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Birmingham VA Medical Center

In research, Birmingham VA Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#3,926 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,067 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,100
of 28,054 · #3,418 all time
Rank in United States
#944
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
101k
42.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Birmingham VA Medical Center 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
MedicineField #3,926 of 10,443 20.6%155 #1381
Health SciencesDomain #5,067 of 11,982 21.0%173 #1595

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Birmingham 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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.07× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.29× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.25× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.52× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.26× its world share, 155 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Birmingham VA Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Champ Lyons, Angelo Gaffo and Howard L. Holley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Birmingham VA Medical Center.

  1. 1 Champ Lyons United States · #126,064 worldwide 647 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Angelo Gaffo United States · #182,811 worldwide 195 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Howard L. Holley United States · #364,714 worldwide 80 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 E.E. Eddleman United States · #744,519 worldwide 54 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Birmingham VA Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Birmingham VA Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Risk, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Metabolic Syndrome and Hypertension.

▲ 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. Inflammation26▲ 5.0×54 topics
  2. Epidemiology19▲ 1.98×69 topics
  3. Cancer12▲ 3.6×30 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 4.0×28 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress10▲ 2.4×27 topics
  6. Quality of Life10▲ 2.7×29 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Risk9▲ 12×7 topics
  8. Risk Factors8▲ 3.0×19 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 3.9×20 topics
  10. Heart Failure7▲ 6.5×12 topics
  11. Diagnosis7▲ 2.9×19 topics
  12. Public Health7▲ 1.85×18 topics
  13. Treatment6▲ 2.0×26 topics
  14. Mortality6▲ 4.2×12 topics
  15. Management6▲ 3.0×20 topics
  16. Hypertension6▲ 8.0×9 topics
  17. Depression6▲ 2.5×13 topics
  18. Metabolism5▲ 4.3×12 topics
  19. Immune Response5▲ 3.7×13 topics
  20. Aging5▲ 3.8×10 topics
  21. Autoantibodies5▲ 8.8×6 topics
  22. Clinical Trials5▲ 2.9×12 topics
  23. Guidelines5▲ 4.2×11 topics
  24. Myocardial Infarction5▲ 8.4×6 topics
  25. Endothelial Dysfunction5▲ 8.1×6 topics
  26. Meta-Analysis5▲ 3.2×11 topics
  27. Anxiety4▲ 3.9×9 topics
  28. Global Burden4▲ 3.4×8 topics
  29. Fibrosis4▲ 9.6×8 topics
  30. Cytokines4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  31. Matrix Metalloproteinases4▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Mortality Risk4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  33. TGF-ß4▲ 9.3×4 topics
  34. Immune System3▲ 5.8×6 topics
  35. Academic Medicine3▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Skin Cancer3▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Hyperuricemia3▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Uric Acid3▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Elderly Patients3▲ 7.4×4 topics
  40. Mortality Rates3▲ 13×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid, Diversity and Career in Medicine, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research.

Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uri…3Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid: 3 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …2Diversity and Career in Medicine: 2 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 2 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 2 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 2 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 2 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseas…2Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 2 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging: 2 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 2 fractional works
NephrologyGender StudiesOncologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid Nephrology 3 works
  2. 2 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 2 works
  3. 3 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 2 works
  7. 7 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 2 works
  10. 10 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 2 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 available39.6%not open60.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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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