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Dallas VA Medical Center

In research, Dallas VA Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,118 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,676 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#14,422
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,148
of 8,685
Research works
485
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
32.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Dallas 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,118 of 20,462 22.4%351
MedicineField #6,676 of 17,978 22.1%320

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dallas 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).

What does Dallas VA Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 29.3 works4.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.17× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Dallas VA Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Complications, Patient Satisfaction, Health-related Quality of Life, Arthroplasty and Outcomes.

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

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology8▲ 5.7×33 topics
  2. Revision Surgery4▲ 97×2 topics
  3. Total Hip Replacement4▲ 97×2 topics
  4. Complications4▲ 24×7 topics
  5. Arthroplasty3▲ 82×2 topics
  6. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 34×2 topics
  7. Inflammation3▲ 3.8×20 topics
  8. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 25×3 topics
  9. Outcomes3▲ 93×1 topic
  10. Total Knee Replacement3▲ 113×1 topic
  11. Treatment2▲ 5.6×12 topics
  12. Mortality2▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Guidelines2▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Quality of Life2▲ 3.7×9 topics
  15. Diagnosis2▲ 5.3×11 topics
  16. Management2▲ 6.4×9 topics
  17. Hip Arthroplasty2▲ 79×1 topic
  18. Wear Particles2▲ 79×1 topic
  19. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 3.5×10 topics
  20. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 14×6 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders1▲ 6.5×6 topics
  22. Oxidative Stress1▲ 2.1×8 topics
  23. Rehabilitation1▲ 8.8×6 topics
  24. Hepatocellular Carcinoma1▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Diabetes1▲ 6.4×8 topics
  26. Risk Factors1▲ 2.6×7 topics
  27. Diagnostic Criteria1▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Genetic Factors1▲ 43×2 topics
  29. Immune Response1▲ 5.0×7 topics
  30. Surgery1▲ 7.9×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Restless Legs Syndrome Research and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

Total Knee Arthroplasty …3Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 3 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…2Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 2 fractional worksRestless Legs Syndrome R…1Restless Legs Syndrome Research: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksRenal and Vascular Pathologies: 1 fractional worksBone and Joint Diseases: 0 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 0 fractional worksParathyroid Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineHepatology3 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Restless Legs Syndrome Research Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 1 works
  6. 6 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Renal and Vascular Pathologies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Bone and Joint Diseases Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments Nephrology 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 available25.6%not open74.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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