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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

In research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston stands highest in Health Sciences (#124 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#116 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#167 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biological Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurology — Biological Psychiatry is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#521
of 28,054 · #572 all time
Rank in United States
#107
of 4,192
Research works
32k
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
35.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 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
Health SciencesDomain #124 of 11,982 14.7%3,867 #157
MedicineField #116 of 10,443 13.8%3,442 #168
Life SciencesDomain #167 of 7,800 19.4%1,162 #209
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #223 of 3,579 20.3%681 #202
SurgerySubfield #147 of 1,816 11.4%446 #164
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #101 of 1,144 13.2%318 #144
NeuroscienceField #110 of 1,168 17.5%301 #202
Molecular BiologySubfield #206 of 2,175 21.2%394 #257
EpidemiologySubfield #97 of 976 14.4%314 #122
Health ProfessionsField #197 of 1,928 22.2%315 #133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 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. Health Sciences#157 #124
  2. Medicine#168 #116
  3. Life Sciences#209 #167
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#202 #223
  5. Surgery#164 #147
  6. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#144 #101
  7. Neuroscience#202 #110
  8. Molecular Biology#257 #206
  9. Epidemiology#122 #97
  10. Health Professions#133 #197
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 Health Science Center at Houston specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biological Psychiatry takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biological PsychiatrySubfield · 20.7 works6.3×
  2. NeurologySubfield · 85.4 works5.2×
  3. NeurologySubfield · 174.1 works5.1×
  4. GeneticsSubfield · 74.8 works4.6×
  5. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 29.1 works4.5×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.14× its world share, 681 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.19× its world share, 131 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.12× its world share, 301 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 118 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 104 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 38 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.54× its world share, 74 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.01× its world share, 315 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.01× its world share, 3,442 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 244 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 212 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston?

Ranked on the composite score, Eric Boerwinkle, Myriam Fornage and James C. Grotta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

  1. 1 Eric Boerwinkle United States · #3,624 worldwide 3.6k citations · 248 works
  2. 2 Myriam Fornage United States · #5,009 worldwide 1.9k citations · 120 works
  3. 3 James C. Grotta United States · #6,336 worldwide 980 citations · 125 works
  4. 4 Dianna M. Milewicz United States · #6,590 worldwide 919 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Herbert L. DuPont United States · #9,220 worldwide 1k citations · 131 works
  6. 6 Barbara E. Murray United States · #13,340 worldwide 664 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Vijay Govindarajan United States · #14,152 worldwide 622 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Masatoshi Nei United States · #15,339 worldwide 1.8k citations · 42 works
  9. 9 K. Lance Gould United States · #16,341 worldwide 505 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Jerry S. Wolinsky United States · #17,402 worldwide 596 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Which keywords describe research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Inflammation, Neuroinflammation, Oxidative Stress, Treatment, Public Health and Neuroprotection.

▲ 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. Epidemiology618▲ 2.6×132 topics
  2. Inflammation330▲ 2.7×82 topics
  3. Risk Factors273▲ 4.2×37 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress226▲ 2.3×60 topics
  5. Treatment190▲ 2.6×52 topics
  6. Public Health189▲ 2.2×57 topics
  7. Quality of Life180▲ 2.1×55 topics
  8. Cancer166▲ 2.1×52 topics
  9. Mental Health158▲ 1.81×36 topics
  10. Depression146▲ 2.8×22 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease141▲ 2.1×39 topics
  12. Diagnosis141▲ 2.5×41 topics
  13. Neuroinflammation136▲ 8.1×6 topics
  14. Chemotherapy126▲ 3.0×25 topics
  15. Immunotherapy122▲ 2.9×19 topics
  16. Global Burden121▲ 3.8×12 topics
  17. Genetics119▲ 2.9×23 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome117▲ 2.4×22 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders117▲ 3.5×20 topics
  20. Management113▲ 2.4×30 topics
  21. Mortality113▲ 3.3×13 topics
  22. Neuroprotection111▲ 5.3×15 topics
  23. Biomarkers108▲ 2.7×18 topics
  24. Complications105▲ 3.5×17 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors95▲ 3.7×14 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations92▲ 3.6×23 topics
  27. Prevalence91▲ 3.8×15 topics
  28. Ischemic Stroke91▲ 10×4 topics
  29. Surgical Management91▲ 3.7×20 topics
  30. Clinical Practice Guidelines89▲ 2.7×14 topics
  31. Neurodegeneration82▲ 4.6×11 topics
  32. Cytokines77▲ 4.6×8 topics
  33. Mortality Risk75▲ 5.3×6 topics
  34. Echocardiography73▲ 4.5×8 topics
  35. Neuroimaging70▲ 4.4×11 topics
  36. Clinical Outcomes69▲ 5.4×6 topics
  37. Endovascular Repair69▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Brain Development65▲ 6.2×6 topics
  39. Revascularization64▲ 7.0×4 topics
  40. Microglia55▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms and Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research.

Acute Ischemic Stroke Ma…45Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 45 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treat…35Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 35 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 35 fractional worksIntracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research: 28 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair treatments: 26 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 26 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 25 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…25Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 25 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 23 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 22 fractional works
EpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineNeurologyOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 45 works
  2. 2 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 35 works
  3. 3 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 35 works
  4. 4 Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research Neurology 28 works
  5. 5 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 26 works
  6. 6 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 26 works
  7. 7 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 25 works
  8. 8 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 25 works
  9. 9 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 23 works
  10. 10 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 22 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 available39.3%not open60.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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