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United States Department of Veterans Affairs

In research, United States Department of Veterans Affairs stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,956 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#2,683 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,007 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology and Health Professions — General Health Professions is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,134
of 28,054 · #558 all time
Rank in United States
#710
of 4,192
Research works
27k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
992k
36.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is United States Department of Veterans Affairs 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,956 of 11,982 17.7%291 #134
MedicineField #2,683 of 10,443 17.7%209 #135
Social SciencesDomain #5,007 of 10,521 18.6%100 #549
Health ProfessionsField #1,531 of 1,928 17.8%78 #196

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Department of Veterans Affairs 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. Health Sciences#134 #2,956
  2. Medicine#135 #2,683
  3. Social Sciences#549 #5,007
  4. Health Professions#196 #1,531
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 United States Department of Veterans Affairs specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 57.9 works8.8×
  2. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 34.8 works7.0×
  3. Health ProfessionsField · 77.8 works6.2×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.07× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.91× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.21× its world share, 78 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.29× its world share, 209 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.61× its world share, 52 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Department of Veterans Affairs?

Ranked on the composite score, Morton I. Grossman, Martin H. Cohen and Rosalyn S. Yalow lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

  1. 1 Morton I. Grossman United States · #3,550 worldwide 846 citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Martin H. Cohen United States · #6,236 worldwide 813 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Rosalyn S. Yalow United States · #7,571 worldwide 1k citations · 78 works
  4. 4 Hyman J. Zimmerman United States · #21,013 worldwide 481 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Solomon A. Berson United States · #24,601 worldwide 810 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Sydney M. Finegold United States · #26,148 worldwide 387 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Timothy Takaro United States · #43,197 worldwide 221 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 John H. Bond United States · #58,974 worldwide 608 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Stanley Ulick United States · #59,802 worldwide 375 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Maurice B. Strauss United States · #66,460 worldwide 188 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Which keywords describe research at United States Department of Veterans Affairs?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Depression, Public Health, Primary Care, Chronic Disease Management, Social Support and Quality Improvement.

▲ 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. Epidemiology66▲ 3.5×106 topics
  2. Mental Health36▲ 5.1×26 topics
  3. Public Health27▲ 3.9×28 topics
  4. Depression26▲ 6.2×18 topics
  5. Inflammation22▲ 2.3×61 topics
  6. Quality of Life19▲ 2.8×43 topics
  7. Primary Care19▲ 11×10 topics
  8. Social Support18▲ 6.8×12 topics
  9. Chronic Disease Management17▲ 19×5 topics
  10. Risk Factors16▲ 3.1×27 topics
  11. COVID-1916▲ 2.4×17 topics
  12. Anxiety15▲ 6.7×10 topics
  13. Quality Improvement14▲ 16×8 topics
  14. Treatment14▲ 2.5×37 topics
  15. Resilience14▲ 6.2×8 topics
  16. Trauma12▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Patient Satisfaction12▲ 7.9×7 topics
  18. Mortality Risk12▲ 10×6 topics
  19. Health Care Utilization11▲ 21×3 topics
  20. Cognitive Therapy11▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Global Burden10▲ 4.1×12 topics
  22. Psychometric Evaluation10▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Health10▲ 5.2×7 topics
  24. Health Outcomes10▲ 7.4×7 topics
  25. Health Disparities9▲ 7.3×6 topics
  26. Long-Term Care9▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Quality of Care9▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder9▲ 66×1 topic
  29. Psychological Treatment9▲ 66×1 topic
  30. Evidence-Based Practice8▲ 14×6 topics
  31. Healthcare Workers8▲ 7.1×5 topics
  32. Continuity of Care8▲ 36×2 topics
  33. Behavior Change8▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Health System Reform8▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Nursing Home8▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Person-Centered Care8▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Substance Abuse8▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Patient-Centered Medical Home8▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Pay for Performance8▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Patient Engagement8▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does United States Department of Veterans Affairs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Homelessness and Social Issues.

Posttraumatic Stress Dis…9Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 9 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…8Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 8 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …8Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 8 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …7Homelessness and Social Issues: 7 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 6 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 5 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm St…5Suicide and Self-Harm Studies: 5 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury R…4Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 4 fractional worksHealthcare professionals…4Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 4 fractional worksFood Security and Health…4Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 4 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiology

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

  1. 1 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 9 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 8 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 8 works
  4. 4 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 7 works
  5. 5 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  6. 6 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 5 works
  7. 7 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 5 works
  8. 8 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 4 works
  9. 9 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 4 works
  10. 10 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 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 available16.7%not open83.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.9%domestic only95.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Department of Veterans Affairs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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