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Iowa City VA Medical Center

In research, Iowa City VA Medical Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,334 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#4,367 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,609 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,393
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,883
of 8,685
Research works
806
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
44.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Iowa City 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,334 of 14,347 23.4%259
MedicineField #4,367 of 17,978 25.8%430
Health SciencesDomain #5,609 of 20,462 26.4%479

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

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.68× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 10.90× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.15× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.53× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.17× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Iowa City VA Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Nils R. Varney lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Iowa City VA Medical Center.

  1. 1 Nils R. Varney United States · #422,367 worldwide 113 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Iowa City VA Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Iowa City VA Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Patient Satisfaction, Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, Quality of Life and COVID-19.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 3.1×31 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 5.7×28 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 6.8×13 topics
  4. COVID-193▲ 3.7×7 topics
  5. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 16×4 topics
  6. Quality of Life3▲ 3.6×8 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.0×16 topics
  8. Hypertension2▲ 16×8 topics
  9. Risk Factors2▲ 4.1×8 topics
  10. Cancer2▲ 3.1×13 topics
  11. Public Health2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  12. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 15×6 topics
  13. Global Burden2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders2▲ 6.5×9 topics
  15. Treatment2▲ 3.1×12 topics
  16. Drug Resistance2▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Quality Improvement2▲ 18×6 topics
  18. Blood Pressure2▲ 50×2 topics
  19. Ethical Considerations2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  20. Guidelines2▲ 6.8×7 topics
  21. Infectious Diseases2▲ 9.3×2 topics
  22. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 11×7 topics
  23. Mortality2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  24. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Heart Failure2▲ 6.6×7 topics
  26. Immunity2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  27. Cardiovascular Events2▲ 23×4 topics
  28. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  29. Fibrosis2▲ 14×5 topics
  30. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Diabetes Mellitus1▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Neurodegeneration1▲ 8.4×6 topics
  33. Pattern Recognition Receptors1▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Stem Cells1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  35. Antihypertensive Drugs1▲ 53×1 topic
  36. Diagnostic Criteria1▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Renal Denervation1▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Telemedicine1▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Wnt Signaling1▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Telehealth1▲ 54×1 topic

Which research topics does Iowa City VA Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Antibiotic Use and Resistance, Hair Growth and Disorders and Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation.

Blood Pressure and Hyper…1Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resis…1Antibiotic Use and Resistance: 1 fractional worksHair Growth and Disorders: 1 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…1Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 1 fractional worksImmune Response and Infl…1Immune Response and Inflammation: 1 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 1 fractional worksPatient Satisfaction in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…1Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksNF-κB Signaling Pathways: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyUrologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 works
  3. 3 Hair Growth and Disorders Urology 1 works
  4. 4 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Immune Response and Inflammation Immunology 1 works
  6. 6 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 1 works
  7. 7 Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 NF-κB Signaling Pathways Cancer Research 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Iowa City VA Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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