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Durham VA Health Care System

In research, Durham VA Health Care System stands highest in Medicine (#3,011 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,726 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology — General Health Professions is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,891
of 28,054 · #14,816 all time
Rank in United States
#1,622
of 4,192
Research works
605
▲ 447% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
27.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Durham VA Health Care System 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
MedicineField #3,011 of 10,443 16.4%136 #3216
Health SciencesDomain #3,726 of 11,982 17.2%181 #3921

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Durham VA Health Care System 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 Durham VA Health Care System specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 33.3 works9.3×
  2. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 24.5 works9.0×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.28× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.72× its world share, 136 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.43× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.68× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Durham VA Health Care System?

Ranked on the composite score, Patrick S. Calhoun and Nathan A. Kimbrel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Durham VA Health Care System.

  1. 1 Patrick S. Calhoun United States · #507,136 worldwide 104 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Nathan A. Kimbrel United States · #908,086 worldwide 80 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Durham VA Health Care System

Which keywords describe research at Durham VA Health Care System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Depression, Primary Care, Quality of Life, Chronic Disease Management, Anxiety 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. Epidemiology33▲ 3.2×69 topics
  2. Mental Health22▲ 5.8×23 topics
  3. Quality of Life18▲ 4.8×31 topics
  4. Depression18▲ 7.8×16 topics
  5. Primary Care17▲ 17×9 topics
  6. Inflammation14▲ 2.6×39 topics
  7. Chronic Disease Management12▲ 25×5 topics
  8. Anxiety11▲ 8.8×8 topics
  9. Quality Improvement11▲ 22×8 topics
  10. Resilience10▲ 8.3×7 topics
  11. Clinical Trials9▲ 5.3×15 topics
  12. Biomarkers9▲ 5.2×11 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 3.2×22 topics
  14. Psychometric Evaluation9▲ 39×2 topics
  15. Aging9▲ 6.4×11 topics
  16. Risk Factors9▲ 3.1×20 topics
  17. Social Support9▲ 6.0×11 topics
  18. Cognitive Therapy9▲ 31×3 topics
  19. Trauma9▲ 16×6 topics
  20. Mortality Risk8▲ 13×6 topics
  21. Elderly Patients8▲ 18×4 topics
  22. Clinical Guidelines8▲ 10×9 topics
  23. Patient Satisfaction8▲ 9.1×9 topics
  24. Prostate Cancer7▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Long-Term Care7▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Ethical Considerations7▲ 8.0×8 topics
  27. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder7▲ 97×1 topic
  28. Psychological Treatment7▲ 97×1 topic
  29. Quality of Care7▲ 31×3 topics
  30. Behavior Change6▲ 17×4 topics
  31. Critical Care6▲ 10×8 topics
  32. Health Disparities6▲ 9.0×6 topics
  33. Health Outcomes6▲ 8.6×7 topics
  34. Nursing Home6▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Person-Centered Care6▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Coping Strategies6▲ 9.1×5 topics
  37. Elderly6▲ 9.2×5 topics
  38. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 18×6 topics
  39. Intensive Care Unit6▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Interventions6▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Durham VA Health Care System publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues.

Posttraumatic Stress Dis…7Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 7 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…6Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 6 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …5Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 5 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…4Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 4 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 4 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 4 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosi…4Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatment and Research: 4 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 3 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…3Resilience and Mental Health: 3 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeriatrics and Gerontology1 others

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

  1. 1 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 7 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 6 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  5. 5 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 4 works
  6. 6 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 4 works
  7. 7 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  10. 10 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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 available57.8%not open42.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Durham VA Health Care System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 447% 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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