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Baltimore VA Medical Center

In research, Baltimore VA Medical Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,580 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#7,086 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,589 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,958
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,832
of 8,685
Research works
562
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
35.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Baltimore VA Medical Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #5,580 of 14,347 19.5%136
MedicineField #7,086 of 17,978 19.0%349
Health SciencesDomain #8,589 of 20,462 19.7%376

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Baltimore VA Medical Center 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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.55× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.68× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.53× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.18× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Baltimore VA Medical Center?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.7×44 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 4.4×26 topics
  3. Diagnosis4▲ 7.1×12 topics
  4. Treatment4▲ 5.4×13 topics
  5. Risk Factors3▲ 5.7×12 topics
  6. Cancer3▲ 4.0×19 topics
  7. Aging3▲ 9.3×10 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.1×14 topics
  9. Guidelines2▲ 9.5×8 topics
  10. Public Health2▲ 2.7×14 topics
  11. Biomarkers2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  12. Diabetes2▲ 7.0×9 topics
  13. Management2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  15. Heart Failure2▲ 7.4×8 topics
  16. Genetics2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  17. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.93×13 topics
  18. Muscle Mass2▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Prognosis2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  20. Antithrombotic Therapy2▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Insulin Resistance2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  22. Prophylaxis2▲ 21×3 topics
  23. Immune Response1▲ 4.5×8 topics
  24. Nutritional Status1▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Pulmonary Embolism1▲ 40×1 topic
  26. Venous Thromboembolism1▲ 40×1 topic
  27. Cancer Cachexia1▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Health1▲ 6.0×5 topics
  29. Mortality1▲ 4.0×7 topics
  30. Prevention1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  31. Sarcopenia1▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Stroke Prevention1▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Diagnostic Criteria1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  34. Environmental Exposure1▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Exposome1▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Glycemic Control1▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Insulin Therapy1▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Parkinson's Disease1▲ 7.6×4 topics
  39. Physical Performance1▲ 20×2 topics
  40. SARS-CoV-21▲ 5.6×5 topics

Which research topics does Baltimore VA Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, Nutrition and Health in Aging, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes.

Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cog…1Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…1Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 1 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls…1Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 1 fractional worksIL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways: 1 fractional worksEosinophilic Esophagitis0Eosinophilic Esophagitis: 0 fractional worksConnexins and lens biology: 0 fractional works
Internal MedicinePhysiologyHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  3. 3 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  4. 4 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  6. 6 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  8. 8 IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways Immunology 1 works
  9. 9 Eosinophilic Esophagitis Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Connexins and lens biology Molecular Biology 0 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 available36.2%not open63.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Baltimore VA Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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