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VA Central California Health Care System

In research, VA Central California Health Care System stands highest in Medicine (#14,381 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,026 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,415
of 28,054 · #38,625 all time
Rank in United States
#4,124
of 4,192
Research works
224
▲ 177% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is VA Central California Health Care System 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 #14,381 of 17,978 11.1%161
Health SciencesDomain #17,026 of 20,462 11.1%176

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where VA Central California Health Care System 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.47× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.84× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.12× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at VA Central California Health Care System?

Ranked on the composite score, Hani Raoul Khouzam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is VA Central California Health Care System.

  1. 1 Hani Raoul Khouzam United States · #1,506,222 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at VA Central California Health Care System

Which keywords describe research at VA Central California Health Care System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Management, Laparoscopic Surgery, Guidelines, Diabetes, Medical Education, Clinical Guidelines and Cognitive Impairment.

▲ 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▲ 4.8×54 topics
  2. Management4▲ 7.7×11 topics
  3. Inflammation3▲ 2.5×23 topics
  4. Treatment3▲ 3.8×20 topics
  5. Guidelines3▲ 9.0×8 topics
  6. Laparoscopic Surgery3▲ 36×4 topics
  7. Diabetes3▲ 8.2×8 topics
  8. Medical Education2▲ 16×6 topics
  9. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 13×7 topics
  10. Quality of Life2▲ 2.5×18 topics
  11. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 14×3 topics
  12. Diagnosis2▲ 3.8×14 topics
  13. Recovery2▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Depression2▲ 3.8×9 topics
  15. Mortality2▲ 5.8×7 topics
  16. Prevention2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  17. Neuropathology2▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Risk Factors2▲ 2.9×13 topics
  19. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.3×10 topics
  20. Infection2▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.7×7 topics
  22. Pathophysiology2▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Robotic Surgery2▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.9×8 topics
  25. Concussion2▲ 66×1 topic
  26. Encephalopathy2▲ 42×1 topic
  27. Antifungal Therapy2▲ 29×3 topics
  28. Hepatocellular Carcinoma2▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Quality Improvement2▲ 13×5 topics
  30. Surgical Skills2▲ 65×1 topic
  31. Virtual Reality Training2▲ 65×1 topic
  32. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  33. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Surgical Management2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  35. Neuroprotection1▲ 6.3×4 topics
  36. Postoperative Complications1▲ 17×2 topics
  37. NAFLD1▲ 17×1 topic
  38. NASH1▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Foot Ulcers1▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Neuropathy1▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does VA Central California Health Care System publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Surgical Simulation and Training, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment and Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management.

Traumatic Brain Injury R…2Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 2 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and …2Surgical Simulation and Training: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …1Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Asse…1Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksThyroid Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksTreatment of Major Depre…1Treatment of Major Depression: 1 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Resea…1Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transp…1Liver Disease and Transplantation: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…1Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologySurgeryEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Thyroid Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  7. 7 Treatment of Major Depression Pharmacology 1 works
  8. 8 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 1 works
  10. 10 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has VA Central California Health Care System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 177% 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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