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Memphis VA Medical Center

In research, Memphis VA Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#3,940 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,246 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,732 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,403
of 28,054 · #13,029 all time
Rank in United States
#2,820
of 4,192
Research works
849
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
29.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Memphis 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 #3,940 of 17,978 18.4%538
Health SciencesDomain #5,246 of 20,462 18.4%589
Life SciencesDomain #6,732 of 14,347 20.8%163

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

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.98× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.20× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.58× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Memphis VA Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Ivan A. D’Cruz and Indranill Basu‐Ray lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Memphis VA Medical Center.

  1. 1 Ivan A. D’Cruz United States · #1,294,653 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Indranill Basu‐Ray United States · #1,516,017 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Memphis VA Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Memphis VA Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Treatment, Epidemiology, Mortality, Heart Failure and Genetics.

▲ 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. Inflammation10▲ 6.4×36 topics
  2. Epidemiology10▲ 3.1×45 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 9.6×19 topics
  4. Chronic Kidney Disease6▲ 35×7 topics
  5. Treatment6▲ 6.9×20 topics
  6. Cancer4▲ 3.8×14 topics
  7. Quality of Life4▲ 3.6×12 topics
  8. Heart Failure4▲ 11×8 topics
  9. Mortality4▲ 8.2×7 topics
  10. Genetics3▲ 6.0×7 topics
  11. Diagnosis3▲ 3.9×11 topics
  12. Neurobiology3▲ 14×4 topics
  13. Prevalence3▲ 8.8×5 topics
  14. Critical Care3▲ 15×6 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 4.2×11 topics
  16. Biomarkers3▲ 5.0×10 topics
  17. Hemodialysis3▲ 42×2 topics
  18. Insulin Resistance3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  19. Meta-Analysis3▲ 5.6×3 topics
  20. Aging2▲ 5.7×8 topics
  21. Brain Imaging2▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Comorbidity2▲ 27×2 topics
  23. ADHD2▲ 81×1 topic
  24. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder2▲ 81×1 topic
  25. Hypertension2▲ 10×8 topics
  26. Global Burden2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  27. Nutrition2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  28. Dialysis2▲ 53×1 topic
  29. Peritoneal Dialysis2▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Complications2▲ 4.8×8 topics
  31. Cardiovascular Events2▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Guidelines2▲ 4.7×7 topics
  33. Apoptosis2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  34. Fibrosis2▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Prognosis2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  36. Glycemic Control2▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Insulin Therapy2▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Diabetes Mellitus1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  39. Sepsis1▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Stroke1▲ 10×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 2 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 2 fractional worksSphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling: 1 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 1 fractional worksPotassium and Related Disorders: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal motility and disorders: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury R…1Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 1 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksPleural and Pulmonary Diseases: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthNephrologyMolecular BiologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  2. 2 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 2 works
  3. 3 Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 1 works
  5. 5 Potassium and Related Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Gastroenterology 1 works
  7. 7 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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