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VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center

In research, VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,418 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#3,120 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,347 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,006
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,602
of 8,685
Research works
1.3k
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
43.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,418 of 20,462 21.8%756
MedicineField #3,120 of 17,978 20.5%666
Life SciencesDomain #3,347 of 14,347 16.9%397
NeuroscienceField #1,529 of 2,675 17.8%180
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,522 of 7,814 14.2%152

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care 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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.38× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 2.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.98× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohinder P. Sambhi, Michael R. Littner and Michael L. Tuck lead among researchers whose main affiliation is VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center.

  1. 1 Mohinder P. Sambhi United States · #140,275 worldwide 160 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Michael R. Littner United States · #192,919 worldwide 117 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Michael L. Tuck United States · #318,988 worldwide 112 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Ming K. Heng United States · #620,121 worldwide 65 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Peter Eggena United States · #638,972 worldwide 78 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Felix W. Leung United States · #943,220 worldwide 62 citations · 86 works
  7. 7 Jack Barrett United States · #1,138,158 worldwide 37 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center

Which keywords describe research at VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Hypertension, Neurological Disorders, Metabolic Syndrome, Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Oxidative Stress and Risk Factors.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Inflammation143▲ 4.6×73 topics
  2. Epidemiology108▲ 2.0×99 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress77▲ 3.2×42 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease67▲ 4.5×34 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome65▲ 5.7×21 topics
  6. Neurological Disorders63▲ 7.0×18 topics
  7. Hypertension60▲ 13×13 topics
  8. Risk Factors57▲ 4.1×26 topics
  9. Quality of Life47▲ 2.6×45 topics
  10. Depression43▲ 4.3×21 topics
  11. Prevention39▲ 7.3×12 topics
  12. Mortality38▲ 5.7×11 topics
  13. Neurobiology37▲ 8.4×9 topics
  14. Diabetes37▲ 5.4×18 topics
  15. Memory37▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Aging36▲ 5.2×15 topics
  17. Circadian Rhythms34▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Stress32▲ 6.1×7 topics
  19. Guidelines32▲ 5.1×12 topics
  20. Synaptic Plasticity32▲ 7.8×6 topics
  21. Cancer Therapy30▲ 3.6×14 topics
  22. Neural Circuits30▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Neuronal Circuits30▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Astrocyte Function29▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Dendritic Spines29▲ 13×2 topics
  26. GABAergic28▲ 16×1 topic
  27. Neurotransmission28▲ 16×1 topic
  28. Cardiovascular Events28▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Incidence28▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Colorectal Cancer27▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Cell Signaling27▲ 6.1×10 topics
  32. Alzheimer's Disease27▲ 7.3×8 topics
  33. Consolidation26▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Sleep26▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Anxiety26▲ 5.4×12 topics
  36. Screening25▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Surveillance25▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Colonoscopy25▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Polyps25▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Diabetes Mellitus22▲ 7.1×6 topics

Which research topics does VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection, Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes, Esophageal and GI Pathology and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes.

Colorectal Cancer Screen…2Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 2 fractional worksAutopsy Techniques and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 0 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksSleep and related disord…0Sleep and related disorders: 0 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 0 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 0 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 0 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 0 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Research: 0 fractional works
OncologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 2 works
  2. 2 Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  3. 3 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 0 works
  4. 4 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 0 works
  8. 8 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 0 works
  9. 9 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 0 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 available15.0%not open85.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.0%domestic only91.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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