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Denver VA Medical Center

In research, Denver VA Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#2,435 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,148 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,751 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Sciences — Health Sciences is 3.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#8,176
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,833
of 8,685
Research works
865
▼ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
51.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Denver 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 #2,435 of 17,978 28.3%506
Health SciencesDomain #3,148 of 20,462 28.1%565
Life SciencesDomain #4,751 of 14,347 26.9%215

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Denver 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 Denver VA Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Sciences takes 3.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health SciencesDomain · 21.4 works3.3×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.88× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.00× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.98× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Denver VA Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, John S. Rumsfeld, Karl E. Hammermeister and Douglass A. Morrison lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Denver VA Medical Center.

  1. 1 John S. Rumsfeld United States · #17,511 worldwide 596 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Karl E. Hammermeister United States · #262,953 worldwide 95 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Douglass A. Morrison United States · #525,296 worldwide 82 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Liron Caplan United States · #804,949 worldwide 55 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Denver VA Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Denver VA Medical Center?

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

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

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 2.8×28 topics
  2. Public Health2▲ 5.7×10 topics
  3. Diagnosis2▲ 7.0×10 topics
  4. Primary Care2▲ 17×8 topics
  5. Quality of Life2▲ 4.4×9 topics
  6. COVID-192▲ 4.1×6 topics
  7. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 29×4 topics
  8. Depression2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  9. Management2▲ 6.9×7 topics
  10. Anxiety1▲ 9.7×5 topics
  11. Infectious Diseases1▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Inflammation1▲ 2.3×14 topics
  13. Mortality1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  14. Clinical Trials1▲ 6.7×7 topics
  15. Guidelines1▲ 9.2×8 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 3.6×8 topics
  17. Ethical Considerations1▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 17×3 topics
  19. Long-Term Care1▲ 51×2 topics
  20. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Quality Improvement1▲ 19×3 topics
  22. Quality of Care1▲ 42×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Cancer survivorship and care and Primary Care and Health Outcomes.

Chronic Obstructive Pulm…1Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…1Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …1Cancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …1Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare …0COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 0 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 0 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 0 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 0 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsOncologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 0 works
  8. 8 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  9. 9 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Health disparities and outcomes Health 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 available28.7%not open71.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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