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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

In research, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,182 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,731 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,762 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,393
of 28,054 · #21,045 all time
Rank in United States
#2,011
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 71% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is The University of Texas of the Permian Basin 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 #7,182 of 10,521 18.7%103 #8444
Physical SciencesDomain #9,731 of 12,888 15.4%89 #14340
Health SciencesDomain #11,762 of 11,982 5.7%65 #17248

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The University of Texas of the Permian Basin 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#8,444 #7,182
  2. Physical Sciences#14,340 #9,731
  3. Health Sciences#17,248 #11,762
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.

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: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.56× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.78× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.38× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.80× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin?

Ranked on the composite score, Derek Charles Catsam, James W. Marcum and Scott Alan Carson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

  1. 1 Derek Charles Catsam United States · #588,023 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 James W. Marcum United States · #654,996 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Scott Alan Carson United States · #900,502 worldwide 33 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Sumit Verma United States · #1,063,926 worldwide 31 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Sebahattin Ziyanak United States · #1,171,032 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Shih Yung Chou United States · #1,534,815 worldwide 21 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 James Eldridge United States · #1,535,654 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Which keywords describe research at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Shale Gas, Epidemiology, Hydraulic Fracturing, Globalization, Student Engagement, Water Quality and Natural Gas.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 1.57×53 topics
  2. Machine Learning16▲ 1.78×29 topics
  3. Globalization10▲ 1.86×23 topics
  4. Shale Gas8▲ 21×2 topics
  5. Hydraulic Fracturing6▲ 20×2 topics
  6. Healthcare6▲ 1.91×9 topics
  7. Depression6▲ 2.4×12 topics
  8. Student Engagement6▲ 5.1×9 topics
  9. Corporate Governance5▲ 2.7×7 topics
  10. Water Quality5▲ 4.9×5 topics
  11. Higher Education5▲ 3.5×10 topics
  12. Security5▲ 2.7×10 topics
  13. Pathophysiology5▲ 5.7×6 topics
  14. Natural Gas4▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Support Vector Machines4▲ 4.8×3 topics
  16. Student Perceptions4▲ 8.1×6 topics
  17. Geological Mapping4▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Professional Development4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  19. Carbon Dioxide4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  20. Emissions4▲ 7.1×2 topics
  21. Nanopores4▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Atmospheric4▲ 28×1 topic
  23. Cognitive Impairment4▲ 5.5×7 topics
  24. Methane4▲ 28×1 topic
  25. Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 4.7×2 topics
  26. Thrombosis4▲ 4.8×4 topics
  27. Mudstones4▲ 17×1 topic
  28. Neurobiology4▲ 5.1×8 topics
  29. Pore Structure4▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Compositional Data Analysis4▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Mineral Prospectivity4▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Clinical Characteristics3▲ 9.5×2 topics
  33. Market Dynamics3▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 8.7×6 topics
  35. Neuropathology3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  36. Antiviral Treatment3▲ 9.9×1 topic
  37. Cytokine Storm3▲ 9.9×1 topic
  38. Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Tectonics3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  40. Career Development3▲ 8.7×5 topics

Which research topics does The University of Texas of the Permian Basin publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Atmospheric and Environm…4Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 4 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …4Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 4 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…3COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 3 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…3Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 3 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies: 3 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…2Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeMechanics of MaterialsArtificial IntelligenceInfectious Diseases6 others

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

  1. 1 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  2. 2 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  3. 3 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 3 works
  5. 5 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 3 works
  7. 7 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  8. 8 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 2 works
  10. 10 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 2 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 available28.8%not open71.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The University of Texas of the Permian Basin's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 71% 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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