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Omaha VA Medical Center

In research, Omaha VA Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#12,620 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#15,025 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,605
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,283
of 8,685
Research works
334
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.5k
28.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Omaha 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 #12,620 of 17,978 17.8%198
Health SciencesDomain #15,025 of 20,462 17.5%216

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Omaha 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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.27× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.07× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.10× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 3.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Omaha VA Medical Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Metabolism, Cancer Risk, Metabolic Syndrome, Epidemiology, Liver Disease and Therapeutic Targets.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Inflammation55▲ 7.0×66 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress38▲ 6.2×44 topics
  3. Epidemiology28▲ 2.1×70 topics
  4. Metabolism19▲ 8.9×11 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome17▲ 5.9×17 topics
  6. Cancer Risk16▲ 18×8 topics
  7. Liver Disease15▲ 32×3 topics
  8. Treatment14▲ 3.3×28 topics
  9. Therapeutic Targets14▲ 18×8 topics
  10. Mortality Risk14▲ 20×4 topics
  11. Cancer13▲ 2.8×36 topics
  12. Diabetes13▲ 7.7×17 topics
  13. Genetic Polymorphisms13▲ 47×4 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Health12▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Alcohol12▲ 112×1 topic
  16. Insulin Resistance12▲ 7.7×10 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 3.0×28 topics
  18. Cancer Therapy11▲ 5.0×15 topics
  19. Diagnosis10▲ 3.1×18 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Risk10▲ 8.8×9 topics
  21. Atherosclerosis9▲ 7.7×8 topics
  22. Immune Response9▲ 4.5×17 topics
  23. Apoptosis9▲ 6.9×14 topics
  24. Endothelial Dysfunction9▲ 9.2×8 topics
  25. Obesity9▲ 3.5×16 topics
  26. Guidelines8▲ 5.4×11 topics
  27. Hepatic Steatosis8▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Hepatocellular Carcinoma8▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Hypertension8▲ 6.6×13 topics
  30. Reactive Oxygen Species8▲ 4.7×9 topics
  31. Immunotherapy8▲ 3.5×14 topics
  32. Angiogenesis7▲ 5.3×11 topics
  33. NAFLD7▲ 20×1 topic
  34. NASH7▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Stress7▲ 5.1×5 topics
  36. Cell Death6▲ 9.4×6 topics
  37. Autoantibodies6▲ 7.8×5 topics
  38. Critical Care6▲ 8.1×8 topics
  39. Cytokines6▲ 6.6×6 topics
  40. Macrophages5▲ 9.5×7 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Peripheral Artery Disease Management, Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions, Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management and Diabetes and associated disorders.

Peripheral Artery Diseas…1Peripheral Artery Disease Management: 1 fractional worksCytokine Signaling Pathw…0Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions: 0 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 0 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 0 fractional worksAtherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases: 0 fractional worksObesity and Health Practices: 0 fractional worksPotassium and Related Di…0Potassium and Related Disorders: 0 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 0 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 0 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …0Diabetes Management and Research: 0 fractional works
SurgeryOncologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismGenetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions Oncology 0 works
  3. 3 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  4. 4 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 0 works
  5. 5 Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases Immunology 0 works
  6. 6 Obesity and Health Practices Pharmacy 0 works
  7. 7 Potassium and Related Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 0 works
  9. 9 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 0 works
  10. 10 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 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 available28.6%not open71.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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