Research Studies About San Francisco - Key Findings

What research studies San Francisco?

Papers about San Francisco as a subject — its agriculture, health, environment and society — regardless of where the authors sit.

Summary

Research about San Francisco is unexpectedly eclectic. Historical art and architecture leads with 26 papers, just ahead of magnetic confinement fusion at 25, while homelessness, LGBTQ health and Latin American urban studies also feature.

WATCH Watch whether homelessness and public health gain ground in research focused on the city.

Research outlook for San Francisco

What the papers — written in the city and about it — point to, split by the Prism stance layer: work that reads promising versus work that flags problems or urges caution.

Opportunities the research points to

Children's Health · 179Women's Health · 162Healthcare · 139Breast Cancer · 106Mental Health · 100COVID-19 · 74HIV · 72Neuroscience · 67Alzheimer's Disease · 64Men's Health · 64Prostate Cancer · 61Genetics · 54

Concerns the research raises

Healthcare · 260Women's Health · 202Children's Health · 166COVID-19 · 120Mental Health · 114HIV · 89Patients' Health · 81Patient Care · 70Education · 54Research · 51Public Health · 49Cancer · 35

counts = papers carrying the theme · concerns merge cautionary, critical and problem-identifying work

Topics

Topic	Works
Historical Art and Architecture Studies	26
Magnetic confinement fusion research	25
Business, Innovation, and Economy	21
Homelessness and Social Issues	17
Latin American Urban Studies	17
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy	16
Public Health and Environmental Issues	16
Fusion materials and technologies	15
Latin American history and culture	14
Marine and coastal ecosystems	13
Particle accelerators and beam dynamics	12
Marine and fisheries research	12
Educational Innovations and Technology	12
Fish Ecology and Management Studies	11
Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies	11
Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia	11
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions	11
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations	11
Medieval and Early Modern Iberia	10
HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk	10

By year

Orientation (where Prism-tagged)

Descriptive

544

206Problem Identifying

76Promising

39Cautionary

27Comparative

26Breakthrough

26Critical

Most-cited

Paper	Year	Cited	Doi
A Self-Modifying Cellular Automaton Model of Historical Urbanization in the San Francisco Bay Area	1997	1422	doi
Effects of local geology on ground motion near San Francisco Bay	1970	1029	—
Merriam, Sharan B., ed., Qualitative Research in Practice: Examples for Discussion and Analysis. San…	2002	632	—
Groups That Work (and Those That Don't)Groups That Work (and Those That Don't) by Hackman Richard. San…	1992	599	doi
AIDS-Associated Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in San Francisco	1989	420	doi
San Francisco Bay: The urbanized estuary	1980	414	doi
Introduction, dispersal and potential impacts of the green crab Carcinus maenas in San Francisco Bay…	1995	390	doi
The Epidemiological Features of Invasive Mycotic Infections in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1992-1993: Results…	1998	381	doi
Dissociative reactions to the San Francisco Bay Area earthquake of 1989	1993	360	doi
Sexual transmission of HIV-1 among injection drug users in San Francisco, USA: risk-factor analysis	2001	357	doi
Structure and Flow-Induced Variability of the Subtidal Salinity Field in Northern San Francisco Bay	2002	311	doi
HIV Risk Behaviors Among Male-to-Female Transgender Persons of Color in San Francisco	2004	303	doi
Seismic activity on neighbouring faults as a long-term precursor to large earthquakes in the San Francisco…	1990	266	doi
River discharge controls phytoplankton dynamics in the northern San Francisco Bay estuary	1983	257	doi
Molecular and isotopic tracers used to examine sources of organic matter and its incorporation into the food…	1995	255	doi

papers whose title or entities mention San Francisco (any author location) · partial sample · distinct from research done at the city's institutions

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