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Minneapolis VA Medical Center

In research, Minneapolis VA Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#8,344 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,117 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,257
of 28,054 · #5,313 all time
Rank in United States
#3,295
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
75k
45.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Minneapolis 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 #8,344 of 10,443 11.5%65 #1900
Health SciencesDomain #10,117 of 11,982 10.8%71 #2174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Minneapolis 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: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.57× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.25× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.56× its world share, 65 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Minneapolis VA Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Douglas B. Nelson, Herbert B. Ward and Paulo Shiroma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Minneapolis VA Medical Center.

  1. 1 Douglas B. Nelson United States · #730,331 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Herbert B. Ward United States · #829,003 worldwide 51 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Paulo Shiroma United States · #1,133,763 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Edward O. McFalls United States · #1,307,025 worldwide 21 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Minneapolis VA Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Minneapolis VA Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Chemotherapy, Guidelines, Treatment, Mortality and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.3×57 topics
  2. Diagnosis6▲ 6.6×16 topics
  3. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 10×9 topics
  4. Treatment5▲ 4.4×19 topics
  5. Chemotherapy5▲ 7.1×13 topics
  6. Risk Factors4▲ 4.3×17 topics
  7. Guidelines4▲ 9.5×9 topics
  8. Management4▲ 5.7×14 topics
  9. Inflammation4▲ 2.1×20 topics
  10. Mortality4▲ 7.2×8 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.4×13 topics
  12. Depression3▲ 4.0×9 topics
  13. Prevention3▲ 8.1×9 topics
  14. Molecular Characterization3▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Gastric Cancer3▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Global Burden3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  17. Surgical Management3▲ 6.6×9 topics
  18. Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Complications2▲ 5.2×11 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  21. Survival Analysis2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  22. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 8.3×8 topics
  23. Catheter Ablation2▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Endoscopic Resection2▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  26. Prognostic Factors2▲ 5.1×8 topics
  27. Anxiety2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  28. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Lymph Node Dissection2▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy2▲ 24×1 topic
  31. Cholangiocarcinoma2▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Palliative Treatment2▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Atrial Fibrillation2▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy2▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  36. Incidence2▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Psychometric Evaluation2▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Screening2▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Stroke Prevention2▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Hepatocellular Carcinoma2▲ 7.8×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection and Esophageal and GI Pathology.

Gastric Cancer Managemen…2Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…2Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 2 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…2Esophageal and GI Pathology: 2 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…2Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma…1Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 1 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital Communication: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOncologySurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  7. 7 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 1 works
  9. 9 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Media, Religion, Digital Communication Philosophy 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 available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower 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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