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VA Office of Research and Development

In research, VA Office of Research and Development stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,283 of 20,462 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,675 of 21,541 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,501 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,997
of 28,054 · #13,175 all time
Rank in United States
#2,108
of 4,192
Research works
729
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
24.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is VA Office of Research and Development 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,283 of 20,462 21.4%234
Physical SciencesDomain #10,675 of 21,541 22.0%226
MedicineField #9,501 of 17,978 20.5%177
Social SciencesDomain #10,968 of 16,945 18.8%172

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where VA Office of Research and Development 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: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.32× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.72× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.39× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.60× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at VA Office of Research and Development?

Ranked on the composite score, John Challis, Tara Brabazon and Sparsh Gupta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is VA Office of Research and Development.

  1. 1 John Challis United States · #157,232 worldwide 360 citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Tara Brabazon United States · #985,864 worldwide 63 citations · 111 works
  3. 3 Sparsh Gupta United States · #1,143,226 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at VA Office of Research and Development

Which keywords describe research at VA Office of Research and Development?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Mortality, Epidemiology, Primary Care, Pandemic, Air Quality, Quality Improvement and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 1.87×40 topics
  2. Health Effects5▲ 7.9×13 topics
  3. Climate Change5▲ 1.76×23 topics
  4. Mortality4▲ 6.8×8 topics
  5. Pandemic4▲ 3.7×5 topics
  6. Machine Learning4◆ 1.12×18 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.1×17 topics
  8. Primary Care3▲ 9.1×7 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.0×18 topics
  10. Clinical Trials3▲ 4.3×9 topics
  11. Quality of Life3▲ 2.0×17 topics
  12. COVID-193▲ 1.99×8 topics
  13. Air Quality3▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Quality Improvement2▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Water Quality2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  16. SARS-CoV-22▲ 7.2×4 topics
  17. Biomarkers2▲ 3.1×9 topics
  18. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  20. Particulate Matter2▲ 14×2 topics
  21. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  22. Atmospheric Aerosols2▲ 36×1 topic
  23. Black Carbon2▲ 36×1 topic
  24. Continuity of Care2▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Global Distribution2▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Patient-Centered Medical Home2▲ 51×1 topic
  27. Pay for Performance2▲ 51×1 topic
  28. Toxicity2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  29. Behavior Change2▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Air Pollution2▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Bioaccumulation2▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Community Engagement2▲ 4.7×2 topics
  33. Emissions2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  34. Emotional Responses2▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Environmental Exposure2▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Exposure Assessment2▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Fine Particulate Air Pollution2▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Sustainability Assessment1▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Eutrophication1▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does VA Office of Research and Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Air Quality and Health Impacts and COVID-19 and healthcare impacts.

Atmospheric chemistry an…2Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …2Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksExtracellular vesicles in disease: 1 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …1SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 1 fractional worksAsian Studies and History: 1 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 2 works
  2. 2 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Extracellular vesicles in disease Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  8. 8 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  10. 10 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 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 available33.6%not open66.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.0%domestic only80.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has VA Office of Research and Development's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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