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Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital

In research, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,710 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,051 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,051
of 28,054 · #5,297 all time
Rank in United States
#1,640
of 4,192
Research works
2.7k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
92k
34.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital 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 #5,710 of 11,982 13.7%194 #1726
MedicineField #5,051 of 10,443 12.4%168 #1593

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital 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).

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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.80× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.54× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.44× its world share, 168 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Dale N. Gerding, Frances M. Weaver and Henry S. Loeb lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital.

  1. 1 Dale N. Gerding United States · #34,678 worldwide 349 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Frances M. Weaver United States · #60,837 worldwide 303 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Henry S. Loeb United States · #116,620 worldwide 261 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Stephen J. Sontag United States · #186,010 worldwide 88 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Charlesnika T. Evans United States · #220,627 worldwide 124 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Carlos Abraira United States · #262,016 worldwide 106 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 John W. Jenne United States · #264,714 worldwide 230 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Domenic J. Reda United States · #275,900 worldwide 89 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Albert A. Dietz United States · #335,450 worldwide 103 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Martin J. Tobin United States · #344,621 worldwide 123 citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Quality of Life, Recovery, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Neuroprotection and Healthcare-Associated Infections.

▲ 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. Epidemiology44▲ 4.4×79 topics
  2. Inflammation15▲ 2.8×42 topics
  3. Quality of Life14▲ 3.9×38 topics
  4. Clinical Trials12▲ 7.0×16 topics
  5. Risk Factors12▲ 4.2×23 topics
  6. Treatment11▲ 3.4×30 topics
  7. Recovery9▲ 34×2 topics
  8. Depression8▲ 3.6×17 topics
  9. Neuroprotection8▲ 8.9×10 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 2.8×24 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 5.5×13 topics
  12. Healthcare-Associated Infections8▲ 24×5 topics
  13. Rehabilitation7▲ 7.2×10 topics
  14. Diagnosis7▲ 3.0×22 topics
  15. Elderly7▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Management7▲ 3.5×16 topics
  17. Mortality7▲ 4.7×11 topics
  18. Functional Recovery7▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders6▲ 4.4×12 topics
  20. Global Burden6▲ 4.4×9 topics
  21. Chemotherapy6▲ 3.3×16 topics
  22. Neuropathology5▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Spinal Cord Injury5▲ 48×2 topics
  24. Encephalopathy5▲ 31×3 topics
  25. Radiotherapy5▲ 5.3×12 topics
  26. Physical Activity5▲ 4.1×6 topics
  27. Neuromodulation5▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Neural Plasticity5▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Parkinson's Disease5▲ 7.9×6 topics
  30. Concussion5▲ 45×1 topic
  31. Consciousness5▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Neurological5▲ 45×1 topic
  33. Stroke5▲ 10×6 topics
  34. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 9.3×5 topics
  35. Graft Survival4▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Quality Improvement4▲ 9.0×6 topics
  37. Neurological Classification4▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Functional Connectivity4▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea4▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation4▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Spinal Cord Injury Research, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies.

Traumatic Brain Injury R…5Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 5 fractional worksSpinal Cord Injury Resea…4Spinal Cord Injury Research: 4 fractional worksClostridium difficile an…4Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research: 4 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic St…3Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 3 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 3 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 2 fractional worksRespiratory Support and …2Respiratory Support and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksMuscle activation and el…2Muscle activation and electromyography studies: 2 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disea…2Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 2 fractional worksDysphagia Assessment and…2Dysphagia Assessment and Management: 2 fractional works
EpidemiologyPathology and Forensic MedicineInfectious DiseasesNeurology6 others

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

  1. 1 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 5 works
  2. 2 Spinal Cord Injury Research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Infectious Diseases 4 works
  4. 4 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 3 works
  5. 5 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 3 works
  6. 6 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  7. 7 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 2 works
  10. 10 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 2 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 available24.2%not open75.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.