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Martinez VA Medical Center

In research, Martinez VA Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#7,837 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#10,214 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,780 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,514
of 28,054 · #15,991 all time
Rank in United States
#3,989
of 4,192
Research works
751
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
32.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Martinez 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
MedicineField #7,837 of 17,978 14.5%310
Health SciencesDomain #10,214 of 20,462 14.7%351
Life SciencesDomain #9,780 of 14,347 19.0%201
NeuroscienceField #2,616 of 2,675 19.0%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Martinez 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: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.49× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.22× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.93× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.96× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.88× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Martinez VA Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Ananda Rao, Pierre L. Divenyi and E. William Yund lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Martinez VA Medical Center.

  1. 1 G. Ananda Rao United States · #629,957 worldwide 88 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Pierre L. Divenyi United States · #1,337,561 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 E. William Yund United States · #1,396,098 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Lh United States · #1,499,603 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Martinez VA Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Martinez VA Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Droplet Formation, Microfluidics, Stability Analysis, Structural Health Monitoring, Axially Moving Systems, Fiber Optic Sensors, Optical Fiber and Optical Interconnects.

▲ 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. Epidemiology3◆ 0.98×19 topics
  2. Public Health2▲ 2.2×11 topics
  3. Droplet Formation2▲ 76×1 topic
  4. Microfluidics2▲ 38×1 topic
  5. Quality of Life2▲ 1.95×8 topics
  6. Education2▲ 1.50×8 topics
  7. Stability Analysis2▲ 16×3 topics
  8. Structural Health Monitoring2▲ 31×2 topics
  9. Mental Health2▲ 1.47×7 topics
  10. Risk Factors2▲ 1.96×6 topics
  11. Axially Moving Systems1▲ 49×1 topic
  12. Ethics1▲ 3.9×3 topics
  13. Fiber Optic Sensors1▲ 37×1 topic
  14. Material Characterization1▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Optical Fiber1▲ 18×1 topic
  16. Optical Interconnects1▲ 51×1 topic
  17. Semiconductor Lasers1▲ 28×1 topic
  18. Synthesis1▲ 5.1×3 topics
  19. Vibration Analysis1▲ 7.0×1 topic
  20. Depression1▲ 1.96×6 topics
  21. Urban Development1▲ 4.6×4 topics
  22. Nutrition1▲ 3.5×3 topics
  23. Optimization1▲ 3.3×4 topics
  24. Actinides1▲ 27×1 topic
  25. Antimicrobial1▲ 5.1×2 topics
  26. Coal1▲ 88×1 topic
  27. Corrosion1▲ 11×1 topic
  28. Dielectrics1▲ 44×1 topic
  29. Elemental Sulfur1▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Failure Analysis1▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Gasification1▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Green Chemistry1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  33. Heterocycles1▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Lab-on-a-Chip1▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Materials Science1▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Organic Synthesis1▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Poly(dimethylsiloxane)1▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Polyimides1▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Steel1▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Uranium1▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does Martinez VA Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation, Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices and Vibration and Dynamic Analysis.

Innovative Microfluidic …2Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…1Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksVibration and Dynamic Analysis: 1 fractional worksRadioactive element chemistry and processing: 1 fractional worksMining and Gasification Technologies: 1 fractional worksSynthesis and properties of polymers: 1 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation …1High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 1 fractional worksMicrofluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications: 1 fractional worksEngineering Diagnostics and Reliability: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringInorganic Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Vibration and Dynamic Analysis Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Synthesis and properties of polymers Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  8. 8 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability Mechanics of Materials 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 available25.1%not open74.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Martinez VA Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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