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Salem VA Medical Center

In research, Salem VA Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#8,071 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,642 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,778
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,319
of 8,685
Research works
334
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.2k
27.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Salem 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 #8,071 of 17,978 20.5%223
Health SciencesDomain #10,642 of 20,462 20.1%251

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Salem 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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.86× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.50× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 6.03× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.65× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Salem VA Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Management, Pathophysiology, Neuropathology, Anxiety and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 4.5×28 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 6.2×11 topics
  3. Treatment3▲ 4.8×13 topics
  4. Inflammation3▲ 2.6×17 topics
  5. Heart Failure2▲ 12×6 topics
  6. Management2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  7. Pathophysiology2▲ 16×4 topics
  8. Anxiety2▲ 10×6 topics
  9. Depression2▲ 5.3×9 topics
  10. Neuropathology2▲ 36×3 topics
  11. Traumatic Brain Injury2▲ 54×3 topics
  12. COVID-192▲ 3.2×8 topics
  13. Diagnosis2▲ 4.7×7 topics
  14. Prognosis2▲ 14×5 topics
  15. Mental Health2▲ 2.9×10 topics
  16. Neuroprotection2▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Guidelines2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  18. Neuroinflammation2▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Quality of Life2▲ 2.7×11 topics
  20. Cerebral Blood Flow2▲ 48×1 topic
  21. Intracranial Pressure2▲ 50×1 topic
  22. Risk Factors2▲ 3.3×6 topics
  23. Clinical Trials2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  24. Aging1▲ 5.4×5 topics
  25. Concussion1▲ 69×1 topic
  26. Encephalopathy1▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Meta-Analysis1▲ 4.9×5 topics
  28. Chemoprevention1▲ 41×2 topics
  29. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Prevention1▲ 6.4×3 topics
  31. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 9.8×5 topics
  32. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 8.0×4 topics
  33. Pharmacokinetics1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  34. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Chronic Pain1▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Echocardiography1▲ 8.6×5 topics
  37. Glycemic Control1▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Neurodegenerative Diseases1▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Renal Function1▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Cancer Treatment1▲ 9.4×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances, Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Heart Failure Treatment and Management and Sports injuries and prevention.

Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 1 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment …1Heart Failure Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…1Sports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksSilymarin and Mushroom Poisoning: 1 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…1Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCardiac Health and Menta…1Cardiac Health and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksMitochondrial Function a…1Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional works
NeurologyEpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOrthopedics and Sports Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 2 works
  2. 2 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Silymarin and Mushroom Poisoning Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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