant and Reconstruction: 2 fractional worksFacial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 2 fractional worksReconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques: 2 fractional worksSurgical site infection …1Surgical site infection prevention: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 1 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works
SurgeryDermatologyCancer ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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

  1. 1 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 5 works
  2. 2 Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Dermatology 2 works
  5. 5 Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Surgical site infection prevention Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 1 works
  9. 9 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation 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 available16.9%not open83.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Texas Plastic Surgery's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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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