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Iowa City VA Health Care System

In research, Iowa City VA Health Care System stands highest in Medicine (#4,170 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,190 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,009
of 28,054 · #10,887 all time
Rank in United States
#1,339
of 4,192
Research works
645
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
22.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Iowa City 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 #4,170 of 10,443 21.9%99 #4271
Health SciencesDomain #5,190 of 11,982 21.9%121 #4822

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Iowa City 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).

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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.90× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.37× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.97× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.37× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.99× its world share, 99 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.71× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Iowa City VA Health Care System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chronic Disease Management, Risk Factors, Oxidative Stress, Primary Care, Inflammation, Healthcare-Associated Infections and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology27▲ 4.0×57 topics
  2. Inflammation11▲ 3.0×44 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress10▲ 3.6×32 topics
  4. Risk Factors9▲ 4.7×17 topics
  5. Public Health8▲ 3.0×20 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 3.8×24 topics
  7. Chronic Disease Management7▲ 22×5 topics
  8. Depression7▲ 4.7×16 topics
  9. Primary Care7▲ 11×9 topics
  10. Mental Health7▲ 2.7×21 topics
  11. COVID-197▲ 2.9×12 topics
  12. Healthcare-Associated Infections6▲ 29×5 topics
  13. Quality of Life6▲ 2.3×15 topics
  14. Global Burden6▲ 6.0×10 topics
  15. Quality Improvement5▲ 15×6 topics
  16. Antimicrobial Resistance5▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Glaucoma5▲ 19×4 topics
  18. Neurodegeneration5▲ 9.3×7 topics
  19. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 7.1×7 topics
  20. Optic Nerve5▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 8.6×6 topics
  22. Global Health4▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Infectious Diseases4▲ 8.1×6 topics
  24. Anxiety4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  25. Optical Coherence Tomography4▲ 25×3 topics
  26. Continuity of Care4▲ 48×2 topics
  27. Retinal Ganglion Cells4▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Mortality Risk4▲ 9.2×5 topics
  29. Quality of Care4▲ 25×3 topics
  30. Antimicrobial Stewardship4▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Bacterial Infections4▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 7.3×7 topics
  33. Drug Resistance4▲ 7.5×2 topics
  34. Intraocular Pressure4▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Macular Degeneration4▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Ocular Hypertension3▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Prevention Strategies3▲ 20×4 topics
  38. Visual Field Progression3▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Infection3▲ 7.9×7 topics
  40. Patient-Centered Medical Home3▲ 51×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Antibiotic Use and Resistance, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation.

Antibiotic Use and Resis…4Antibiotic Use and Resistance: 4 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…3Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 3 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …3Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 3 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…2Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…2Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 2 fractional worksAntimicrobial Resistance…2Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus: 2 fractional worksBacterial Identification…2Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing: 2 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections…2Urinary Tract Infections Management: 2 fractional works
Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyOphthalmologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 4 works
  2. 2 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 3 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Infectious Diseases 2 works
  9. 9 Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Clinical Biochemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 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 available60.3%not open39.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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