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What research is done in San Francisco?

Papers authored at San Francisco's institutions — University of California, San Francisco, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, University of San Francisco — with the Prism stance layer.

Summary

The city produces overwhelmingly health-led research. UCSF accounts for 11078 of 14960 papers in the partial record, with children’s health, women’s health, breast cancer and mental health among the areas showing strongest promise.

WATCH Watch whether strong health research turns more promising work into breakthroughs.
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

Institutions
Orientation
Output by year (sample)
2026: 41320172026413
Opportunities (promising + breakthrough)
Children's Health · 179Women's Health · 162Healthcare · 135Breast Cancer · 106Mental Health · 96COVID-19 · 74HIV · 72Neuroscience · 67Alzheimer's Disease · 64Men's Health · 64Prostate Cancer · 61Genetics · 54
Cautions (cautionary + critical)
Women's Health · 67Children's Health · 59Healthcare · 56COVID-19 · 37Patients' Health · 30Mental Health · 22HIV · 21Men's Health · 20Patient Health · 17Breast Cancer · 16Patient Care · 16Clinical Trials · 15
Problems flagged
Healthcare · 190Women's Health · 130Children's Health · 107Mental Health · 84COVID-19 · 79HIV · 68Patient Care · 54Patients' Health · 51Research · 51Public Health · 49Education · 38Cancer · 35
Top research topics
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · 353Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · 312Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment · 258Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics · 213Alzheimer's disease research and treatments · 205Global Maternal and Child Health · 195CAR-T cell therapy research · 180Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research · 171Functional Brain Connectivity Studies · 169Health disparities and outcomes · 169Immune Cell Function and Interaction · 166HIV Research and Treatment · 166
Most-cited work
PaperYearCitedOrientation
Tisagenlecleucel in Adult Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma20183936Promising
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium…20183709Problem Identifying
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 201720173373Problem Identifying
Pembrolizumab as Second-Line Therapy for Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma20173353Promising
Concepts of extracellular matrix remodelling in tumour progression and metastasis20202129Descriptive
Talazoparib in Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer and a Germline <i>BRCA</i> Mutation20182082Promising
Guidelines for performing Mendelian randomization investigations20191865Descriptive
Global vascular guidelines on the management of chronic limb-threatening ischemia20191820Breakthrough
<i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i> in Alzheimer’s disease brains: Evidence for disease causation and treatment…20191780Promising
Targeting potential drivers of COVID-19: Neutrophil extracellular traps20201572Critical
ArchR is a scalable software package for integrative single-cell chromatin accessibility analysis20211388Breakthrough
Interoception and Mental Health: A Roadmap20171388Descriptive
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis20201349Problem Identifying
An evidence review of face masks against COVID-1920211290Promising
2019 ASCCP Risk-Based Management Consensus Guidelines for Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Tests and Cancer…20201246Problem Identifying

figures marked ≈ are scaled estimates from a partial sample · Prism stance layer over 2017+ papers

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