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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

In research, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#839 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,059 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,309
of 28,054 · #3,251 all time
Rank in United States
#601
of 4,192
Research works
2.7k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
118k
43.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #839 of 10,443 19.7%336 #621
Health SciencesDomain #1,059 of 11,982 20.3%378 #670

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Michael E. DeBakey 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: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.14× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.92× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.59× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.45× its world share, 336 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.39× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Glenn N. Levine, Ricardo E. Jorge and Hardeep Singh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center.

  1. 1 Glenn N. Levine United States · #19,234 worldwide 647 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Ricardo E. Jorge United States · #75,524 worldwide 274 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Hardeep Singh United States · #231,628 worldwide 159 citations · 69 works
  4. 4 Maria C. Rodriguez‐Barradas United States · #322,795 worldwide 93 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Kumudha Ramasubbu United States · #721,904 worldwide 28 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Brian Miller United States · #918,378 worldwide 28 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Shubhada Sansgiry United States · #992,053 worldwide 26 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Ellen J. Teng United States · #1,003,417 worldwide 50 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Drew A. Helmer United States · #1,009,167 worldwide 36 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Michael R. Kauth United States · #1,049,577 worldwide 60 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Risk Factors, Guidelines, Depression, Treatment and Heart Failure.

▲ 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. Epidemiology75▲ 3.7×98 topics
  2. Inflammation38▲ 3.6×64 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease26▲ 4.6×32 topics
  4. Risk Factors26▲ 4.6×27 topics
  5. Treatment24▲ 3.8×35 topics
  6. Depression22▲ 5.0×19 topics
  7. Guidelines20▲ 8.3×12 topics
  8. Diagnosis18▲ 3.9×30 topics
  9. Quality of Life18▲ 2.5×38 topics
  10. Heart Failure17▲ 7.7×13 topics
  11. Mortality16▲ 5.5×11 topics
  12. Public Health16▲ 2.1×33 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome16▲ 3.8×17 topics
  14. Management15▲ 3.8×26 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines14▲ 5.2×14 topics
  16. Aging14▲ 5.0×11 topics
  17. Diabetes14▲ 5.4×14 topics
  18. Insulin Resistance13▲ 5.8×9 topics
  19. Anxiety13▲ 5.4×10 topics
  20. Chemotherapy13▲ 3.6×20 topics
  21. Prevention13▲ 6.0×15 topics
  22. Global Burden12▲ 4.6×12 topics
  23. Clinical Trials12▲ 3.4×18 topics
  24. Primary Care11▲ 6.0×13 topics
  25. Surgery11▲ 6.3×10 topics
  26. Clinical Guidelines11▲ 7.5×9 topics
  27. Meta-Analysis11▲ 3.7×13 topics
  28. Biomarkers11▲ 3.1×14 topics
  29. Chronic Disease Management10▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Quality Improvement10▲ 10×8 topics
  31. Antibiotic Resistance9▲ 4.9×8 topics
  32. Patient Satisfaction9▲ 5.8×9 topics
  33. Echocardiography9▲ 6.5×7 topics
  34. Hepatocellular Carcinoma9▲ 8.1×3 topics
  35. Myocardial Infarction8▲ 7.1×7 topics
  36. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy8▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Endovascular Repair8▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Psychometric Evaluation8▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Circadian Rhythms7▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Gastric Cancer7▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Liver Disease and Transplantation and Traumatic Brain Injury Research.

Liver Disease Diagnosis …5Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…5Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 5 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 5 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 5 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 4 fractional worksHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies: 4 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 4 fractional worksClinical Reasoning and D…4Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills: 4 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 4 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 4 fractional works
EpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineHepatologyExperimental and Cognitive Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 5 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 5 works
  4. 4 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 5 works
  5. 5 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Surgery 4 works
  7. 7 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills Family Practice 4 works
  9. 9 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  10. 10 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 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 available44.0%not open56.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017.

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