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Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research

In research, Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research stands highest in Medicine (#1,733 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,194 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,537 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,407
of 28,054 · #4,729 all time
Rank in United States
#1,864
of 4,192
Research works
979
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
47k
47.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research 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 #1,733 of 17,978 25.8%507
Health SciencesDomain #2,194 of 20,462 26.4%549
Life SciencesDomain #2,537 of 14,347 30.1%242

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research 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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.44× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.98× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.61× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.13× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Jay Haley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research.

  1. 1 Jay Haley United States · #97,747 worldwide 245 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research

Which keywords describe research at Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Neuroinflammation, Immune Response, Oxidative Stress, Quality of Life, Mortality and Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

▲ 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▲ 3.5×37 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 3.8×34 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.8×17 topics
  4. Quality of Life4▲ 3.0×16 topics
  5. Neuroinflammation4▲ 15×5 topics
  6. Risk Factors3▲ 3.4×13 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.2×16 topics
  8. Immune Response3▲ 6.1×8 topics
  9. Clinical Trials3▲ 4.6×11 topics
  10. Depression3▲ 3.6×13 topics
  11. Mortality3▲ 5.4×8 topics
  12. Pandemic2▲ 2.8×6 topics
  13. Pathogenesis2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  14. Treatment2▲ 2.4×12 topics
  15. Hepatocellular Carcinoma2▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Anxiety2▲ 5.4×9 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.1×8 topics
  18. Neurodegeneration2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  19. Insulin Resistance2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  20. Guidelines2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  21. Innate Immunity2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  22. Liver Disease2▲ 25×3 topics
  23. Neuroprotection2▲ 6.6×7 topics
  24. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  25. Metastasis2▲ 6.2×9 topics
  26. Prognosis2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  27. Chronic Pain2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  28. Vaccine Development2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  29. Antiviral Therapy2▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  31. Cytokines2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  32. Hemodialysis1▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Hepatic Steatosis1▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Ischemic Stroke1▲ 11×3 topics
  35. NAFLD1▲ 14×1 topic
  36. NASH1▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Brain Development1▲ 9.1×3 topics
  38. Functional Connectivity1▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Macular Degeneration1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Neural Plasticity1▲ 8.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management.

Liver Disease Diagnosis …1Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic St…1Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 1 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disea…1Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury a…1Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 1 fractional worksRetinal Development and Disorders: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 1 fractional worksNonmelanoma Skin Cancer …1Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyNeurologyNephrologyMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  2. 2 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 1 works
  3. 3 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 1 works
  4. 4 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 1 works
  5. 5 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 1 works
  6. 6 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 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 available29.0%not open71.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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