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George E. Wahlen Department of VA Medical Center

In research, George E. Wahlen Department of VA Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#6,471 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,304 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,928
of 28,054 · #19,059 all time
Rank in United States
#2,411
of 4,192
Research works
295
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is George E. Wahlen Department of 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 #6,471 of 17,978 21.2%185
Health SciencesDomain #8,304 of 20,462 21.6%200

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where George E. Wahlen Department of 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).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.60× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.18× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 6.73× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.40× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at George E. Wahlen Department of VA Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Heart Failure, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease, Diagnostic Criteria, Immunotherapy and Cognitive Impairment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 3.6×41 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 3.2×37 topics
  3. Heart Failure4▲ 12×7 topics
  4. Risk Factors4▲ 4.7×16 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.4×14 topics
  6. Quality of Life3▲ 3.1×14 topics
  7. Treatment3▲ 3.2×18 topics
  8. Immunotherapy3▲ 5.3×10 topics
  9. Mental Health3▲ 2.7×11 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders3▲ 6.1×9 topics
  11. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Diagnosis2▲ 3.4×12 topics
  13. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 15×6 topics
  14. Global Burden2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  15. Resilience2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  16. Thrombosis2▲ 9.8×7 topics
  17. Depression2▲ 3.0×13 topics
  18. Neuropathology2▲ 21×3 topics
  19. Autoantibodies2▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Cognitive Therapy2▲ 24×3 topics
  21. Echocardiography2▲ 9.2×6 topics
  22. Psychometric Evaluation2▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Emotion Regulation2▲ 7.6×7 topics
  24. Vascular Function2▲ 24×3 topics
  25. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.2×10 topics
  26. Guidelines2▲ 4.7×9 topics
  27. Hypertension2▲ 8.0×7 topics
  28. Pathophysiology2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  29. High-Intensity Interval Training2▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder2▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Prognosis2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  32. Psychological Treatment2▲ 76×1 topic
  33. Trauma2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Encephalopathy2▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Cardiorespiratory Fitness1▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Concussion1▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Exercise Capacity1▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Neurological1▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Bone Regeneration1▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Cardiovascular Events1▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does George E. Wahlen Department of VA Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research, Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology and Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments.

Posttraumatic Stress Dis…2Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury R…1Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…1Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 1 fractional worksAutoimmune Neurological …1Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 1 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…1Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 1 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…1Dental Health and Care Utilization: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyEpidemiologyComplementary and alternative medicineNeurology4 others

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

  1. 1 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments Neurology 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 1 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 available57.1%not open42.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has George E. Wahlen Department of VA Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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