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Department of Veterans Affairs

In research, Department of Veterans Affairs stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,326 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,345 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions and Health Professions — General Health Professions is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,509
of 28,054 · #5,071 all time
Rank in Australia
#175
of 391
Research works
2k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
82k
41.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Department of Veterans Affairs 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,326 of 11,982 19.2%150 #1429
MedicineField #5,345 of 10,443 20.0%103 #2039

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Veterans Affairs 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 Department of Veterans Affairs specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 30.3 works8.8×
  2. Health ProfessionsField · 45.2 works6.9×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.72× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.43× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.86× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.15× its world share, 103 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.11× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Department of Veterans Affairs?

Ranked on the composite score, Robin A. Hurley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department of Veterans Affairs.

  1. 1 Robin A. Hurley Australia · #1,016,851 worldwide 74 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Department of Veterans Affairs

Which keywords describe research at Department of Veterans Affairs?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology37▲ 3.7×78 topics
  2. Mental Health18▲ 5.0×24 topics
  3. Public Health16▲ 4.4×26 topics
  4. Primary Care13▲ 14×9 topics
  5. Depression13▲ 5.9×18 topics
  6. Inflammation11▲ 2.2×48 topics
  7. Chronic Disease Management10▲ 20×6 topics
  8. Social Support10▲ 6.9×10 topics
  9. Quality of Life9▲ 2.6×34 topics
  10. Quality Improvement9▲ 18×8 topics
  11. Health Care Utilization8▲ 30×3 topics
  12. Risk Factors8▲ 3.1×22 topics
  13. Resilience8▲ 6.7×8 topics
  14. Global Burden8▲ 6.0×9 topics
  15. Trauma8▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 2.8×27 topics
  17. Health7▲ 6.9×6 topics
  18. Anxiety7▲ 5.8×8 topics
  19. Cognitive Therapy6▲ 24×3 topics
  20. Psychometric Evaluation6▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Substance Abuse6▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Continuity of Care6▲ 50×2 topics
  23. Mental Illness6▲ 32×3 topics
  24. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 7.5×8 topics
  25. Prevalence6▲ 5.8×11 topics
  26. Health Outcomes6▲ 8.4×7 topics
  27. Patient-Centered Medical Home6▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Pay for Performance6▲ 65×1 topic
  29. Adolescents6▲ 6.0×7 topics
  30. Mortality Risk6▲ 9.2×5 topics
  31. Health Services5▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Homelessness5▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Housing First5▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Substance Use Disorders5▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder5▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Prevention Strategies5▲ 21×4 topics
  37. Psychological Treatment5▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 16×6 topics
  39. Health Disparities5▲ 7.8×5 topics
  40. Psychological Distress5▲ 7.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Department of Veterans Affairs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Homelessness and Social Issues, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research and Suicide and Self-Harm Studies.

Primary Care and Health …6Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 6 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …5Homelessness and Social Issues: 5 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Dis…5Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 5 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm St…4Suicide and Self-Harm Studies: 4 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 4 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 3 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…3Health Policy Implementation Science: 3 fractional worksEducation and Military Integration: 3 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…3Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 3 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologySocial PsychologyEducation2 others

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

  1. 1 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 6 works
  2. 2 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 5 works
  3. 3 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 5 works
  4. 4 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 3 works
  7. 7 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 3 works
  8. 8 Education and Military Integration Education 3 works
  9. 9 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 3 works
  10. 10 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors75.4%domestic only24.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Veterans Affairs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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