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Lexington VA Health Care System

In research, Lexington VA Health Care System stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,053 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#4,568 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,935 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,799
of 28,054 · #10,075 all time
Rank in United States
#2,393
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
42k
35.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Lexington VA Health Care System 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,053 of 20,462 18.0%786
MedicineField #4,568 of 17,978 17.5%721
Life SciencesDomain #4,935 of 14,347 20.4%248
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,219 of 7,814 21.7%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lexington 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.91× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.63× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.62× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.94× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.10× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lexington VA Health Care System?

Ranked on the composite score, Wei-Jen Shih, Edwin W. Fay and J. J. Murray lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lexington VA Health Care System.

  1. 1 Wei-Jen Shih United States · #821,169 worldwide 62 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Edwin W. Fay United States · #838,349 worldwide 3 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 J. J. Murray United States · #1,468,881 worldwide 6 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Lexington VA Health Care System

Which keywords describe research at Lexington VA Health Care System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Management, Diabetes, Oxidative Stress, Complications, Glycemic Control and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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▲ 3.8×40 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 3.8×27 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress5▲ 4.0×20 topics
  4. Management4▲ 6.9×9 topics
  5. Diabetes4▲ 10×9 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.3×11 topics
  7. Cancer3▲ 2.8×13 topics
  8. Complications3▲ 7.7×6 topics
  9. Glycemic Control3▲ 24×3 topics
  10. Neuroinflammation3▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Prognosis3▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Aging2▲ 6.3×10 topics
  13. Neuroprotection2▲ 9.7×5 topics
  14. Depression2▲ 3.6×9 topics
  15. Insulin Therapy2▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders2▲ 5.2×11 topics
  17. Risk Factors2▲ 2.7×9 topics
  18. Biomarkers2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  19. Continuous Glucose Monitoring2▲ 60×1 topic
  20. Hypoglycemia2▲ 60×1 topic
  21. Apoptosis2▲ 8.7×5 topics
  22. Intracranial Pressure2▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Insulin Resistance2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  24. Septic Shock2▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Infection2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  26. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  27. Healthcare Quality2▲ 21×4 topics
  28. Neurodegeneration2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  29. Medical Errors2▲ 54×2 topics
  30. Pathophysiology2▲ 7.1×1 topic
  31. Sepsis2▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Traumatic Brain Injury2▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Cell Death1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  34. Metabolic Regulation1▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Synaptic Plasticity1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  36. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  37. Antimicrobial Therapy1▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Critical Care1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  39. Prognostic Models1▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Recovery1▲ 17×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Diabetes Management and Research, Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances, Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology.

Diabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 2 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Tre…1Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksMitochondrial Function a…1Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 1 fractional worksPatient Safety and Medication Errors: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …1Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksSphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling: 1 fractional worksNerve injury and regeneration: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…1Innovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismNeurologyEpidemiologyMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  2. 2 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 2 works
  3. 3 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 1 works
  8. 8 Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Nerve injury and regeneration Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available22.5%not open77.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.4%domestic only93.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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