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VA Portland Health Care System

In research, VA Portland Health Care System stands highest in Medicine (#2,581 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,487 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,985 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience — Neuroscience is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,788
of 28,054 · #6,624 all time
Rank in United States
#784
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is VA Portland Health Care System 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 #2,581 of 10,443 19.3%152 #2544
Health SciencesDomain #3,487 of 11,982 19.1%184 #2835
Life SciencesDomain #2,985 of 7,800 22.4%76 #3848

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where VA Portland 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).

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#2,544 #2,581
  2. Health Sciences#2,835 #3,487
  3. Life Sciences#3,848 #2,985
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 VA Portland Health Care System specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 44.2 works8.5×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.59× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 8.48× its world share, 44 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.69× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.46× its world share, 152 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.40× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at VA Portland Health Care System?

Ranked on the composite score, Devan Kansagara, Robin Paynter and Allison Low lead among researchers whose main affiliation is VA Portland Health Care System.

  1. 1 Devan Kansagara United States · #16,809 worldwide 402 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Robin Paynter United States · #41,075 worldwide 432 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Allison Low United States · #191,154 worldwide 68 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Makalapua Motu’apuaka United States · #192,628 worldwide 88 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Maya O’Neil United States · #214,352 worldwide 97 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 James A. Henry United States · #287,090 worldwide 41 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Karli Kondo United States · #339,516 worldwide 99 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Johanna Anderson United States · #648,701 worldwide 19 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Benjamin J. Morasco United States · #747,286 worldwide 63 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Alan R. Teo United States · #797,417 worldwide 41 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at VA Portland Health Care System

Which keywords describe research at VA Portland Health Care System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Depression, Neurological Disorders, Anxiety, Quality of Life, Hearing Loss, Primary Care and Chronic Disease Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology40▲ 3.1×75 topics
  2. Depression19▲ 6.8×17 topics
  3. Quality of Life18▲ 3.9×31 topics
  4. Mental Health16▲ 3.3×21 topics
  5. Inflammation15▲ 2.2×56 topics
  6. Neurological Disorders15▲ 8.2×16 topics
  7. Anxiety13▲ 8.6×11 topics
  8. Risk Factors13▲ 3.6×22 topics
  9. Hearing Loss13▲ 34×4 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress12▲ 2.3×33 topics
  11. Public Health12▲ 2.5×26 topics
  12. Primary Care11▲ 9.3×11 topics
  13. Chronic Disease Management11▲ 17×5 topics
  14. Neural Plasticity11▲ 19×4 topics
  15. COVID-1910▲ 2.3×9 topics
  16. Social Isolation9▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Health-related Quality of Life9▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Neurobiology8▲ 10×9 topics
  19. Quality Improvement8▲ 14×8 topics
  20. Cognitive Decline7▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Neuroprotection7▲ 6.5×12 topics
  22. Neuroimaging7▲ 8.3×10 topics
  23. Neurodegeneration7▲ 7.3×9 topics
  24. Patient Satisfaction7▲ 7.0×7 topics
  25. Stress7▲ 6.0×7 topics
  26. Parkinson's Disease7▲ 9.1×8 topics
  27. Adolescents7▲ 5.7×5 topics
  28. Psychometric Evaluation6▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Mitochondrial Dysfunction6▲ 6.7×9 topics
  30. Cochlear Neuropathy6▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Tinnitus6▲ 67×1 topic
  32. Diagnostic Criteria6▲ 8.4×6 topics
  33. Prevention Strategies6▲ 18×4 topics
  34. Mortality Risk6▲ 7.6×6 topics
  35. Speech Perception6▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Cognitive Therapy6▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Substance Use Disorders6▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Age-related Hearing Loss6▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Cochlear Implants6▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Suicidal Behavior5▲ 43×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics, Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies and Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation.

Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnit…6Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics: 6 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabil…6Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 5 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 4 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 4 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 4 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 4 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid…4Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 3 fractional works
Sensory SystemsCognitive NeuroscienceClinical PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Sensory Systems 6 works
  2. 2 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  3. 3 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 5 works
  4. 4 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  5. 5 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 4 works
  6. 6 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  7. 7 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 4 works
  8. 8 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 4 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 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 available59.2%not open40.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% 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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