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Hospital / health system · Charleston · United States

Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center

In research, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#2,104 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,899 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,431 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience — Neuroscience is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,248
of 28,054 · #4,692 all time
Rank in United States
#836
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
79k
45.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Ralph H. Johnson 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 #2,104 of 10,443 23.4%132 #1374
Health SciencesDomain #2,899 of 11,982 23.2%145 #1782
Life SciencesDomain #3,431 of 7,800 22.4%61 #2513

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ralph H. Johnson 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#1,374 #2,104
  2. Health Sciences#1,782 #2,899
  3. Life Sciences#2,513 #3,431
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 Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 33.2 works8.4×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.79× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 8.36× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.80× its world share, 132 worksMedicineNursing: 1.80× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.53× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Yan Huang and Jan Basile lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center.

  1. 1 Yan Huang United States · #339,305 worldwide 122 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Jan Basile United States · #465,823 worldwide 34 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Mental Health, Neural Plasticity, Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Disease, Neurological Disorders and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology27▲ 2.8×54 topics
  2. Inflammation18▲ 3.4×53 topics
  3. Mental Health15▲ 4.3×21 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress13▲ 3.3×26 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 4.8×25 topics
  6. Depression11▲ 5.3×18 topics
  7. Neural Plasticity11▲ 26×3 topics
  8. Heart Failure10▲ 9.9×13 topics
  9. Neurological Disorders10▲ 7.2×11 topics
  10. Resilience8▲ 7.3×5 topics
  11. Risk Factors8▲ 3.0×21 topics
  12. Cancer8▲ 2.4×29 topics
  13. Trauma7▲ 15×5 topics
  14. Cytokines7▲ 10×7 topics
  15. Neuroprotection7▲ 8.2×10 topics
  16. Functional Recovery7▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Neurodegeneration7▲ 9.2×8 topics
  18. Obesity7▲ 3.6×14 topics
  19. Parkinson's Disease7▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Functional Connectivity6▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Emotion Regulation6▲ 8.4×8 topics
  22. Psychometric Evaluation6▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Cognitive Therapy6▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Neurobiology6▲ 9.4×9 topics
  25. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder6▲ 84×1 topic
  26. Psychological Treatment6▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Psychiatric Disorders6▲ 17×4 topics
  28. Constraint-Induced Therapy5▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Motor Recovery5▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Neuroinflammation5▲ 7.5×6 topics
  31. Stress5▲ 5.7×5 topics
  32. Substance Use Disorders5▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Fibrosis5▲ 11×6 topics
  34. Extracellular Matrix5▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Myocardial Infarction5▲ 8.2×6 topics
  36. Chronic Kidney Disease4▲ 7.6×8 topics
  37. Echocardiography4▲ 6.7×7 topics
  38. Brain Development4▲ 10×6 topics
  39. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation4▲ 61×1 topic
  40. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation4▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 6 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 5 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic St…4Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 4 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls…3Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 3 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 3 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …3Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 3 fractional worksCardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling: 2 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 2 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid…2Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyRehabilitationNeurologyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation3 others

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

  1. 1 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 5 works
  3. 3 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 4 works
  4. 4 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 3 works
  5. 5 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 3 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 2 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 available52.7%not open47.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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