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Philadelphia VA Medical Center

In research, Philadelphia VA Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#1,367 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,844 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,062 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology — Rheumatology is 12.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,955
of 28,054 · #4,358 all time
Rank in United States
#554
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▲ 65% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
33.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Philadelphia 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 #1,367 of 10,443 24.3%262 #1306
Health SciencesDomain #1,844 of 11,982 24.6%299 #1403
Life SciencesDomain #2,062 of 7,800 27.5%67 #2419

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#1,306 #1,367
  2. Health Sciences#1,403 #1,844
  3. Life Sciences#2,419 #2,062
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Philadelphia VA Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 12.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 24.8 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.95× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.83× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.81× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.09× its world share, 262 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.28× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.14× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Philadelphia VA Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, John E. Duda, Gerald Wolf and Nabeel Khan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Philadelphia VA Medical Center.

  1. 1 John E. Duda United States · #287,675 worldwide 146 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Gerald Wolf United States · #768,904 worldwide 136 citations · 76 works
  3. 3 Nabeel Khan United States · #950,643 worldwide 40 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Gang Cheng United States · #1,175,805 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Scott Akers United States · #1,325,509 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Robert E. Burke United States · #1,341,281 worldwide 23 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Philadelphia VA Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Philadelphia VA Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Autoantibodies, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Primary Care, Cancer Risk, Mortality Risk and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology49▲ 2.8×79 topics
  2. Inflammation34▲ 3.7×58 topics
  3. Autoantibodies31▲ 30×8 topics
  4. Treatment25▲ 4.7×31 topics
  5. Quality of Life18▲ 2.9×34 topics
  6. Primary Care17▲ 10×10 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress15▲ 2.0×27 topics
  8. Risk Factors14▲ 2.9×26 topics
  9. Depression14▲ 3.6×18 topics
  10. Mental Health14▲ 2.1×22 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome14▲ 3.8×17 topics
  12. Cancer Risk13▲ 14×8 topics
  13. Diagnosis13▲ 3.2×20 topics
  14. Mortality Risk12▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Management10▲ 3.0×16 topics
  16. Interstitial Lung Disease10▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Cytokines9▲ 7.5×6 topics
  18. Quality Improvement9▲ 11×7 topics
  19. Chronic Disease Management9▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders9▲ 3.6×15 topics
  21. Toll-like Receptors9▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Antiphospholipid Syndrome9▲ 41×1 topic
  23. Psychometric Evaluation9▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus9▲ 37×1 topic
  25. Dermatomyositis8▲ 109×1 topic
  26. Inflammatory Myopathies8▲ 109×1 topic
  27. Hepatocellular Carcinoma8▲ 8.9×3 topics
  28. Health Care Utilization8▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Risk8▲ 5.8×8 topics
  30. Circadian Rhythms8▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Genetic Variation8▲ 8.2×7 topics
  32. Quality of Care8▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Long-Term Care8▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Parkinson's Disease8▲ 7.0×7 topics
  35. Immunosuppressive Therapy7▲ 9.0×6 topics
  36. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy7▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Elderly Patients7▲ 9.2×4 topics
  38. Substance Use Disorders7▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Nursing Home6▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Person-Centered Care6▲ 37×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes and Healthcare Policy and Management.

Systemic Lupus Erythemat…9Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 9 fractional worksInflammatory Myopathies …8Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis: 8 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 6 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 6 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 6 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 6 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 5 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …5Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 4 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 4 fractional works
RheumatologyEpidemiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 9 works
  2. 2 Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis Epidemiology 8 works
  3. 3 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 6 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  5. 5 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 6 works
  6. 6 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 6 works
  7. 7 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 5 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 5 works
  9. 9 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 4 works
  10. 10 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 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 available50.6%not open49.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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