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The University of Texas at El Paso

In research, The University of Texas at El Paso stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,400 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,728 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,803 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Statistics and Probability, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Media Technology — Statistics and Probability is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,098
of 28,054 · #1,354 all time
Rank in United States
#326
of 4,192
Research works
18k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
318k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is The University of Texas at El Paso 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,400 of 10,521 18.6%879 #798
Physical SciencesDomain #1,728 of 12,888 11.4%1,393 #1144
Health SciencesDomain #2,803 of 11,982 12.6%452 #2325
Social SciencesField #1,592 of 6,365 19.1%389 #864
EngineeringField #1,680 of 6,636 11.1%543 #1009
Life SciencesDomain #2,515 of 7,800 14.6%281 #2737
Decision SciencesField #247 of 703 7.6%64 #531
MedicineField #3,757 of 10,443 11.0%375 #2780
Materials ScienceField #910 of 2,468 14.3%127 #582
Environmental ScienceField #1,846 of 3,551 16.1%130 #1335

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The University of Texas at El Paso 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. Social Sciences#798 #1,400
  2. Physical Sciences#1,144 #1,728
  3. Health Sciences#2,325 #2,803
  4. Social Sciences#864 #1,592
  5. Engineering#1,009 #1,680
  6. Life Sciences#2,737 #2,515
  7. Decision Sciences#531 #247
  8. Medicine#2,780 #3,757
  9. Materials Science#582 #910
  10. Environmental Science#1,335 #1,846
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.

What does The University of Texas at El Paso specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Statistics and Probability takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 25.0 works3.9×
  2. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 43.4 works3.4×
  3. Media TechnologySubfield · 31.7 works3.4×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 56 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 136 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 59 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 52 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.34× its world share, 313 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 65 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.20× its world share, 543 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 130 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.21× its world share, 127 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.76× its world share, 62 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 63 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 64 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 375 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 80 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 104 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 64 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 97 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 144 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 389 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso?

Ranked on the composite score, C. E. Tweedie, Ryan B. Wicker and Jorge L. Gardea‐Torresdey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The University of Texas at El Paso.

  1. 1 C. E. Tweedie United States · #13,185 worldwide 646 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Ryan B. Wicker United States · #14,423 worldwide 1.1k citations · 92 works
  3. 3 Jorge L. Gardea‐Torresdey United States · #54,160 worldwide 952 citations · 80 works
  4. 4 Francisco Medina United States · #68,884 worldwide 497 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Russell R. Chianelli United States · #84,461 worldwide 372 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Deepak K. Tosh United States · #96,425 worldwide 300 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 L.E. Murr United States · #102,927 worldwide 1.6k citations · 203 works
  8. 8 R.D.K. Misra United States · #106,839 worldwide 320 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Michael P. McGarry United States · #110,652 worldwide 188 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 R.D.K. Misra United States · #120,559 worldwide 889 citations · 112 works
All ranked researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso

Which keywords describe research at The University of Texas at El Paso?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Additive Manufacturing, Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Sustainability, Biomedical Engineering and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Machine Learning142▲ 1.44×74 topics
  2. Deep Learning128▲ 1.25×64 topics
  3. Sustainability98▲ 1.34×59 topics
  4. Epidemiology88▼ 0.74×114 topics
  5. Climate Change74◆ 0.91×73 topics
  6. Mental Health73▲ 1.65×33 topics
  7. Neural Networks70▲ 1.52×28 topics
  8. Globalization70▲ 1.19×62 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties69▲ 2.4×30 topics
  10. Microstructure59▲ 3.8×18 topics
  11. Education59◆ 1.14×51 topics
  12. Additive Manufacturing52▲ 5.5×7 topics
  13. Nanoparticles50▲ 1.33×40 topics
  14. Nanomaterials44▲ 1.37×17 topics
  15. Social Justice40▲ 2.3×25 topics
  16. Economic Growth40▲ 1.56×20 topics
  17. Corporate Governance39▲ 1.75×18 topics
  18. STEM Education36▲ 2.6×8 topics
  19. Artificial Neural Networks36▲ 2.5×9 topics
  20. Biomedical Engineering36▲ 7.9×2 topics
  21. Applications34▲ 4.1×5 topics
  22. 3D Printing33▲ 4.6×5 topics
  23. Engineering Education32▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Polymer Composites32▲ 4.0×7 topics
  25. Student Engagement29▲ 2.5×12 topics
  26. Materials28▲ 4.0×5 topics
  27. Ceramics28▲ 6.1×4 topics
  28. Challenges26▲ 7.4×2 topics
  29. Fused Deposition Modeling26▲ 7.8×1 topic
  30. Firm Performance26▲ 4.6×4 topics
  31. Backpropagation Learning24▲ 9.8×1 topic
  32. Self-Organizing Maps24▲ 9.8×1 topic
  33. Career Development24▲ 6.9×5 topics
  34. Lifelong Learning22▲ 3.6×6 topics
  35. Process Parameters20▲ 6.3×3 topics
  36. Assessment Methods19▲ 5.8×3 topics
  37. Material Characterization18▲ 5.1×2 topics
  38. Metallic Components18▲ 8.8×1 topic
  39. Selective Laser Melting18▲ 8.8×1 topic
  40. Causal Discovery15▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does The University of Texas at El Paso publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Neural Networks and Applications, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 26 fractional worksNeural Networks and Applications: 24 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…18Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 18 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…14Corporate Finance and Governance: 14 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 14 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 13 fractional worksCareer Development and D…12Career Development and Diversity: 12 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…10Big Data and Business Intelligence: 10 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision …10Multi-Criteria Decision Making: 10 fractional worksExperimental Learning in…10Experimental Learning in Engineering: 10 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceMechanical EngineeringAccounting5 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 26 works
  2. 2 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 24 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 18 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 14 works
  5. 5 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 14 works
  6. 6 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 13 works
  7. 7 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 12 works
  8. 8 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 10 works
  9. 9 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 10 works
  10. 10 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 10 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 available28.0%not open72.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The University of Texas at El Paso's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher 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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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.