Letterman Army Medical Center
In research, Letterman Army Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#5,119 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,915 of 20,462 worldwide) and Surgery (#2,945 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, all time
- #16,692 of 42,892
- Rank in United States
- #3,627 of 8,685
- Research works
- 1.3k ▼ 85% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 33k 25.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 5.4% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 9% world 28%
What is Letterman Army 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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineField | #5,119 of 17,978 | 15.4% | 818 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #5,915 of 20,462 | 15.3% | 901 | |
| SurgerySubfield | #2,945 of 4,227 | 17.8% | 131 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #10,455 of 14,347 | 9.1% | 282 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #7,425 of 7,814 | 8.1% | 160 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Letterman Army 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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
Who are the top researchers at Letterman Army Medical Center?
Ranked on the composite score, William G. Rodkey, Detlef K. Goette and Evelyn L. McGown lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Letterman Army Medical Center.
- 1 William G. Rodkey United States · #118,638 worldwide 114 citations · 31 works
- 2 Detlef K. Goette United States · #245,535 worldwide 107 citations · 27 works
- 3 Evelyn L. McGown United States · #389,032 worldwide 45 citations · 17 works
- 4 Richard A. Watson United States · #615,272 worldwide 56 citations · 16 works
- 5 John P. Hannon United States · #734,606 worldwide 51 citations · 21 works
- 6 Don W. Korte United States · #1,338,634 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
Which keywords describe research at Letterman Army Medical Center?
By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Management, Hemorrhage and Resuscitation.
- Antifungal Therapy
- Cardiac Surgery
- Exercise
- Genetic Variants
- Anemia
- Ethical Considerations
- Albumin
- Newborn Screening
- Coagulopathy
- Neurotoxicity
- Mortality
- Hemoglobin
- Trauma
- Chemotherapy
- Surgical Management
- Complications
- Public Health
- Management
- Diagnosis
- Inflammation
- Epidemiology
- Oxidative Stress
- Treatment
- Risk Factors
- Cancer
- Hemorrhage
- Resuscitation
- Sepsis
- Genetic Mutations
- Scavenger Receptor
- Prognostic Factors
- Apoptosis
- Neuroprotection
- Surgery
- Glycocalyx
- Food Safety
- Critical Care
- Blood Transfusion
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pest Management
Size is fractional works in all years 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
- Epidemiology170▲ 3.2×106 topics
- Inflammation66▲ 2.1×53 topics
- Oxidative Stress59▲ 2.4×48 topics
- Diagnosis59▲ 4.4×35 topics
- Treatment54▲ 3.1×43 topics
- Management41▲ 4.0×27 topics
- Risk Factors35▲ 2.5×27 topics
- Public Health32▲ 1.76×25 topics
- Cancer32▲ 1.71×26 topics
- Complications31▲ 4.6×16 topics
- Hemorrhage30▲ 31×3 topics
- Surgical Management29▲ 4.9×19 topics
- Resuscitation28▲ 16×3 topics
- Chemotherapy26▲ 2.8×21 topics
- Sepsis25▲ 12×5 topics
- Trauma25▲ 10×6 topics
- Genetic Mutations24▲ 3.5×20 topics
- Hemoglobin23▲ 59×1 topic
- Scavenger Receptor23▲ 59×1 topic
- Mortality21▲ 3.2×10 topics
- Prognostic Factors21▲ 3.5×14 topics
- Neurotoxicity20▲ 8.3×5 topics
- Apoptosis20▲ 3.8×11 topics
- Coagulopathy20▲ 18×2 topics
- Neuroprotection20▲ 4.0×10 topics
- Newborn Screening19▲ 13×2 topics
- Surgery19▲ 4.5×10 topics
- Albumin18▲ 52×1 topic
- Glycocalyx18▲ 52×1 topic
- Ethical Considerations18▲ 4.1×11 topics
- Food Safety17▲ 4.8×10 topics
- Anemia17▲ 11×4 topics
- Critical Care17▲ 5.7×6 topics
- Genetic Variants16▲ 5.7×6 topics
- Blood Transfusion16▲ 22×3 topics
- Exercise15▲ 7.5×2 topics
- Pulmonary Hypertension14▲ 6.5×3 topics
- Cardiac Surgery14▲ 13×2 topics
- Pest Management13▲ 11×4 topics
- Antifungal Therapy13▲ 10×3 topics
Which research topics does Letterman Army Medical Center publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Computational Drug Discovery Methods and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
- 2 Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks Molecular Biology 0 works
- 3 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 0 works
- 4 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 works
- 5 Radiology practices and education Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
- 6 Electronic Health Records Systems Health Information Management 0 works
- 7 Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation Ecology 0 works
- 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
- 9 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 0 works
- 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Letterman Army Medical Center's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 85% lower than in 2013–2017.
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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- Institute on Aging
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