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Touro University California

In research, Touro University California stands highest in Medicine (#2,936 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,566 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,519
of 28,054 · #8,463 all time
Rank in United States
#1,275
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
22.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Touro University California 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
MedicineField #2,936 of 10,443 15.1%147 #3336
Health SciencesDomain #3,566 of 11,982 15.6%168 #3490

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Touro University California 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: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.83× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.46× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.73× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.70× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.07× its world share, 147 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Touro University California?

Ranked on the composite score, Kevin Ita, Alejandro Gugliucci and Nathalie Bergeron lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Touro University California.

  1. 1 Kevin Ita United States · #385,368 worldwide 130 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Alejandro Gugliucci United States · #416,534 worldwide 160 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Nathalie Bergeron United States · #615,708 worldwide 76 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Shane P. Desselle United States · #756,908 worldwide 30 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Shengquan Liu United States · #1,009,584 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Ha United States · #1,524,317 worldwide 1 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Sahai Burrowes United States · #1,563,368 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Touro University California

Which keywords describe research at Touro University California?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Depression, Obesity, Glycemic Control and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology30▲ 3.0×83 topics
  2. Metabolic Syndrome15▲ 7.2×16 topics
  3. Inflammation14▲ 2.7×38 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 4.5×22 topics
  5. Depression11▲ 5.2×14 topics
  6. Quality of Life11▲ 3.1×32 topics
  7. Treatment11▲ 3.5×32 topics
  8. Diabetes10▲ 8.4×13 topics
  9. Obesity10▲ 5.4×16 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress10▲ 2.4×24 topics
  11. Glycemic Control8▲ 22×4 topics
  12. Mental Health8▲ 2.2×18 topics
  13. Diagnosis8▲ 3.2×23 topics
  14. Weight Loss7▲ 18×4 topics
  15. Aging7▲ 5.2×12 topics
  16. Primary Care7▲ 7.2×8 topics
  17. Insulin Resistance6▲ 5.7×8 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders6▲ 4.4×11 topics
  19. Reflective Practice6▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Insulin Therapy6▲ 19×3 topics
  21. Atherosclerosis6▲ 7.8×5 topics
  22. Elderly6▲ 8.9×5 topics
  23. Anxiety5▲ 4.5×9 topics
  24. Type 2 Diabetes5▲ 9.1×5 topics
  25. Complications5▲ 3.8×13 topics
  26. Heart Failure5▲ 4.3×8 topics
  27. Ketogenic Diet4▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Chronic Disease4▲ 9.8×4 topics
  29. Assessment Methods4▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Competency-Based Education4▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Faculty Development4▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  33. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 5.7×8 topics
  34. Medical Education4▲ 6.3×8 topics
  35. Quality Improvement4▲ 8.5×7 topics
  36. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  37. Continuing Medical Education4▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Professional Identity Formation4▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Type 1 Diabetes4▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention3▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Touro University California publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Medical Education, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Diet and metabolism studies and Diabetes Treatment and Management.

Innovations in Medical E…4Innovations in Medical Education: 4 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…3Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 3 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 2 fractional worksLipid metabolism and disorders: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…2Online and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 2 fractional worksDietary Effects on Health: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeriatrics and GerontologyPhysiologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism3 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  2. 2 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  3. 3 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 3 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  5. 5 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  6. 6 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  7. 7 Lipid metabolism and disorders Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  9. 9 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Dietary Effects on Health Physiology 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 available52.1%not open47.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Touro University California's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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