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Boise VA Medical Center

In research, Boise VA Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#11,223 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,290 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,114
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,708
of 8,685
Research works
229
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
52.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Boise 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
MedicineField #11,223 of 17,978 21.9%138
Health SciencesDomain #13,290 of 20,462 21.8%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Boise 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: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.69× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.62× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.35× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.02× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Boise VA Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert E. Vestal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Boise VA Medical Center.

  1. 1 Robert E. Vestal United States · #156,632 worldwide 207 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Boise VA Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Boise VA Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Depression, Chronic Disease Management, Quality Improvement, Management and Diabetes.

▲ 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 14 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 3.2×19 topics
  2. Primary Care2▲ 26×6 topics
  3. Inflammation2▲ 4.3×8 topics
  4. Depression2▲ 7.7×7 topics
  5. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 34×4 topics
  6. COVID-191▲ 4.3×5 topics
  7. Quality Improvement1▲ 32×4 topics
  8. Management1▲ 7.3×7 topics
  9. Quality of Life1▲ 3.9×7 topics
  10. Public Health1▲ 3.3×7 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 15×2 topics
  12. Diabetes1▲ 9.6×3 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  14. Treatment1▲ 3.9×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Healthcare Policy and Management and Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation.

Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uri…1Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …1Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…1Healthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…1Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 1 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections Management: 0 fractional worksMuscle and Compartmental Disorders: 0 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …0Diabetes Management and Education: 0 fractional worksUrticaria and Related Conditions: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…0Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 0 fractional works
NephrologyGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health6 others

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

  1. 1 Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid Nephrology 1 works
  2. 2 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 0 works
  6. 6 Muscle and Compartmental Disorders Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  8. 8 Urticaria and Related Conditions Rheumatology 0 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.7%domestic only95.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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