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Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center

In research, Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,104 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#10,068 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,445 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,334
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,133
of 8,685
Research works
436
▼ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
42.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Jerry L. Pettis Memorial 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 #6,104 of 14,347 28.0%150
MedicineField #10,068 of 17,978 21.0%222
Health SciencesDomain #12,445 of 20,462 20.2%246

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jerry L. Pettis Memorial 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: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.82× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.77× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.73× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Degenerative Disc Disease, Spinal Fusion, Low Back Pain, Surgical Treatment, Spinal Surgery, Clinical Outcomes, Intervertebral Disc and Lumbar Disc Degeneration.

▲ 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 18 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Degenerative Disc Disease4▲ 170×2 topics
  2. Spinal Fusion3▲ 151×2 topics
  3. Low Back Pain3▲ 66×2 topics
  4. Spinal Surgery2▲ 142×2 topics
  5. Surgical Treatment2▲ 57×2 topics
  6. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 49×2 topics
  7. Intervertebral Disc2▲ 152×1 topic
  8. Lumbar Disc Degeneration2▲ 152×1 topic
  9. Epidemiology2▲ 1.96×13 topics
  10. Biomechanics1▲ 20×3 topics
  11. Anterior Cervical Discectomy1▲ 214×1 topic
  12. Cervical Spine Surgery1▲ 214×1 topic
  13. Pedicle Screw Fixation1▲ 138×1 topic
  14. Vertebroplasty1▲ 138×1 topic
  15. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 3.2×4 topics
  16. Inflammation1▲ 2.2×7 topics
  17. Parathyroid Hormone1▲ 49×2 topics
  18. Wnt Signaling1▲ 45×2 topics

Which research topics does Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment.

Spine and Intervertebral…2Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 1 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 1 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksBone health and osteoporosis research: 1 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and …1Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 1 fractional worksBone Metabolism and Diseases: 1 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Analysis: 1 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 0 fractional worksEar Surgery and Otitis Media: 0 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryOrthopedics and Sports MedicinePharmacy4 others

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

  1. 1 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 1 works
  7. 7 Bone Metabolism and Diseases Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Medical Imaging and Analysis Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 0 works
  10. 10 Ear Surgery and Otitis Media Otorhinolaryngology 0 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 available26.7%not open73.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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