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University Medical Center of El Paso

In research, University Medical Center of El Paso stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,602 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,847 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,018
of 28,054 · #34,116 all time
Rank in United States
#3,436
of 4,192
Research works
333
▲ 63% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is University Medical Center of 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,602 of 11,982 5.4%72 #15713
MedicineField #8,847 of 10,443 4.9%67 #13757

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Medical Center of 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).

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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.73× its world share, 67 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University Medical Center of El Paso?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Treatment, Inflammation, Surgical Management, Chemotherapy and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 3.5×63 topics
  2. Risk Factors6▲ 6.0×17 topics
  3. Diagnosis6▲ 6.7×20 topics
  4. Inflammation5▲ 2.5×30 topics
  5. Treatment5▲ 4.2×15 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.2×20 topics
  7. Management3▲ 4.3×17 topics
  8. Chemotherapy3▲ 4.7×14 topics
  9. Mental Health3▲ 2.2×14 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 5.5×9 topics
  11. Public Health3▲ 2.0×17 topics
  12. Surgical Management3▲ 7.4×12 topics
  13. Quality of Life3▲ 2.0×16 topics
  14. Complications3▲ 5.6×8 topics
  15. Depression3▲ 3.2×10 topics
  16. Guidelines2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.2×12 topics
  18. Global Burden2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  19. Catheter Ablation2▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Obesity2▲ 3.0×10 topics
  21. Revascularization2▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Stroke Prevention2▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 9.4×6 topics
  24. Echocardiography2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  25. Neuroprotection2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  26. Prophylaxis2▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Antithrombotic Therapy2▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Disaster Response2▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  31. Neuroinflammation2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  32. Thrombosis2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  33. Arrhythmias2▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Ischemic Stroke2▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Prevention Guidelines2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Thrombolysis2▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Blood Transfusion1▲ 34×3 topics
  38. Cardiac Imaging1▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Atrial Fibrillation1▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Risk Stratification1▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does University Medical Center of El Paso publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management and Blood donation and transfusion practices.

Acute Ischemic Stroke Ma…2Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…1Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksBlood donation and trans…1Blood donation and transfusion practices: 1 fractional worksCardiac tumors and thrombi1Cardiac tumors and thrombi: 1 fractional worksTryptophan and brain disorders: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…1Innovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineInternal MedicineManagement of Technology and Innovation3 others

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

  1. 1 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac tumors and thrombi Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Tryptophan and brain disorders Biological Psychiatry 1 works
  7. 7 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Medical Center of El Paso's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 63% 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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