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Commonwealth of Virginia

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Research works
59
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
825
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Commonwealth of Virginia

Not ranked overall: Commonwealth of Virginia is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Commonwealth of Virginia work in?

In all years, 37% of research at Commonwealth of Virginia is in Health Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Social Sciences (17%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 22 fractional works · 37.2% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 27.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 31.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 16.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 16.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 14.9% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCommonwealth ofVirginia59fractional works, all years
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences37%Social Sciences31%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1627.3%
    2. Health Professions57.9%
    3. Dentistry11.0%
    4. Nursing00.8%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1016.8%
    2. Psychology34.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities23.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting12.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology59.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics12.0%
    4. Neuroscience11.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.7%
    1. Chemistry24.0%
    2. Engineering23.8%
    3. Environmental Science22.9%
    4. Computer Science11.8%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    8. Materials Science00.3%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Medicine: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.89× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 4.28× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting5.17×1 works
  2. Social Sciences4.28×2 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.89×0 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.66×0 works
  5. Computer Science0.54×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×0 works
  7. Medicine0.51×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Commonwealth of Virginia?

The most cited paper from Commonwealth of Virginia is "Identification of a Novel Astrovirus (Astrovirus VA1) Associated with an Outbreak of Acute Gastroenteritis" (Stacy R. Finkbeiner, Yan Li, Susan J. Ruone et al., 2009), with 223 citations. Next come "Prevalence of HIV-related risk behaviors and STDs among incarcerated adolescents" (110) and "Clinical presentation of malingerers diagnosed by experienced forensic psychologists." (108).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Identification of a Novel Astrovirus (Astrovirus VA1) Associated with an Outbreak of Acute Gastroenteritis Stacy R. Finkbeiner, Yan Li, Susan J. Ruone et al. · Journal of Virology Open access 18 Aug 2009 223
2 Prevalence of HIV-related risk behaviors and STDs among incarcerated adolescents Randolph J. Canterbury, Elizabeth Lloyd McGarvey, Adrienne Sheldon-Keller et al. · Journal of Adolescent Health Open access Sep 1995 110
3 Clinical presentation of malingerers diagnosed by experienced forensic psychologists. Dewey G. Cornell, Gary L. Hawk · Law and Human Behavior Dec 1989 108
4 Deaths associated with inhalant abuse in Virginia from 1987 to 1996 Scott E. Bowen, J. Christopher Daniel, Robert L. Balster · Drug and Alcohol Dependence Feb 1999 104
5 Adolescent Inhalant Abuse: Environments of Use Elizabeth Lloyd McGarvey, Gail J. Clavet, Walter A. Mason et al. · The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 1999 92
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Commonwealth of Virginia?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Resilience, Epidemiology, Neurological Disorders, Nationalism, Youth Violence, Mental Health, Treatment and Neurological Complications.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology4▲ 1.81×21 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 2.0×8 topics
  3. Treatment2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  4. Mental Health2▲ 3.4×7 topics
  5. Neurological Disorders2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  6. Resilience2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.9×3 topics
  8. Nationalism2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  9. Diagnosis2▲ 3.1×3 topics
  10. Public Health2▲ 2.4×5 topics
  11. Youth Violence2▲ 64×3 topics
  12. Heart Failure2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  13. Liquid Chromatography1▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Neurological Complications1▲ 33×3 topics
  15. Prevalence1▲ 6.2×5 topics
  16. Weight Loss1▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Ketogenic Diet1▲ 21×1 topic
  18. Low-Carbohydrate Diet1▲ 24×1 topic
  19. Metabolic Disorders1▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Neuroprotection1▲ 5.7×5 topics
  21. Osteoporosis1▲ 24×2 topics
  22. Public Opinion1▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Social Capital1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  24. Community1▲ 18×1 topic
  25. Disaster1▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Elderly1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  27. Neurobiology1▲ 6.2×5 topics
  28. Suicide Risk1▲ 54×2 topics
  29. Chiral Separation1▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Gas Chromatography1▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Hyponatremia1▲ 68×1 topic
  32. Labor Market1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  33. Method Validation1▲ 23×3 topics
  34. Vasopressin1▲ 26×1 topic
  35. American founding1▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Competitive Balance1▲ 79×1 topic
  37. Constitutional government1▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Disaster Response1▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Post-mortem Imaging1▲ 126×1 topic
  40. Prediction Markets1▲ 79×1 topic

Which research topics does Commonwealth of Virginia publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sports, Gender, and Society, American Constitutional Law and Politics, Digital Platforms and Economics and Urban and Rural Development Challenges.

Sports, Gender, and Soci…1Sports, Gender, and Society: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …1American Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksDigital Platforms and Ec…0Digital Platforms and Economics: 0 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 0 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits: 0 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 0 fractional worksConsumer Retail Behavior Studies: 0 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 0 fractional worksExercise and Physiological Responses: 0 fractional works
Gender StudiesPolitical Science and International RelationsStrategy and ManagementUrban Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 1 works
  2. 2 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Digital Platforms and Economics Strategy and Management 0 works
  4. 4 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 0 works
  5. 5 Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  7. 7 Consumer Retail Behavior Studies Marketing 0 works
  8. 8 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 0 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Exercise and Physiological Responses Rehabilitation 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 available13.5%not open86.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.3%domestic only94.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Commonwealth of Virginia's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower 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 Commonwealth of Virginia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000045% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Commonwealth of Virginia0.0000085% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Commonwealth of Virginia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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