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Bedford VA Research Corporation

In research, Bedford VA Research Corporation stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,530 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,976
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,888
of 7,310
Research works
301
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
42.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.21×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Bedford VA Research Corporation

What is Bedford VA Research Corporation 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,530 of 16,688 16.0%184

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bedford VA Research Corporation 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Bedford VA Research Corporation work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Bedford VA Research Corporation is in Health Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (44%), Health Professions (25%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 34 fractional works · 70.6% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 43.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 24.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 19.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 19.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBedford VAResearch…49fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences71%Social Sciences20%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2143.9%
    2. Health Professions1224.8%
    3. Nursing11.2%
    4. Dentistry00.5%
    5. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Social Sciences47.6%
    2. Psychology47.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting11.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities11.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
    6. Decision Sciences01.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.8%
    2. Neuroscience00.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Computer Science23.7%
    2. Mathematics00.5%
    3. Environmental Science00.4%
    4. Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 9.41× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.28× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 2.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.36× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions9.41×12 works
  2. Nursing2.42×1 works
  3. Psychology2.36×4 works
  4. Medicine2.28×21 works
  5. Veterinary2.07×0 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.05×0 works
  7. Dentistry0.94×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×2 works
  9. Social Sciences0.60×4 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.52×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.50×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.48×2 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.42×1 works
  15. Mathematics0.40×0 works
  16. Neuroscience0.37×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.08×0 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.05×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Bedford VA Research Corporation?

The most cited paper from Bedford VA Research Corporation is "False discovery rate control is a recommended alternative to Bonferroni-type adjustments in health studies" (Mark E. Glickman, Sowmya R. Rao, Mark R. Schultz, 2014), with 1,572 citations. Next come "Hypertension" (1,172) and "Laminar origins and terminations of cortical connections of the occipital lobe in the rhesus monkey" (1,123).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 False discovery rate control is a recommended alternative to Bonferroni-type adjustments in health studies Mark E. Glickman, Sowmya R. Rao, Mark R. Schultz · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 13 May 2014 1,572
2 Hypertension Suzanne Oparil, Maria Czarina Acelajado, George L. Bakris et al. · Nature Reviews Disease Primers ReviewOpen access 22 Mar 2018 1,172
3 Laminar origins and terminations of cortical connections of the occipital lobe in the rhesus monkey Kathleen S. Rockland, Deepak N. Pandya · Brain Research Dec 1979 1,123
4 Wild-Type Nonneuronal Cells Extend Survival of SOD1 Mutant Motor Neurons in ALS Mice Albrecht Martin Clement, Minh Dang Nguyen, Elizabeth A. Roberts et al. · Science 2 Oct 2003 1,094
5 Minocycline inhibits cytochrome c release and delays progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mice Shan Zhu, Irina G. Stavrovskaya, Martin Drozda et al. · Nature May 2002 1,074
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Which keywords describe research at Bedford VA Research Corporation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Chronic Disease Management, Public Health, Epidemiology, Biomarkers, Social Support, Behavior Change and Precision Medicine.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology5▲ 2.5×26 topics
  2. Primary Care4▲ 23×8 topics
  3. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 42×5 topics
  4. Public Health3▲ 4.9×17 topics
  5. Quality of Life3▲ 4.2×19 topics
  6. Biomarkers3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  7. Behavior Change2▲ 35×3 topics
  8. Social Support2▲ 9.7×8 topics
  9. Depression2▲ 5.6×11 topics
  10. Precision Medicine2▲ 10×4 topics
  11. Digital Divide2▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Mental Health2▲ 3.3×15 topics
  13. Quality Improvement2▲ 24×7 topics
  14. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 15×6 topics
  15. Healthcare2▲ 3.6×8 topics
  16. Electronic Health Records2▲ 37×3 topics
  17. Aging2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  18. Continuity of Care2▲ 79×2 topics
  19. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Patient Engagement2▲ 27×4 topics
  21. Adherence2▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Global Burden2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  24. Healthcare Access2▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Mobile Health2▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Neuroimaging2▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Qualitative Research2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  28. Dementia2▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Healthcare Interventions2▲ 86×1 topic
  30. Implementation Science2▲ 86×1 topic
  31. Mild Cognitive Impairment2▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Communication1▲ 8.4×3 topics
  33. Health Services1▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Patient-Centered Medical Home1▲ 78×1 topic
  35. Pay for Performance1▲ 78×1 topic
  36. Quality of Care1▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Telehealth1▲ 64×1 topic
  38. Telemedicine1▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Health Care Utilization1▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Physician Burnout1▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Bedford VA Research Corporation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Health Policy Implementation Science, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation.

Dementia and Cognitive I…2Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…2Health Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …1Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…1Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 1 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 1 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 1 fractional worksElectronic Health Record…1Electronic Health Records Systems: 1 fractional worksPatient-Provider Communication in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksChronic Disease Manageme…1Chronic Disease Management Strategies: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMolecular Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  2. 2 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Electronic Health Records Systems Health Information Management 1 works
  8. 8 Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 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 available43.1%not open56.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bedford VA Research Corporation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Bedford VA Research Corporation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Bedford VA Research Corporation0.00025% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Bedford VA Research Corporation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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